Session: Symposium--Effects of Soil Health Management Practices on Soil-Plant-Water Relations in a Changing Climate

Division: ASA Section: Climatology and Modeling

Title: Symposium--Effects of Soil Health Management Practices on Soil-Plant-Water Relations in a Changing Climate

Lead Community Sponsor: Soil-Plant-Water Relations Community
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Format: Oral Symposium
Keywords: conservation tillage, cover crops, soil amendments and soil health

Session Description: There is growing interest in soil health management practices that include cover crops, organic additions, conservation tillage, and diverse rotations. Implementation of those systems can impact soil-plant-water relations, as results, improve water use efficiency of both rainfed and irrigated crops. A better understanding of soil-plant-water relations will support modeling efforts and will aid in the development of effective and sustainable management practices. The invited speakers will address emerging needs, share innovations and advancements based on both experiment and modeling research on soil-plant-water relations in response to cover crops, soil organic amendments, conservation tillage, diverse crop rotation and other management practices.