Due to their substantial volume, subsoils contain more of the total soil carbon (C) pool than
topsoils. Much of this C is thousands of years old, suggesting that subsoils offer …

The positive effect of earthworms on soil processes and plant growth has been extensively
documented. The capacity of earthworms to decompose organic matter has been attributed …

Soil functions, including climate regulation and the cycling of water and nutrients, are of
central importance for a number of environmental issues of great societal concern. To …

Earthworms mix soil layers and bind the soil with organic matter. This combination allows
organic matter to disperse through the soil and also allows plants to access the nutrients …

The input of labile organics by plant roots stimulates microbial activity and therefore
facilitates biochemical process rates in the rhizosphere compared to bulk soil, forming …

Most studies on plant nutrition tend to focus on the topsoil (plough layer) and frequently
neglect subsoil processes. However, cereal roots can potentially acquire nutrients including …

Abstract In the Loess Plateau of China, conventional tillage is defined as the tillage without
crop residues left on the soil surface and ploughed twice a year. The use of alternative …

Vermiremediation is an expanding technology that uses earthworms to remediate
organically contaminated soils and has been attracting attention from researchers gradually …

Water is a crucial factor controlling the fate and processing of soil organics. Water commonly
flows through the vadose zone via preferential flow pathways, resulting in nonuniform and …

Roots increase microbial activities depending on exudate composition, especially on the
ratios of sugars, carboxylic and amino acids, and thus structure enzyme activities in the …