Soil strength and macropore volume limit root elongation rates in many UK agricultural soils | Zendy

Tracy A. Valentine | Zendy; Paul D. Hallett | Zendy; Kirsty Binnie | Zendy; Mark Young | Zendy; G. R. Squire | Zendy; Cathy Hawes | Zendy; A. Glyn Bengough | Zendy

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Soil strength and macropore volume limit root elongation rates in many UK agricultural soils

Author(s) -

Tracy A. Valentine,

Paul D. Hallett,

Kirsty Binnie,

Mark Young,

G. R. Squire,

Cathy Hawes,

A. Glyn Bengough

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

annals of botany

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.567

H-Index - 176

eISSN - 1095-8290

pISSN - 0305-7364

DOI - 10.1093/aob/mcs118

Subject(s) - soil water , penetrometer , macropore , agronomy , soil science , topsoil , water content , elongation , bulk density , soil structure , environmental science , field capacity , bulk soil , subsoil , soil fertility , materials science , biology , geology , ultimate tensile strength , geotechnical engineering , mesoporous material , biochemistry , metallurgy , catalysis

Simple indicators of crop and cultivar performance across a range of soil types and management are needed for designing and testing sustainable cropping practices. This paper determined the extent to which soil chemical and physical properties, particularly soil strength and pore-size distribution influences root elongation in a wide range of agricultural top soils, using a seedling-based indicator.

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