[HTML][HTML] Soil degradation in the European Mediterranean region: Processes, status and consequences

CSS Ferreira, S Seifollahi-Aghmiuni, G Destouni… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Soil, a non-renewable resource, sustains life on Earth by supporting around 95% of global
food production and providing ecosystem services such as biomass production, filtration of …

Future roots for future soils

JP Lynch, SJ Mooney, CF Strock… - Plant, Cell & …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Mechanical impedance constrains root growth in most soils. Crop cultivation changed the
impedance characteristics of native soils, through topsoil erosion, loss of organic matter …

[HTML][HTML] The relevance of sustainable soil management within the European Green Deal

L Montanarella, P Panagos - Land use policy, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The new European Green Deal has the ambition to make the European Union the
first climate-neutral continent by 2050. The European Commission presented an ambitious …

[HTML][HTML] Historical increase in agricultural machinery weights enhanced soil stress levels and adversely affected soil functioning

T Keller, M Sandin, T Colombi, R Horn, D Or - Soil and Tillage Research, 2019 - Elsevier
Soil compaction caused by vehicular traffic adversely affects key soil functions and
ecosystem services that soils provide. Although compaction is a well-recognized problem, it …

Farm vehicles approaching weights of sauropods exceed safe mechanical limits for soil functioning

T Keller, D Or - Proceedings of the National Academy of …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
Mechanization has greatly contributed to the success of modern agriculture, with vastly
expanded food production capabilities achieved by the higher capacity of farm machinery …

[HTML][HTML] Developing strategies to recover crop productivity after soil compaction—A plant eco-physiological perspective

T Colombi, T Keller - Soil and Tillage Research, 2019 - Elsevier
Soil compaction constitutes a major threat to the fertility of arable soils and food security. The
aim of this paper is to highlight the need and opportunities for plant eco-physiological …

Soil security-strategising a sustainable future for soil

SJ Evangelista, DJ Field, AB McBratney, B Minasny… - Adv. Agron, 2023 - books.google.com
2 5 5 2.2 Evolution of the soil security concept 11 2.3 Evolution of the biophysical
dimensions and a reference state 12 2.4 Comparison with other terms 14 2.5 Use of the term …

Compaction induced soil structural degradation affects productivity and environmental outcomes: A review and New Zealand case study

W Hu, J Drewry, M Beare, A Eger, K Müller - Geoderma, 2021 - Elsevier
Agricultural intensification has enhanced productivity, but has also negatively affected soil
structure and environmental outcomes. Agriculture is among New Zealand (NZ)'s largest …

Wheel load, repeated wheeling, and traction effects on subsoil compaction in northern Europe

M Pulido-Moncada, LJ Munkholm… - Soil and Tillage …, 2019 - Elsevier
Traffic in agricultural fields with very high wheel loads imposes a risk of severe structural
damage deep into the subsoil. However, there is a paucity of studies quantifying these …

Physical, chemical and biological subsoiling for sustainable agriculture

T Ning, Z Liu, H Hu, G Li, Y Kuzyakov - Soil and Tillage Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Subsoil degradation–mainly through strong compaction (to density> 1.6 g cm− 3) by
intensive agriculture with heavy machinery–is a global problem for soil health, crop …