Diversified crop rotations increase the yield and economic efficiency of grain production systems

LG Garbelini, H Debiasi, AAB Junior… - European Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Crop rotations with high plant diversity and biomass input have been recognized worldwide
as a crucial practice for increasing the sustainability of grain production systems, particularly …

Depth of straw incorporation significantly alters crop yield, soil organic carbon and total nitrogen in the North China Plain

N Liu, Y Li, P Cong, J Wang, W Guo, H Pang… - Soil and Tillage …, 2021 - Elsevier
Appropriate straw incorporation has ample agronomic and environmental benefits in the
North China Plain, but most studies are limited to straw mulching or incorporation on the soil …

Winter cover crops in soybean monoculture: Effects on soil organic carbon and its fractions

ME Duval, JA Galantini, JE Capurro… - Soil and Tillage …, 2016 - Elsevier
The current agricultural production systems in the Pampas Region have been significantly
simplified by cultivating large land areas under no tillage (NT), where soybean is the …

Two decades of no-till in the Oberacker long-term field experiment: Part I. Crop yield, soil organic carbon and nutrient distribution in the soil profile

I Martínez, A Chervet, P Weisskopf, WG Sturny… - Soil and Tillage …, 2016 - Elsevier
This is the first in a series of papers describing the impact of two decades of no-till in the
Oberacker long-term field experiment in Switzerland. The experiment was established in …

Changes in soil surface chemistry after fifty years of tillage and nitrogen fertilization

AK Obour, MM Mikha, JD Holman, PW Stahlman - Geoderma, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Knowledge gained on the long-term effects of crop management practices on soil
fertility is critical in developing nutrient management strategies to optimize crop yields. This …

Tillage and cover crop species affect soil organic carbon in Andosol, Kanto, Japan

T Higashi, M Yunghui, M Komatsuzaki, S Miura… - Soil and Tillage …, 2014 - Elsevier
No-tillage, cover crops, and N fertilization play important roles in conserving or increasing
soil organic carbon (SOC). However, the effects of their interaction are less well known …

Stratification of soil organic matter and biota dynamics in natural and anthropogenic ecosystems

Y Kooch, S Ehsani, M Akbarinia - Soil and Tillage research, 2020 - Elsevier
Soil organic matter (OM) stratification and macro and micro fauna are both good indicators
for the evaluation of soil ecological functioning, which is interrelated with nutrient cycles. To …

Characteristics of labile organic carbon fractions in reclaimed mine soils: Evidence from three reclaimed forests in the Pingshuo opencast coal mine, China

Y Yuan, Z Zhao, X Li, Y Wang, Z Bai - Science of the Total Environment, 2018 - Elsevier
The reclamation of discarded spoils has the potential to stimulate carbon (C) sequestration
in reclaimed mine soils (RMSs). Nevertheless, to date the temporal dynamics of labile …

Crop sequence intensification: Meta‐analysis of soil organic carbon and aggregate stability in Argentina

E Giustiniani, F Behrends Kraemer… - European Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Intensification of crop sequence (ICS) has been proposed as a key field practice to preserve
soil health and achieve more sustainable agricultural systems. However, the effects of ICS …

Crop residue quality and soil type influence the priming effect but not the fate of crop residue C

R Schmatz, S Recous, C Aita, MM Tahir, AL Schu… - Plant and Soil, 2017 - Springer
Background and aims Crop residues and soil types play an important role in soil C and N
storage. The objectives of this study were to quantify the effects of crop residue quality and …