Mechanismmodel-written summary

The authors suggest that maintaining a large root system, rather than deep rooting alone, is important for improving N capture and reducing N loss under acidic subsoil.

A claim from Nitrogen Uptake and Leaching in Relation to Root Distribution in Wheat and Spelt Under Acidic Subsoil Conditions · 2026

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Claim · model-written summary

The authors suggest that maintaining a large root system, rather than deep rooting alone, is important for improving N capture and reducing N loss under acidic subsoil.

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root systeme0
Outcome
N capture and reducing N losse0
Setting
acidic subsoil conditionse0

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Triticum aestivum
Triticum aestivum · TaxonRasbak · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗
Triticum spelta
Triticum spelta · TaxonDominicus Johannes Bergsma · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“These results suggest that maintaining a large root system, rather than deep rooting alone, is important for improving N capture and reducing N loss under acidic subsoil conditions”

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“Wheat and Spelt”

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Title

Nitrogen Uptake and Leaching in Relation to Root Distribution in Wheat and Spelt Under Acidic Subsoil Conditions

Ryosuke Tajima; Takae Suzuki; Tomohiro Watanabe; et al. Nitrogen 2026. doi:10.3390/nitrogen7020064

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