Large‐scale bioenergy demand has triggered new approaches to straw management in
Brazilian sugarcane fields. With the progressive shift from a burned to a nonburned harvest …

Conservation agriculture through the use of crop residue retention and no-tillage (NT) has
been widely practiced to improve agricultural soil quality, such as to increase soil organic …

Biodiversity loss, an important consequence of agricultural intensification, can lead to
reductions in agroecosystem functions and services. Increasing crop diversity through …

Brazil is one of the most important soybean producers in the world. Soybean is a very
important crop for the country as it is used for several purposes, from food to biodiesel …

Soil microbial biomass plays important roles in nutrient cycling, plant–pathogen
suppression, decomposition of residues and degradation of pollutants; therefore, it is often …

No-tillage farming is widespread globally; however, the impact of no-tillage on soil microbial
diversity is debatable. The existing research literature needs to be synthesized and a …

Anthropogenic interventions play a key role in promoting positive feedback of soil–plant–
environment interactions, but systematic reports on how anthropogenic activities influence …

Elevated soil loss and runoff rates can reduce soil fertility; therefore, soil erosion control
strategies must be implemented at the hillslope and watershed scale when plantations are …

The continuous use of plowing for grain production has been the principal cause of soil
degradation. This project was formulated on the hypothesis that the intensification of …

Minimum tillage practices have been shown to enhance soil aggregation and soil organic
carbon (SOC) stabilization. Carbon turnover rate slows down when soil aggregation …