Soil ecosystem services and human health

EC Brevik, L Pereg, JJ Steffan, LC Burgess - Current Opinion in …, 2018 - Elsevier
The impact of soils on human health is well-documented, and the ecosystem services (ES)
provided by soils are important to human health. However, previous works on soils and …

Exploring the spatial variability of soil properties in an Alfisol soil catena

F Rosemary, SP Indraratne, R Weerasooriya, U Mishra - Catena, 2017 - Elsevier
Detailed digital soil maps showing the spatial heterogeneity of soil properties consistent with
the landscape are required for site-specific management of plant nutrients, land use …

Impact of straw management on seasonal soil carbon dioxide emissions, soil water content, and temperature in a semi-arid region of China

W Wang, K Akhtar, G Ren, G Yang, Y Feng… - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
The use of crop residues as mulching materials or organic fertilizer, instead of burning, can
help improve the soil organic carbon (SOC) and crop grain yield. An experiment was …

Alfalfa-grass mixtures reduce greenhouse gas emissions and net global warming potential while maintaining yield advantages over monocultures

MU Ghani, M Kamran, I Ahmad, A Arshad… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Improving forage productivity with lower greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from limited
grassland has been a hotspot of interest in global agricultural production. In this study, we …

Straw returning and one-time application of a mixture of controlled release and solid granular urea to reduce carbon footprint of plastic film mulching spring maize

J Bai, Y Li, J Zhang, F Xu, Q Bo, Z Wang, Z Li… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
For a long time, nitrogen (N) management for high-yielding maize (Zea mays L.) has been a
severe challenge. The N supply must maximize yield while minimizing environmental …

[HTML][HTML] Crop residues in corn-wheat rotation in a semi-arid region increase CO2 efflux under conventional tillage but not in a no-tillage system

M Mirzaei, MG Anari, E Razavy-Toosi, M Zaman… - Pedobiologia, 2022 - Elsevier
Appropriate management of crop residue plays a key role in mitigating greenhouse gas
emissions. However, it has been inadequately implemented in general agricultural …

Contrasting effects of bamboo leaf and its biochar on soil CO2 efflux and labile organic carbon in an intensively managed Chinese chestnut plantation

Z Wang, Y Li, SX Chang, J Zhang, P Jiang… - Biology and fertility of …, 2014 - Springer
The effects and associated mechanisms of the application of organic residues or their
derived biochar on the dynamics of soil organic C and soil CO 2 efflux in planted soils are …

Biofuels from perennial energy crops on buffer strips: A win-win strategy

A Agostini, P Serra, J Giuntoli, E Martani… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
The objective of this work was to assess the environmental performances of advanced
biofuels produced from perennial energy crops (miscanthus and willow) grown in bioenergy …

Effect of different leaf litters on carbon, nitrogen and microbial activities of sodic soils

K Singh, P Trivedi, G Singh, B Singh… - Land Degradation & …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
This study investigates the effect of single leaf litter of Terminalia arjuna (Ta) and Prosopis
juliflora (Pj), mixed leaf litters [Ta, Pj, Azadirachta indica (Ai) and Albizia procera (Ap)] and …

Effects of biochar and maize straw on the short-term carbon and nitrogen dynamics in a cultivated silty loam in China

L Zhu, Q Xiao, Y Shen, S Li - Environmental Science and Pollution …, 2017 - Springer
Application of maize straw and biochar can potentially improve soil fertility and sequester
carbon (C) in the soil, but little information is available about the effects of maize straw and …