Globally, substantial quantities of organic amendments (OAs) such as plant residues (3.8×
10 9 Mg/yr), biosolids (10× 10 7 Mg/yr), and animal manures (7× 10 9 Mg/yr) are produced …

Agricultural lands, because of their large area and exhaustive management practices, have
a substantial impact on the earth's carbon and nitrogen cycles, and agricultural activities …

Although organic fertilizers played an important role in enhancing crop yield and soil quality,
the effects of organic fertilizers replacing chemical fertilizers on greenhouse gas (GHG) …

Application of manure has been recommended as an effective strategy to to mitigate climate
change. However, the magnitude of greenhouse gases emission derived by application of …

The demand for agricultural goods is currently higher than it has ever been before due to the
expansion of the world population. This has resulted in the conversion of grassland into …

Use of organic amendments such as farmyard manure (FYM), green manure (GM) and crop
residues is important to improve soil health and reduce the dependence on synthetic …

Organic fertilizers have been shown to stimulate CH4 uptake from agricultural soils.
Managing fertilizer application to maximize this effect and to minimize emission of other …

Abstract Effects of different soil amendments were investigated on methane (CH 4) and
nitrous oxide (N 2 O) emissions, global warming potential (GWP) and yield scaled GWPs in …

Quantification of greenhouse gases (GHGs) emissions from agriculture is necessary to
prepare the national inventories and to develop the mitigation strategies. Field experiments …

Salt-affected soils contain high levels of soluble salts (saline soil) and exchangeable sodium
(alkali soil). Globally, about 932 million ha (Mha), including 831 Mha of agricultural land, is …