A three-year experiment was conducted over six different soils, from northern and central
Greece. The soils samples derived from both rural and urban environments, and they were …

Soil quality is essential for maintaining the sustainability of agroecosystems, especially
under intensified agricultural activities and rapid land use change. The sampling and …

Background Shifting cultivation is a major agriculture practice in the Nagaland state of India.
This study examines the effect of shifting cultivation and the length of the fallow period on …

To evaluate the effects of using wastewater in alluvial soil irrigation for long periods on soil
quality (SQ), Bahr-Elbaqar study location was chosen (32° 15′ to 32° 09′ E and of 30° …

The rapid growth in the global population over the past few decades has resulted in the
transformation of many natural ecosystems into human-dominated ones. Land-use (LU) …

Rivers condition natural and human ecosystems, providing fertile soils and water for
irrigation and consumption in rural and urban uses. However, the intensification of human …

Agricultural soil quality has recently become an interesting topic for research with increased
awareness in agricultural sustainability reduced agricultural lands due to urbanization and …

Smallholder farming systems are typical of the European Mediterranean region. Small farms
of less than 2 hectares cover approximately 15% of cropland in the southern EU and only …

Land-use intensification, contrary to sustainable land management, has an impact on the
healthiness of the environmental agroecosystem. To assess the environmental implications …

Background and aims Soil quality assessment is crucial for achieving sustainable soil
management and maintaining ecosystem health. However, there is limited research on soil …