Articles | Volume 6, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-6-95-2020
© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-6-95-2020
© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Original research article
| Highlight paper
| 
06 Mar 2020
Original research article | Highlight paper |
| 06 Mar 2020
| 06 Mar 2020
Time-lapse monitoring of root water uptake using electrical resistivity tomography and mise-à-la-masse: a vineyard infiltration experiment
Dipartimento di Geoscienze, Università degli Studi di Padova, Via
G. Gradenigo, 6–35131 Padua, Italy
Luca Peruzzo
Earth and Environmental Sciences Area, Lawrence Berkeley National
Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Rd, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
EA G&E 4592, Bordeaux INP, University Bordeaux Montaigne, 1
allée Daguin, 33607 Pessac, France
Jacopo Boaga
Dipartimento di Geoscienze, Università degli Studi di Padova, Via
G. Gradenigo, 6–35131 Padua, Italy
Nicola Cenni
Dipartimento di Geoscienze, Università degli Studi di Padova, Via
G. Gradenigo, 6–35131 Padua, Italy
Myriam Schmutz
EA G&E 4592, Bordeaux INP, University Bordeaux Montaigne, 1
allée Daguin, 33607 Pessac, France
Earth and Environmental Sciences Area, Lawrence Berkeley National
Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Rd, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
Susan S. Hubbard
Earth and Environmental Sciences Area, Lawrence Berkeley National
Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Rd, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
Giorgio Cassiani
Dipartimento di Geoscienze, Università degli Studi di Padova, Via
G. Gradenigo, 6–35131 Padua, Italy
Related authors
Benjamin Mary, Veronika Iván, Franco Meggio, Luca Peruzzo, Guillaume Blanchy, Chunwei Chou, Benedetto Ruperti, Yuxin Wu, and Giorgio Cassiani
Biogeosciences, 20, 4625–4650, https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-20-4625-2023, https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-20-4625-2023, 2023
Short summary
Short summary
The study explores the partial root zone drying method, an irrigation strategy aimed at improving water use efficiency. We imaged the root–soil interaction using non-destructive techniques consisting of soil and plant current stimulation. The study found that imaging the processes in time was effective in identifying spatial patterns associated with irrigation and root water uptake. The results will be useful for developing more efficient root detection methods in natural soil conditions.
Benjamin Mary, Luca Peruzzo, Jacopo Boaga, Myriam Schmutz, Yuxin Wu, Susan S. Hubbard, and Giorgio Cassiani
Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 22, 5427–5444, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-22-5427-2018, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-22-5427-2018, 2018
Davide Scafidi, Alfio Viganò, Jacopo Boaga, Valeria Cascone, Simone Barani, Daniele Spallarossa, Gabriele Ferretti, Mauro Carli, and Giancarlo De Marchi
Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 24, 1249–1260, https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-24-1249-2024, https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-24-1249-2024, 2024
Short summary
Short summary
Our paper concerns the use of a dense network of low-cost seismic accelerometers in populated areas to achieve rapid and reliable estimation of exposure maps in Trentino (northeast Italy). These additional data, in conjunction with the automatic monitoring procedure, allow us to obtain dense measurements which only rely on actual recorded data, avoiding the use of ground motion prediction equations. This leads to a more reliable picture of the actual ground shaking.
Luca Carturan, Giulia Zuecco, Angela Andreotti, Jacopo Boaga, Costanza Morino, Mirko Pavoni, Roberto Seppi, Monica Tolotti, Thomas Zanoner, and Matteo Zumiani
EGUsphere, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2023-2689, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2023-2689, 2024
Short summary
Short summary
Pseudo-relict rock glaciers look visually relict but contain patches of permafrost. They are poorly known in terms of permafrost content, spatial distribution and frequency. Here we use spring-water temperature for a preliminary estimate of the permafrost presence in the rock glaciers of a 795 km2 catchment in the Italian Alps. The results show that ~50 % of rock glaciers classified as relict might be pseudo-relict and might contain ~30 % of the ice stored in the rock glaciers in the study area.
Jacopo Boaga, MIrko Pavoni, Alexander Bast, and Samuel Weber
EGUsphere, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2023-2774, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2023-2774, 2023
Short summary
Short summary
Reversal polarity are observed in rock glacier seismic refraction tomography. We collected several datasets observing this phenomena in Switzerland and Italy. This phase change may be due to the presence of a thin low-velocity. Our results are confirmed by modelling and analysis of synthetic seismograms to demonstrate that the presence of a low-velocity layer produces a polarity reversal on the seismic gather.
Benjamin Mary, Veronika Iván, Franco Meggio, Luca Peruzzo, Guillaume Blanchy, Chunwei Chou, Benedetto Ruperti, Yuxin Wu, and Giorgio Cassiani
Biogeosciences, 20, 4625–4650, https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-20-4625-2023, https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-20-4625-2023, 2023
Short summary
Short summary
The study explores the partial root zone drying method, an irrigation strategy aimed at improving water use efficiency. We imaged the root–soil interaction using non-destructive techniques consisting of soil and plant current stimulation. The study found that imaging the processes in time was effective in identifying spatial patterns associated with irrigation and root water uptake. The results will be useful for developing more efficient root detection methods in natural soil conditions.
Liange Zheng, Chun Chang, Sharon Borglin, Sangcheol Yoon, Chunwei Chou, Yuxin Wu, and Jens T. Birkholzer
Saf. Nucl. Waste Disposal, 2, 181–182, https://doi.org/10.5194/sand-2-181-2023, https://doi.org/10.5194/sand-2-181-2023, 2023
Short summary
Short summary
Bentonite buffer surrounding the waste canister is a critical part of the multi-barrier system for high-level radioactive waste geological repositories that undergo heating from heat-emitting waste and hydration from the host rock. Thus, extensive research was conducted to study the alteration of bentonite due to heating and hydration under high temperatures (200 °C); this work provides valuable data for model validation.
Mirko Pavoni, Jacopo Boaga, Alberto Carrera, Giulia Zuecco, Luca Carturan, and Matteo Zumiani
The Cryosphere, 17, 1601–1607, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-17-1601-2023, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-17-1601-2023, 2023
Short summary
Short summary
In the last decades, geochemical investigations at the springs of rock glaciers have been used to estimate their drainage processes, and the frozen layer is typically considered to act as an aquiclude or aquitard. In this work, we evaluated the hydraulic behavior of a mountain permafrost site by executing a geophysical monitoring experiment. Several hundred liters of salt water have been injected into the subsurface, and geoelectrical measurements have been performed to define the water flow.
Marcia Phillips, Chasper Buchli, Samuel Weber, Jacopo Boaga, Mirko Pavoni, and Alexander Bast
The Cryosphere, 17, 753–760, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-17-753-2023, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-17-753-2023, 2023
Short summary
Short summary
A new combination of temperature, water pressure and cross-borehole electrical resistivity data is used to investigate ice/water contents in an ice-rich rock glacier. The landform is close to 0°C and has locally heterogeneous characteristics, ice/water contents and temperatures. The techniques presented continuously monitor temporal and spatial phase changes to a depth of 12 m and provide the basis for a better understanding of accelerating rock glacier movements and future water availability.
Mirko Pavoni, Jacopo Boaga, Alberto Carrera, Stefano Urbini, Fabrizio de Blasi, and Jacopo Gabrieli
The Cryosphere Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-2022-190, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-2022-190, 2022
Revised manuscript not accepted
Short summary
Short summary
The Ice Memory project aims to extract, analyze, and store ice cores from worldwide retreating glaciers. One of the selected sites is the last remaining ice body in the Apennines, the Calderone Glacier. To assess the most suitable drilling position, geophysical surveys were performed. Reliable ground penetrating radar measurements have been positively combined with a geophysical technique rarely applied in glacier environments, the Frequency Domain Electro-Magnetic prospection.
Baptiste Dafflon, Stijn Wielandt, John Lamb, Patrick McClure, Ian Shirley, Sebastian Uhlemann, Chen Wang, Sylvain Fiolleau, Carlotta Brunetti, Franklin H. Akins, John Fitzpatrick, Samuel Pullman, Robert Busey, Craig Ulrich, John Peterson, and Susan S. Hubbard
The Cryosphere, 16, 719–736, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-16-719-2022, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-16-719-2022, 2022
Short summary
Short summary
This study presents the development and validation of a novel acquisition system for measuring finely resolved depth profiles of soil and snow temperature at multiple locations. Results indicate that the system reliably captures the dynamics in snow thickness, as well as soil freezing and thawing depth, enabling advances in understanding the intensity and timing in surface processes and their impact on subsurface thermohydrological regimes.
Haruko M. Wainwright, Sebastian Uhlemann, Maya Franklin, Nicola Falco, Nicholas J. Bouskill, Michelle E. Newcomer, Baptiste Dafflon, Erica R. Siirila-Woodburn, Burke J. Minsley, Kenneth H. Williams, and Susan S. Hubbard
Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 26, 429–444, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-26-429-2022, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-26-429-2022, 2022
Short summary
Short summary
This paper has developed a tractable approach for characterizing watershed heterogeneity and its relationship with key functions such as ecosystem sensitivity to droughts and nitrogen export. We have applied clustering methods to classify hillslopes into
watershed zonesthat have distinct distributions of bedrock-to-canopy properties as well as key functions. This is a powerful approach for guiding watershed experiments and sampling as well as informing hydrological and biogeochemical models.
Jiancong Chen, Baptiste Dafflon, Anh Phuong Tran, Nicola Falco, and Susan S. Hubbard
Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 25, 6041–6066, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-25-6041-2021, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-25-6041-2021, 2021
Short summary
Short summary
The novel hybrid predictive modeling (HPM) approach uses a long short-term memory recurrent neural network to estimate evapotranspiration (ET) and ecosystem respiration (Reco) with only meteorological and remote-sensing inputs. We developed four use cases to demonstrate the applicability of HPM. The results indicate HPM is capable of providing ET and Reco estimations in challenging mountainous systems and enhances our understanding of watershed dynamics at sparsely monitored watersheds.
Qina Yan, Haruko Wainwright, Baptiste Dafflon, Sebastian Uhlemann, Carl I. Steefel, Nicola Falco, Jeffrey Kwang, and Susan S. Hubbard
Earth Surf. Dynam., 9, 1347–1361, https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-9-1347-2021, https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-9-1347-2021, 2021
Short summary
Short summary
We develop a hybrid model to estimate the spatial distribution of the thickness of the soil layer, which also provides estimations of soil transport and soil production rates. We apply this model to two examples of hillslopes in the East River watershed in Colorado and validate the model. The results show that the north-facing (NF) hillslope has a deeper soil layer than the south-facing (SF) hillslope and that the hybrid model provides better accuracy than a machine-learning model.
Emmanuel Léger, Baptiste Dafflon, Yves Robert, Craig Ulrich, John E. Peterson, Sébastien C. Biraud, Vladimir E. Romanovsky, and Susan S. Hubbard
The Cryosphere, 13, 2853–2867, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-13-2853-2019, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-13-2853-2019, 2019
Short summary
Short summary
We propose a new strategy called distributed temperature profiling (DTP) for improving the estimation of soil thermal properties through the use of an unprecedented number of laterally and vertically distributed temperature measurements. We tested a DTP system prototype by moving it sequentially across a discontinuous permafrost environment. The DTP enabled high-resolution identification of near-surface permafrost location and covariability with topography, vegetation, and soil properties.
Nicola Cenni, Jacopo Boaga, Filippo Casarin, Giancarlo De Marchi, Maria Rosa Valluzzi, and Giorgio Cassiani
Adv. Geosci., 51, 1–14, https://doi.org/10.5194/adgeo-51-1-2019, https://doi.org/10.5194/adgeo-51-1-2019, 2019
Benjamin Mary, Luca Peruzzo, Jacopo Boaga, Myriam Schmutz, Yuxin Wu, Susan S. Hubbard, and Giorgio Cassiani
Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 22, 5427–5444, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-22-5427-2018, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-22-5427-2018, 2018
Anh Phuong Tran, Baptiste Dafflon, and Susan S. Hubbard
The Cryosphere, 11, 2089–2109, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-2089-2017, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-2089-2017, 2017
Short summary
Short summary
Soil organics carbon (SOC) and its influence on terrestrial ecosystem feedbacks to global warming in permafrost regions are particularly important for the prediction of future climate variation. Our study proposes a new surface–subsurface, joint deterministic–stochastic hydrological–thermal–geophysical inversion approach and documents the benefit of including multiple types of data to estimate the vertical profile of SOC content and its influence on hydrological–thermal dynamics.
Haruko M. Wainwright, Anna K. Liljedahl, Baptiste Dafflon, Craig Ulrich, John E. Peterson, Alessio Gusmeroli, and Susan S. Hubbard
The Cryosphere, 11, 857–875, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-857-2017, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-857-2017, 2017
Short summary
Short summary
Snow has a profound impact on permafrost and ecosystem functioning in the Arctic tundra. This paper aims to characterize the variability of end-of-winter snow depth and its relationship to topography in ice-wedge polygon tundra of Arctic Alaska. In addition, we develop a Bayesian geostatistical method to integrate multiscale observational platforms (a snow probe, ground penetrating radar, unmanned aerial system and airborne lidar) for estimating snow depth in high resolution over a large area.
Klaus Haaken, Gian Piero Deidda, Giorgio Cassiani, Rita Deiana, Mario Putti, Claudio Paniconi, Carlotta Scudeler, and Andreas Kemna
Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 21, 1439–1454, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-21-1439-2017, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-21-1439-2017, 2017
Short summary
Short summary
The paper presents a general methodology that will help understand how freshwater and saltwater may interact in natural porous media, with a particular view at practical applications such as the storage of freshwater underground in critical areas, e.g., semi-arid zones around the Mediterranean sea. The methodology is applied to a case study in Sardinia and shows how a mix of advanced monitoring and mathematical modeling tremendously advance our understanding of these systems.
Anh Phuong Tran, Baptiste Dafflon, Susan S. Hubbard, Michael B. Kowalsky, Philip Long, Tetsu K. Tokunaga, and Kenneth H. Williams
Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 20, 3477–3491, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-20-3477-2016, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-20-3477-2016, 2016
Short summary
Short summary
Quantifying water and heat fluxes in the shallow subsurface is particularly important due to their strong control on recharge, evaporation and biogeochemical processes. This study developed and tested a new inversion scheme to estimate subsurface hydro-thermal parameters by joint using different hydrological, thermal and geophysical data. It is especially useful for the increasing number of studies that are taking advantage of autonomously collected measurements to explore ecosystem dynamics.
G. Cassiani, J. Boaga, D. Vanella, M. T. Perri, and S. Consoli
Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 19, 2213–2225, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-19-2213-2015, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-19-2213-2015, 2015
Short summary
Short summary
The paper presents an integrated approach to monitoring root water uptake and link this information to the plant transpiration measured by sap flow and eddy covariance. The monitoring of soil conditions is achieved using 3-D electrical resistivity tomography. This ensemble of data can be used jointly to model the soil-plant interactions and identify the extent and efficiency of the root zone in front of existing irrigation schemes. A case study is presented regarding an orange orchard in Sicily.
N. Ursino, G. Cassiani, R. Deiana, G. Vignoli, and J. Boaga
Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 18, 1105–1118, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-18-1105-2014, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-18-1105-2014, 2014
Related subject area
Soils and plants
Soil bacterial communities triggered by organic matter inputs associates with a high-yielding pear production
Soil nitrogen and water management by winter-killed catch crops
Rhizodeposition efficiency of pearl millet genotypes assessed on a short growing period by carbon isotopes (δ13C and F14C)
Inducing banana Fusarium wilt disease suppression through soil microbiome reshaping by pineapple–banana rotation combined with biofertilizer application
Soil δ15N is a better indicator of ecosystem nitrogen cycling than plant δ15N: A global meta-analysis
Hydrological soil properties control tree regrowth after forest disturbance in the forest steppe of central Mongolia
Effects of application of biochar and straw on sustainable phosphorus management
Altitude and management affect soil fertility, leaf nutrient status and Xanthomonas wilt prevalence in enset gardens
Nitrogen availability determines the long-term impact of land use change on soil carbon stocks in grasslands of southern Ghana
Distribution of phosphorus fractions with different plant availability in German forest soils and their relationship with common soil properties and foliar P contents
Bone char effects on soil: sequential fractionations and XANES spectroscopy
Leaf waxes in litter and topsoils along a European transect
Paleosols can promote root growth of recent vegetation – a case study from the sandy soil–sediment sequence Rakt, the Netherlands
Lime and zinc application influence soil zinc availability, dry matter yield and zinc uptake by maize grown on Alfisols
Switchgrass ecotypes alter microbial contribution to deep-soil C
Tree species and functional traits but not species richness affect interrill erosion processes in young subtropical forests
Integrated soil fertility management in sub-Saharan Africa: unravelling local adaptation
Evaluation of vineyard growth under four irrigation regimes using vegetation and soil on-the-go sensors
Functional homogeneous zones (fHZs) in viticultural zoning procedure: an Italian case study on Aglianico vine
Predicting soil water repellency using hydrophobic organic compounds and their vegetation origin
An overview of the recent approaches to terroir functional modelling, footprinting and zoning
The use of soil electrical resistivity to monitor plant and soil water relationships in vineyards
The fate of seeds in the soil: a review of the influence of overland flow on seed removal and its consequences for the vegetation of arid and semiarid patchy ecosystems
Influence of long-term mineral fertilization on metal contents and properties of soil samples taken from different locations in Hesse, Germany
Li Wang, Xiaomei Ye, Hangwei Hu, Jing Du, Yonglan Xi, Zongzhuan Shen, Jing Lin, and Deli Chen
SOIL, 8, 337–348, https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-8-337-2022, https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-8-337-2022, 2022
Short summary
Short summary
Yield-invigorating soils showed a higher content of organic matter and harbored unique bacterial communities with greater diversity than yield-debilitating soils. In addition, Chloroflexi was served as a keystone taxon in manipulating the interaction of bacterial communities. Our findings help elucidate the role of soil microbiome in maintaining crop production and factors controlling the assembly of soil microbiome.
Norman Gentsch, Diana Heuermann, Jens Boy, Steffen Schierding, Nicolaus von Wirén, Dörte Schweneker, Ulf Feuerstein, Robin Kümmerer, Bernhard Bauer, and Georg Guggenberger
SOIL, 8, 269–281, https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-8-269-2022, https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-8-269-2022, 2022
Short summary
Short summary
This study focuses on the potential of catch crops as monocultures or mixtures to improve the soil water management and reduction of soil N leaching losses. All catch crop treatments preserved soil water for the main crop and their potential can be optimized by selecting suitable species and mixture compositions. Mixtures can compensate for the individual weaknesses of monocultures in N cycling by minimizing leaching losses and maximizing the N transfer to the main crop.
Papa Mamadou Sitor Ndour, Christine Hatté, Wafa Achouak, Thierry Heulin, and Laurent Cournac
SOIL, 8, 49–57, https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-8-49-2022, https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-8-49-2022, 2022
Short summary
Short summary
Unravelling relationships between plant rhizosheath, root exudation and soil C dynamic may bring interesting perspectives in breeding for sustainable agriculture. Using four pearl millet lines with contrasting rhizosheaths, we found that δ13C and F14C of root-adhering soil differed from those of bulk and control soil, indicating C exudation in the rhizosphere. This C exudation varied according to the genotype, and conceptual modelling performed with data showed a genotypic effect on the RPE.
Beibei Wang, Mingze Sun, Jinming Yang, Zongzhuan Shen, Yannan Ou, Lin Fu, Yan Zhao, Rong Li, Yunze Ruan, and Qirong Shen
SOIL, 8, 17–29, https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-8-17-2022, https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-8-17-2022, 2022
Short summary
Short summary
Pineapple–banana rotation combined with bio-organic fertilizer application is effective in Fusarium wilt suppression. Bacterial and fungal communities are changed. Large changes in the fungal community and special Burkholderia functions in the network are likely the most responsible factors for soil-borne disease suppression. Pineapple–banana rotation combined with bio-organic fertilizer application has strong potential for the sustainable management of banana Fusarium wilt disease.
Kaihua Liao, Xiaoming Lai, and Qing Zhu
SOIL, 7, 733–742, https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-7-733-2021, https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-7-733-2021, 2021
Short summary
Short summary
Since the 20th century, human beings have released a large amount of reactive nitrogen by excessive application of nitrogen fertilizer, which resulted in enhanced greenhouse effect. It is not clear how the ecosystem nitrogen cycle evolves during global warming. In this study, we collected global data and used meta-analysis to reveal the response of nitrogen cycle to climate warming. The results show that the future climate warming can accelerate the process of ecosystem nitrogen cycle.
Florian Schneider, Michael Klinge, Jannik Brodthuhn, Tino Peplau, and Daniela Sauer
SOIL, 7, 563–584, https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-7-563-2021, https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-7-563-2021, 2021
Short summary
Short summary
The central Mongolian forest steppe underlies a recent decline of forested area. We analysed the site and soil properties in the Khangai Mountains to identify differences between disturbed forest areas with and without regrowth of trees. More silty soils were found under areas with tree regrowth and more sandy soils under areas without tree regrowth. Due to the continental, semi-arid climate, soil properties which increase the amount of available water are decisive for tree regrowth in Mongolia.
Xue Li, Na Li, Jinfeng Yang, Yansen Xiang, Xin Wang, and Xiaori Han
SOIL Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-2021-49, https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-2021-49, 2021
Preprint withdrawn
Short summary
Short summary
The application of biochar in soil not only solves the problem of resource waste and environmental pollution caused by agricultural and forestry wastes but also improves the soil environment. In this study, the basic properties of the soil, P fractions, change in P forms, the relationship between Hedley-P, and distribution of different P forms in the soil were studied.
Sabura Shara, Rony Swennen, Jozef Deckers, Fantahun Weldesenbet, Laura Vercammen, Fassil Eshetu, Feleke Woldeyes, Guy Blomme, Roel Merckx, and Karen Vancampenhout
SOIL, 7, 1–14, https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-7-1-2021, https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-7-1-2021, 2021
Short summary
Short summary
Nicknamed the
tree against hunger, enset (Ensete ventricosum) is an important multipurpose crop for the farming systems of the densely populated Gamo highlands in Ethiopia. Its high productivity and tolerance to droughts are major assets. Nevertheless, enset production is severely threatened by a wilting disease. This observational study aims to assess soil and leaf nutrients in enset gardens at different altitudes to see if fertility management can be linked to disease prevalence.
John Kormla Nyameasem, Thorsten Reinsch, Friedhelm Taube, Charles Yaw Fosu Domozoro, Esther Marfo-Ahenkora, Iraj Emadodin, and Carsten Stefan Malisch
SOIL, 6, 523–539, https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-6-523-2020, https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-6-523-2020, 2020
Short summary
Short summary
Long-term studies on the impact of land use change and crop selection on soil organic carbon (SOC) stocks in sub-Saharan Africa are scarce. Accordingly, this study analysed the impact of converting natural grasslands to a range of low-input production systems in a tropical savannah on SOC stocks. Apart from the cultivation of legume tree and/or shrub species, all land management techniques were detrimental. Grazed grasslands in particular had almost 50 % less SOC than natural grasslands.
Jörg Niederberger, Martin Kohler, and Jürgen Bauhus
SOIL, 5, 189–204, https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-5-189-2019, https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-5-189-2019, 2019
Short summary
Short summary
Phosphorus (P) seems to be a limiting factor for forest nutrition. At many German forest sites, trees show a deficiency in P nutrition. However, total soil P is an inadequate predictor to explain this malnutrition. We examined if soil properties such as pH, SOC, and soil texture may be used to predict certain P pools in large forest soil inventories. Models using soil properties and P pools with different bioavailability are not yet adequate to explain the P nutrition status in tree foliage.
Mohsen Morshedizad, Kerstin Panten, Wantana Klysubun, and Peter Leinweber
SOIL, 4, 23–35, https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-4-23-2018, https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-4-23-2018, 2018
Short summary
Short summary
We investigated how the composition of bone char (BC) particles altered in soil and affected the soil P speciation by fractionation and X-ray absorption near-edge structure spectroscopy. Bone char particles (BC from pyrolysis of bone chips and BCplus, a BC enriched with S compounds) were collected at the end of incubation-leaching and ryegrass cultivation trials. Soil amendment with BCplus led to elevated P concentrations and maintained more soluble P species than BC even after ryegrass growth.
Imke K. Schäfer, Verena Lanny, Jörg Franke, Timothy I. Eglinton, Michael Zech, Barbora Vysloužilová, and Roland Zech
SOIL, 2, 551–564, https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-2-551-2016, https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-2-551-2016, 2016
Short summary
Short summary
For this study we systematically investigated the molecular pattern of leaf waxes in litter and topsoils along a European transect to assess their potential for palaeoenvironmental reconstruction. Our results show that leaf wax patterns depend on the type of vegetation. The vegetation signal is not only found in the litter; it can also be preserved to some degree in the topsoil.
Martina I. Gocke, Fabian Kessler, Jan M. van Mourik, Boris Jansen, and Guido L. B. Wiesenberg
SOIL, 2, 537–549, https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-2-537-2016, https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-2-537-2016, 2016
Short summary
Short summary
Investigation of a Dutch sandy profile demonstrated that buried soils provide beneficial growth conditions for plant roots in terms of nutrients. The intense exploitation of deep parts of the soil profile, including subsoil and soil parent material, by roots of the modern vegetation is often underestimated by traditional approaches. Potential consequences of deep rooting for terrestrial carbon stocks, located to a relevant part in buried soils, remain largely unknown and require further studies.
Sanjib K. Behera, Arvind K. Shukla, Brahma S. Dwivedi, and Brij L. Lakaria
SOIL Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-2016-41, https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-2016-41, 2016
Revised manuscript not accepted
Short summary
Short summary
Zinc (Zn) deficiency is widespread in all types of soils of world including acid soils affecting crop production and nutritional quality of edible plant parts. The present study was carried out to assess the effects of lime and farmyard manure addition to two acid soils of India on soil properties, extractable zinc by different extractants, dry matter yield, Zn concentration and uptake by maize. Increased level of lime application led to enhancement of soil pH and reduction in extractable Zn in
Damaris Roosendaal, Catherine E. Stewart, Karolien Denef, Ronald F. Follett, Elizabeth Pruessner, Louise H. Comas, Gary E. Varvel, Aaron Saathoff, Nathan Palmer, Gautam Sarath, Virginia L. Jin, Marty Schmer, and Madhavan Soundararajan
SOIL, 2, 185–197, https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-2-185-2016, https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-2-185-2016, 2016
Short summary
Short summary
Switchgrass is a deep-rooted perennial grass bioenergy crop that can sequester soil C. Although switchgrass ecotypes vary in root biomass and architecture, little is known about their effect on soil microbial communities throughout the soil profile. By examining labeled root-C uptake in the microbial community, we found that ecotypes supported different microbial communities. The more fungal community associated with the upland ecotype could promote C sequestration by enhancing soil aggregation.
S. Seitz, P. Goebes, Z. Song, H. Bruelheide, W. Härdtle, P. Kühn, Y. Li, and T. Scholten
SOIL, 2, 49–61, https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-2-49-2016, https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-2-49-2016, 2016
Short summary
Short summary
Different tree species affect interrill erosion, but a higher tree species richness does not mitigate soil losses in young subtropical forest stands. Different tree morphologies and tree traits (e.g. crown cover or tree height) have to be considered when assessing erosion in forest ecosystems. If a leaf litter cover is not present, the remaining soil surface cover by stones and biological soil crusts is the most important driver for soil erosion control.
B. Vanlauwe, K. Descheemaeker, K. E. Giller, J. Huising, R. Merckx, G. Nziguheba, J. Wendt, and S. Zingore
SOIL, 1, 491–508, https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-1-491-2015, https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-1-491-2015, 2015
Short summary
Short summary
The "local adaptation" component of integrated soil fertility management operates at field and farm scale. At field scale, the application of implements other than improved germplasm, fertilizer, and organic inputs can enhance the agronomic efficiency (AE) of fertilizer. Examples include the application of lime, secondary and micronutrients, water harvesting, and soil tillage practices. At farm scale, targeting fertilizer within variable farms is shown to significantly affect AE of fertilizer.
J. M. Terrón, J. Blanco, F. J. Moral, L. A. Mancha, D. Uriarte, and J. R. Marques da Silva
SOIL, 1, 459–473, https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-1-459-2015, https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-1-459-2015, 2015
A. Bonfante, A. Agrillo, R. Albrizio, A. Basile, R. Buonomo, R. De Mascellis, A. Gambuti, P. Giorio, G. Guida, G. Langella, P. Manna, L. Minieri, L. Moio, T. Siani, and F. Terribile
SOIL, 1, 427–441, https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-1-427-2015, https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-1-427-2015, 2015
Short summary
Short summary
This paper aims to test a new physically oriented approach to viticulture zoning at the farm scale which is strongly rooted in hydropedology and aims to achieve a better use of environmental features with respect to plant requirement and wine production. The physics of our approach are defined by the use of soil-plant-atmosphere simulation models which apply physically based equations to describe the soil hydrological processes and solve soil-plant water status.
J. Mao, K. G. J. Nierop, M. Rietkerk, and S. C. Dekker
SOIL, 1, 411–425, https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-1-411-2015, https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-1-411-2015, 2015
Short summary
Short summary
In this study we show how soil water repellency (SWR) is linked to the quantity and quality of SWR markers in soils mainly derived from vegetation. To predict the SWR of topsoils, we find the strongest relationship with ester-bound alcohols, and for subsoils with root-derived ω-hydroxy fatty acids and α,ω-dicarboxylic acids. From this we conclude that, overall, roots influence SWR more strongly than leaves and subsequently SWR markers derived from roots predict SWR better.
E. Vaudour, E. Costantini, G. V. Jones, and S. Mocali
SOIL, 1, 287–312, https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-1-287-2015, https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-1-287-2015, 2015
Short summary
Short summary
Terroir chemical and biological footprinting and geospatial technologies are promising for the management of terroir units, particularly remote and proxy data in conjunction with spatial statistics. In practice, the managed zones will be updatable and the effects of viticultural and/or soil management practices might be easier to control. The prospect of facilitated terroir spatial monitoring makes it possible to address the issue of terroir sustainability.
L. Brillante, O. Mathieu, B. Bois, C. van Leeuwen, and J. Lévêque
SOIL, 1, 273–286, https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-1-273-2015, https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-1-273-2015, 2015
Short summary
Short summary
The available soil water (ASW) is a major contributor to the viticulture "terroir". Electrical resistivity tomography (ERT) allows for measurements of soil water accurately and with low disturbance. This work reviews the use of ERT to spatialise soil water and ASW. A case example is also presented: differences in water uptake (as evaluated by fraction of transpirable soil water variations) depending on grapevine water status (as measured by leaf water potential) are evidenced and mapped.
E. Bochet
SOIL, 1, 131–146, https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-1-131-2015, https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-1-131-2015, 2015
Short summary
Short summary
Since seeds are the principle means by which plants move across the landscape, the final fate of seeds plays a fundamental role in the origin, maintenance, functioning and dynamics of plant communities. In arid and semiarid patchy ecosystems, where seeds are scattered into a heterogeneous environment and intense rainfalls occur, the transport of seeds by runoff to new sites represents an opportunity for seeds to reach more favourable sites for seed germination and seedling survival.
S. Czarnecki and R.-A. Düring
SOIL, 1, 23–33, https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-1-23-2015, https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-1-23-2015, 2015
Short summary
Short summary
This study covers both aspects of understanding of soil system and soil contamination after 14 years of fertilizer application and residual effects of the fertilization 8 years after cessation of fertilizer treatment. Although many grassland fertilizer experiments have been performed worldwide, information about residual effects of fertilizer applications on grassland ecosystem functioning is still rare. This study reports the importance of monitoring of the long-term impact of fertilization.
Cited articles
Amato, M., Bitella, G., Rossi, R., Gómez, J. A., Lovelli, S., and Gomes,
J. J. F.: Multi-electrode 3D resistivity imaging of alfalfa root zone,
Eur. J. Agron., 31, 213–222,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eja.2009.08.005, 2009.
Anderegg, W. R. L., Kane, J. M., and Anderegg, L. D. L.: Consequences of
widespread tree mortality triggered by drought and temperature stress,
Nat. Clim. Change, 3, 30–36, https://doi.org/10.1038/nclimate1635, 2013.
Archie, G. E.: The Electrical Resistivity Log as an Aid in Determining Some
Reservoir Characteristics, Transactions of the AIME, 146, 54–62,
https://doi.org/10.2118/942054-G, 1942.
Band, L. E., McDonnell, J. J., Duncan, J. M., Barros, A., Bejan, A., Burt,
T., Dietrich, W. E., Emanuel, R., Hwang, T., Katul, G., Kim, Y., McGlynn,
B., Miles, B., Porporato, A., Scaife, C., and Troch, P. A.: Ecohydrological
flow networks in the subsurface, Ecohydrol., 7, 1073–1078, https://doi.org/10.1002/eco.1525, 2014.
Blanchy, G., Saneiyan, S., Boyd, J., McLachlan, P., and Binley, A.: ResIPy, an intuitive open source software for complex geoelectrical inversion/modeling, Comput. Geosci., 137, 104423, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cageo.2020.104423, 2020.
Binley, A. and Kemna, A.: DC resistivity and induced polarization methods, in:
Hydrogeophysics, Springer, 129–156, 2005.
Brovelli, A. And Cassiani, G.: Combined estimation of effective electrical
conductivity and permittivity for soil monitoring: electrical conductivity
and permittivity of soils, Water Resour. Res., 47,
https://doi.org/10.1029/2011WR010487, 2011.
Brillante, L., Mathieu, O., Bois, B., van Leeuwen, C., and Lévêque, J.: The use of soil electrical resistivity to monitor plant and soil water relationships in vineyards, SOIL, 1, 273–286, https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-1-273-2015, 2015.
Campbell, R. B., Bower, C. A., and Richards, L. A.: change of electrical
conductivity with temperature and the relation of osmotic pressure to
electrical conductivity and ion concentration for soil extracts, Soil
Sci. Soc. Am. J., 13, 66–69,
https://doi.org/10.2136/sssaj1949.036159950013000C0010x, 1949.
Cassiani, G., Bruno, V., Villa, A., Fusi, N., and Binley, A. M.: A saline
trace test monitored via time-lapse surface electrical resistivity
tomography, J. Appl. Geophys., 59, 244–259,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jappgeo.2005.10.007, 2006.
Cassiani, G., Ursino, N., Deiana, R., Vignoli, G., Boaga, J., Rossi, M.,
Perri, M. T., Blaschek, M., Duttmann, R., Meyer, S., Ludwig, R., Soddu, A.,
Dietrich, P., and Werban, U.: Noninvasive Monitoring of Soil Static
Characteristics and Dynamic States: A Case Study Highlighting Vegetation
Effects on Agricultural Land, Vadose Zone J., 11, vzj2011.0195,
https://doi.org/10.2136/vzj2011.0195, 2012.
Cassiani, G., Boaga, J., Vanella, D., Perri, M. T., and Consoli, S.:
Monitoring and modelling of soil–plant interactions: the joint use of ERT,
sap flow and eddy covariance data to characterize the volume of an orange
tree root zone, Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 19, 2213–2225,
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-19-2213-2015, 2015.
Cassiani, G., Boaga, J., Rossi, M., Putti, M., Fadda, G., Majone, B., and
Bellin, A.: Soil–plant interaction monitoring: Small scale example of an
apple orchard in Trentino, North-Eastern Italy, Sci. Total
Environ., 543, 851–861, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.03.113, 2016.
Chahine, M. T.: The hydrological cycle and its influence on climate, Nature,
359, 373–380, https://doi.org/10.1038/359373a0, 1992.
Consoli, S., Stagno, F., Vanella, D., Boaga, J., Cassiani, G., and Roccuzzo,
G.: Partial root-zone drying irrigation in orange orchards: Effects on water
use and crop production characteristics, Eur. J. Agron., 82,
190–202, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eja.2016.11.001, 2017.
Couvreur, V., Vanderborght, J., and Javaux, M.: A simple three-dimensional
macroscopic root water uptake model based on the hydraulic architecture
approach, Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 16, 2957–2971,
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-16-2957-2012, 2012.
Dalton, F. N.: In-situ root extent measurements by electrical capacitance
methods, Plant Soil, 173, 157–165, https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00155527, 1995.
Dawson, T. E. and Siegwolf, R. T. W. (Eds.): Stable isotopes as indicators of
ecological change, 1st Edn., Academic, Oxford, 2007.
de Arellano, J. V.-G., van Heerwaarden, C. C., and Lelieveld, J.: Modelled
suppression of boundary-layer clouds by plants in a CO2-rich atmosphere,
Nat. Geosci., 5, 701–704, https://doi.org/10.1038/ngeo1554, 2012.
De Carlo, L., Perri, M. T., Caputo, M. C., Deiana, R., Vurro, M., and
Cassiani, G.: Characterization of a dismissed landfill via electrical
resistivity tomography and mise-à-la-masse method, J. Appl.
Geophys., 98, 1–10, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jappgeo.2013.07.010, 2013.
Dirmeyer, P. A., Koster, R. D., and Guo, Z.: Do Global Models Properly
Represent the Feedback between Land and Atmosphere?, J. Hydrometeor., 7,
1177–1198, https://doi.org/10.1175/JHM532.1, 2006.
Dirmeyer, P. A., Jin, E. K., Kinter III, J. L., and Shukla, J.: Land Surface
Modeling in Support of Numerical Weather Prediction and Sub-Seasonal Climate
Prediction, White Paper: Workshop on Land Surface Modeling in Support of NWP and
Sub-Seasonal Climate Prediction, 17 pp., 2014.
Draye, X., Kim, Y., Lobet, G., and Javaux, M.: Model-assisted integration of
physiological and environmental constraints affecting the dynamic and
spatial patterns of root water uptake from soils, J. Exp.
Bot., 61, 2145–2155, https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/erq077, 2010.
Dupuy, L., Fourcaud, T., Stokes, A., and Danjon, F.: A density-based approach
for the modelling of root architecture: application to Maritime pine (Pinus
pinaster Ait.) root systems, J. Theor. Biol., 236,
323–334, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtbi.2005.03.013, 2005.
Dupuy, L., Vignes, M., Mckenzie, B. M., and White, P. J.: The dynamics of
root meristem distribution in the soil, Plant Cell Environ., 33,
358–369, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3040.2009.02081.x, 2010.
Dupuy, L. X. and Vignes, M.: An algorithm for the simulation of the growth
of root systems on deformable domains, J. Theor. Biol., 310,
164–174, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtbi.2012.06.025, 2012.
Feddes, R. A., Kowalik, P. J., and Zaradny, H.: Simulation of field water use and crop yield. Simulation monographs, Pudoc, Wageningen, 9–30, 1978.
Garré, S., Javaux, M., Vanderborght, J., Pagès, L., and Vereecken,
H.: Three-Dimensional Electrical Resistivity Tomography to Monitor Root Zone
Water Dynamics, Vadose Zone J., 10, 412–424,
https://doi.org/10.2136/vzj2010.0079, 2011.
Gerwitz, A. and Page, E. R.: An Empirical Mathematical Model to Describe
Plant Root Systems, J. Appl. Ecol., 11, 773,
https://doi.org/10.2307/2402227, 1974.
Gibert, D., Le Mouël, J.-L., Lambs, L., Nicollin, F., and Perrier, F.:
Sap flow and daily electric potential variations in a tree trunk, Plant
Sci., 171, 572–584, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plantsci.2006.06.012, 2006.
Hackett, C. and Rose, D.: A Model of the Extension and Branching of a
Seminal Root of Barley, and Its Use in Studying Relations Between Root
Dimensions I. the Model, Aust. J. Biol. Sci., 25, 669–680,
https://doi.org/10.1071/BI9720669, 1972.
Jourdan C. and H. Rey:, Modelling and simulation of the architecture and
development of the oil-palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq) root system, 1. The
model, Plant Soil, 190, 217–233, https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1004218030608, 1997.
Kemna, A., Binley, A., Cassiani, G., Niederleithinger, E., Revil, A.,
Slater, L., Williams, K. H., Orozco, A. F., Haegel, F.-H., Hördt, A.,
Kruschwitz, S., Leroux, V., Titov, K., and Zimmermann, E.: An overview of the
spectral induced polarization method for near-surface applications, Near
Surf. Geophys., 10, 453–468, https://doi.org/10.3997/1873-0604.2012027, 2012.
Mary, B., Saracco, G., Peyras, L., Vennetier, M., Mériaux, P., and
Camerlynck, C.: Mapping tree root system in dikes using induced
polarization: Focus on the influence of soil water content, J.
Appl. Geophys., 135, 387–396, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jappgeo.2016.05.005, 2016.
Mary, B., Abdulsamad, F., Saracco, G., Peyras, L., Vennetier, M.,
Mériaux, P., and Camerlynck, C.: Improvement of coarse root detection
using time and frequency induced polarization: from laboratory to field
experiments, Plant Soil, 417, 243–259, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-017-3255-4,
2017.
Mary, B., Peruzzo, L., Boaga, J., Schmutz, M., Wu, Y., Hubbard, S. S., and
Cassiani, G.: Small-scale characterization of vine plant root water uptake
via 3-D electrical resistivity tomography and mise-à-la-masse method,
Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 22, 5427–5444, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-22-5427-2018,
2018.
Mary, B., Vanella, D., Consoli, S., and Cassiani, G.: Assessing the extent of
citrus trees root apparatus under deficit irrigation via multi-method
geo-electrical imaging, Sci. Rep., 9, 9913, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-46107-w,
2019.
Manoli, G., Bonetti, S., Domec, J.-C., Putti, M., Katul, G., and Marani, M.:
Tree root systems competing for soil moisture in a 3D soil–plant model,
Adv. Water Resour., 66, 32–42,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.advwatres.2014.01.006, 2014.
Mary, B.: Open data access to reproduce figures from the Soil Manuscript, available at: http://researchdata.cab.unipd.it/id/eprint/321, last access: 3 February 2020.
Maxwell, R. M., Chow, F. K., and Kollet, S. J.: The
groundwater–land-surface–atmosphere connection: Soil moisture effects on
the atmospheric boundary layer in fully-coupled simulations, Adv.
Water Resour., 30, 2447–2466, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.advwatres.2007.05.018,
2007.
Michot, D., Benderitter, Y., Dorigny, A., Nicoullaud, B., King, D., and
Tabbagh, A.: Spatial and temporal monitoring of soil water content with an
irrigated corn crop cover using surface electrical resistivity tomography:
soil water study using electrical resistivity, Water Resour. Res., 39, 1138–1158,
https://doi.org/10.1029/2002WR001581, 2003.
Michot, D., Thomas, Z., and Adam, I.: Nonstationarity of the electrical resistivity and soil moisture relationship in a heterogeneous soil system: a case study, SOIL, 2, 241–255, https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-2-241-2016, 2016.
Mualem, Y.: A new model for predicting the hydraulic conductivity of unsaturated porous media, Water Resour. Res., 12, 513–522, https://doi.org/10.1029/WR012i003p00513, 1976.
Mualem, Y. and Friedman, S. P.: Theoretical Prediction of Electrical Conductivity in Saturated and Unsaturated Soil, Water Resour. Res., 27, 2771–2777, https://doi.org/10.1029/91WR01095, 1991.
Newman, B. D., Wilcox, B. P., Archer, S. R., Breshears, D. D., Dahm, C. N.,
Duffy, C. J., McDowell, N. G., Phillips, F. M., Scanlon, B. R., and Vivoni,
E. R.: Ecohydrology of water-limited environments: A scientific vision:
OPINION, Water Resour. Res., 42, https://doi.org/10.1029/2005WR004141, 2006.
Osiensky, J. L.: Ground water modeling of mise-a-la-masse delineation of
contaminated ground water plumes, J. Hydrol., 197, 146–165,
https://doi.org/10.1016/S0022-1694(96)03279-9, 1997.
Parasnis, D. S.: three-dimensional electric mise-a-la-masse survey of an
irregular lead-zinc-copper deposit in central sweden, Geophys. Prospect,
15, 407–437, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2478.1967.tb01796.x, 1967.
Perri, M. T., De Vita, P., Masciale, R., Portoghese, I., Chirico, G. B., and
Cassiani, G.: Time-lapse Mise-á-la-Masse measurements and modeling for
tracer test monitoring in a shallow aquifer, J. Hydrol., 561,
461–477, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2017.11.013, 2018.
Peruzzo, L.: PhD Thesis manuscript, Approches géoélectriques pour
l'étude du sol et d'interaction sol-racines, Bordeaux 3, available at: http://www.theses.fr/s141626, 2019.
Philip, J. R.: Plant Water Relations: Some Physical Aspects, Annu. Rev.
Plant. Physiol., 17, 245–268, https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.pp.17.060166.001333,
1966.
Rao, S., Meunier, F., Ehosioke, S., Lesparre, N., Kemna, A., Nguyen, F.,
Garré, S., and Javaux, M.: Impact of Maize Roots on Soil-Root Electrical
Conductivity: A Simulation Study, Vadose Zone J., 18, 190037,
https://doi.org/10.2136/vzj2019.04.0037, 2019.
Rhoades, J. D., Raats, P. A. C., and Prather, R. J.: Effects of Liquid-phase
Electrical Conductivity, Water Content, and Surface Conductivity on Bulk
Soil Electrical Conductivity, Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J.,
40, 651–655, https://doi.org/10.2136/sssaj1976.03615995004000050017x, 1976.
Richter, D. D. and Mobley, M. L.: Monitoring Earth's Critical Zone,
Science, 326, 1067–1068, https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1179117, 2009.
Schaap, M. G., Leij, F. J., and van Genuchten, M. Th.: Rosetta?: a computer
program for estimating soil hydraulic parameters with hierarchical
pedotransfer functions, J. Hydrol., 251, 163–176,
https://doi.org/10.1016/S0022-1694(01)00466-8, 2001.
Simunek, J., Sejna, M., Van Genuchten, M. T., Šimůnek, J.,
Šejna, M., Jacques, D., and Sakai, M.: HYDRUS-1D. Simulating the
one-dimensional movement of water, heat, and multiple solutes in
variably-saturated media, version 2, 1998
Srayeddin, I. and Doussan, C.: Estimation of the spatial variability
of root water uptake of maize and sorghum at the field scale by electrical
resistivity tomography, Plant Soil, 319, 185–207, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-008-9860-5, 2009.
Vanella, D., Cassiani, G., Busato, L., Boaga, J., Barbagallo, S., Binley, A.,
and Consoli, S.: Use of small scale electrical resistivity tomography to
identify soil-root interactions during deficit irrigation, J.
Hydrol., 556, 310–324, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2017.11.025, 2018.
van Genuchten, M. Th.: A Closed-form Equation for Predicting the Hydraulic Conductivity of Unsaturated Soils, Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J., 44, 892–898, https://doi.org/10.2136/sssaj1980.03615995004400050002x, 1980.
Volpe, V., Marani, M., Albertson, J. D., and Katul, G.: Root controls on
water redistribution and carbon uptake in the soil–plant system under
current and future climate, Adv. Water Resour., 60, 110–120,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.advwatres.2013.07.008, 2013.
Waxman, M. H. and Smits, L. J. M.: Electrical Conductivities in Oil-Bearing
Shaly Sands, Soc. Petrol. Eng. J., 8, 107–122,
https://doi.org/10.2118/1863-A, 1968.
Weigand, M. and Kemna, A.: Multi-frequency electrical impedance tomography
as a non-invasive tool to characterize and monitor crop root systems,
Biogeosciences, 14, 921–939, https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-14-921-2017, 2017.
Weigand, M. and Kemna, A.: Imaging and functional characterization of crop
root systems using spectroscopic electrical impedance measurements, Plant
Soil, 435, 201–224, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-018-3867-3, 2019.
Werban, U., Attia al Hagrey, S., and Rabbel, W.: Monitoring of root-zone
water content in the laboratory by 2D geoelectrical tomography, J. Plant
Nutr. Soil Sci., 171, 927–935, https://doi.org/10.1002/jpln.200700145, 2008.
York, L. M., Carminati, A., Mooney, S. J., Ritz, K., and Bennett, M. J.: The
holistic rhizosphere: integrating zones, processes, and semantics in the
soil influenced by roots, J. Exp. Bot., 67, 3629–3643,
https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/erw108, 2016.
Short summary
The use of non-invasive geophysical imaging of root system processes is of increasing interest to study soil–plant interactions. The experiment focused on the behaviour of grapevine plants during a controlled infiltration experiment. The combination of the mise-à-la-masse (MALM) method, a variation of the classical electrical tomography map (ERT), for which the current is transmitted directly into the stem, holds the promise of being able to image root distribution.
The use of non-invasive geophysical imaging of root system processes is of increasing interest...
