Large‐scale bioenergy demand has triggered new approaches to straw management in
Brazilian sugarcane fields. With the progressive shift from a burned to a nonburned harvest …

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 …

Excessive soil evaporation induced water loss resulting in drought stress is a significant
yield-limiting factor in dry-land regions of China. However, the crop yield response to straw …

Tillage treatments have an important effect on soil microstructure characteristics, water
thermal properties and nutrients, but little is known in the newly reclaimed cultivated land …

Infiltration and evaporation are two important components of soil water balance in semiarid
areas. For local orchards using drip irrigation, rainfall and irrigation events have a profound …

Crop residues have an essential role in sustaining soil functions and the removal of
sugarcane straw for bioenergy production can exacerbate the adverse impacts of …

Straw mulching increases soil water availability, but the influence of tillage practices with
straw mulching on soil water, soil nitrogen, root distribution, and the physiological response …

Sugarcane is one of the important energy crops grown globally. Despite the increased
sugarcane productivity, the mechanization of sugarcane production has caused the …

Improper soil management, increasing farm machinery mass and traffic frequency threaten
the ecological functionality of soils under intensive agricultural use. Especially in Brazil, no …

Mulching and deficit irrigation are often used to alleviate the contradiction between the water
supply and consumption in the apple industry in the Loess Plateau of China. However, the …