At the European scale, soil characteristics are needed to evaluate soil quality, soil health
and soil‐based ecosystem services in the context of the European Green Deal. While some …

Several methods exist for determining soil organic carbon, and each one has its own
advantages and limitations. Consequently, a comparison of the experimental results …

Background Exploiting soil microorganisms in the rhizosphere of plants can significantly
improve agricultural productivity; however, the mechanism by which microorganisms …

Agricultural intensification has contributed greatly to the sustained food supply of China's
population of 1.3 billion over the 30-year period from 1982 to 2011. Intensification has …

Mapping soil organic carbon (SOC) and establishing any change over time are important
because of CO2 fluxes between soil and atmosphere and cropland decreases in SOC. The …

Introduction Tobacco root-knot nematode (RKN) is a highly destructive soil-borne disease
worldwide. However, there is a lack of research on the relationship between RKN and …

A sediment microbial fuel cell (SMFC) with three dimensional floating biocathode (FBC) was
developed for the electricity generation and biodegradation of sediment organic matter in …

Soil organic carbon (SOC) is the largest carbon pool in the terrestrial biosphere and it is
among the most important factors responsible for conservation of soil quality. Automated dry …

Monitoring C content is essential for carrying out surveys and inventories on C storage in
soils under different land uses (LUs). The objectives of the present study, which was …

Precision agriculture requires timely soil organic matter (SOM) detection in order to quickly
obtain SOM information before sowing commences. Aiming to improve the slow detection …