Management Strategies to Mitigate N2O Emissions in Agriculture

MU Hassan, M Aamer, A Mahmood, MI Awan… - Life, 2022 - mdpi.com
The concentration of greenhouse gases (GHGs) in the atmosphere has been increasing
since the beginning of the industrial revolution. Nitrous oxide (N2O) is one of the mightiest …

Conservation agriculture effects on soil water holding capacity and water-saving varied with management practices and agroecological conditions: A Review

AM Abdallah, HS Jat, M Choudhary, EF Abdelaty… - Agronomy, 2021 - mdpi.com
Improving soil water holding capacity (WHC) through conservation agriculture (CA)-
practices, ie, minimum mechanical soil disturbance, crop diversification, and soil mulch …

Thirty-four years of no-tillage and cover crops improve soil quality and increase cotton yield in Alfisols, Southeastern USA

A Nouri, J Lee, X Yin, DD Tyler, AM Saxton - Geoderma, 2019 - Elsevier
In subhumid Southeastern USA, rapid decomposition of initially low cotton residue limits the
benefits of no-tillage system in regard to the soil quality. Long-term addition of cover crops …

Characterising the biophysical, economic and social impacts of soil carbon sequestration as a greenhouse gas removal technology

AJ Sykes, M Macleod, V Eory, RM Rees… - Global Change …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
To limit warming to well below 2° C, most scenario projections rely on greenhouse gas
removal technologies (GGRTs); one such GGRT uses soil carbon sequestration (SCS) in …

Long-term C and N sequestration under no-till is governed by biomass production of cover crops rather than differences in grass vs. legume biomass quality

F Ardenti, F Capra, M Lommi, A Fiorini… - Soil and Tillage …, 2023 - Elsevier
Agricultural activities through conventional and intensive practices contribute to climate
change by increasing emission of reactive carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) from soils to the …

New pedotransfer approaches to predict soil bulk density using WoSIS soil data and environmental covariates in Mediterranean agro-ecosystems

C Schillaci, A Perego, E Valkama, M Märker… - Science of the total …, 2021 - Elsevier
For the estimation of the soil organic carbon stocks, bulk density (BD) is a fundamental
parameter but measured data are usually not available especially when dealing with legacy …

[HTML][HTML] Long-term tillage and irrigation effects on aggregation and soil organic carbon stabilization mechanisms

N Dal Ferro, B Stevenson, F Morari, K Müller - Geoderma, 2023 - Elsevier
Sustainable soil management practices are required in agriculture to enhance carbon
sequestration and restore soil functions. Here, the aim was to investigate the effect of …

Cover crops reduce soil resistance to penetration by preserving soil surface water content

JL Gabriel, I García-González, M Quemada… - Geoderma, 2021 - Elsevier
Replacement of bare fallow in rotations by cover crops is a promising tool to reduce crusting,
although the interactions with the soil moisture and the effect of the cover crop species are …

Changes in soil organic carbon fractions and residence time five years after implementing conventional and conservation tillage practices

M Rahmati, I Eskandari, M Kouselou, V Feiziasl… - Soil and Tillage …, 2020 - Elsevier
Tillage not only affects the quantity of soil organic carbon, SOC, but also its quality.
Therefore, an investigation was conducted to see how a five-year (2011–2016) …

Conservation tillage and organic nutrients management improve soil properties, productivity, and economics of a maize‐vegetable pea system in the Eastern …

R Singh, S Babu, RK Avasthe… - Land Degradation & …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Soil quality restoration and sustainable crop production in the rainfed ecosystem of the
Indian Himalayas can be achieved through effective conservation tillage and organic …