Providing the world's population with sufficient and nutritious food through sustainable food
systems is a major challenge of the twenty-first century. Fertilizer use is a major driver of crop …

Microbial communities and soil organic carbon (SOC) fractions are sensitive indicators for
monitoring soil quality and crop yield. But the effects of fertilization on relationship between …

Long-term fertilization causes declines in soil quality and crop yield, hindering current
agricultural development. This paper is about the effect of long-term fertilization (20 years) in …

Soil aggregation plays a critical role in the maintenance of soil structure, as well as in its
productivity. Fertilization influences soil aggregation, especially by regulating soil organic …

Crop residue is a commonly used organic soil amendment in summer maize (June–October)–
winter wheat (October–June of next year) rotation systems. However, the effects of different …

The current cropping system of conventional tillage and stubble removal in the northwestern
Loess Plateau of China is known to decrease the water use efficiency and crop yield …

It is important to predict the spatial distribution of SOC accurately for migrating carbon
emission and sustainable soil management. Environmental variables influence the accuracy …

Soil organic carbon (SOC), total nitrogen (TN), microbial biomass carbon (MBC) and
nitrogen (MBN) are important factors of soil fertility. However, effects of the combined …

Crop straw return is widely implemented in winter wheat and summer maize rotation
systems. Nevertheless, research characterizing how different straw return methods affect soil …

Soil infertility is the main barrier to dryland agricultural production in China. To provide a
basis for the establishment of a soil amelioration technical system for rainfed fields in the …