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Soil Profile Imaging for Estimating the Depth Distributions of Clay, Iron, and Hydrological Conditions of Soils Under Rice in Northern Taiwan

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Digital Soil Morphometrics

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Soil color variation, clay illuviation, and translocation of Fe and Mn are influenced by hydrological conditions. Soil profile imaging has been considered to predict the distribution of clay, Fe and Mn oxides, and hydrological conditions. Ten Ultisol and Alfisol profiles were selected at elevations ranging from 15 m to 40 m a.s.l. at Chungli Terrace, northern Taiwan. Sixty soil horizons were collected for redoximorphic features (RMFs) identification and analysis of soil texture and selective extraction of Fe and Mn oxides. All soil properties were correlated with the RMFs. There was a significantly positive correlation between gray mottle (GM) (value ≥5, chroma ≤3) amounts and annual reduction duration (ARD) (r = 0.80**, p < 0.01) and a negative correlation between red mottle (RM) (value ≥4, chroma ≥3) amounts and ARD (r = 0.75**, p < 0.01) at surface horizons (within 30 cm). A significantly positive correlation was also found between RM and clay content (r = 0.32*, p < 0.05), indicating clay might determine the formation of RM. Moreover, the ratios of iron activity (Feo/Fed) and iron crystalline ((Fed-Feo)/Fet) could also be good indices for ARD prediction. The Mnd/Fed seemed an index of frequent fluctuation of water table in soil profiles. Using image analysis technique, replacing naked eye identification of RMF could improve correlations between soil color and hydrological conditions.

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The authors would like to thank the Ministry of Science and Technology of the Republic of China (Taiwan) for financially supporting this research under Contract No. MOST 103-2313-B-020-007-MY2.

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  1. Department of Soil and Water Conservation, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Pingtung, 91201, Taiwan

    Shih-Hao Jien

  2. Department of Agricultural Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan

    Zeng-Yei Hseu & Zueng-Sang Chen

  3. Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, National Ilan University, I-Lan, 26047, Taiwan

    Chen-Chi Tsai

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Jien, SH., Hseu, ZY., Tsai, CC., Chen, ZS. (2016). Soil Profile Imaging for Estimating the Depth Distributions of Clay, Iron, and Hydrological Conditions of Soils Under Rice in Northern Taiwan. In: Hartemink, A., Minasny, B. (eds) Digital Soil Morphometrics. Progress in Soil Science. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-28295-4_10

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