Grassland introduction into intensively managed agricultural landscapes may enhance soil
organic matter (SOM) content and ecosystem services. However, the magnitude of this effect …

A laboratory incubation study was conducted with nine UK soils to determine the effect of
soil physical and chemical properties, and temperature, on the efficacy the nitrification …

Assessments of the global carbon (C) cycle typically rely on simplified models which
consider large areas as homogeneous in terms of the response of soils to land use or …

Managing for resilience in agriculture will be required to overcome future challenges such
as growing food demand, climatic uncertainty, scarce raw materials and economic instability …

The development of a rapid, accurate and cost-effective method for the prediction of
constituents related to soil nitrogen (N) supply is considered important. The potential of …

Publisher Summary This chapter discusses the effects of cultivation on soil-nitrogen
mineralization. The chapter provides extensive information on methods of mineralization …

Evidence from farm level studies indicates that there is potential to improve nitrogen (N)
fertilizer efficiency of Australian dairy farms. Increasing N fertilizer application rates to drive …

Improved assessment and prediction of net nitrogen mineralization (NNM) from soil organic
matter in field conditions are essential for a better management of nitrogen (N) in arable …

There is considerable uncertainty relative to the emissions of N2O from legume crops. A
study was initiated to quantify N2O fluxes from soils cropped to alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) …

Most investigations into the effects of changing soil pH on microbial activity use, from
necessity, soils taken from different sites so that soil physical and chemical properties are …