An exhaustive meta-analysis of 132 long-term (≥ 10 years) studies worldwide was carried
out to determine the effects of the use of organic amendments (OA) and OA+ inorganic …

Soil organic carbon (SOC) is a strong determinant of soil quality and crop productivity,
especially in the arid and semiarid environments of the tropics. Drought stress, high …

Finger millet (Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn) is a staple food crop grown by subsistence
farmers in the semi-arid tropics of South Asia and Africa. It remains highly valued by …

Severe soil organic carbon (SOC) depletion is a major constraint in rainfed agroecosystems
in India because it directly influences soil quality, crop productivity and sustainability. The …

This book describes the laws of sustainable soil management to enhance ecosystem
services while restoring degraded soils and promoting sustainable use. With chapters …

The mixed crop-livestock systems of the developing world will become increasingly
important for meeting the food security challenges of the coming decades. The synergies …

Soil organic carbon (SOC) is a strong determinant of soil quality and agronomic productivity
especially under harsh arid and semiarid environments of the tropics. Thus, a 20-year …

Soil resources are prone to degradation in harsh hill environment. Conservation tillage and
residue mulching play an important role in protecting and improving soil quality. A 4‐year …

To meet the requirement of increasing demand for food and fodder and to ensure food
security, it is important to increase the production potential through soil health improvement …

Productivity of cropland soils, especially in arid and semi-arid tropics of India rigorously
declined due to increasing losses of soil organic carbon (SOC) over the past decades. In the …