Effects of agricultural diversification practices on near-saturated soil hydraulic conductivity assessed with the hood infiltrometer.

During October and November 2020, infiltration rate was measured in each soil quadrant of the 30 patches. Three points, one meter next to the permanent traffic lane were chosen to conduct the measurements. At every point, the infiltration rate was measured three times applying 0, -2 and -5 cm pressure, respectively until a constant flow rate was reached. A constant flow rate was assumed when two successive values did not differentiate more than 5%. Afterwards, 19 further values were taken, from which an average was calculated.