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Original research article
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17 Mar 2022
Original research article |
| 17 Mar 2022
| 17 Mar 2022
Long-term impact of cover crop and reduced disturbance tillage on soil pore size distribution and soil water storage
Earth System Science, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
Jeffrey P. Mitchell
Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, CA, USA
Jan W. Hopmans
Department of Land, Air and Water Resources, University of California,
Davis, CA, USA
Teamrat A. Ghezzehei
Life and Environmental Science, University of California, Merced, CA,
USA
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Short summary
We studied the long-term effects of no-till (NT) and winter cover cropping (CC) practices on soil hydraulic properties. We measured soil water retention and conductivity and also conducted numerical simulations to compare soil water storage abilities under the different systems. Soils under NT and CC practices had improved soil structure. Conservation agriculture practices showed marginal improvement with respect to infiltration rates and water storage.
We studied the long-term effects of no-till (NT) and winter cover cropping (CC) practices on...
