Conservation agriculture as a sustainable system for soil health: A review
B Cárceles Rodríguez, VH Durán-Zuazo… - Soil Systems, 2022 - mdpi.com
Soil health is a term used to describe the general state or quality of soil, and in an
agroecosystem, soil health can be defined as the ability of the soil to respond to agricultural …
agroecosystem, soil health can be defined as the ability of the soil to respond to agricultural …
Soil health assessment: A critical review of current methodologies and a proposed new approach
The wellbeing of soils is crucial for securing food production worldwide. The soil health (SH)
concept has been introduced due to an evolving understanding that soil is not just a growing …
concept has been introduced due to an evolving understanding that soil is not just a growing …
Dynamic stability of soil carbon: reassessing the “permanence” of soil carbon sequestration
Enhancing soil organic matter in agricultural soils has potential to contribute to climate
mitigation while also promoting soil health and resilience. However, soil carbon (C) …
mitigation while also promoting soil health and resilience. However, soil carbon (C) …
Soil organic matter and water retention
R Lal - Agronomy Journal, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The current and projected anthropogenic global warming and the attendant increase in the
severity and extent of soil degradation may exacerbate the intensity and duration of drought …
severity and extent of soil degradation may exacerbate the intensity and duration of drought …
Comparison of permanganate‐oxidizable carbon and mineralizable carbon for assessment of organic matter stabilization and mineralization
Core Ideas POXC and mineralizable C were evaluated across diverse agroecosystems. The
two are related but differentially influenced by management practices. POXC better reflected …
two are related but differentially influenced by management practices. POXC better reflected …
Below‐ground connections underlying above‐ground food production: a framework for optimising ecological connections in the rhizosphere
FT de Vries, MD Wallenstein - Journal of Ecology, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Healthy soils that contain an active microbiome and food web are critical to sustainably
produce food for a growing global human population. Many studies have focussed on the …
produce food for a growing global human population. Many studies have focussed on the …
Soil microbial community responses to labile organic carbon fractions in relation to soil type and land use along a climate gradient
There has been a growing interest in studying the labile C pool in order to promote the
sequestration and stabilization of soil organic carbon (SOC). Although labile SOC fractions …
sequestration and stabilization of soil organic carbon (SOC). Although labile SOC fractions …
[PDF][PDF] Recommended soil health indicators and associated laboratory procedures
DE Stott - 2019 - farmlandinfo.org
The modern soil health (SH) movement has its roots in the oil embargo of 1973 that spurred
a renewed interest in investigating how the soil microbial population could be used to …
a renewed interest in investigating how the soil microbial population could be used to …
Soil health indicators do not differentiate among agronomic management systems in North Carolina soils
WR Roper, DL Osmond, JL Heitman… - Soil Science Society …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Core Ideas Soil health metrics were not differentiated in long‐term agronomic trials. Soil
health tests produced different results and were not consistent with management. Soil health …
health tests produced different results and were not consistent with management. Soil health …
The mechanisms of improving coastal saline soils by planting rice
Z Xu, T Shao, Z Lv, Y Yue, A Liu, X Long, Z Zhou… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Planting rice is one of the effective ways to improve saline soils, but the underlying
mechanisms are unknown. We studied basic soil properties (including pH, salt content, total …
mechanisms are unknown. We studied basic soil properties (including pH, salt content, total …