[HTML][HTML] Critical review of the impact of cover crops on soil properties

K Koudahe, SC Allen, K Djaman - International Soil and Water …, 2022 - Elsevier
Grasses as well as leguminous and non-leguminous broadleaves are the major categories
of commonly grown cover crops worldwide. This review focuses on the contribution of cover …

Improving soil physical properties through the use of cover crops: A review

SI Haruna, SH Anderson, RP Udawatta… - Agrosystems …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

Continuous cropping alters multiple biotic and abiotic indicators of soil health

ZH Pervaiz, J Iqbal, Q Zhang, D Chen, H Wei… - Soil Systems, 2020 - mdpi.com
The continuous cropping (CC) of major agricultural, horticultural, and industrial crops is an
established practice worldwide, though it has significant soil health-related concerns …

Subsoiling tillage with straw incorporation improves soil microbial community characteristics in the whole cultivated layers: A one-year study

X Liu, C Peng, W Zhang, S Li, T An, Y Xu, Z Ge… - Soil and Tillage …, 2022 - Elsevier
The subsoiling tillage managements have been recommended to remediate subsoil
compaction and maintain crop production. These practices can improve soil properties and …

Greenhouse gas emissions from row crop, agroforestry, and forested land use systems in floodplain soils

J Ansari, MP Davis, SH Anderson, F Eivazi… - Water, Air, & Soil …, 2023 - Springer
Land management practices and cropping strategies significantly affect greenhouse gas
(GHG) emissions from soil gas flux. Managing soils to mitigate GHG emissions has been the …

Sustainable intensification of corn silage cropping systems with winter rye

JR West, MD Ruark, KB Shelley - Agronomy for Sustainable Development, 2020 - Springer
Winter rye (Secale cereale L.) is a popular cover crop in North Central United States for
preventing soil erosion and nutrient losses, among other agronomic and ecosystem benefits …

Effects of long-term application of organic materials on soil water extractable organic matter, fulvic acid, humic acid structure and microbial driving mechanisms

H Feng, X Han, Y Zhu, M Zhang, Y Ji, X Lu, X Chen… - Plant and Soil, 2024 - Springer
Aims Long-term application of organic materials has been shown to significantly enhance
the content of soil organic matter (SOM), underscoring the critical need to examine the …

Effects of cover crops on soil moisture dynamics of a corn cropping system

SS Mendis, RP Udawatta, SH Anderson, KA Nelson… - Soil Security, 2022 - Elsevier
Climate change induced rainfall patterns have increased environmental extremities such as
severe droughts and floods which can affect volumetric soil moisture content (θ), thus food …

Fertilizer timing affects nitrous oxide, carbon dioxide, and ammonia emissions from soil

S Thies, DR Joshi, SA Bruggeman… - Soil Science Society …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The impact of interactions between management and climate on nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon
dioxide (CO2), and ammonia (NH3) emissions are not well understood. This study quantified …

On-farm assessment of cover cropping effects on soil C and N pools, enzyme activities, and microbial community structure

H Feng, U Sekaran, T Wang, S Kumar - The Journal of Agricultural …, 2021 - cambridge.org
Introducing cover crops (CC) in annual cropping systems can promote nutrient cycling and
improve soil health. However, impacts of CC on soil health indicators vary and depend on …