Increased adoption of no‐till systems in the Northern Plains has led to an increased volume
of post‐harvest crop residue. A cool climate coupled with short growing seasons benefits …

Manure applications support crop production, maintain soil fertility, and recycle locally
available nutrients in cold humid temperate regions, consistent with the principles of …

Organic farming is rapidly expanding worldwide. Plant growth in organic systems greatly
depends on the functions performed by soil microbes, particularly in nutrient supply …

Two management systems (conventional vs. organic) in a 3-years crop rotation (pea–durum
wheat–tomato) were compared after 4 years in order to assess soil carbon (C) changes in a …

Sustainable soil fertility management depends on long-term integrated strategies that build
and maintain soil organic matter and mineralizable soil N levels. These strategies increase …

Thinning, a major practice of even-aged forest management, notably affects the stand
structure and microclimates and thus in turn soil nitrogen (N) and phosphorous (P) cycling …

The application of biochar with inorganic fertilizers is shown to improve crop productivity.
However, resource-poor farmers may be constrained in their ability to meet the fertilizer …

Soil nitrogen (N) mineralization is crucial for the sustainability of available soil N and hence
ecosystem productivity and functioning. Metabolic quotient of N mineralization (Q min) …

Repeated, long‐term additions of organic materials not only increase stocks of mineralizable
soil N, but also bring about changes in soil characteristics that influence N dynamics. We …

The application of organic residues with wide C-to-N ratio on soils is known to cause
nitrogen immobilization unless applied with nitrogen fertilizer. Considering that fertilizer …