[HTML][HTML] Critical review of the impact of cover crops on soil properties

K Koudahe, SC Allen, K Djaman - International Soil and Water …, 2022 - Elsevier
Grasses as well as leguminous and non-leguminous broadleaves are the major categories
of commonly grown cover crops worldwide. This review focuses on the contribution of cover …

[HTML][HTML] Cropping systems in agriculture and their impact on soil health-A review

T Yang, KHM Siddique, K Liu - Global Ecology and Conservation, 2020 - Elsevier
Soil health is defined as the capacity of soil to function, within ecosystem boundaries, to
sustain crop and animal productivities, maintain or enhance environmental sustainability …

Quantitative synthesis on the ecosystem services of cover crops

S Daryanto, B Fu, L Wang, PA Jacinthe, W Zhao - Earth-Science Reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
The maintenance of soil health in agro-ecosystems is essential for sustaining agricultural
productivity. Through its positive impacts on various soil physical and biological processes …

Cover cropping enhances soil microbial biomass and affects microbial community structure: A meta-analysis

I Muhammad, J Wang, UM Sainju, S Zhang, F Zhao… - Geoderma, 2021 - Elsevier
Cover crops have been increasingly grown for improving soil health and crop production
and minimizing environmental impact compared to no cover crop. Systematic documentation …

Hidden miners–the roles of cover crops and soil microorganisms in phosphorus cycling through agroecosystems

M Hallama, C Pekrun, H Lambers, E Kandeler - Plant and soil, 2019 - Springer
Background Phosphorus (P) is a limiting nutrient in many agroecosystems and costly
fertilizer inputs can cause negative environmental impacts. Cover crops constitute a …

[HTML][HTML] Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and associated microbiota as plant biostimulants: research strategies for the selection of the best performing inocula

L Giovannini, M Palla, M Agnolucci, L Avio, C Sbrana… - Agronomy, 2020 - mdpi.com
Agronomy | Free Full-Text | Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi and Associated Microbiota as Plant
Biostimulants: Research Strategies for the Selection of the Best Performing Inocula Next Article …

Ecological intensification and arbuscular mycorrhizas: a meta‐analysis of tillage and cover crop effects

TM Bowles, LE Jackson, M Loeher… - Journal of Applied …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Reliance on ecosystem services instead of synthetic, non‐renewable inputs is increasingly
seen as key to achieving food security in an environmentally sustainable way. This process …

[HTML][HTML] Aspects, problems and utilization of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal (AM) application as bio-fertilizer in sustainable agriculture

D Kuila, S Ghosh - Current Research in Microbial Sciences, 2022 - Elsevier
The rapid growth of human population on globe and reduction in agricultural land exerts
huge pressure on crop productivity, food security and soil health; specially, in developing …

Cover crop biomass and species composition affect soil microbial community structure and enzyme activities in semiarid cropping systems

VR Thapa, R Ghimire, V Acosta-Martínez… - Applied Soil …, 2021 - Elsevier
Cover crops are promoted to increase soil organic carbon (SOC) storage and improve soil
biological health in agricultural systems. However, cover crop effects on soil microbial …

Agricultural practices to improve nitrogen use efficiency through the use of arbuscular mycorrhizae: Basic and agronomic aspects

J Verzeaux, B Hirel, F Dubois, PJ Lea, T Tétu - Plant Science, 2017 - Elsevier
Nitrogen cycling in agroecosystems is heavily dependent upon arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi
(AMF) present in the soil microbiome. These fungi develop obligate symbioses with various …