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https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-10-139-2024
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Cover crops improve soil structure and change organic carbon distribution in macroaggregate fractions
Norman Gentsch
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Institute of Soil Science, Leibniz Universität Hannover, 30419 Hanover, Germany
Florin Laura Riechers
Institute of Soil Science, Leibniz Universität Hannover, 30419 Hanover, Germany
Jens Boy
Institute of Soil Science, Leibniz Universität Hannover, 30419 Hanover, Germany
Dörte Schweneker
Deutsche Saatveredelung AG, Steimker Weg 7, 27330 Asendorf, Germany
Ulf Feuerstein
Deutsche Saatveredelung AG, Steimker Weg 7, 27330 Asendorf, Germany
Diana Heuermann
Department Physiology and Cell Biology, Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research Gatersleben, Corrensstraße 3, 06466 Seeland, Germany
Georg Guggenberger
Institute of Soil Science, Leibniz Universität Hannover, 30419 Hanover, Germany
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Short summary
Cover crops have substantial impacts on soil properties, but so far it is not clear how long a legacy effect of cover cropping will remain in the soil. We found that cover crops attenuate negative effects on soil structure that come from soil cultivation. The combination of plants with different litter qualities and rhizodeposits in biodiverse cover crop mixtures can improve the positive effects of cover cropping on soil structure amelioration.
Cover crops have substantial impacts on soil properties, but so far it is not clear how long a...