Sotirios V. Archontoulis

This study examines how four decades of maize breeding and increased planting density have altered root system architecture, showing smaller roots but greater soil exploration in modern hybrids.

The paper uses a multi-model ensemble to estimate soil carbon gains from regenerative practices in the U.S. Midwest cropland, finding that no-till with cover crops increases SOC stocks by 0.36 Mg ha-1 yr-1.