Rainfall Intensification Enhances Deep Percolation and Soil Water Content in Tilled and No-Till Cropping Systems of the US Midwest

Globally, the proportion of total rainfall occurring as extreme events is increasing, which may have consequences for agriculture. In the US Midwest, we conducted a 234-d manipulative experiment in 16 paired plots where we increased the proportion of rain falling in extreme events on tilled and no-t...

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Published in:Vadose Zone Journal
Main Authors: Laura J.T. Hess, Eve-Lyn S. Hinckley, G. Philip Robertson, Stephen K. Hamilton, Pamela A. Matson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2018-12-01
Online Access:https://dl.sciencesocieties.org/publications/vzj/articles/17/1/180128