Soil health and microplastics: a review of the impacts of microplastic contamination on soil properties

RW Chia, JY Lee, J Jang, H Kim, KD Kwon - Journal of Soils and …, 2022 - Springer
Purpose Soil is a thin coating of matter that covers the earth's surface, formed through the
process of rock weathering. It is a natural filter for impurities in groundwater and is very …

A review on effective soil health bio-indicators for ecosystem restoration and sustainability

D Bhaduri, D Sihi, A Bhowmik, BC Verma… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Preventing degradation, facilitating restoration, and maintaining soil health is fundamental
for achieving ecosystem stability and resilience. A healthy soil ecosystem is supported by …

Manganese supply improves bread wheat productivity, economic returns and grain biofortification under conventional and no tillage systems

U Zulfiqar, S Hussain, M Ishfaq, N Ali, M Ahmad… - Agriculture, 2021 - mdpi.com
Manganese is an important essential micronutrient, and its deficiency causes latent health
issues in humans. Agronomic biofortification can promisingly improve the plant nutrient …

Unraveling the Influence of Land-Use Change on δ13C, δ15N, and Soil Nutritional Status in Coniferous, Broadleaved, and Mixed Forests in Southern China: A Field …

TH Farooq, X Chen, A Shakoor, Y Li, J Wang… - Plants, 2021 - mdpi.com
Natural isotopic abundance in soil and foliar can provide integrated information related to
the long-term alterations of carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) cycles in forest ecosystems. We …

Changes in the value of ecosystem services due to watershed development in India's Eastern Ghats and incentives for better stewardship

S Kumar, M Madhu, RK Singh, R Kaushal, CJ Dash… - Ecosystem Services, 2024 - Elsevier
Ecosystem degradation is a major threat to ecological, food and livelihood security,
particularly for resource-poor farmers in degraded and ecologically fragile regions (MEA …

[HTML][HTML] Metagenomics approaches to understanding soil health in environmental research-a review

JDD Zapata, JEM Florez, DL Alvarez - Soil Science Annual, 2023 - soilsa.com
Given the importance of soil as a supplier of nutrients and water for different ecosystems,
understanding soil health and quality is necessary for its preservation. Microorganisms, due …

Managing organic matter content for restoring health and ecosystem services of soils of India

R Lal - Journal of the Indian Society of Soil Science, 2020 - indianjournals.com
Soil health refers to its capacity to perform ecosystem services (ESs) as a living entity
comprising of diverse flora and fauna. Soil organic matter (SOM) content, being an energy …

Agroecosystem management responses to Haney soil health test in the southeastern United States

S Singh, S Jagadamma, D Yoder… - Soil Science Society …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Quantifying the impacts of agricultural management on soil health is critical for making
informed sustainable management decisions as soil resources inevitably undergo …

Hemp biochar impacts on selected biological soil health indicators across different soil types and moisture cycles

IA Atoloye, IS Adesina, H Sharma, K Subedi, CL Liang… - Plos one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Application of crop residues and biochar have been demonstrated to improve soil biological
and chemical properties in agroecosystems. However, the integrated effect of organic …

The Role of Grass Compost and Zea Mays in Alleviating Toxic Effects of Tetracycline on the Soil Bacteria Community

J Wyszkowska, A Borowik, J Kucharski - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Given their common use for disease treatment in humans, and particularly in animals,
antibiotics pose an exceptionally serious threat to the soil environment. This study aimed to …