Formation of agrophysical properties in the affected soils of recultivated areas

Abstract

The work studied the process of forming agrophysical properties of sod-podzolic soil on reclaimed territories after opencast mines. It is established that in case of withdrawal, reclaimed land from agricultural use, the 30-year period after the remediation is insufficient to restore agrophysical parameters and condition of disturbed soil due to natural factors of soil formation. The residual effects of its physical degradation manifested in changing the parameters of structural state, density, porosity, and as a result, the quantitative characteristics of water-physical constants and forms of moisture content of the ground.