A review of pesticides sorption in biochar from maize, rice, and wheat residues: Current status and challenges for soil application

AP Ogura, JZ Lima, JP Marques, LM Sousa… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
The use of pesticides has been increasing in recent years for maintaining traditional
agricultural practices. However, these chemicals are associated with several environmental …

Cover crops could offset crop residue removal effects on soil carbon and other properties: A review

SJ Ruis, H Blanco‐Canqui - Agronomy Journal, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Core Ideas Corn residue removal reduces soil organic C stocks and other soil properties.
Cover crop increases soil organic C stocks and other properties. Cover crop may not offset …

No-tillage and soil physical environment

H Blanco-Canqui, SJ Ruis - Geoderma, 2018 - Elsevier
Implications of no-till (NT) management on soil C dynamics, soil fertility, and crop yields
have been discussed, but an up-to-date synthesis of NT impact on soil physical properties …

Effect of straw return mode on soil aggregation and aggregate carbon content in an annual maize-wheat double cropping system

H Zhao, AG Shar, S Li, Y Chen, J Shi, X Zhang… - Soil and Tillage …, 2018 - Elsevier
Crop residue is a commonly used organic soil amendment in summer maize (June–October)–
winter wheat (October–June of next year) rotation systems. However, the effects of different …

Effects of straw and biochar amendments on aggregate stability, soil organic carbon, and enzyme activities in the Loess Plateau, China

M Zhang, G Cheng, H Feng, B Sun, Y Zhao… - … Science and Pollution …, 2017 - Springer
Abstract Soil from the Loess Plateau of China is typically low in organic carbon and
generally has poor aggregate stability. Application of organic amendments to these soils …

The effect of straw and wood gasification biochar on carbon sequestration, selected soil fertility indicators and functional groups in soil: an incubation study

V Hansen, D Müller-Stöver, LJ Munkholm, C Peltre… - Geoderma, 2016 - Elsevier
Annual removal of crop residues may lead to depletion of soil organic carbon and soil
degradation. Gasification biochar (GB), the carbon-rich byproduct of gasification of biomass …

Straw incorporation influences soil organic carbon sequestration, greenhouse gas emission, and crop yields in a Chinese rice (Oryza sativa L.)–wheat (Triticum …

H Wang, M Shen, D Hui, J Chen, G Sun, X Wang… - Soil and Tillage …, 2019 - Elsevier
Crop straw management plays important roles in sustainable agriculture and environmental
protection. Straw incorporation has multiple influences on soil organic carbon (SOC) …

Effect of straw management on carbon sequestration and grain production in a maize–wheat cropping system in Anthrosol of the Guanzhong Plain

S Li, Y Li, X Li, X Tian, A Zhao, S Wang, S Wang… - Soil and Tillage …, 2016 - Elsevier
Straw return is a widely recognized strategy for increasing soil organic carbon (SOC)
sequestration and improving soil quality and crop productivity. A 4-year-long field …

Soil organic carbon mineralization with fresh organic substrate and inorganic carbon additions in a red soil is controlled by fungal diversity along a pH gradient

D Xiao, Y Huang, S Feng, Y Ge, W Zhang, X He… - Geoderma, 2018 - Elsevier
Straw return and liming are important agronomic practices to enable farming in red soils of
China. Organic substrates and inorganic carbon have an important effect on soil pH in red …

Soil organic carbon depletion in global Mollisols regions and restoration by management practices: a review

X Xu, J Pei, Y Xu, J Wang - Journal of Soils and Sediments, 2020 - Springer
Purpose Mollisols are the most fertile, high-yielding soils in the world. During the past
several decades, Mollisols have lost about 50% of their antecedent organic carbon (C) pool …