The rice–wheat rotation model of crop planting is widely used globally, and worldwide, straw
returning is the main method of crop straw treatment. However, the straw return method …

Conservation agriculture, which is based on minimum tillage, permanent soil cover and crop
rotations, has widely been promoted as a practice to maintain or improve soil quality and …

Soil is the largest reservoir of carbon (C) in the terrestrial biosphere and a slight variation in
this pool could lead to substantial changes in the atmospheric CO2 concentration, thus …

Soil organic matter (SOM) has long been recognized as an important indicator of soil
productivity. The SOM refers to the organic fraction of the soil exclusive of undecayed plant …

Crop residue management received little attention until about 1970. Records of crop residue
production are limited, but crop yield databases have been available since 1865. Carbon …

The experiment designed to quantify the effects of long-term tillage practices on soil organic
carbon (SOC) storage and CO2 emissions, was conducted on long-term tillage and …

Understanding the interaction between plant components and their subsequent
decomposition provides insights on how plant quality differences may influence C …

Interest in producing cellulosic ethanol from renewable energy sources is growing. Potential
energy crops include row crops such as corn (Zea mays L.), perennial warm‐season …

Corn (Zea mays L.) stover is considered one of the prime lignocellulosic feedstocks for
biofuel production. While producing renewable energy from biomass is necessary, impacts …

Corn (Zea mays L.) stover is an asset to recycle essential plant nutrients and buffer soil
against natural and human perturbations. Its indiscriminate removal for industrial uses may …