Improvement of soil microbial diversity through sustainable agricultural practices and its evaluation by-omics approaches: A perspective for the environment, food …

M Bertola, A Ferrarini, G Visioli - Microorganisms, 2021 - mdpi.com
Soil is one of the key elements for supporting life on Earth. It delivers multiple ecosystem
services, which are provided by soil processes and functions performed by soil biodiversity …

Organic amendment regulates soil microbial biomass and activity in wheat-maize and wheat-soybean rotation systems

D Song, X Dai, T Guo, J Cui, W Zhou, S Huang… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2022 - Elsevier
Long-term heavy application of inorganic fertilizers is associated with a decrease in soil
quality and biodiversity. Organic amendments have been reported to positively affect soil …

Straw returning mediates soil microbial biomass carbon and phosphorus turnover to enhance soil phosphorus availability in a rice-oilseed rape rotation with different …

K Wang, T Ren, J Yan, D Zhu, S Liao, Y Zhang… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2022 - Elsevier
The alleviation of phosphorus (P) limitation by increasing carbon (C) input is an effective
strategy for improving crop production and P uptake efficiency. However, the effects of straw …

Reversion of perennial biomass crops to conserve C and N: A meta-analysis

E Martani, A Ferrarini, S Amaducci - Agronomy, 2022 - mdpi.com
Perennial crops have been proposed as a solution to couple the production of sustainable
biomass for multiple uses with several environmental benefits such as soil C storage …

Moisture content estimation and senescence phenotyping of novel Miscanthus hybrids combining UAV‐based remote sensing and machine learning

G Impollonia, M Croci, E Martani, A Ferrarini… - GCB …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Miscanthus is a leading perennial biomass crop that can produce high yields on marginal
lands. Moisture content is a highly relevant biomass quality trait with multiple impacts on …

Bioaugmented phytoremediation of metal-contaminated soils and sediments by hemp and giant reed

A Ferrarini, A Fracasso, G Spini, F Fornasier… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
We assessed the effects of EDTA and selected plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR)
on the phytoremediation of soils and sediments historically contaminated by Cr, Ni, and Cu …

Soil organic carbon significantly increases when perennial biomass plantations are reverted back to annual arable crops

E Martani, A Ferrarini, A Hastings, S Amaducci - Agronomy, 2023 - mdpi.com
The cultivation of perennial biomass crops (PBCs) on marginal lands is necessary to provide
feedstock for the bio-based EU economy and accrue environmental benefits through carbon …

Biofuels from perennial energy crops on buffer strips: A win-win strategy

A Agostini, P Serra, J Giuntoli, E Martani… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
The objective of this work was to assess the environmental performances of advanced
biofuels produced from perennial energy crops (miscanthus and willow) grown in bioenergy …

Belowground biomass C outweighs soil organic C of perennial energy crops: Insights from a long‐term multispecies trial

E Martani, A Ferrarini, P Serra, M Pilla… - GCB …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The cultivation of perennial energy crops (PECs) couples the production of ligno‐cellulosic
biomass to the provision of multiple ecosystem services, such as the reduction of …

Vegetation transition from meadow to forest reduces priming effect on SOM decomposition

H Liu, C Banfield, SIF Gomes, M Gube, A Weig… - Soil Biology and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Meadows and forests are the main vegetation types in temperate terrestrial ecosystems, and
largely contribute to soil carbon (C) stock. Bioavailable C inputs can accelerate microbial …