Cover crops for sustainable cropping systems: a review

V Quintarelli, E Radicetti, E Allevato, SR Stazi… - Agriculture, 2022 - mdpi.com
Cover cropping is a promising and sustainable agronomic practice to ameliorate soil health
and crop performances in agro-ecosystems. Indeed, cover crops (CCs) may regulate several …

[HTML][HTML] Edaphic arthropods as indicators of the ecological condition of temperate grassland ecosystems: A systematic review

P Solascasas, FM Azcárate, V Hevia - Ecological Indicators, 2022 - Elsevier
Temperate grasslands are part of one of the biggest biomes on earth, sustaining high levels
of biodiversity and providing multiple ecosystem services. However, the area covered by this …

Driving crop yield, soil organic C pools, and soil biodiversity with selected winter cover crops under no-till

A Fiorini, S Remelli, R Boselli, P Mantovi… - Soil and Tillage …, 2022 - Elsevier
No-till (NT) and cover crops (CCs) have been repeatedly recommended for building-up
resilience of agro-ecosystems, enhancing soil biodiversity, and steering efficient nutrients …

Comparison of soil biology quality in organically and conventionally managed agro-ecosystems using microarthropods

C Mantoni, M Pellegrini, L Dapporto, MM Del Gallo… - Agriculture, 2021 - mdpi.com
Since management practices profoundly influence soil characteristics, the adoption of
sustainable agro-ecological practices is essential for soil health conservation. We compared …

[PDF][PDF] Arthropod community structure indicating soil quality recovery in the organic agroecosystem of mount ciremai national park's buffer zone

ID Kurniawan, I Kinasih, RTM Akbar, L Chaidir… - Caraka Tani: Journal of …, 2023 - core.ac.uk
Abstract The Mount Ciremai National Park (TNGC) buffer zone is designed to support
conservation efforts. However, agriculture in this area is dominated by conventional farming …

Linking agricultural diversification practices, soil arthropod communities and soil health

DC Elmquist, KB Kahl… - Journal of Applied …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Soil arthropods comprise a substantial portion of soil biodiversity and regulate processes in
the soil ecosystem. Despite this, cropping system diversification designed to improve soil …

Agricultural management practices impact soil properties more than soil microarthropods

K Reilly, M Cavigelli, K Szlavecz - European Journal of Soil Biology, 2023 - Elsevier
Soil biology is a fundamental aspect of soil quality; thus, it is imperative to understand how
agricultural management impacts soil organisms. Among soil biota, microarthropods such as …

[HTML][HTML] Crop species and year affect soil-dwelling Collembola and Acari more strongly than fertilisation regime in an arable field

V Gergócs, N Flórián, Z Tóth, T Szili-Kovács, M Mucsi… - Applied Soil …, 2022 - Elsevier
Drivers of soil-dwelling microarthropods represent one of the most addressed topics in soil
ecology, and diverse results have been reported in the literature. In the present study, an …

Changes in soil quality through conservation agriculture in north-eastern Italy

M Pittarello, F Chiarini, C Menta, L Furlan, P Carletti - Agriculture, 2022 - mdpi.com
Conservation Agriculture includes practices focused on the conservation and the restoration
of main soil features, such as organic carbon content, structure, and biological diversity and …

Effect of long-term soil management practices on tree growth, yield and soil biodiversity in a high-density olive agro-ecosystem

S Simoni, G Caruso, N Vignozzi, R Gucci, G Valboa… - Agronomy, 2021 - mdpi.com
Edaphic arthropod communities provide valuable information about the prevailing status of
soil quality to improve the functionality and long-term sustainability of soil management. The …