Salt-affected soil has become one of the major threats to soil health. However, the
evaluation of biochar amendment effects and the underlying mechanisms on physical …

Globally, agriculture has had a significant and often detrimental impact on soil. The
continued capacity of soil to function as a living ecosystem that sustains microbes, plants …

Continuous cropping has can majorly damage the soil ecosystem, leading to an increased
prevalence of pathogenic microorganisms and severe yield losses for watermelons. Multiple …

Soil microbiomes are sensitive to current and previous soil conditions, and bacterial
'bioindicators' of biological, physical, and chemical soil properties have considerable …

Defining what makes a “good” soil has long been of interest to soil scientists. Over the years,
several conceptual frameworks have emerged to serve this purpose: tilth, soil fertility, soil …

A critique of the soil health framework is that biological indicators currently lag behind
chemical and physical indicators of soil health. Incorporating nematode communities into the …

Many soil health tests quantify some portion of soil organic matter, through both extractions
and incubations. Four such tests have been identified as potentially useful measurements …

One of the fundamental rules of effective communication is to “know your audience.” When
engaging farmers in conservation in the US and elsewhere where their participation is …

Maintaining soil health and sustainable crop production has been challenged by climate
variability and wind erosion in semi-arid regions. To understand the initial effects of the …

Ecological cultivation is a promising regime for medicinal plant production. For a long time,
unreasonable farming methods have threatened soil health and medicinal agriculture and …