Dryland agricultural system is under threat due to climate extremes and unsustainable
management. Understanding of climate change impact is important to design adaptation …

Biogeochemical simulation models are important tools for describing and quantifying the
contribution of agricultural systems to C sequestration and GHG source/sink status. The …

T he quantum jump in food production and progress toward elimination of mass starvation
have been driven by mechanization of plowing and other farm operations, introduction of …

Soil organic carbon (SOC) plays a key role in the sequestration of carbon that could
otherwise be warming the atmosphere. Climate change including increased temperature …

Dryland areas cover about 41% of the Earth's surface and sustain over 2 billion inhabitants.
Soil carbon (C) in dryland areas is of crucial importance to maintain soil quality and …

Conservation agriculture (CA) helps to mitigate climate change. Firstly, the modifications
introduced by CA on the carbon dynamics in the soil directly result in an increase of the …

Despite the connections between soils and human health, there has not been a great
amount of attention focused on this area when compared to many other fields of scientific …

The occurrence of water shortages ascribed to projected climate change, especially in the
Mediterranean region, fosters the interest in remote sensing (RS) applications to optimize …

Soil organic matter (SOM) content is one of the main factors to be considered in the
evaluation of soil health and fertility. As timing, human and monetary resources often limit …

Abstract Soil Organic Carbon (SOC) is considered a proxy of soil health, contributing to food
production, mitigation, and adaptation to climate change and other ecosystem services …