Grass root turn-over for improved soil hydrology to combat flooding

M. W. Humphreys; L. B. Turner; S. A. O'Donovan; C. J. A. Macleod; I. P. King; W. R. Whalley; Phil M. Haygarth

Grass root turn-over for improved soil hydrology to combat flooding

M. W. Humphreys, L. B. Turner, S. A. O'Donovan, C. J. A. Macleod, I. P. King, W. R. Whalley, Phil M. Haygarth

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A Lolium perenne x Festuca pratensis cultivar demonstrates rapid and extensive root growth, in excess of either its parent species. Root turn-over at depth in the soil has a major effect on soil structure and porosity and thereby aids water retention and flood control improving water quality by mitigating against run-off of diffuse sediment and nutrients. Improved soil water retention together with increased root development at depth also improves access to scarce water resources and reduces impacts from drought stress when the water supply may be limited. We demonstrate heterosis between Lolium and Festuca gene sequences capable of providing grasslands with new multifunctional capabilities providing safeguards against flooding and improved food security with increased crop resilience to climate change. We identify QTL in Festulolium relevant to root growth and turn-over.

Original language	English
Pages	764-766
Number of pages	3
Publication status	Published - 2010
Event	Grassland in a changing world. Proceedings of the 23rd General Meeting of the European Grassland Federation - Kiel, Germany Duration: 29 Aug 2012 → 02 Sept 2012

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Conference	Grassland in a changing world. Proceedings of the 23rd General Meeting of the European Grassland Federation
Country/Territory	Germany
City	Kiel
Period	29 Aug 2012 → 02 Sept 2012

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Humphreys, M. W., Turner, L. B., O'Donovan, S. A., Macleod, C. J. A., King, I. P., Whalley, W. R., & Haygarth, P. M. (2010). Grass root turn-over for improved soil hydrology to combat flooding. 764-766. Paper presented at Grassland in a changing world. Proceedings of the 23rd General Meeting of the European Grassland Federation, Kiel, Germany. http://hdl.handle.net/2160/7022

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