The benefits of conservation practices increased the interest of farmers in the cultivation of
cover crops (CCs). This review aims to present and analyze the state of the art on the …

Abstract Service crops are crops grown to provide services to other cash crops, rather than
for production purposes, with the ultimate aim of improving the environmental and …

Cover crops are often recommended as a valuable practice to develop more sustainable
cropping systems but, despite many benefits, their adoption in practice is still limited mainly …

Mixed cropping, including intercropping, is the oldest form of systemized agricultural
production and involves the growing of two or more species or cultivars of the same species …

Conservation Agriculture (CA) is a farming system that aims to protect soil resources by
promoting minimum soil disturbance in combination with the maintenance of a permanent …

The advantages of cover crops in enhancing soil organic C (SOC) sequestration and
curbing reactive N losses have been verified. However, there is still a lack of related …

Leguminous service crops (SCs) can provide multiple services to cropping systems,
reducing the reliance on external resources if sufficient biomass is produced. However …

Organic farming in temperate climatic conditions usually relies on intensive soil tillage to
mineralize nutrients and suppress weeds in order to compensate for the lack of herbicides …

Soil erosion is a natural phenomenon that has been thrown off balance by human activity
and particularly by agriculture. It is associated with severe environmental impacts, high …

Increasing evidence on environmental and economic benefits has raised farmers' interest in
adopting alternative, less intensive soil management practices. To evaluate the influence of …