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https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-8-391-2022
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https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-8-391-2022
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Original research article
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31 May 2022
Original research article |
| 31 May 2022
| 31 May 2022
The effect of tillage depth and traffic management on soil properties and root development during two growth stages of winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)
Department of Crop Science, School of Agriculture and Food Science, University College Dublin (UCD), Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
Mary Harty
Department of Crop Science, School of Agriculture and Food Science, University College Dublin (UCD), Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
Saoirse R. Tracy
Department of Crop Science, School of Agriculture and Food Science, University College Dublin (UCD), Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
Kevin McDonnell
Department of Crop Science, School of Agriculture and Food Science, University College Dublin (UCD), Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
Biosystems Engineering Ltd, NovaUCD, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
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- Partial Conservation Agriculture for Increasing Productivity and Profitability in Rice-Wheat System of the Sub-Himalayan Plains R. Padbhushan et al. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42106-025-00344-4
- Spatial Mapping of Cropland Soil Load Bearing Capacity in Northeastern Bangladesh: A Multi-Feature-based Prediction using Machine Learning-Remote Sensing Fusion S. Niloy et al. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41748-026-01118-2
- Soil Tillage and Cropping System Effects on the Physical-Hydric Properties of a Soil under No-Tillage T. da Silva et al. https://doi.org/10.3390/su152215936
- RSM application in chisel tillage assessment: Enhancing rainfall infiltration and soil erosion control M. Akbari et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iswcr.2025.12.008
- Responsive root traits and mitigating strategies for wheat production under single or combined abiotic stress S. Chen et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eja.2024.127393
- Appropriate water and N input increased greenhouse cherry tomato yield by optimizing root traits M. Cheng et al. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00271-026-01177-3
- Colorful windows to the dark rhizosphere H. Azarbad https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tim.2024.03.005
- Impact of agricultural management on soil aggregates and associated organic carbon fractions: analysis of long-term experiments in Europe I. Panagea et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-8-621-2022
- Changes in Soil Water Retention and Micromorphological Properties Induced by Wetting and Drying Cycles L. Pires https://doi.org/10.3390/soilsystems7020051
- Soil physical constraints override nutrient and thermal management in limiting root growth and wheat grain yield after 22 years of no-tillage: Evidence from three complementary field experiments A. Kumar et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.still.2026.107483
- Effect of the Aggregate Composition of the Arable Layer on Winter Wheat Yield Under Micro-Plot Experiment Conditions I. Shevchenko et al. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy16191989
- From genes to fields: Genetic determinants and tillage practices shaping cereal root systems for sustainable productivity A. Azeem et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rhisph.2025.101182
- Field edges enhance crop yields in wet regions but suppress yields in dry regions across the United States G. Yang et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oneear.2026.101748
- Long-term conservation tillage improves water use efficiency of wheat by optimizing root water uptake and evapotranspiration components in a semiarid region J. Xu et al. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2026.1845937
- Temporal variation in soil macropore properties and hydraulic conductivity in croplands in the dry-hot valley region of Southwest China Y. Wang et al. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11368-024-03742-9
- Zero-tillage induces significant changes to the soil pore network and hydraulic function after 7 years D. Wardak et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2024.116934
- Development and performance evaluation of variable width raised bed former with optimal parameters predicted by RBF neural network-PSO technique C. Sawant et al. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-33706-z
- Zero tillage enhances cold stress tolerance and yield stability in dryland wheat S. Zehtab Salmasi et al. https://doi.org/10.3389/fagro.2026.1771067
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Short summary
Tillage practices and traffic management have significant implications for root architecture, plant growth, and, ultimately, crop yield. Soil cores were extracted from a long-term tillage trial to measure the relationship between soil physical properties and root growth. We found that no-traffic and low-tyre-pressure methods significantly increased rooting properties and crop yield under zero-tillage conditions compared to conventionally managed deep-tillage treatments with high tyre pressures.
Tillage practices and traffic management have significant implications for root architecture,...
