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    Reduced root water uptake of summer maize grown in water-repellent soils simulated by HYDRUS-1D

    Wang, Xiaofang; Li, Y.; Chau, Henry; Tang, D.; Chen, Junying; Bayad, Mohamed
    Abstract
    Soil water repellency (SWR) is an ubiquitous soil property, that has major effects on surface and subsurface water flow, soil erosion, and therefore also affects plant growth and development. Soil water repellency has been recently observed to decrease summer maize growth, especially when the initial persistence of soil water repellency was high. However, mechanics implicated in maize biomass limitations are still unclear due to limited field observations and measurements of plant water use. This research aims to explain the possible mechanisms that impede the growth of summer maize in water repellent soils by examining soil water content, soil water evaporation and root water uptake (RWU) and comparing the measurements to simulations using HYDRUS-1D. Data from five increasing levels of SWR (CK, WR1, WR2, WR3 and WR4) from a two-year experiment were used. The soil hydraulic parameters described with the van-Genuchten model were calibrated inversely based on the observed volumetric soil water content at 26, 47 and 68 days after sowing (DAS) in 2016 and validated by water content values on 33, 62 and 91 DAS in 2017. The results showed the daily and cumulative RWU values ranked in an order of CK > WR1 > WR2 > WR3 > WR4. The RWU rates and cumulative RWU decreased with an increase of initial water droplet penetration time (persistence), which indicated weaker RWU ability of summer maize in the water repellent treatments. Thirty days after sowing, higher evaporation was observed in water repellent soils compared to CK. Weak RWU of summer maize grown in the water repellent soils and strong soil water evaporation were found. This research demonstrates the possible mechanisms that impede summer maize growth in water repellent soils could include weak RWU and high evaporation.... [Show full abstract]
    Keywords
    soil water repellency; root water uptake; HYDRUS-1D; volumetric soil water content; Agronomy & Agriculture
    Fields of Research
    0503 Soil Sciences; 0703 Crop and Pasture Production
    Date
    2021-05
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    Journal Article
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    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.still.2020.104925
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