Carbon sequestration strategies in soil using biochar: advances, challenges, and opportunities

L Luo, J Wang, J Lv, Z Liu, T Sun, Y Yang… - … Science & Technology, 2023 - ACS Publications
Biochar, a carbon (C)-rich material obtained from the thermochemical conversion of biomass
under oxygen-limited environments, has been proposed as one of the most promising …

[HTML][HTML] Influence of cover crops at the four spheres: A review of ecosystem services, potential barriers, and future directions for North America

LL Van Eerd, I Chahal, Y Peng, JC Awrey - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Cover crops have been studied for over a century, but the recognition of a complex
interaction of cover crop on the Earth's biosphere, lithosphere, hydrosphere, and …

[HTML][HTML] A minimum suite of soil health indicators for North American agriculture

DK Bagnall, EL Rieke, CLS Morgan, DL Liptzin… - Soil Security, 2023 - Elsevier
The concept of soil health is appropriately receiving increased attention from governments,
producers, corporations, and other stakeholders because of the many functions of soil that …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of aggregate stability methods for soil health

EL Rieke, DK Bagnall, CLS Morgan, KD Flynn… - Geoderma, 2022 - Elsevier
Aggregate stability is a commonly used indicator of soil health because improvements in
aggregate stability are related to reduced erodibility and improved soil–water dynamics …

[HTML][HTML] Biochar as a sustainable tool for improving the health of salt-affected soil

Y Yuan, Q Liu, H Zheng, M Li, Y Liu, X Wang… - Soil & Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
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 …

Soil organic carbon fractions in response to soil, environmental and agronomic factors under cover cropping systems: A global meta-analysis

Q Hu, BW Thomas, D Powlson, Y Hu, Y Zhang… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2023 - Elsevier
Cover crops may improve soil health and increase soil carbon sequestration, thus
contributing to both the adaptation to and mitigation of climate change. Despite these …

[HTML][HTML] A systematic review on the continuous cropping obstacles and control strategies in medicinal plants

M Zeeshan Ul Haq, J Yu, G Yao, H Yang… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Continuous cropping (CC) is a common practice in agriculture, and usually causes serious
economic losses due to soil degeneration, decreased crop yield and quality, and increased …

[HTML][HTML] A proposal for the assessment of soil security: Soil functions, soil services and threats to soil

SJ Evangelista, DJ Field, AB McBratney, B Minasny… - Soil Security, 2023 - Elsevier
Human societies face six existential challenges to their sustainable development. These
challenges have been previously addressed by a myriad of concepts such as soil …

[HTML][HTML] Linking soil microbial community structure to potential carbon mineralization: A continental scale assessment of reduced tillage

EL Rieke, SB Cappellazzi, M Cope, D Liptzin… - Soil Biology and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Potential carbon mineralization (Cmin) is a commonly used indicator of soil health, with
greater Cmin values interpreted as healthier soil. While Cmin values are typically greater in …

[HTML][HTML] Use of phospholipid fatty acid analysis as phenotypic biomarkers for soil health and the influence of management practices

CE Norris, MJB Swallow, D Liptzin, M Cope… - Applied Soil …, 2023 - Elsevier
Phospholipid fatty acid analysis (PLFA) provides an easy to use and robust measure of
changing soil microbial condition. The method provides data on both the quantity and …