Research Article

Effect of Continuous Agriculture of Grassland Soils of the Argentine Rolling Pampa on Soil Organic Carbon and Nitrogen

Table 1

Description of study sites used for the validation model during T and NT periods.

Soil series Symbol Soil typeAgriculture timeSlope Sampling dateLocationFait
years%year

T period
PergaminoPeTypic Argiudoll0<1.01990 34°10′S∣60°40′WCalibration/validation
CorreaCrTypic Argiudoll0<1.0199032°49′S∣61°20′WValidation
UrquizaUrTypic Argiudoll0<1.0199033°55′S∣60°25′WValidation
RojasRoTypic Argiudoll2<1.0199033°56′S∣60°55′WValidation
PeyranoPyVertic Argiudoll51.5–3199033°31′S∣60°25′WValidation
Rojas 5Ro5Typic Argiudoll8<1.0199033°55′S∣60°50′WValidation
PergaminoPeTypic Argiudoll10<1.0199033°57′51.35′′S∣60°34′39,34′′WCalibration
PergaminoPeTypic Argiudoll13<1.0199333°57′51.35′′S∣60°34′39,34′′WCalibration
PergaminoPeTypic Argiudoll23<1.0200433°57′51.35′′S∣60°34′39,34′′WCalibration
PergaminoPeTypic Argiudoll27<1.0200833°57′51.35′′S∣60°34′39,34′′WCalibration
PergaminoPeTypic Argiudoll31<1.0201033°57′51.35′′S∣60°34′39,34′′WCalibration
PergaminoPeTypic Argiudoll33<1.0201233°57′51.35′′S∣60°34′39,34′′WCalibration
Las gamasLGAeric Argialboll34<1.0199033°44′S∣60°48′WValidation
RojasRoTypic Argiudoll35<1.0199034°02′S∣60°47′WValidation
Pergamino 6 o Peyrano 2xPe6 o Py2xTypic Argiudoll401.5–3199033°39′S∣60°42′WValidation
Villa EloisaVe2Typic Argiudoll551.5–3199033°00′S∣61°10′WValidation
Las gamasLGAeric Argialboll60<1.0199033°45′S∣60°50′WValidation
Arroyo dulce 2AD2Typic Argiudoll64<1.0199034°08′S∣60°22′WValidation
Arroyo dulce 2AD2Typic Argiudoll70<1.0199034°15′S∣60°17′WValidation
UrquizaUrTypic Argiudoll72<1.0199033°55′S∣60°25′WValidation
Arrecifes 2Ar2Typic Argiudoll721–1.5199033°52′S∣60°17′WValidation
Correa 1Cr1Typic Argiudoll751–1.5199032°49′S∣61°20′WValidation
PergaminoPeTypic Argiudoll80<1.0199033°46′S∣60°38′WCalibration/validation
Rojas 4Ro4Typic Argiudoll801–1.5199034°14′S∣60°35′WValidation
Arroyo dulce 2AD2Typic Argiudoll83<1.0199034°10′S∣60°30′WValidation
PeyranoPyVertic Argiudoll84<1.0199033°22′S∣60°47′WValidation
Peyrano 1 o Peyrano 2xPy1 ó Py2xVertic Argiudoll871–1.5199033°32′S∣60°46′WValidation
PergaminoPeTypic Argiudoll100<1.0201033°46′S∣60°38′WCalibration
PergaminoPeTypic Argiudoll102<1.0201233°46′S∣60°38′WCalibration
Peyrano 2xPy2xVertic Argiudoll1121.5–3199033°35′S∣60°48′WValidation
Casilda 1Ca1Vertic Argiudoll1131–1.5199033°07′S∣61°20′WValidation

NT period
PergaminoPeTypic Argiudoll0<0.3197933°57′36,26′′S∣60°33′50,25′′WValidation
PergaminoPeTypic Argiudoll0<0.3198733°57′32,06′′S∣60°33′41,58′′WValidation
PergaminoPeTypic Argiudoll0<0.3198733°57′31,54′′S∣60°33′44,85′′WValidation
PergaminoPeTypic Argiudoll17<0.3200433°57′32,06′′S∣60°33′41,58′′WValidation
PergaminoPeTypic Argiudoll17<0.3200433°57′31,54′′S∣60°33′44,85′′WValidation
PergaminoPeTypic Argiudoll21<0.3200833°57′32,06′′S∣60°33′41,58′′WValidation
PergaminoPeTypic Argiudoll21<0.3200833°57′31,54′′S∣60°33′44,85′′WValidation
PergaminoPeTypic Argiudoll25<0.3200433°57′36,26′′S∣60°33′50,25′′WValidation
PergaminoPeTypic Argiudoll25<0.3201233°57′32,06′′S∣60°33′41,58′′WValidation
PergaminoPeTypic Argiudoll25<0.3201233°57′31,54′′S∣60°33′44,85′′WValidation
PergaminoPeTypic Argiudoll29<0.3200833°57′36,26′′S∣60°33′50,25′′WValidation
PergaminoPeTypic Argiudoll33<0.3201233°57′36,26′′S∣60°33′50,25′′WValidation

T: tillage; NT: no tillage.