• The Journal of Engineering Geology
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• v.31 no.4
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• pp.731-739
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• 2021

This research aimed to analyze the characteristics of topsoil for soil conservation and promote the process of turning subsoil into topsoil. The physicochemical characteristics of topsoil and subsoil of different types of soil were compared, and their quantitative differences were examined. 204 soil samples were collected from a total of 102 areas according to rock types. These samples were tested to measure grain size, water content, and unit weight, along with XRF and XRD analyses. The topsoil and subsoil of the soil samples were also analyzed. The results of this research showed that the topsoil and subsoil had different physical characteristics, and that the chemical alteration index of the topsoil was higher than that of the subsoil. This would imply that the topsoil was high in clay minerals since it was directly affected by weathering more than the subsoil. In particular, vermiculite, one of the final products generated from weathering, was common in the topsoil.

• KOREAN JOURNAL OF CROP SCIENCE
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• v.57 no.4
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• pp.430-435
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• 2012

Low silage corn yield due to bad soil physical properties in the paddy field converted to upland condition is the chief obstacles to expanding the area for silage maize production. The effect of subsoiling (subsoiling to depth 40 cm) on soil physical properties and silage corn yield were investigated in the first year of paddy field converted to upland condition in 2010 and 2011, respectively. Soil compaction was loosened much particularly at depth 25~35cm as much as 1~1.5 MPa and soil bulk density and porosity at depth 15~30 cm are improved by subsoiling. Maize growth was increased by subsoiling, particularly in kernel number per ear which increased ear weight. Total digestible nutrients (TDN) yield of silage maize was increased as much as 19 and 39% in 2010 and 2011, respectively showing that yield increase according to subsoiling was higher when maize growth was prohibited much by excess-moisture injury due to heavy rain in 2011.

• Korean Journal of Soil Science and Fertilizer
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• v.32 no.3
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• pp.254-260
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• 1999

This experiment was carried out to evaluate the effect of improvement of soil physical property such as deep plowing and chiseling and diagnostic application of N, P, K fetilizers. Latex Coated Urea(LCU), compost, sillicate for increasing yielding and enchancing N-use efficiency in puddled-soil drill seeding of Rice. The soil physical properties, such as bulk density, hardness and porosity were increased by deep plowing and chiseling, as well as chemical propeties were highly enhanced soil productivity due to increase the content of organic matter, available $P_2O_5$ and K as compare with control. The amount of $NH_4-N$ in soil was highly increased by diagnostic fertilization and chiseling, while recovery rate of V fertilizer was the highest at LCU 80% applied with chiseling. The rice yield increased by 23% under the diagnositic application of LCU 80% applied base with chiseling.

• Korean Journal of Soil Science and Fertilizer
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• v.30 no.2
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• pp.140-145
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• 1997

The change of physico-chemical properties of paddy soil was monitored under different tillage. This study was conducted on Jeonbug silty cly loam, in Honam Agricultural Experiment Station, for four years starting from 1992. Different tillage involved (1)Continued no tillage, (2)Rotavation only with tractor every year, (3)Spring plowing with power tiller plus rotavation with tractor every year. The result of this study can be summarized as: Non tillage, when continued for some years, tended to increase 1)the hardness of soil, 2)the root density in the top soil, 3)the occurrence of annual and perennial weeds, and tended to lower the yield of rice compared to normal tillage(tilling with ow tiller in the spring plus rotavation by tractor before planting.

• The Journal of Engineering Geology
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• v.33 no.1
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• pp.15-25
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• 2023

The effects of forest fires on the activity of microbial communities in topsoil and subsoil were investigated. Samples were collected from Korean forest soils comprising mainly igneous and sedimentary rocks. Analysis of beta-glucosidase, found higher microbial activity in sedimentary rocks than in igneous rocks. Enzyme activity was not observed immediately after fire, but was restored over time. The enzyme activity of subsoil was inhibited by 33~46% compared with that in the topsoil, regardless of soil damage. The effect of fire on the availability of microbial substrate was investigated using EcoPlate. The percentages of average well color development values of damaged and normal topsoil were 52.7~56.8% and 62.3~83.6%, respectively. Forest fires appear to affect the diversity and substrate availability of the subsoil microbial community by accelerating the decomposition of soil organic matter. The Shanon index, representing microbial biodiversity, was high in the topsoil of all samples; it was higher for soil microorganisms in sedimentary rocks than in igneous rocks, and higher in topsoil than in subsoil.

• The Journal of Engineering Geology
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• v.33 no.1
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• pp.61-68
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• 2023

This study analyzed and compared the physicochemical characteristics of topsoil and subsoil of Grade 1 soil from an igneous rock area on the ecological and nature map. The water content and pH of the collected soil samples were measured, and X-ray fluorescence and X-ray diffraction analyses were performed. The results showed that the water content of the topsoil was higher than that of the subsoil, and its pH was more acidic than that of the subsoil. According to the X-ray fluorescence analysis results, sample I9 was closest to kaolinite, while sample I7 was most distant from kaolinite. All other samples were located between samples I7 and I9. The X-ray diffraction analysis showed that the average content of clay minerals was higher in the topsoil than in the subsoil. The most notable clay minerals produced included illite, vermiculite, kaolinite, chlorite, and gibbsite. The results of this study will be used as a basic data for topsoil restoration to convert subsoil into topsoil.

• Korean Journal of Soil Science and Fertilizer
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• v.30 no.4
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• pp.345-350
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• 1997

Characteristics of electrical conductivity(EC) of seventy one-greenhouse soil located in southern part of Korea were surveyed to obtain the basic information for sustainable management of plastic film house soils. The averaged soil EC were 5.84 and 2.49dS/m for top-and sub-soil, respectively, showing distribution of 11.3% for top-soils and 50.7% for sub-soils within the optimum level of 2.0 dS/m. On the whole, the soils with flowering plants revealed higher EC than those with fruiting vegetables showing 2.75~6.34dS/m for the former and 2.29(sub-soils)~5.13dS/m(top-soils) for the latter. In a view of soil sampling time, the soils at Feb., 1996 marked 4.3~37.7% and 10.3(top-soils)~11.3%(sub-soils) higher EC compared with the soils at Sept. and Dec., 1995, respectively. The linear regression correlation coefficients of soil minerals to EC were in oder of $Mg^{2+}$ > $NO_3{^-}$ > $Cl^-$ > $Ca^{2+}$ > $SO_4{^{2-}}$ > $K^+$ for top-soils and were $Cl^-$ > $SO_4{^{2-}}$ > $NO_3{^-}$ > $Ca^{2+}$ > $Mg^{2+}$ > $K^+$ for sub-soils. In especial, the concentration of soil EC accompanied the increasing population ratio of soil fungi to bacteria and/or actinomycetes.

• 농업기술회보
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• v.49 no.2
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• pp.31-32
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• 2012

최고품질 쌀을 생산하기 위해서는 가장 기본이 토양관리부터 시작된다. 논토양을 관리하는 방법은 여러 가지가 있는데 여기에서는 심경과 심토파쇄, 유기물사용, 규산질비료의 필요성 등 미질향상을 위한 토양관리에 대해서 알아본다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Agricultural Machinery Conference
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• v.11 no.2
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• pp.52-55
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• 2006

• Korean Journal of Soil Science and Fertilizer
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• v.16 no.2
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• pp.92-97
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• 1983

This experiment was designed to establish the soil physical improvement practice to increase the rice yields at fine textured fluvio-marine paddy field. After chiseling and trenching the paddy soil, the rice growth and soil physical properties were investigated for 4 years. The results are summarize as follows; 1. The soil physical properties, such as bulk density, hardness, porosity and permeability were prominently improved by trenching and chiseling. 2. There were significant relationships among the soil physical properties, root developments and rice yields. 3. The increasing rates of rice yields by soil physical improvement were about 10%, which is better than 5% of drainage effects. 4. The effects of trenching and chiseling on rice yields were continued to fourth year. Even if trenching effects was better than chiseling the chiseling was considered as a useful treatment for its simple working practice by using a heavy machine. 5. In case of trenching, straw application were increased the rice yields.