期刊
PLANT AND SOIL
卷 322, 期 1-2, 页码 101-114出版社
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-009-9898-z
关键词
Catch crops; Cover crops; Leaching; Nitrogen; Organic farming; Root depth
Cropping systems comprising winter catch crops followed by spring wheat could reduce N leaching risks compared to traditional winter wheat systems in humid climates. We studied the soil mineral N (N-inorg) and root growth of winter- and spring wheat to 2.5 m depth during 3 years. The roots of the winter and spring wheat penetrated the soil at a similar rate (1.3 mm C-o day(-1)) and by virtue of its longer growing period, winter wheat reached depths of 2.2 m, twice that of spring wheat (1.1 m). The deeper rooting of winter wheat was related to much lower amounts of N-inorg left in the 1 to 2.5 m layer after winter wheat (81 kg N-inorg ha(-1) less). When growing winter catch crops before spring wheat, N content in the 1 to 2.5 m layer after spring wheat was not different from that after winter wheat. The results suggest that due to its deep rooting, winter wheat may not lead to as high levels of leaching as it is often assumed in humid climates. Deep soil and root measurements (below 1 m) in this experiment were essential to answer the questions we posed.
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