Computed tomographic measurement of macroporosity in chisel-disk and no-tillage seedbeds

CJ Gantzer, SH Anderson - Soil and Tillage Research, 2002 - Elsevier
Methods for evaluating soil conditions as influenced by tillage are often limited to analysis of
bulk samples. The application of medical computed tomography (CT) to the characterization …

Saturated hydraulic conductivity and its impact on simulated runoff for claypan soils

H Blanco-Canqui, CJ Gantzer… - Soil Science Society …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
Saturated hydraulic conductivity (K sat ) is an essential parameter for understanding soil
hydrology. This study evaluated the K sat of in situ monoliths and intact cores and compared the …

Improving soil physical properties through the use of cover crops: A review

…, RP Udawatta, CJ Gantzer… - Agrosystems …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Improving soil physical properties is important to soil conservation. Cover cropping can
improve soil physical properties and organic matter content which can reduce soil loss, and …

Fractal dimension to describe soil macropore structure using X ray computed tomography

RL Peyton, CJ Gantzer, SH Anderson… - Water Resources …, 1994 - Wiley Online Library
The size, shape, and arrangement of structured voids 1–10 mm in size play an important
role in the transport of water and solutes through soil. However, these characteristics are …

Influence of prairie restoration on CT‐measured soil pore characteristics

…, SH Anderson, CJ Gantzer… - Journal of …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Restored prairies are expected to improve soil physical properties, yet little is known about
the extent of change to soil properties and how rapidly these changes take place. The …

Agroforestry and grass buffer influence on macropore characteristics: a computed tomography analysis

…, SH Anderson, CJ Gantzer… - Soil Science Society …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Although agroforestry and grass filter strips have been identified as possible land management
practices to reduce nonpoint‐source pollution from row‐crop agriculture, their effects on …

Agroforestry practices and soil ecosystem services

RP Udawatta, CJ Gantzer, S Jose - Soil health and intensification of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Supporting, regulating, provisioning, and cultural services are ecosystem benefits enjoyed by
humans. According to the 2005 Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, humans are depleting …

Performance of grass barriers and filter strips under interrill and concentrated flow

H Blanco‐Canqui, CJ Gantzer… - … of environmental quality, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Effectiveness of grass barriers and vegetative filter strips (FS) for reducing transport of
sediment and nutrients in runoff may depend on runoff flow conditions. We assessed the …

Agroforestry and grass buffer effects on pore characteristics measured by high‐resolution x‐ray computed tomography

RP Udawatta, CJ Gantzer… - Soil Science Society …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Agroforestry and grass buffers can improve infiltration and reduce runoff from row‐crop
agriculture. The objective of this study was to examine buffer effects on soil porosity using high‐…

Cover crops on temporal and spatial variations in soil microbial communities by phospholipid fatty acid profiling

LM Rankoth, RP Udawatta, CJ Gantzer… - Agronomy …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Core Ideas Cover crops improve soil microbial biomass compared to no cover crop and
influence soil microbial community structure. Soil microbial communities change both spatially …