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  • Authors: Landl, M.;  Advisor: -;  Participants: Schnepf, A.; Uteau, D.; Peth, S.; Athmann, M.; Kautz, T.; Perkons, U.; Vereecken, H.; Vanderborght, J. (2019)

  • The model was calibrated against observed root length densities in both the bulk soil and biopores by optimizing root growth model input parameters. By implementing known interactions between root growth and soil penetration resistance into our model, we could simulate root systems whose response to biopores in the soil corresponded well to experimental observations described in the literature, such as increased total root length and increased rooting depth. For all considered soil physical (soil texture and bulk density) and environmental conditions (years of varying dryness), we found biopores to substantially mitigate transpiration deficits in times of drought by allowing roots to take up water from wetter and deeper soil layers. This was even the case when assuming reduced root ...

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  • Authors: Klotzsche, A.;  Advisor: -;  Participants: Lärm, L.; Vanderborght, J.; Cai, G.; Morandage, S.; Zörner, M.; Vereecken, H.; van der Kruk, J. (2019)

  • The SWC data were analyzed for four growing seasons between 2014 and 2017, two soil types (gravelly and clayey–silty), two crops (wheat [Triticum aestivum L.] and maize [Zea mays L.]), and three different water treatments. We acquired more than 150 time‐lapse GPR datasets along 6‐m‐long horizontal crossholes at six depths. The GPR SWC distributions are distinct both horizontally and vertically for both soil types. A clear change in SWC can be observed at both sites between the surface layer (>0.3 m) and subsoil. Alternating patches of higher and lower SWC, probably caused by the soil heterogeneity, were observed along the horizontal SWC profiles. To investigate the changes in SWC with time, GPR and time‐domain reflectometry (TDR) data were averaged for each depth and compared with c...

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