A global meta‐analysis of cover crop response on soil carbon storage within a corn production system

DR Joshi, HL Sieverding, H Xu, H Kwon… - Agronomy …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
By influencing soil organic carbon (SOC), cover crops play a key role in shaping soil health
and hence the system's long‐term sustainability. However, the magnitude by which cover …

Conservation agriculture for food security and climate resilience in Nepal

DR Joshi, R Ghimire, T Kharel, U Mishra… - Agronomy …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Achieving the sustainable development goals of the United Nations requires innovations in
agriculture and development of climate‐smart and economically feasible approaches for …

Effects of moisture and temperature on C and N mineralization from surface-applied cover crop residues

R Thapa, KL Tully, ML Cabrera, C Dann… - Biology and Fertility of …, 2021 - Springer
Cover crop (CC) decomposition and subsequent release of nitrogen (N) are highly
influenced by residue water potential (ψ) and temperature (T). To evaluate how carbon (C) …

Cover crop residue quality regulates litter decomposition dynamics and soil carbon mineralization kinetics in semi-arid cropping systems

AD Adhikari, P Shrestha, R Ghimire, Z Liu… - Applied Soil …, 2024 - Elsevier
Cover crop residue addition provides several soil health benefits and serves as a precursor
for storing soil organic carbon (SOC). However, information on residue decomposition …

Soil basal respiration and nitrogen mineralization from C3 and C4 grass dominated plant communities respond differently to temperature and soil water variation

Z Chen, AJ Leffler - Journal of Arid Environments, 2024 - Elsevier
Key environmental influences on soil basal respiration (Rs) and nitrogen mineralization
(ΔIN) are temperature and soil water content (SWC) and both are being altered by climate …

The response of litter decomposition to phosphorus addition in typical temperate grassland in Inner Mongolia

J Gong, Z Zhang, C Zhu, J Shi, W Zhang, L Song… - Journal of Arid …, 2022 - Elsevier
The productivity of terrestrial ecosystems is limited by soil fertility, such assoil phosphorus
(P). The decomposition of litter is the main process that affects nutrient cycling. To …

An Organic Fertilizer 'Doped' with a Bacillus Strain Improves Melon and Pepper Yield, Modifying the Rhizosphere Microbiome with Negligible Changes in the Bulk …

N Ortiz-Liébana, M Zotti, M Barquero… - Agronomy, 2022 - mdpi.com
Doped compost consists of compost inoculated with Bacillus siamensis SCFB3-1 that is
formulated in biochar and then mixed with the compost. The study objective was to analyze …

Investigating the impact of in situ soil organic matter degradation through porewater spectroscopic analyses on marsh edge erosion

MP Hayes, Y Sapkota, JR White, RL Cook - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
Marsh edge erosion results in soil organic matter (SOM) loss from coastal wetlands and is
differentially affected by wind waves, soil properties, and vegetation cover. The degradation …

Optimizing Economic Performance of Rangeland Livestock Grazing under Price and Climate Stressors

S Trail, M Miller, FA Ward - Rangeland Ecology & Management, 2024 - Elsevier
Livestock grazing is the most economically important use of rangeland ecosystems in many
parts of the world. An extensive body of literature has investigated livestock grazing plans …

Rye cover crop had a nitrogen credit one year after termination in a frigid environment

DR Joshi, J Moriles-Miller, SA Clay… - Journal of Soil and …, 2024 - jswconline.org
Our prior study showed that a dormant seeded rye (Secale cereale L.) cover crop reduced
carbon dioxide equivalence (CO2e) in a frigid submesic climate. However, this research did …