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Terravent™: Soil Fracture Patterns and Impact on Bulk Density

E. Thomas Smiley
Arboriculture & Urban Forestry (AUF) November 2001, 27 (6) 326-330; DOI: https://doi.org/10.48044/jauf.2001.036
E. Thomas Smiley
E. Thomas Smiley, Arboriculture Research, (Also, Adjunct Professor, Clemson University), Bartlett Tree Research Laboratories, 13768 Hamilton Road, Charlotte, NC, U.S., 28278
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    Soil fracture patterns produced in sandy clay (Hilltop) and sandy clay loam (Track) soil by injecting dye into the soil with the Terravent.

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    Mean bulk densities at a depth of approximately 2 to 5 in. (5 to 13 cm), within 6 in. (15 cm) of the Terravent probe and from an adjacent, undisturbed area 28 in. (71 cm) from the probe, compared with a twotailed T-test. Six samples were collected at each site.

    SiteMean bulk density (g/cc)T-test (P)
    Sample distance from probe
    6 in.Std. dev.28 in.Std. dev.Significance*
    Hilltop1.46.1261.43.0840.78
    Track1.53.0751.56.0480.38
    Ball Field1.63.1381.60.1530.77
    • ↵*Differences between means with P < 0.05 are considered significant. No values were in this range.

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    Descriptive statistics for the depth and horizontal spread of a dye solution in soil fractures created with a Terravent. Six samples were collected at each site.

    SiteMean depth of dye (in.)Mean width of dye spread
    Min.TypicalMax.In inchesStd. dev.
    Hilltop7.09.014.522.24.1
    Track4.09.713.915.22.9
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