Long-term impact of cover crop and reduced disturbance tillage on soil pore size distribution and soil water storage

Abstract K) under these systems led to an increased infiltration rate and water retention. However, NT and CC plots had lower water content at field capacity (33 kPa suction) and lower plant-available water (PAW) compared with ST and NO plots. Numerical simulations, however, showed that NT and CC plots have higher water storage (albeit marginal in magnitude) and water availability following irrigation. Because the numerical simulations considered retention and conductivity functions simultaneously and dynamically through time, they allow the capture of hydraulic states that are arguably more relevant to crops. The study concludes that the long-term practices of NT and CC systems were beneficial in terms of changes to the PSD. NT and CC systems also marginally improved soil water conductivity and storage at the plot scale.

Location
Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
Extent
Online-Ressource
Language
Englisch

Bibliographic citation
Long-term impact of cover crop and reduced disturbance tillage on soil pore size distribution and soil water storage ; volume:8 ; number:1 ; year:2022 ; pages:177-198 ; extent:22
Soil ; 8, Heft 1 (2022), 177-198 (gesamt 22)

Creator
Araya, Samuel N.
Mitchell, Jeffrey P.
Hopmans, Jan W.
Ghezzehei, Teamrat A.

DOI
10.5194/soil-8-177-2022
URN
urn:nbn:de:101:1-2022032404373458303278
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Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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  • Araya, Samuel N.
  • Mitchell, Jeffrey P.
  • Hopmans, Jan W.
  • Ghezzehei, Teamrat A.

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