Salt stress poses a growing constraint to crop productivity in arid regions globally. Previous
evidence indicates that organic amendment is a pivotal management practice for enhancing …

The positive correlation between soil biodiversity and multifunctionality has gained
widespread recognition. However, the impact of plant pathogens on soil multifunctionality …

Climate change has impaired the tightly-interlinked soil functions of grasslands, including
water retention, biomass production, and carbon and nutrient storage. Limited knowledge of …

Cacao agroforestry systems can offer important benefits, such as greenhouse gas mitigation,
microclimate regulation and improved soil health. The selection of tree species for cacao …

Sampling of soil mesofauna has been traditionally carried out with Berlese/Tullgren
extractions, a century old technique. However, sampling methods involving the extractions of …

Soil quality indicates the soil's ability to provide ecosystem services. Reducing the tillage
intensity has been suggested as an alternative to conventional tillage for sustaining soil …

Soil biota contribute to the delivery of multiple soil functions. However, soil biological
methods are highly underrepresented in the assessment of soil functionality in agricultural …

Soil organic carbon (SOC) content is the most widely used soil health indicator, but many
soil functions are also influenced by the quality of SOC. Yet, standardized SOC quality …

Assessing agricultural sustainability is one of the most challenging tasks related to expertise
and support methodologies because it entails multidisciplinary aspects and builds on …

The European environmental risk assessment (ERA) of plant protection products follows a
tiered approach. The approach for soil invertebrates currently consists of two steps, starting …