Cover crops reduce soil resistance to penetration by preserving soil surface water content

•Reduction of soil strength by cover crops was not consistent within the year.•On an annual base cover crops affected soil strength by modifying soil water content.•Barley mulch increased water content, thus reducing soil strength before maize sowing.•The grass barley cover crop reduced soil strengt...

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Published in:	Geoderma Vol. 386; p. 114911
Main Authors:	Gabriel, José Luis, García-González, Irene, Quemada, Miguel, Martin-Lammerding, Diana, Alonso-Ayuso, María, Hontoria, Chiquinquirá
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier B.V 15.03.2021
Subjects:	aeration Arid irrigated agrosystems barley Conservation agriculture cover crops fallow field experimentation germination Hordeum vulgare mulches penetrometers reduced tillage Residue mulch resistance to penetration Soil crust soil strength soil water soil water content sowing Spain surface water Vicia water content Spain CC Conservation agriculture Residue mulch BF Arid irrigated agrosystems Soil crust RP SWC
ISSN:	0016-7061, 1872-6259
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