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Changes in soil pH and nutrient extractability after co-applying biochar and paper mill biosolids by Manirakiza, Eric, Ziadi, Noura, Luce, Mervin St, Hamel, Chantal, Antoun, Hani, Karam, Antoine

“…Acidification and metal mobility may present challenges in soil receiving paper mill biosolids (PB). Co-applying biochar and PB could help prevent these…”
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Quantitative evaluation of soil health based on a minimum dataset under various short-term crop rotations on the Canadian prairies by Iheshiulo, Ekene Mark-Anthony, Larney, Francis J., Hernandez-Ramirez, Guillermo, St. Luce, Mervin, Chau, Henry Wai, Liu, Kui

“…Maintaining and improving soil health (SH) is essential for the long-term sustainability and productivity of agriculture, notably in the face of climate…”
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Effects of soil water and nitrogen on drought resilience, growth, yield, and grain quality of a spring wheat by Biswas, Dilip, Gjetvaj, Branimir, St. Luce, Mervin, Liu, Kui, Asgedom, Haben

“…Drought imposes a significant challenge for crop production. However, little is known about the impact of drought priming and nitrogen (N) application and…”
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Impacts of conservation agriculture on soil C and N stocks and organic matter fractions: comparing commercial producer fields with a long-term small-plot experiment in Brown Chernozems of Saskatchewan by St. Luce, Mervin, McConkey, Brian, Schoenau, Jeff, Brandt, Kelsey, Hangs, Ryan, Zhang, Hongjie

“…Conservation agriculture (CA) is increasingly promoted to build soil organic matter (SOM) based on findings from predominantly small-plot long-term…”
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Rapid determination of soil organic matter quality indicators using visible near infrared reflectance spectroscopy by St. Luce, Mervin, Ziadi, Noura, Zebarth, Bernie J., Grant, Cynthia A., Tremblay, Gaëtan F., Gregorich, Edward G.

“…Assessment and monitoring of soil organic matter (SOM) quality are important for determining and developing management practices that will enhance and maintain…”
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Soil organic matter and aggregate stability dynamics under major no-till crop rotations on the Canadian prairies by Iheshiulo, Ekene Mark-Anthony, Larney, Francis J., Hernandez-Ramirez, Guillermo, St. Luce, Mervin, Chau, Henry Wai, Liu, Kui

“…•Compared alternative vs. conventional rotations on SOM and aggregate stability (AS)•Diverse crop rotations had no effect on SOM dynamics in the short…”
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Long-term effects of tillage and nitrogen fertilization on soil C and N fractions in a corn–soybean rotation by St. Luce, Mervin, Ziadi, Noura, Chantigny, Martin H., Braun, Justin

“…Tillage and nitrogen (N) fertilization can influence soil organic matter (SOM) dynamics, but their interactive effects remain contradictory. A long-term…”
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Crop rotation diversity and tillage effects on soil and wheat grain nutrient concentration in an organically-managed system by Adesanya, Theresa, Zvomuya, Francis, Fernandez, Myriam R., St. Luce, Mervin

“…Consumer demand for high quality organic produce in Canada has in recent years contributed to the development of a more sustainable organic agriculture system…”
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The story of long-term research sites and soil health in Canadian agriculture by Norris, Charlotte E., Gorzelak, Monika, Arcand, Melissa, Bruhjell, Darren, Carlyle, Cameron N., Dyck, Miles, Ellert, Benjamin, Entz, Martin, Geddes, Charles M., Hao, Xiying, Janovicek, Ken, Larney, Francis, May, William, Luce, Mervin St, Van Eerd, Laura L., Zhang, Tiequan, Beck, Ryan, Cowen, Tony, Liptzin, Daniel, Morgan, Cristine L.S.

“…Canada's interest in agricultural lands has changed with time from a desire of crop yields at Confederation through to discussions in the Senate on adaptation…”
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Residual effects of preceding crops and nitrogen fertilizer on yield and crop and soil N dynamics of spring wheat and canola in varying environments on the Canadian prairies by Grant, Cynthia A., O’Donovan, John T., Blackshaw, Robert E., Harker, K. Neil, Johnson, Eric N., Gan, Yantai, Lafond, Guy P., May, William E., Turkington, T. Kelly, Lupwayi, Newton Z., McLaren, Debra L., Zebarth, Bernie, Khakbazan, Mohammad, St. Luce, Mervin, Ramnarine, Ravindra

“…•Nitrogen fertilizer increased soil nitrate-N, crop yield, protein concentration and N accumulation in crops for two years after applications had…”
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Prediction of total carbon, total nitrogen, and pH of organic materials using visible near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy by St. Luce, Mervin, Ziadi, Noura, Gagnon, Bernard, Lévesque, Vicky

“…We used visible near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy (VNIRS) to characterize a set of organic materials (n = 75). Good predictions for total carbon,…”
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Near Infrared Reflectance Spectroscopy Prediction of Soil Nitrogen Supply in Humid Temperate Regions of Canada by St. Luce, Mervin, Ziadi, Noura, Nyiraneza, Judith, Tremblay, Gaëtan F, Zebarth, Bernie J, Whalen, Joann K, Laterrière, Mario

“…Near infrared reflectance spectroscopy (NIRS) holds promise for rapid assessment of soil total N and organic C contents, but its ability to predict soil N…”
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Nitrogen mineralization and microbial biomass carbon and nitrogen in response to co-application of biochar and paper mill biosolids by Manirakiza, Eric, Ziadi, Noura, St. Luce, Mervin, Hamel, Chantal, Antoun, Hani, Karam, Antoine

“…Adding biochar to paper mill biosolids (PB) amendments may affect PB mineralization rate and nitrogen (N) availability. The objective of this 224-day…”
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GLOBAL-LOCAL: A new approach for local predictions of soil organic carbon content using large soil spectral libraries by St. Luce, Mervin, Ziadi, Noura, Viscarra Rossel, Raphael A.

“…•A new approach, GLOBAL-LOCAL, was developed to predict SOC at the local scale from vis–NIR data.•GLOBAL-LOCAL requires a representative set from the samples…”
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The influence of long-term N and P fertilization on soil P forms and cycling in a wheat/fallow cropping system by Chen, Shuo, Cade-Menun, Barbara J., Bainard, Luke D., St. Luce, Mervin, Hu, Yongfeng, Chen, Qing

“…•Long-term rotations with/without nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) fertilization.•Multiple techniques: P-NMR, P K-edge XANES, P fractionation, phosphatase…”
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Diversifying cropping systems enhances productivity, stability, and nitrogen use efficiency by St. Luce, Mervin, Lemke, Reynald, Gan, Yantai, McConkey, Brian, May, William, Campbell, Con, Zentner, Robert, Wang, Hong, Kroebel, Roland, Fernandez, Myriam, Brandt, Kelsey

“…Long‐term field experiments are useful for determining cropping system productivity, stability, and resource use efficiency. With 12 yr (2004–2015) of data…”
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Crop rotation, tillage system, and precipitation regime effects on soil carbon stocks over 1 to 30 years in Saskatchewan, Canada by Maillard, Émilie, McConkey, Brian G., St. Luce, Mervin, Angers, Denis A., Fan, Jianling

“…•Accumulation of SOC under continuous wheat in comparison to fallow-wheat rotation.•A more pronounced tillage effect in fallow-wheat rotation than continuous…”
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Visible near infrared reflectance spectroscopy prediction of soil heavy metal concentrations in paper mill biosolid- and liming by-product-amended agricultural soils by St. Luce, Mervin, Ziadi, Noura, Gagnon, Bernard, Karam, Antoine

“…Continuous assessment of soil heavy metal concentrations in agricultural soils is critical for ensuring ecosystem health and minimizing potential adverse…”
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Do diversified crop rotations influence soil physical health? A meta-analysis by Iheshiulo, Ekene Mark-Anthony, Larney, Francis J., Hernandez-Ramirez, Guillermo, St. Luce, Mervin, Liu, Kui, Chau, Henry Wai

“…Crop management practices such as rotation, as well as climatic and edaphic factors, modulate soil physical health. However, the overall magnitude of crop…”
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Economic Optimum Nitrogen Fertilizer Rate and Residual Soil Nitrate as Influenced by Soil Texture in Corn Production by Alotaibi, Khaled D., Cambouris, Athyna N., St. Luce, Mervin, Ziadi, Noura, Tremblay, Nicolas

“…Core Ideas A 12 site‐year study representing four soil surface textural group was conducted. Soil texture significantly influenced the economic optimum N rate…”
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