Climate change and ensuring food security for an exponentially growing global human
population are the greatest challenges for future agriculture. Improved soil management …

Crop residues are of crucial importance to maintain or even increase soil carbon stocks and
fertility, and thereby to address the global challenge of climate change mitigation. However …

Urban agriculture can contribute to food security, food system resilience and sustainability at
the city level. While studies have examined urban agricultural productivity, we lack systemic …

Soil quality (SQI) is a comprehensive indicator reflecting the agricultural productivity of soil,
and soil ecosystem multifunctionality (performing multiple functions simultaneously; EMF) …

Soil organic carbon (SOC) plays a vital role in the global carbon cycle and is a potential sink
for carbon dioxide. Agricultural management practices can support carbon sequestration …

Abstract Integrated Crop Livestock Systems (ICLS) are important alternative for
diversification and sustainable food production, while conserving soil. The effects on soil …

Understanding the distribution patterns and controlling factors of soil organic carbon (SOC)
in karst areas is important for soil carbon management. However, due to the wide variety of …

Soil organic matter (SOM) is indispensable for soil health and, in the context of climate
change, is considered a significant CO 2 sink. Improving agricultural management to …

Abstract Using two cities, Rimini (Italy, Cfa climate) and Krakow (Poland, Cfb), as living
laboratories, this research aimed at measuring in situ the capacity of 15 woody species to …

Hydroponics is a soilless farming method that can contribute to meeting the global food
demand, improving food sustainability as well as ensuring food availability in a novel high …