Polyethylene film mulching is a key technology for soil water retention in dryland agriculture,
but the aging of the films can generate a large number of microplastics with different shapes …

Legume pasture species have been widely used to re‐establish vegetation cover and
control soil erosion in semiarid degraded ecosystems. Nevertheless, the long‐term effects of …

As a perennial forage crop, alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) has been extensively utilized for the
vegetation restoration of degraded soil and provides feedstock for forage. Its high usage can …

Soil organic carbon (SOC) is the principal factor contributing to enhanced soil fertility and
also functions as the major carbon sink within terrestrial ecosystems. Applying fertilizer is a …

Within Mediterranean cropping systems, legume forage crops that last up to 6 years or more
(eg, alfalfa) are replaced with cereal crops (eg, wheat). The change from forage to cereal …

In this work, the utilization of phosphogypsum (PG), a waste coming from the manufacture of
phosphate fertilizers, as fertilizer for alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) crops was investigated …

Increasing soil salinization can severely restrict local agricultural production. Planting alfalfa
is considered an effective measure to ameliorate saline–alkali soil. However, it remains …

Incorporating perennial pastures into annual crop systems is an efficient means of improving
soil carbon (C) sequestration and reducing the application of nitrogen (N) fertilizer on …

Nitrogen cycling in soil and its microbial community characteristics are closely related.
Characteristics of soil nitrogen, community diversity of nitrogen-fixing bacteria (NFB) and …