Soil organic matter qualification with FTIR spectroscopy under different soil types in Estonia

S Pärnpuu, A Astover, T Tõnutare, P Penu, K Kauer - Geoderma Regional, 2022 - Elsevier
Soil organic matter (SOM) is a heterogeneous material consisting of different functional
groups depending on soil texture and moisture regime. The lability of SOM (rapidity of …

[HTML][HTML] Long-term effects of conservation tillage on soil erosion in Central Europe: A random forest-based approach

B Madarász, G Jakab, Z Szalai, K Juhos… - Soil and Tillage …, 2021 - Elsevier
Conservation tillage (CT) is of primary importance in food security, soil conservation, and
sustainable development, even though its comprehensive effects on runoff (RO) and soil …

[HTML][HTML] Soil organic matter gain by reduced tillage intensity: Storage, pools, and chemical composition

G Jakab, B Madarász, M Masoudi, M Karlik… - Soil and Tillage …, 2023 - Elsevier
Soil organic matter (SOM) loss due to intensive cultivation is the focus of studies on climate
change and food security. Dropping tillage intensity has been widely reported as a potential …

[HTML][HTML] Long-term conservation tillage results in a more balanced soil microbiological activity and higher nutrient supply capacity

PA Nugroho, K Juhos, N Prettl, B Madarász… - International Soil and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Soil health depletion due to intensive tillage operations is a global issue in the agricultural
sector. Conservation tillage (CT) which involves non-inversion tillage and leaving∼ 30% of …

A comprehensive analysis of soil health indicators in a long‐term conservation tillage experiment

K Juhos, PA Nugroho, G Jakab, N Prettl… - Soil Use and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Conservation tillage (CT) is a ploughless tillage with a reduced number of operations, and
its positive effect on soil functions and health is widely known. Multivariate analyses are …

The effect of long-term farmyard manure and mineral fertilizer application on the increase in soil organic matter quality of cambisols

J Balík, P Suran, O Sedlář, J Černý, M Kulhánek… - Agronomy, 2023 - mdpi.com
Soil organic matter (SOM) quantity and quality are important factors that significantly
influence soil fertility. SOM quality indicators change throughout time. In this study, long …

[HTML][HTML] Soil organic matter characterisation using alkali and water extraction, and its relation to soil properties

G Jakab, A Vancsik, T Filep, B Madarász, D Zacháry… - Geoderma …, 2022 - Elsevier
The optical and fluorescence properties of dissolved organic matter are widely used to
estimate the soil organic matter composition. To do so, various absorbance and …

[PDF][PDF] Causes clarification of the soil aggregates stability on mulched soil.

S Thai, T Davídek, L Pavlů - Soil & Water Research, 2022 - agriculturejournals.cz
Soil aggregates have great effects on soil properties and soil functions. Mulching (organic
inputs) has been known as a factor influencing soil aggregate stability. Our study aimed to …

Molecular composition and structure of organic matter in density fractions of soils amended with corn straw for five years

BS Ndzelu, DOU Sen, X Zhang, Y Zhang - Pedosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Corn straw is an important source of carbon (C), and when applied to soil, it alters the
accumulation and distribution of organic C. However, the mechanistic pathways by which …

Improving the reliability of using rare earth elements as soil erosion tracers

A Tóth, P Sipos, G Jakab, Z Szalai, P Kalicz… - CATENA, 2024 - Elsevier
Rare earth elements (REEs) have been successfully used as tracers in field-scale erosion
experiments to provide spatially distributed erosion data for process-based soil erosion …