Crop residue return sustains global soil ecological stoichiometry balance

J Liu, T Qiu, J Peñuelas, J Sardans, W Tan… - Global Change …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Although soil ecological stoichiometry is constrained in natural ecosystems, its responses to
anthropogenic perturbations are largely unknown. Inputs of inorganic fertilizer and crop …

Use of plastic mulch in agriculture and strategies to mitigate the associated environmental concerns

F Shah, W Wu - Advances in agronomy, 2020 - Elsevier
The excessive use of plastic in modern agriculture is threatening the overall sustainability of
our ecosystem due to persistency of residual plastic residues in both terrestrial and aquatic …

Rice residue burning in northern India: an assessment of environmental concerns and potential solutions–a review

DS Parihar, MK Narang, B Dogra… - Environmental …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Environmental alarms like climate change and rising air pollution levels in north India,
particularly in the Delhi National Capital Region (NCR), draw attention to the severe issue of …

Estimating above-ground biomass of maize using features derived from UAV-based RGB imagery

Y Niu, L Zhang, H Zhang, W Han, X Peng - Remote Sensing, 2019 - mdpi.com
The rapid, accurate, and economical estimation of crop above-ground biomass at the farm
scale is crucial for precision agricultural management. The unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) …

No tillage increases soil organic carbon storage and decreases carbon dioxide emission in the crop residue-returned farming system

H Wang, S Wang, Q Yu, Y Zhang, R Wang, J Li… - Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Soil organic carbon (SOC) storage and carbon dioxide (CO 2) emission under different
tillage methods in a crop residue-returned farming system may not be consistent with result …

Managing soils for negative feedback to climate change and positive impact on food and nutritional security

R Lal - Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
The increase in atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide from 278 ppm in the pre-
industrial era to 405 ppm in 2018, along with the enrichment of other greenhouse gases, has …

[HTML][HTML] Disentangling the impact of contrasting agricultural management practices on soil microbial communities–importance of rare bacterial community members

B Liu, D Arlotti, B Huyghebaert, CC Tebbe - Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 2022 - Elsevier
Agriculture has a strong effect on soil microbial communities, but it is still unclear how
different management practices drive their diversity and composition. To disentangle the …

Soil carbon storage and mineralization rates are affected by carbon inputs rather than physical disturbance: Evidence from a 47-year tillage experiment

B Mary, H Clivot, N Blaszczyk, J Labreuche… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2020 - Elsevier
In spite of the large number of studies conducted on the drivers of soil organic carbon (SOC)
stocks, there is still no consensus on the impact of tillage on the distribution and turnover …

Crop residue return achieves environmental mitigation and enhances grain yield: a global meta-analysis

J Liu, L Fang, T Qiu, J Chen, H Wang, M Liu… - Agronomy for …, 2023 - Springer
Inorganic fertilizers are widely used to provide crops with significant amounts of nitrogen (N)
and phosphorus (P), but can exacerbate soil carbon (C) limitation and acidification. Crop …

Tillage, crop rotation and crop residue management effects on nutrient availability in a sweet sorghum-based cropping system in marginal soils of South Africa

ME Malobane, AD Nciizah, FN Mudau, IIC Wakindiki - Agronomy, 2020 - mdpi.com
The low soil fertility status of South African marginal soils threatens sustainable production of
biofuel feedstock in smallholder farmers. It is therefore imperative to development …