No-tillage (NT) has widely been promoted as a conservation practice that also offsets
agriculture-driven greenhouse gases and boosts agroecosystem performance. While most …

The paper presents the results of a laboratory experiment focused on the assessment of the
effect of different methods of application of ammonium nitrate (TD—top dressing and DP …

Organic farming is an agricultural production system that combines tradition, innovation, and
science to provide high-quality food, benefit the shared environment, and promote fair …

Two important goals of sustainable agriculture are food production and preserving and
improving soil health. The soil organic carbon content is considered an indicator of soil …

Nitrous oxide (N2O) exacerbates the greenhouse effect and thus global warming.
Agricultural management practices, especially the use of nitrogen (N) fertilizers and …

Weed control in organic conservative vegetable systems is extremely challenging and the
use of legume permanent living mulches (pLM) presents an interesting opportunity. The …

Agricultural practices, specifically crop and land management schemes, greatly influence
the ability of soil to produce CO2 under varying conditions. A 2-year research study was …

Organic farming systems are considered not compatible with conservation tillage mainly
because of the reliance of conservative systems on herbicides. In this three-year field …

It is well known that the largest source of N 2 O is the agricultural sector, where fertilization
represents the main source of this GHG. Monitoring N 2 O fluxes for different soil …

The sustainability of current farming systems has been questioned in the last decades,
especially in terms of the environmental impact and mitigation of global warming. Also, the …