Recent advances in control technologies for non-point source pollution with nitrogen and phosphorous from agricultural runoff: current practices and future prospects

Y Xia, M Zhang, DCW Tsang, N Geng, D Lu… - Applied Biological …, 2020 - Springer
Eutrophication of natural water is a universal problem. Nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) from
agricultural runoff are the main sources of nutrient input, provided that emissions from …

Strategies for greenhouse gas emissions mitigation in Mediterranean agriculture: A review

A Sanz-Cobena, L Lassaletta, E Aguilera… - Agriculture, ecosystems …, 2017 - Elsevier
An integrated assessment of the potential of different management practices for mitigating
specific components of the total GHG budget (N 2 O and CH 4 emissions and C …

A global meta-analysis of greenhouse gases emission and crop yield under no-tillage as compared to conventional tillage

A Shakoor, M Shahbaz, TH Farooq, NE Sahar… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
No-tillage (NT) practice is extensively adopted with aims to improve soil physical conditions,
carbon (C) sequestration and to alleviate greenhouse gases (GHGs) emissions without …

A global meta‐analysis of the impacts of no‐tillage on soil aggregation and aggregate‐associated organic carbon

X Liu, X Wu, G Liang, F Zheng… - Land Degradation & …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
No‐tillage (NT) has been shown to control soil degradation by impacting soil aggregates (ie,
basic units of soil structure, whose characteristics mediate key soil processes, like carbon …

Slope processes, mass movement and soil erosion: A review

AJT Guerra, MA Fullen, MCO Jorge, JFR Bezerra… - Pedosphere, 2017 - Elsevier
Soil erosion and land degradation are global problems and pose major issues in many
countries. Both soil erosion and mass movement are two forms of land degradation and …

Structure, composition and metagenomic profile of soil microbiomes associated to agricultural land use and tillage systems in Argentine Pampas

B Carbonetto, N Rascovan, R Álvarez, A Mentaberry… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Agriculture is facing a major challenge nowadays: to increase crop production for food and
energy while preserving ecosystem functioning and soil quality. Argentine Pampas is one of …

Assessment of the soil organic carbon stock in Spain

JAR Martín, J Álvaro-Fuentes, J Gonzalo, C Gil… - Geoderma, 2016 - Elsevier
Soil organic carbon stock (SOCS) assessments at a national level are essential in the
climate change mitigation role. Our study provides the first assessment of the SOC stored in …

Carbon management in dryland agricultural systems. A review

D Plaza-Bonilla, JL Arrúe, C Cantero-Martínez… - Agronomy for …, 2015 - Springer
Dryland areas cover about 41% of the Earth's surface and sustain over 2 billion inhabitants.
Soil carbon (C) in dryland areas is of crucial importance to maintain soil quality and …

Beneficial effects of reduced tillage and green manure on soil aggregation and stabilization of organic carbon in a Mediterranean agroecosystem

N Garcia-Franco, J Albaladejo, M Almagro… - Soil and Tillage …, 2015 - Elsevier
Semiarid Mediterranean agroecosystems need the implementation of sustainable land
management (SLM) practices in order to maintain acceptable levels of soil organic matter …

Long-term effects of no-tillage management practice on soil organic carbon and its fractions in the northern China

E Liu, SG Teclemariam, C Yan, J Yu, R Gu, S Liu, W He… - Geoderma, 2014 - Elsevier
The influence of different tillage practices on soil organic carbon levels is more significant
under long-term tillage compared to short-term tillage. Despite the great interest in the effect …