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Articles | Volume 9, issue 1
Articles | Volume 9, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-9-1-2023
© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-9-1-2023
© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 9, issue 1
Review article
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04 Jan 2023
Review article | Highlight paper |  | 04 Jan 2023

Soil and crop management practices and the water regulation functions of soils: a qualitative synthesis of meta-analyses relevant to European agriculture

Guillaume Blanchy, Gilberto Bragato, Claudia Di Bene, Nicholas Jarvis, Mats Larsbo, Katharina Meurer, and Sarah Garré

Data sets

climasoma/review-of-meta-analyses: v1.0.0 (v1.0.0) G. Blanchy, G. Bragato, C. Di Bene, N. Jarvis, M. Larsbo, K. Meurer, and S. Garré https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7470450

Model code and software

climasoma/review-of-meta-analyses: v1.0.0 (v1.0.0) G. Blanchy, G. Bragato, C. Di Bene, N. Jarvis, M. Larsbo, K. Meurer, and S. Garré https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7470450

Video abstract

Soil and crop management practices and the water regulation functions of soils - a video abstract Marc Vandenbrande, Sarah Garré, Guillaume Blanchy, and Katharina Meurer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyQdWEvvgdU

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I think the paper contains some important messages for the management of soil water that have widespread implications
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Short summary
European agriculture is vulnerable to weather extremes. Nevertheless, by choosing well how to manage their land, farmers can protect themselves against drought and peak rains. More than a thousand observations across Europe show that it is important to keep the soil covered with living plants, even in winter. A focus on a general reduction of traffic on agricultural land is more important than reducing tillage. Organic material needs to remain or be added on the field as much as possible.
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