Soil carbon sequestration (SCS) refers to the uptake of carbon (C) containing substances
from the atmosphere and its storage in soil C pools. Soil microbial community (SMC) play a …

Abstract In sub-Saharan Africa, malnutrition occurs in various forms going from micronutrient
deficiency (MND) to severe malnutrition. In this scenario, African indigenous leafy …

Terraced agriculture faces soil loss during rainstorms leading to natural disasters and crop
growth impediments. This study describes a novel biobased hydrophobic liquid mulch film …

Sustaining agricultural productivity is essential to ensuring food security. Climate change,
increasing population and dwindling resources are factors of concern threatening crop …

Backgrounds and aims Plant rhizosphere microbiome play crucial roles in plant growth.
However, the mechanisms governing the rhizosphere microbiome assembly remain poorly …

Simple Summary Smallholder farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are food insecure.
Underexploited African indigenous vegetables (AIVs) are consumed locally without being …

Soil management systems such as conservation tillage practices and the cultivation of cover
crops have various positive effects on soil environment. These practices help to increase or …

Tillage has been used for thousands of years to prepare the seed bed, mix nutrients, and
control weeds in crops. However, tillage can reduce soil health by altering its physical …

Viticulture is a major economic sector in Europe. However, the raise of new challenges, such
as the new regulations towards a limitation on the use of several agrochemicals, to new …

Soil bacterial communities are essential components of the soil ecosystem that support crop
production. However, agriculture in semiarid drylands and their associated soil bacterial …