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https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2024-2566
https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2024-2566
30 Aug 2024
 | 30 Aug 2024

Soil conditioner mixtures as an agricultural management alternative to mitigate drought impacts 

Juan F. Dueñas, Edda Kunze, Huiying Li, and Matthias C. Rillig

Abstract. Agricultural activities in the northeastern German plains are at risk due to climate change. Soil amendment with conditioners that improve water storage is a plausible alternative to mitigate such risks. While single conditioner additions to soil can be positive, doubts regarding their individual scalability have been raised. An unexplored alternative is to apply multiple conditioners as mixtures, thus reducing individual application rates while harnessing possible complementarities derived from the interaction of diverse conditioner types. Here we report evidence suggesting that the addition of conditioner blends leads to significant improvements in soil properties not observed with single conditioner additions.

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We explored the possibility of adding mixtures composed of minimum dosages of several popular...
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