Winter Cover Cropping Management Enhances Soil Hydraulic Properties and Water Resiliency Under Climatic Variability

Autores
Palazzolo, Martín A.; Lozano, Luis Alberto; Villarreal, Rafael; Bellora, Guido Lautaro; Polich, Nicolás Guillermo; Salazar, María Paz; Valdes-Abellan, Javier; Cicchino, Mariano Andres; Soracco, Carlos Germán
Año de publicación
2026
Idioma
inglés
Tipo de recurso
artículo
Estado
versión publicada
Descripción
Atmosphere warming causes higher summer temperatures, droughts and more intense rain events. At the same time, land conversion towards more simplified crop sequences affects soil hydraulic properties, which determine water capture, transport and storage, threatening agricultural production. This study explores the soil hydraulic properties response to contrasting climatic scenarios and the consequent impact on soil water dynamics under two contrasting agricultural managements. The objective of this work was to evaluate the effects of alternative management with winter cover cropping during fallow (CF) on soil hydraulic properties (saturated hydraulic conductivity, K0; pore size distribution; plant available water content, PAWC; soil sorptivity, S; and pore connectivity, Cw) and soil water content (0–20 cm and 20–40 cm depth) in a long-term field experiment (2018–2024), including wet, normal and dry seasons, as compared to bare fallow management (BF). Results show that climate was one of the main factors affecting soil hydraulic properties, increasing water retention capacity during wet and normal periods, while dry periods caused increasing macroporosity. With the inclusion of cover crops, the soil plant available water content (PAWC) was up to 0.13 m3m−3 higher as compared to bare fallow, ameliorating the impact of drought periods. Under cover cropping management, increasing the soil capacity of capture and storage water, with a more interconnected pore system, improved the soil water status for the summer crop, especially in the 0–20 cm soil depth. The use of cover crops increased up to 60% the mean values of soil volumetric water content during the summer crop, even after dry winters. The results found in this work support the strategic use of winter cover crops as a resilience tool in agricultural systems facing climate risk.
EEA Cuenca del Salado
Fil: Palazzolo, Martín A. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias y Forestales. Laboratorio de Física de Suelos (LaFiS); Argentina
Fil: Palazzolo, Martín A. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Lozano, Luis Alberto. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias y Forestales. Laboratorio de Física de Suelos (LaFiS); Argentina
Fil: Lozano, Luis Alberto. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Villarreal, Rafael. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias y Forestales. Laboratorio de Física de Suelos (LaFiS); Argentina
Fil: Villarreal, Rafael. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Bellora, Guido Lautaro. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias y Forestales. Laboratorio de Física de Suelos (LaFiS); Argentina
Fil: Polich, Nicolás Guillermo. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias y Forestales. Laboratorio de Física de Suelos (LaFiS); Argentina
Fil: Salazar, María Paz. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias y Forestales. Laboratorio de Física de Suelos (LaFiS); Argentina
Fil: Valdes-Abellan, Javier. University of Alicante. Department of Civil Engineering; España
Fil: Cicchino, Mariano Andres. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Cuenca del Salado. Agencia de Extensión Rural Chascomús; Argentina
Fil: Soracco, Carlos Germán. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias y Forestales. Laboratorio de Física de Suelos (LaFiS); Argentina
Fil: Soracco, Carlos Germán. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
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Soil Use and Management 42 (3) : e70281. (July‐September 2026)
Materia
Plantas de Cobertura
Invierno
Cambio Climático
Contenido de Agua en el Suelo
Propiedades Hidráulicas del Suelo
Cover Plants
Winter
Climate Change
Soil Water Content
Soil Hydraulic Properties
Cultivos de Cobertura
Cover Crops
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spelling Winter Cover Cropping Management Enhances Soil Hydraulic Properties and Water Resiliency Under Climatic VariabilityPalazzolo, Martín A.Lozano, Luis AlbertoVillarreal, RafaelBellora, Guido LautaroPolich, Nicolás GuillermoSalazar, María PazValdes-Abellan, JavierCicchino, Mariano AndresSoracco, Carlos GermánPlantas de CoberturaInviernoCambio ClimáticoContenido de Agua en el SueloPropiedades Hidráulicas del SueloCover PlantsWinterClimate ChangeSoil Water ContentSoil Hydraulic PropertiesCultivos de CoberturaCover CropsAtmosphere warming causes higher summer temperatures, droughts and more intense rain events. At the same time, land conversion towards more simplified crop sequences affects soil hydraulic properties, which determine water capture, transport and storage, threatening agricultural production. This study explores the soil hydraulic properties response to contrasting climatic scenarios and the consequent impact on soil water dynamics under two contrasting agricultural managements. The objective of this work was to evaluate the effects of alternative management with winter cover cropping during fallow (CF) on soil hydraulic properties (saturated hydraulic conductivity, K0; pore size distribution; plant available water content, PAWC; soil sorptivity, S; and pore connectivity, Cw) and soil water content (0–20 cm and 20–40 cm depth) in a long-term field experiment (2018–2024), including wet, normal and dry seasons, as compared to bare fallow management (BF). Results show that climate was one of the main factors affecting soil hydraulic properties, increasing water retention capacity during wet and normal periods, while dry periods caused increasing macroporosity. With the inclusion of cover crops, the soil plant available water content (PAWC) was up to 0.13 m3m−3 higher as compared to bare fallow, ameliorating the impact of drought periods. Under cover cropping management, increasing the soil capacity of capture and storage water, with a more interconnected pore system, improved the soil water status for the summer crop, especially in the 0–20 cm soil depth. The use of cover crops increased up to 60% the mean values of soil volumetric water content during the summer crop, even after dry winters. The results found in this work support the strategic use of winter cover crops as a resilience tool in agricultural systems facing climate risk.EEA Cuenca del SaladoFil: Palazzolo, Martín A. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias y Forestales. Laboratorio de Física de Suelos (LaFiS); ArgentinaFil: Palazzolo, Martín A. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Lozano, Luis Alberto. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias y Forestales. Laboratorio de Física de Suelos (LaFiS); ArgentinaFil: Lozano, Luis Alberto. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Villarreal, Rafael. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias y Forestales. Laboratorio de Física de Suelos (LaFiS); ArgentinaFil: Villarreal, Rafael. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Bellora, Guido Lautaro. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias y Forestales. Laboratorio de Física de Suelos (LaFiS); ArgentinaFil: Polich, Nicolás Guillermo. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias y Forestales. Laboratorio de Física de Suelos (LaFiS); ArgentinaFil: Salazar, María Paz. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias y Forestales. Laboratorio de Física de Suelos (LaFiS); ArgentinaFil: Valdes-Abellan, Javier. University of Alicante. 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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Winter Cover Cropping Management Enhances Soil Hydraulic Properties and Water Resiliency Under Climatic Variability
title Winter Cover Cropping Management Enhances Soil Hydraulic Properties and Water Resiliency Under Climatic Variability
spellingShingle Winter Cover Cropping Management Enhances Soil Hydraulic Properties and Water Resiliency Under Climatic Variability
Palazzolo, Martín A.
Plantas de Cobertura
Invierno
Cambio Climático
Contenido de Agua en el Suelo
Propiedades Hidráulicas del Suelo
Cover Plants
Winter
Climate Change
Soil Water Content
Soil Hydraulic Properties
Cultivos de Cobertura
Cover Crops
title_short Winter Cover Cropping Management Enhances Soil Hydraulic Properties and Water Resiliency Under Climatic Variability
title_full Winter Cover Cropping Management Enhances Soil Hydraulic Properties and Water Resiliency Under Climatic Variability
title_fullStr Winter Cover Cropping Management Enhances Soil Hydraulic Properties and Water Resiliency Under Climatic Variability
title_full_unstemmed Winter Cover Cropping Management Enhances Soil Hydraulic Properties and Water Resiliency Under Climatic Variability
title_sort Winter Cover Cropping Management Enhances Soil Hydraulic Properties and Water Resiliency Under Climatic Variability
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Palazzolo, Martín A.
Lozano, Luis Alberto
Villarreal, Rafael
Bellora, Guido Lautaro
Polich, Nicolás Guillermo
Salazar, María Paz
Valdes-Abellan, Javier
Cicchino, Mariano Andres
Soracco, Carlos Germán
author Palazzolo, Martín A.
author_facet Palazzolo, Martín A.
Lozano, Luis Alberto
Villarreal, Rafael
Bellora, Guido Lautaro
Polich, Nicolás Guillermo
Salazar, María Paz
Valdes-Abellan, Javier
Cicchino, Mariano Andres
Soracco, Carlos Germán
author_role author
author2 Lozano, Luis Alberto
Villarreal, Rafael
Bellora, Guido Lautaro
Polich, Nicolás Guillermo
Salazar, María Paz
Valdes-Abellan, Javier
Cicchino, Mariano Andres
Soracco, Carlos Germán
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Plantas de Cobertura
Invierno
Cambio Climático
Contenido de Agua en el Suelo
Propiedades Hidráulicas del Suelo
Cover Plants
Winter
Climate Change
Soil Water Content
Soil Hydraulic Properties
Cultivos de Cobertura
Cover Crops
topic Plantas de Cobertura
Invierno
Cambio Climático
Contenido de Agua en el Suelo
Propiedades Hidráulicas del Suelo
Cover Plants
Winter
Climate Change
Soil Water Content
Soil Hydraulic Properties
Cultivos de Cobertura
Cover Crops
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Atmosphere warming causes higher summer temperatures, droughts and more intense rain events. At the same time, land conversion towards more simplified crop sequences affects soil hydraulic properties, which determine water capture, transport and storage, threatening agricultural production. This study explores the soil hydraulic properties response to contrasting climatic scenarios and the consequent impact on soil water dynamics under two contrasting agricultural managements. The objective of this work was to evaluate the effects of alternative management with winter cover cropping during fallow (CF) on soil hydraulic properties (saturated hydraulic conductivity, K0; pore size distribution; plant available water content, PAWC; soil sorptivity, S; and pore connectivity, Cw) and soil water content (0–20 cm and 20–40 cm depth) in a long-term field experiment (2018–2024), including wet, normal and dry seasons, as compared to bare fallow management (BF). Results show that climate was one of the main factors affecting soil hydraulic properties, increasing water retention capacity during wet and normal periods, while dry periods caused increasing macroporosity. With the inclusion of cover crops, the soil plant available water content (PAWC) was up to 0.13 m3m−3 higher as compared to bare fallow, ameliorating the impact of drought periods. Under cover cropping management, increasing the soil capacity of capture and storage water, with a more interconnected pore system, improved the soil water status for the summer crop, especially in the 0–20 cm soil depth. The use of cover crops increased up to 60% the mean values of soil volumetric water content during the summer crop, even after dry winters. The results found in this work support the strategic use of winter cover crops as a resilience tool in agricultural systems facing climate risk.
EEA Cuenca del Salado
Fil: Palazzolo, Martín A. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias y Forestales. Laboratorio de Física de Suelos (LaFiS); Argentina
Fil: Palazzolo, Martín A. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Lozano, Luis Alberto. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias y Forestales. Laboratorio de Física de Suelos (LaFiS); Argentina
Fil: Lozano, Luis Alberto. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Villarreal, Rafael. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias y Forestales. Laboratorio de Física de Suelos (LaFiS); Argentina
Fil: Villarreal, Rafael. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Bellora, Guido Lautaro. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias y Forestales. Laboratorio de Física de Suelos (LaFiS); Argentina
Fil: Polich, Nicolás Guillermo. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias y Forestales. Laboratorio de Física de Suelos (LaFiS); Argentina
Fil: Salazar, María Paz. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias y Forestales. Laboratorio de Física de Suelos (LaFiS); Argentina
Fil: Valdes-Abellan, Javier. University of Alicante. Department of Civil Engineering; España
Fil: Cicchino, Mariano Andres. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Cuenca del Salado. Agencia de Extensión Rural Chascomús; Argentina
Fil: Soracco, Carlos Germán. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias y Forestales. Laboratorio de Física de Suelos (LaFiS); Argentina
Fil: Soracco, Carlos Germán. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
description Atmosphere warming causes higher summer temperatures, droughts and more intense rain events. At the same time, land conversion towards more simplified crop sequences affects soil hydraulic properties, which determine water capture, transport and storage, threatening agricultural production. This study explores the soil hydraulic properties response to contrasting climatic scenarios and the consequent impact on soil water dynamics under two contrasting agricultural managements. The objective of this work was to evaluate the effects of alternative management with winter cover cropping during fallow (CF) on soil hydraulic properties (saturated hydraulic conductivity, K0; pore size distribution; plant available water content, PAWC; soil sorptivity, S; and pore connectivity, Cw) and soil water content (0–20 cm and 20–40 cm depth) in a long-term field experiment (2018–2024), including wet, normal and dry seasons, as compared to bare fallow management (BF). Results show that climate was one of the main factors affecting soil hydraulic properties, increasing water retention capacity during wet and normal periods, while dry periods caused increasing macroporosity. With the inclusion of cover crops, the soil plant available water content (PAWC) was up to 0.13 m3m−3 higher as compared to bare fallow, ameliorating the impact of drought periods. Under cover cropping management, increasing the soil capacity of capture and storage water, with a more interconnected pore system, improved the soil water status for the summer crop, especially in the 0–20 cm soil depth. The use of cover crops increased up to 60% the mean values of soil volumetric water content during the summer crop, even after dry winters. The results found in this work support the strategic use of winter cover crops as a resilience tool in agricultural systems facing climate risk.
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