Human efforts to produce ever-greater amounts of food leave their mark on our environment.
Persistent use of conventional farming practices based on extensive tillage, especially when …

Soil organic matter (SOM) has long been recognized as an important indicator of soil
productivity. The SOM refers to the organic fraction of the soil exclusive of undecayed plant …

Black soils (Mollisols) are inherently productive and fertile but are deteriorating due to long-
term intensive cultivation. Understanding the changes in soil physical and hydraulic …

One of the main approaches for safeguarding food security, sustainable development has
increased demand for knowledge on fertilizer management in crop production. Among …

Management of Soil Problems is intended for students of all levels of Soil Science,
Agronomy, Horticulture, Forestry, Geography and Environmental Sciences. The soil is a …

Manure is used to enhance soil organic matter content, aggregation, and hence porosity.
However, knowledge of long-term application of cattle manure and fertilizer impacts on soil …

Tillage is age old, fundamental agro-technical operation, performed to make soil
environment favourable for crop growth and development. Through, tillage sometimes can …

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 …

Soil particle density (ρs) is not routinely measured and is assumed to range between 2.60
and 2.70 Mg m− 3 or to be a constant (2.65 Mg m− 3) when estimating essential properties …

Understanding the effects of cropping practices on soil pore characteristics is important for
determining soil productivity and ecosystem services. Objectives of the study were to …