Cover crop (CC) impacts on soil ecosystem services including erosion control, C
sequestration, soil productivity, and others have been reviewed. However, CC impacts on …

Improving soil physical properties is important to soil conservation. Cover cropping can
improve soil physical properties and organic matter content which can reduce soil loss, and …

For sustainable agricultural production, we propose bio-tillage, which is defined as
improving soil structure with plant roots to boost the growth of crops, in this paper. Cover …

Pore structure is a key determinant of soil functioning, and both root growth and activity of
soil fauna are modified by and interact with pore structure in multiple ways. Cover cropping …

Plant roots are an integral part of soil ecosystems and contribute to various services,
including carbon and nutrient cycling, weathering, and soil formation. They also modify soil …

Pore structure can reflect the soil aggregation process, determine various physical, chemical
and biological processes in aggregates. This study investigates variations in the intra …

Soil delivers fundamental ecosystem functions via interactions between physical and
biological processes mediated by soil structure. The structure of soil is also dynamic and …

Cover cropping, tillage and crop rotation management can influence soil nutrient availability
and crop yield through changes in soil physical, chemical and biological processes. The …

This study examined the effect of crop rotations and winter cover crops (CCs) on near‐
surface pore characteristics of a silty clay loam soil in a 27‐yr no‐till field experiment. The …

Purpose Cover crops have been used as an effective soil management practice to enhance
soil health. However, this practice may create connected soil pore networks that can cause …