Chemical constraints are the major limiting factor of root deepening in southern Brazil soils

Large soybean yield gaps are related to irregular rainfall patterns in several rainfed soybean crop regions, such as southern Brazil. More efficient rainwater use can be achieved in these regions through deeper roots. Therefore, assessing the status of soybean rooting and soil-related factors that d...

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Hovedforfatter: Pivoto Mulazzani, Rodrigo (author)
Andre forfattere: Boeno, Daniel (author), San Martin, Bruna (author), Ferigolo, Alexandre (author), Zanon, Alencar (author), Gubiani, Paulo (author)
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Online adgang:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12381/4065
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geodrs.2024.e00825
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author Pivoto Mulazzani, Rodrigo
author2 Boeno, Daniel
San Martin, Bruna
Ferigolo, Alexandre
Zanon, Alencar
Gubiani, Paulo
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Ferigolo, Alexandre
Gubiani, Paulo
Pivoto Mulazzani, Rodrigo
San Martin, Bruna
Zanon, Alencar
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Boeno, Daniel
San Martin, Bruna
Ferigolo, Alexandre
Zanon, Alencar
Gubiani, Paulo
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Boeno, Daniel
San Martin, Bruna
Ferigolo, Alexandre
Zanon, Alencar
Gubiani, Paulo
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2025-06-12T13:30:25Z
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2026-09-01
2026-09-01
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Root growth
Physical constraints
Chemical constraints
Soybean root survey
Soybean yield gap
Ciencias Agrícolas
Agricultura, Silvicultura y Pesca
Ciencias del Suelo
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description Large soybean yield gaps are related to irregular rainfall patterns in several rainfed soybean crop regions, such as southern Brazil. More efficient rainwater use can be achieved in these regions through deeper roots. Therefore, assessing the status of soybean rooting and soil-related factors that drive root growth in soybean fields is mandatory for making management decisions that minimize the yield gap. To this end, we conducted a survey in 10 fields in the state of Rio Grande do Sul (RS), Brazil, during the 2021/22 season. Undisturbed soil blocks and cores and disturbed soil samples were collected in trenches up to approximately 80 cm deep when the soybean was at the R5 stage. The roots washed from the soil blocks were scanned to determine the relative root length density (RRLD), whereas the soil cores and disturbed samples were used for physical and chemical analyses. Hierarchical cluster analysis based on the RRLD was performed to group fields according to their similarities in root distribution and soil-related factors. Soybean rooting in RS fields is quite shallow, with more than 72% of the total RRLD in all fields located within the 0–20 cm layer and less than 15% deeper than 40 cm in most fields. Chemical constraints, such as high gradient of acidity-related variables along soil profile and low concentration of nutrients below 20 cm depth, limited soybean root deepening in 50% of the fields, while physical constraints were predominant in 30% of the fields. Thus, management strategies for reducing soybean yield gap by increasing rooting depth in fields of RS need to focus on improving subsurface chemical conditions for root growth.
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spelling Chemical constraints are the major limiting factor of root deepening in southern Brazil soilsPivoto Mulazzani, RodrigoBoeno, DanielSan Martin, BrunaFerigolo, AlexandreZanon, AlencarGubiani, PauloRoot growthPhysical constraintsChemical constraintsSoybean root surveySoybean yield gapCiencias AgrícolasAgricultura, Silvicultura y PescaCiencias del SueloLarge soybean yield gaps are related to irregular rainfall patterns in several rainfed soybean crop regions, such as southern Brazil. More efficient rainwater use can be achieved in these regions through deeper roots. Therefore, assessing the status of soybean rooting and soil-related factors that drive root growth in soybean fields is mandatory for making management decisions that minimize the yield gap. To this end, we conducted a survey in 10 fields in the state of Rio Grande do Sul (RS), Brazil, during the 2021/22 season. Undisturbed soil blocks and cores and disturbed soil samples were collected in trenches up to approximately 80 cm deep when the soybean was at the R5 stage. The roots washed from the soil blocks were scanned to determine the relative root length density (RRLD), whereas the soil cores and disturbed samples were used for physical and chemical analyses. Hierarchical cluster analysis based on the RRLD was performed to group fields according to their similarities in root distribution and soil-related factors. Soybean rooting in RS fields is quite shallow, with more than 72% of the total RRLD in all fields located within the 0–20 cm layer and less than 15% deeper than 40 cm in most fields. Chemical constraints, such as high gradient of acidity-related variables along soil profile and low concentration of nutrients below 20 cm depth, limited soybean root deepening in 50% of the fields, while physical constraints were predominant in 30% of the fields. Thus, management strategies for reducing soybean yield gap by increasing rooting depth in fields of RS need to focus on improving subsurface chemical conditions for root growth.Elsevier2025-06-12T13:30:25Z2024-09Artículoinfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleAceptadoinfo:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersionhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12381/4065https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geodrs.2024.e00825Geoderma Regionalreponame:UTEC en REDIinstname:Universidad Tecnológicainstacron:Universidad TecnológicaengAcceso embargadoinfo:eu-repo/semantics/embargoedAccessReconocimiento-NoComercial-SinObraDerivada 4.0 Internacional. (CC BY-NC-ND)2026-09-01Elsevier posibilita la carga del Manuscrito aceptado a repositorios institucionales, siempre y cuando se haga referencia a la publicación original y se cumpla con el período de embargo de la revista. En este caso, la revista Geoderma Regional tiene un período de embargo de 24 meses desde que se publico el articulo.2026-09-01oai:redi.anii.org.uy:20.500.12381/40652026-06-16T05:30:20Z
spellingShingle Chemical constraints are the major limiting factor of root deepening in southern Brazil soils
Pivoto Mulazzani, Rodrigo
Root growth
Physical constraints
Chemical constraints
Soybean root survey
Soybean yield gap
Ciencias Agrícolas
Agricultura, Silvicultura y Pesca
Ciencias del Suelo
status_str acceptedVersion
title Chemical constraints are the major limiting factor of root deepening in southern Brazil soils
title_full Chemical constraints are the major limiting factor of root deepening in southern Brazil soils
title_fullStr Chemical constraints are the major limiting factor of root deepening in southern Brazil soils
title_full_unstemmed Chemical constraints are the major limiting factor of root deepening in southern Brazil soils
title_short Chemical constraints are the major limiting factor of root deepening in southern Brazil soils
title_sort Chemical constraints are the major limiting factor of root deepening in southern Brazil soils
topic Root growth
Physical constraints
Chemical constraints
Soybean root survey
Soybean yield gap
Ciencias Agrícolas
Agricultura, Silvicultura y Pesca
Ciencias del Suelo
url https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12381/4065
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geodrs.2024.e00825