Search Results - "Soil & tillage research"

Long-term rotation and tillage effects on soil structure and crop yield by Munkholm, Lars J., Heck, Richard J., Deen, Bill

“…► Positive effect of diverse rotation on soil structural quality. ► Diverse crop rotation needed for optimal performance of no tilled soil. ► Crop yield…”
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Historical increase in agricultural machinery weights enhanced soil stress levels and adversely affected soil functioning by Keller, Thomas, Sandin, Maria, Colombi, Tino, Horn, Rainer, Or, Dani

“…•Increase in farm vehicle weights has increased soil compaction levels.•Increasing compaction levels coincide with a stagnation in crop yields.•We speculate…”
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Manure acts as a better fertilizer for increasing crop yields than synthetic fertilizer does by improving soil fertility by Cai, Andong, Xu, Minggang, Wang, Boren, Zhang, Wenju, Liang, Guopeng, Hou, Enqing, Luo, Yiqi

“…•Manure and synthetic fertilizer accounted for 39% and 21% of crop yields.•Synthetic fertilizer affected yields by weakly increasing soil nutrients and…”
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Effect of organic matter on phosphorus adsorption and desorption in a black soil from Northeast China by Yang, Xiaoyan, Chen, Xiangwei, Yang, Xitian

“…•Humic acids were added to change the SOM content in black soil.•The increased SOM could improve both Qm and PSI.•Both Dm and Dr were increased significantly…”
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Soil organic carbon, total nitrogen, available nutrients, and yield under different straw returning methods by Huang, Tiantian, Yang, Ning, Lu, Chen, Qin, Xiaoliang, Siddique, Kadambot H.M.

“…•Straw mulching (SM) and straw burying (SB) increase crop yields and soil nutrient contents.•SB is more conducive to increasing soil organic carbon, soil total…”
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Yield sustainability, soil organic carbon sequestration and nutrients balance under long-term combined application of manure and inorganic fertilizers in acidic paddy soil by Qaswar, Muhammad, Jing, Huang, Ahmed, Waqas, Dongchu, Li, Shujun, Liu, Lu, Zhang, Cai, Andong, Lisheng, Liu, Yongmei, Xu, Jusheng, Gao, Huimin, Zhang

“…•Combined application of manure and chemical fertilizers increased sustainability yield index of rice crop more than chemical fertilization.•Combined…”
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Effects of long-term application of organic fertilizer on improving organic matter content and retarding acidity in red soil from China by Wang, Hanxi, Xu, Jianling, Liu, Xuejun, Zhang, Di, Li, Longwei, Li, Wei, Sheng, Lianxi

“…•Soil pH decreased by 0.07 annually after 20 years of applying NPK fertilizers.•Long-term application of organic fertilizer increased soil SOC content.•Organic…”
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Increasing organic stocks in agricultural soils: Knowledge gaps and potential innovations by Chenu, Claire, Angers, Denis A., Barré, Pierre, Derrien, Delphine, Arrouays, Dominique, Balesdent, Jérôme

“…•Soil organic carbon storage should be differentiated from soil organic carbon sequestration.•Methods to estimate the carbon sequestration potential of a soil…”
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Changes in soil enzymes, soil properties, and maize crop productivity under wheat straw mulching in Guanzhong, China by Akhtar, Kashif, Wang, Weiyu, Ren, Guangxin, Khan, Ahmad, Feng, Yongzhong, Yang, Gaihe

“…•Straw mulch was effective in increasing soil organic carbon (SOC) content.•Straw mulch improves the soil N, P and soil water content in 0–10 cm soil…”
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Responses of rhizosphere soil properties, enzyme activities and microbial diversity to intercropping patterns on the Loess Plateau of China by Gong, Xiangwei, Liu, Chunjuan, Li, Jing, Luo, Yan, Yang, Qinghua, Zhang, Weili, Yang, Pu, Feng, Baili

“…•Intercropping increased the soil nutrients and enzyme activities of proso millet.•The effect of intercropping on the soil bacterial diversity was larger than…”
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Superabsorbent hydrogel (SAH) as a soil amendment for drought management: A review by Saha, Abhisekh, Sekharan, Sreedeep, Manna, Uttam

“…[Display omitted] •Long-term drought affects the soil ecosystem and can initiate desertification.•SAH improves the soil-pore structure and water retention…”
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Micro-structural characteristics deterioration of intact loess under acid and saline solutions and resultant macro-mechanical properties by Hu, Wenle, Cheng, Wen-Chieh, Wang, Lin, Xue, Zhong-Fei

“…When exposed to chemicals, the micro-structural evolution of the loess and the impacts on the macro-mechanical properties are considered crucial for…”
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Soil health assessment: Past accomplishments, current activities, and future opportunities by Karlen, Douglas L., Veum, Kristen S., Sudduth, Kenneth A, Obrycki, John F., Nunes, Márcio R.

“…•Evolution of the soil health concept is presented.•Increased private sector support has significantly accelerated awareness of and interest in soil…”
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The effect of deep tillage on crop yield – What do we really know? by Schneider, Florian, Don, Axel, Hennings, Inga, Schmittmann, Oliver, Seidel, Sabine J.

“…Deep tillage effects on crop yields. Top: Overall distribution (violin plot, box plot and mean±95% confidence interval). Bottom: Significant drivers of yield…”
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Cover crop management and water conservation in vineyard and olive orchards by Novara, Agata, Cerda, Artemi, Barone, Ettore, Gristina, Luciano

“…[Display omitted] •Sustainability in orchard crops is an important goal for farmers and decision-makers.•Cover crops (CC) are widely accepted as sustainable…”
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Application of organic fertilizer improves microbial community diversity and alters microbial network structure in tea (Camellia sinensis) plantation soils by Gu, Songsong, Hu, Qiulong, Cheng, Yuqi, Bai, Lianyang, Liu, Zhonghua, Xiao, Wenjun, Gong, Zhihua, Wu, Yueni, Feng, Kai, Deng, Ye, Tan, Lin

“…•Organic fertilizer treatment increased the soil microbial diversity by 8.59–33.14%.•Soil pH and NO3-N concentration were the key factors altering the…”
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Residue retention and minimum tillage improve physical environment of the soil in croplands: A global meta-analysis by Li, Yuan, Li, Zhou, Cui, Song, Jagadamma, Sindhu, Zhang, Qingping

“…•A global meta-analysis on soil physical properties under conservation tillage.•Conservation tillage has higher aggregate size, stability and available water…”
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Effect of straw return mode on soil aggregation and aggregate carbon content in an annual maize-wheat double cropping system by Zhao, Huili, Shar, Abdul Ghaffar, Li, Shuo, Chen, Yanlong, Shi, Jianglan, Zhang, Xiaoyuan, Tian, Xiaohong

“…•SOC varied by −0.96 to 5.83Mgha−1 compared to initial C stocks.•Double crop straw return had the strongest effect on aggregate size distribution.•Straw return…”
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Aggregate stability and size distribution of red soils under different land uses integrally regulated by soil organic matter, and iron and aluminum oxides by Zhao, Jinsong, Chen, Shan, Hu, Ronggui, Li, Yayu

“…•Land use heavily affects soil aggregates through changing soil organic matter.•Interactions between SOC and Fe and Al oxides are key to aggregate…”
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