Abstract Evaluation of aggregate formation in no-till farming systems and the effects on soil
organic matter can provide relevant insights into soil carbon storage, nutrient cycling, and …

Assessment and monitoring impacts of agricultural systems on soil quality are imperative to
establish best management practices and sustainable land use for mitigating climate …

Abstract The “4 per 1,000” initiative was launched at the 21st Conference of the Parties
(COP21) stimulating a long‐standing debate on the potential of no‐till (NT) to promote soil C …

Integrated systems of agriculture lead to better food and environmental quality, but these
systems are complex and should be evaluated in long-term experiments. The objective of …

Soil organic carbon (SOC) consists of various C fractions with different stabilities and
chemical compositions that are differently affected by changes in land use. A better …

Conservation agriculture (CA) has become a dominant paradigm in scientific and policy
thinking about the sustainable intensification of food production in sub-Saharan Africa. Yet …

Conversion of grasslands to agriculture has promoted land degradation and losses of soil
organic carbon (SOC). Early adoption of no-till (NT) and use of organic fertilizers could …

The impact of agricultural land-use on soil microbial community composition and enzyme
activity has not been extensively investigated in Ultisols. We investigated soil health …

" What Dr Samuel Johnson did for English, Professor Amir Kassam has done for
Conservation Agriculture (CA). He is eminently well qualified and has enlisted more than a …

In a climate change scenario, it is important to understand the factors that lead to changes in
a soil carbon (C) sink. It is recognized that such process is highly dependent on climate, soil …