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 …

The benefits of conservation practices increased the interest of farmers in the cultivation of
cover crops (CCs). This review aims to present and analyze the state of the art on the …

Cover crops (CCs) can provide multiple soil, agricultural production, and environmental
benefits. However, a better understanding of such potential ecosystem services is needed …

Abstract Service crops are crops grown to provide services to other cash crops, rather than
for production purposes, with the ultimate aim of improving the environmental and …

Cover crops are promoted to improve soil health and soil carbon (C) sequestration in
agroecosystems, yet responses of various soil organic carbon (SOC) and nitrogen (N) …

Cover crops (CCs) are considered to deliver multiple soil ecosystem services, but such
potential could vary by climatic region. This leads to the question: can CCs improve soil …

In light of the environmental challenges ahead, resilience of the most abundant field crop
production systems must be improved to guarantee yield stability with more efficient use of …

Climate change, soil degradation, and depletion of natural resources are becoming the most
prominent challenges for crop productivity and environmental sustainability in modern …

Soil fungi are a critical component of agroecosystems and provide ecological services that
impact the production of food and bioproducts. Effective management of fungal resources is …

In organic grain production, weeds are one of the major limiting factors along with crop
nitrogen deficiency. Relay intercropping of forage legume cover crops in an established …