Smart fertilizers as a strategy for sustainable agriculture

M Calabi-Floody, J Medina, C Rumpel… - Advances in …, 2018 - Elsevier
In the coming decades there will be increasing pressure on global food systems, and
agriculture will have the challenge to provide food security for a growing world population …

Glycoproteins of arbuscular mycorrhiza for soil carbon sequestration: Review of mechanisms and controls

R Agnihotri, MP Sharma, A Prakash, A Ramesh… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Glycoproteins, eg, glomalin related soil proteins (GRSP), are sticky organic substances
produced by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF). This review summarizes the information on …

Effects of long-term no tillage and straw return on greenhouse gas emissions and crop yields from a rice-wheat system in central China

L Guo, L Zhang, L Liu, F Sheng, C Cao, C Li - Agriculture, ecosystems & …, 2021 - Elsevier
Extensive attention has been attracted to no tillage and straw return due to its carbon
sequestration and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions alteration properties. However, the …

Global meta-analysis suggests that no-tillage favourably changes soil structure and porosity

S Mondal, D Chakraborty - Geoderma, 2022 - Elsevier
Role of soil to meet global food security, sustainable intensification and food nutritional
quality has got renewed attention with a larger focus on soil physical condition. No-tillage …

Conservation agriculture, improving soil quality for sustainable production systems

N Verhulst, B Govaerts, E Verachtert… - Advances in soil …, 2010 - api.taylorfrancis.com
Human efforts to produce ever-greater amounts of food leave their mark on our environment.
Persistent use of conventional farming practices based on extensive tillage, especially when …

Tillage and residue management effects on soil aggregation, organic carbon dynamics and yield attribute in rice–wheat cropping system under reclaimed sodic soil

SG Choudhury, S Srivastava, R Singh… - Soil and Tillage …, 2014 - Elsevier
Conservation tillage and residue management are the options for enhancing soil organic
carbon stabilization by improving soil aggregation in tropical soils. We studied the influence …

Impact of conservation tillage and organic farming on the diversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi

V Säle, P Aguilera, E Laczko, P Mäder, A Berner… - Soil Biology and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Communities of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) are strongly affected by land use
intensity and soil type. The impact of tillage practices on AMF communities is still poorly …

Effects of long-term organic and mineral fertilizers on bulk density and penetration resistance in semi-arid Mediterranean soil conditions

I Celik, H Gunal, M Budak, C Akpinar - Geoderma, 2010 - Elsevier
Soil aggregation is of great importance in agriculture due to its positive effect on soil physical
properties, plant growth and the environment. A long-term (1996–2008) field experiment …

The importance of soybean production worldwide

MC Pagano, M Miransari - Abiotic and biotic stresses in soybean production, 2016 - Elsevier
Interest in the impact of agriculture on soil structure or changing soil species makeup has
increased. Due to its major position as one of the more important crops, more research into …

Crop rotation and residue management effects on soil enzyme activities, glomalin and aggregate stability under zero tillage in the Indo-Gangetic Plains

G Singh, R Bhattacharyya, TK Das, AR Sharma… - Soil and Tillage …, 2018 - Elsevier
This 3-year study investigated the effects of crop rotation and residue management (surface
retention of residues under zero tillage) on soil carbon pools, selected soil physical …