An increase in nitrogen (N) recovery efficiency, also denoted as N use efficiency (NUEr), is
crucial to reconcile food production and environmental health. This study assessed the …

Alternative management practices such as no‐tillage compared to conventional tillage are
expected to recover or increase soil quality and productivity, even though all of these …

Cycling of nutrients, including nitrogen and phosphorus, is one of the ecosystem services we
expect agricultural soils to deliver. Nutrient cycling incorporates the reuse of agricultural …

Nitrogen agronomic efficiency (NAE) is crucial for global food security due to its important
role in determining crop yields. However, we do not know whether NAE under nitrogen (N) …

Digestate is a nutrient-rich fertilizer and appropriate techniques are required for its
application during the maize season to reduce losses and increase the nitrogen use …

Lake Erie is the shallowest and most biologically productive system of the Great Lakes,
surrounded by large urban, industrial, and agricultural areas. This combination prompted …

Agricultural soils provide society with several functions, one of which is primary productivity.
This function is defined as the capacity of a soil to supply nutrients and water and to produce …

Facing an exploding population growth with consequent increase of agriculture
intensification, new chemical technologies are being sought to limit organic matter losses …

Regenerative Agriculture (RA) claims to build soil organic carbon (SOC) and increase crop
yields through simultaneous adoption of a suite of management practices which restore soil …

This study investigated the long-term effects of different composts (urban organic waste
compost (OWC), green waste compost (GWC), cattle manure compost (MC) and sewage …