Articles | Volume 22, issue 20
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-22-5651-2025
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-22-5651-2025
Research article
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20 Oct 2025
Research article |  | 20 Oct 2025

Impact of wheat cultivar development on biomass and subsoil carbon input: a case study along an erosion-deposition gradient

Luis Alfredo Pires Barbosa, Martin Leue, Marc Wehrhan, and Michael Sommer

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Interactive discussion

Status: closed

Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on egusphere-2025-746', Anonymous Referee #1, 11 Apr 2025
    • AC1: 'Reply on RC1', Luis Alfredo Pires Barbosa, 08 Jun 2025
  • RC2: 'Comment on egusphere-2025-746', Anonymous Referee #2, 14 Apr 2025
    • AC2: 'Reply on RC2', Luis Alfredo Pires Barbosa, 08 Jun 2025

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision | EF: Editorial file upload
ED: Reconsider after major revisions (08 Jun 2025) by Yakov Kuzyakov
AR by Luis Alfredo Pires Barbosa on behalf of the Authors (07 Jul 2025)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
EF by Mario Ebel (08 Jul 2025)  Supplement 
ED: Publish as is (29 Aug 2025) by Yakov Kuzyakov
AR by Luis Alfredo Pires Barbosa on behalf of the Authors (04 Sep 2025)  Manuscript 
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Short summary
Healthy soils rely on plant biomass, especially roots. We studied how wheat cultivar development interacts with soil erosion-deposition in carbon inputs. Tillage erosion reduced total biomass, while modern varieties yielded more grain but returned less carbon. Simulations showed newer cultivars are more drought-sensitive, revealing a trade-off between high yields and soil health.
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