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Quantifying Root-Soil Interactions in Cover Crop Systems: A Review

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  • Cameron M. Ogilvie

    (School of Environmental Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G2W1, Canada)

  • Waqar Ashiq

    (School of Environmental Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G2W1, Canada)

  • Hiteshkumar B. Vasava

    (School of Environmental Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G2W1, Canada)

  • Asim Biswas

    (School of Environmental Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G2W1, Canada)

Abstract

Plant roots are an integral part of soil ecosystems and contribute to various services, including carbon and nutrient cycling, weathering, and soil formation. They also modify soil physical properties (e.g., soil water content, pore size distribution, and bulk density) and impact subsequent crops’ growth. Cover crops have been reported to improve soil and environmental quality by reducing nutrient losses, improving soil water content, and increasing soil organic matter. Understanding the complex interactions between cover crop roots and soil (RS) is of utmost importance. However, cover crop RS interactions have not been critically reviewed. In this article, we investigated the nature of cover crop physical RS interactions and explored the emerging technologies for their study. We also assessed technologies that may be readily applied to the study of physical RS interactions in cover crop systems and discussed ways to improve related research in the future.

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  • Cameron M. Ogilvie & Waqar Ashiq & Hiteshkumar B. Vasava & Asim Biswas, 2021. "Quantifying Root-Soil Interactions in Cover Crop Systems: A Review," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 11(3), pages 1-15, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jagris:v:11:y:2021:i:3:p:218-:d:511893
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