Soil quality is threatened by the increase in human population and by the fact that most of
the cultivable land is intensively used. The initial interest in this topic focused on defining soil …

Slope gradient and land use change are known to influence soil quality and the assessment
of soil quality is important in determining sustainable land-use and soil-management …

Soil quality assessment is valuable for evaluating agroecosystem sustainability, soil
degradation, and identifying sustainable land management practices. This study compared …

Land use changes have long been considered among many factors responsible for physical
and chemical soil degradation. This study was conducted to evaluate land use and land …

The lack of site specific fertilizer recommendation to replenish declining soil fertility has been
the major challenge to boost crop production in Ethiopia. Therefore, an investigation was …

Assessment of soil quality (SQ) indicators that detect soil degradation in different land use
and soil management systems (LUSMS) is desirable to achieve sustainable management …

Tillage modifies soil structure and has been suggested as a practice to improve physical,
hydrological and chemical properties of compacted soils. But little is known about effect of …

Abstract Crambe (Crambe abyssinica Hochst) is a Brassicaceae crop with high potential for
biofuel production without conflict with food industry and with similar energy performance to …

Soil organic carbon (SOC) is extremely important in the global carbon (C) cycle as C
sequestration in non-disturbed soil ecosystems can be a C sink and mitigate greenhouse …

Assessment of soil quality is one of the key parameters for evaluation of environmental
contamination in the mining ecosystem. To investigate the effect of coal mining on soil …