Soils are subject to varying degrees of direct or indirect human disturbance, constituting a
major global change driver. Factoring out natural from direct and indirect human influence is …

Vegetable production in greenhouses is often associated with the use of excessive amounts
of nitrogen (N) fertilizers, low NUE (15–35%), and high N losses along gaseous and …

Conservation agriculture (CA), comprising minimum soil disturbance, retention of crop
residues and crop diversification, is widely promoted for reducing soil degradation and …

Agricultural landscapes are the largest source of anthropogenic nitrous oxide (N2O)
emissions, but their specific sources and magnitudes remain contested. In the US Corn Belt …

Nitrification and urease inhibitors are proposed as means to reduce nitrogen losses, thereby
increasing crop nitrogen use efficiency (NUE). However, their effect on crop yield is variable …

The use of nitrification inhibitors (NI) is a technique which is able to improve N fertilizer use
efficiency, to reduce nitrate leaching and to decrease the emission of the climate‐relevant …

Soils play a pivotal role in major global biogeochemical cycles (carbon, nutrient, and water),
while hosting the largest diversity of organisms on land. Because of this, soils deliver …

Flooded rice systems emit both methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O). Elevated CH4
emissions in rice systems can lead to a high global warming potential (GWP) relative to …

No‐tillage and reduced tillage (NT/RT) management practices are being promoted in
agroecosystems to reduce erosion, sequester additional soil C and reduce production costs …

Application of controlled release urea (CRU) is recommended to reduce the undesirable
environmental effects resulting from urea application. However, the overall effects of CRU on …