The current interest in characterizing, predicting and managing soil C dynamics has focused
attention on making estimates of C inputs to soil more accurate and precise. Net primary …

Soil and crop management practices have a profound impact on carbon (C) sequestration,
but the mechanisms of interaction between soil structure and soil organic C (SOC) dynamics …

Recent initiatives, such as the United Nations declaring 2015 as the International Year of
Soils and the French «4 per 1000» initiative call attention on soils and on the importance of …

Wheat is one of the world's most favoured food sources, reaching millions of people on a
daily basis. However, its production has climatic consequences. Fuel, inorganic fertilizers …

Intensive use of N fertilizers in modern agriculture is motivated by the economic value of
high grain yields and is generally perceived to sequester soil organic C by increasing the …

Soil C sequestration can improve soil quality and reduce agriculture's contribution to CO2
emissions. The long‐term (12 yr) effects of tillage system and N fertilization on crop residue …

Soil organic carbon (SOC) is the most often reported attribute and is chosen as the most
important indicator of soil quality and agricultural sustainability. In this review, we …

Biological nitrogen (N2) fixation is an important aspect of sustainable and environmentally
friendly food production and long-term crop productivity. The amount of N2 fixed is primarily …

Soil organic matter (SOM) is essential for sustaining food production and maintaining
ecosystem services and is a vital resource base for storing C and N. The impact of long‐term …

Purpose Soil organic matter is an important part of the earth's carbon cycle, of which stability
is related to its own obstinacy, and environmental disturbance also plays an important role …