Response of soil microbial biomass and enzyme activity in coffee-based agroforestry systems in a high-altitude tropical climate region of Brazil

TR dos Santos Bastos, PAB Barreto-Garcia… - Catena, 2023 - Elsevier
Soil microbial communities are key indicators of changes in soil quality caused by cropping
systems. Although there are studies that prove that coffee agroforestry systems increase or …

Differentiation in Nitrogen Transformations and Crop Yield as Affected by Tillage Modes in a Fluvo-Aquic Soil

F Shen, C Zhu, G Jiang, J Yang, X Zhu, S Wang… - Plants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Nitrogen is a vital element for soil fertility and crop productivity. The transformation of
nitrogen is directly affected by tillage practices for the disturbing soil. The characteristics of …

Spatio-temporal microbial regulation of aggregate-associated priming effects under contrasting tillage practices

Y Zhang, Y Ren, S Zhou, X Ning, X Wang… - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Tillage intensity significantly influences the heterogeneous distribution and dynamic
changes of soil microorganisms, consequently shaping spatio-temporal patterns of SOC …

Reduced tillage agriculture may improve plant nutritional quality through increased mycorrhizal colonization and uptake of the antioxidant ergothioneine

JE Carrara, RB Beelman, SW Duiker… - Soil and Tillage …, 2024 - Elsevier
Many farmers have adopted reduced tillage management practices. While the effectiveness
of these practices at reducing soil erosion and enhancing soil health are well documented …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of land use-induced soil heterogeneity on the adsorption of fluoroquinolone antibiotics, tested on organic matter pools

A Vancsik, L Szabó, L Bauer, Z Pirger, M Karlik… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2024 - Elsevier
The effects on the adsorption of fluoroquinolone antibiotics of long-term soil heterogeneity
induced by land-use were investigated. Three different land use areas with their two organic …

[HTML][HTML] Beyond land use: Understanding variations in topsoil bulk versus recalcitrant organic matter

G Jakab, Á Bede-Fazekas, V Vona, B Madarász… - Catena, 2024 - Elsevier
Soil organic matter (SOM) concentration and composition are essential properties that affect
most functions and ecosystem services. The relationship between soil and environmental …

Land use legacies affect early tropical forest succession in Mexico

I Hordijk, L Poorter, M Martínez‐Ramos… - Applied Vegetation …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Questions Agricultural expansion is one of the dominant drivers of forest and biodiversity
loss, and shifting cultivation is the most widely used form of agriculture in many tropical …

Status of Soil Health Indicators after 18 Years of Systematic Tillage in a Long-Term Experiment

HTM Ibrahim, MM Modiba, I Dekemati, G Gelybó… - Agronomy, 2024 - mdpi.com
Long-term cultivation experiments are gaining more attention due to the possibility of
following the changes in soil parameters (eg, soil organic carbon (SOC), stock and soil …

Suitability of Various Parameters for the Determination of the Condition of Soil Structure with Dependence to the Quantity and Quality of Soil Organic Matter

E Tobiašová, J Lemanowicz, B Dębska, M Kunkelová… - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Soil structure (SS) plays an important role in relation to climatic change, with the most
important task the decreasing of CO2 in the atmosphere by carbon sequestration in the soil …

Improvement of Active Organic Carbon Distribution and Soil Quality with the Combination of Deep Tillage and No-Tillage Straw Returning Mode

Z Zhao, P Geng, X Wang, X Li, P Cai, X Zhan, X Han - Agronomy, 2023 - mdpi.com
During the initial period of straw return, a suitable straw return technology can lay the
foundation for long-term soil fertility improvement. This study focused on the issues of …