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Research Project: Optimizing Water Use Efficiency for Environmentally Sustainable Agricultural Production Systems in Semi-Arid Regions

Location: Wind Erosion and Water Conservation Research

Title: What role can soil stewardship play in improving water use efficiency and help with climate change mitigation?

Author
item RICE, C - Kansas State University
item SARTO, M - Kansas State University
item CANO, A - Texas Tech University
item Acosta-Martinez, Veronica
item SCHIPANSKI, M - Colorado State University

Submitted to: ASA-CSSA-SSSA Annual Meeting Abstracts
Publication Type: Abstract Only
Publication Acceptance Date: 8/21/2019
Publication Date: 11/11/2019
Citation: Rice, C.W., Sarto, M., Cano, A., Acosta Martinez, V., Schipanski, M.E. 2019. What role can soil stewardship play in improving water use efficiency and help with climate change mitigation?. ASA-CSSA-SSSA Annual Meeting Abstracts. 1.

Interpretive Summary:

Technical Abstract: One principle for managing cropping systems should be for soil health. Aspects of soil health include the parameters of organic C, soil physical indices including aggregation, infiltration, bulk density; and soil biological indices. These three aspects impact water use efficiency and the resilience and mitigation of climate change. These aspects will be discussed how soil health relates to WUE and climate change and what management strategies will lead to soil health.