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How much do conservation cropping practices mitigate runoff and soil erosion under Western European conditions: A focus on conservation tillage, tied ridging and winter cover crops Soil Use Manag. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2024-04-15 Timothée Clement, Charles L. Bielders, Aurore Degré
Conservation farming practices are known for their capacity to mitigate runoff and erosion, but the magnitude of their effectiveness is highly variable across studies. In order to better understand the contribution of environmental and management factors to their effectiveness, up to 37 studies reporting 271 individual trials were collated for a quantitative review regarding 3 common conservation agriculture‐related
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Comparing structural soil properties of boreal clay fields under contrasting soil management Soil Use Manag. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2024-04-11 Jari Hyväluoma, Petri Niemi, Sami Kinnunen, Kofi Brobbey, Arttu Miettinen, Riikka Keskinen, Helena Soinne
Soil management significantly affects soil structure. Tillage and grassland renovation may have destructive influences, while conversion of arable land to grassland can improve pore structure and related soil functions. In crop rotations including perennial grasses, soil structure is affected by these counteracting processes. This work aimed to quantify the impacts of different soil management practices
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Effect of cover crops and tillage systems on soil quality and sugarcane yield Soil Use Manag. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2024-04-11 Marina Pedroso Carneiro, Zigomar Menezes de Souza, Camila Viana Vieira Farhate, Maurício Roberto Cherubin, Alan Rodrigo Panosso
The management adopted in the establishment and replanting of sugarcane fields, with conventional tillage followed by fallow, is one of the main causes of soil quality degradation. In this context, the soil quality index (SQI) is an important tool to guide the use of more sustainable practices and management. This study aimed to monitor the effect of different cover crops in association with different
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Stand age and soil organic matter management as driven factors of soil biota community composition and soil chemical properties in a subtropical Acrisol Soil Use Manag. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2024-04-11 Lucas Jónatan Rodrigues da Silva, Tancredo de Souza, Gislaine dos Santos Nascimento
Pyrus pyrifolia is a common temperate fruit crop cultivated in Southern Brazil for fruit production. Although this plant species is found in several Brazilian states (Paraná, Santa Catarina, São Paulo, Rio Grande do Sul), it is predominantly concentrated in the smallholder farming system in Santa Catarina, Brazil. Our aim was to compare the soil biota community composition, soil chemical properties
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Impact of urea fertilization rates on nitrogen losses, productivity and profitability in East African sugarcane plantations Soil Use Manag. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2024-04-10 Joseph Tamale, Paolo Nasta, Sebastian Doetterl, John Hutson, Oliver van Straaten, Laban F. Turyagyenda, Peter Fiener
Fertilizer‐intensive sugarcane plantations are expanding in sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA) amidst increased groundwater pollution and carbon footprint concerns. Yet, the impact of nitrogen (N) levels on N losses, productivity and profitability in these plantations remains unclear. To address this gap, we conducted a completely randomized design experiment in a Ugandan sugarcane plantation using three N fertilization
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Differential responses of photosynthesis, yield and soil properties 4 years after a single application of zeolites and biochar in a rainfed olive orchard Soil Use Manag. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2024-04-08 Sandra Martins, Cátia Brito, Alexandre Gonçalves, José Moutinho‐Pereira, Ermelinda Pereira, Margarida Arrobas, Manuel Â. Rodrigues, Fernando Nunes, Carlos M. Correia
Olive orchards represent a key agricultural system in the Mediterranean Basin. Soil degradation processes associated with unsustainable agronomic practices and climate change could severely impact the sustainability of Mediterranean rainfed olive orchards. In this context, soil amendments are important tools that can be used to enhance soil fertility for sustained environmental quality and plant performance
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An agrogeophysical modelling framework for the detection of soil compaction spatial variability due to grazing using field‐scale electromagnetic induction data Soil Use Manag. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2024-04-08 Alejandro Romero‐Ruiz, Dave O'Leary, Eve Daly, Patrick Tuohy, Alice Milne, Kevin Coleman, Andrew P. Whitmore
Soil compaction is a regarded as a major environmental and economical hazard, degrading soils across the world. Changes in soil properties due to compaction are known to lead to decrease in biomass and increase in greenhouse gas emissions, nutrient leaching and soil erosion. Quantifying adverse impacts of soil compaction and developing strategies for amelioration relies on an understanding of soil
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Manganese and phosphorus maize shoot concentrations are differently affected by nitrification inhibitor‐driven rhizosphere acidification Soil Use Manag. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2024-04-06 Mathew Edung Etabo, Pablo Lacerda Ribeiro, Britta Pitann, Karl Hermann Mühling
High soil pH can lead to Mn2+ and P deficiency and yield losses. In addition, it is unclear which process, nitrification‐induced acidification of bulk soil or nitrification inhibitor‐driven rhizosphere acidification, is more effective in increasing Mn2+ availability and shoot concentration. Thus, this topic was investigated in this study. Moreover, we also evaluated if applying NIs can avoid P deficiency
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Earthworm communities and their relation to above‐ground organic residues and water infiltration in perennial cup plant (Silphium perfoliatum) and annual silage maize (Zea mays) energy plants Soil Use Manag. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2024-04-06 Lena Wöhl, Thorsten Ruf, Christoph Emmerling, Stefan Schrader
Perennial energy cropping systems are hailed as a sustainable way of mitigating and potentially adapting to climate change. As a result of the absence of tillage, soils cropped with perennials like cup plant (Silphium perfoliatum) promote abundant and functionally diverse earthworm communities. Hence, ecosystem service provision because of earthworm activity and functional redundancy, for example,
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Carbon neutrality of an island with 100% renewable energy production and forest as carbon sinks: El Hierro (Canary Islands) a pilot for Europe Soil Use Manag. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2024-04-06 Noelia Cruz‐Pérez, Gunta Grūbe, Ricardo Ruiz‐Peinado, Alejandro García‐Gil, Juan C. Santamarta
The island of El Hierro is the smallest and youngest island in the Canary archipelago. It has been recognized as a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve since 2000, and it has a population of approximately 10,000 inhabitants. The aim of this study was to determine the amount of CO2 emissions absorbed by the forest stands of the island of El Hierro and compare it to the emissions generated by the population. It
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Short‐term effects of double‐layer ploughing reduced tillage on soil structure and crop yield Soil Use Manag. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2024-04-06 Julia Pöhlitz, Steffen Schlüter, Jan Rücknagel
Soil tillage is widely acknowledged to affect soil characteristics and agricultural productivity. This research investigates the short‐term effects of various tillage methods on soil physical properties and crop yields at a Central German field site with a dry climate (mean temperature 9.5°C; annual precipitation 470 mm). Three tillage approaches were evaluated: conventional plough tillage (25 cm depth)
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Intercropping herbage promoted the availability of soil phosphorus and improved the bacterial genus structure and the abundance of key bacterial taxa in the acidic soil of mango (Mangifera indica L.) orchards Soil Use Manag. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2024-04-06 Chengming Yan, Dongsheng An, Baoshan Zhao, Zhiling Ma, Haiyang Ma, Qiufang Zhao, Ran Kong, Junbo Su
This study aims to understand the characteristics and distribution patterns of soil phosphorus (P) forms in the tropical high‐P orchards under cover cropping and to explore the biotic and abiotic factors driving the changes in P forms. The study collected three kinds of soil (clean tillage [CK, control], Stylosanthes guianensis cover [SC, legume], and Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. cover [CC, grass])
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Long‐term effects of soil erosion on dryland crop yields in the Songnen Plain, Northeast China Soil Use Manag. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2024-04-06 Ziyang Yu, Xinlei Zhang, Jiatong Liu, Guoping Lei
The elucidation of the influence of soil erosion on crop yields is of paramount importance to ensure food security. Remote sensing data has facilitated the acquisition of long‐term spatially‐distributed information on soil erosion modulus and crop yields. The Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation (RUSLE) model was employed to estimate the soil erosion modulus, while the Carnegie‐Ames‐Stanford Approach
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Root response and phosphorus acquisition under partial distribution of phosphorus and water‐soluble organic matter Soil Use Manag. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-27 Yutaro Takahashi, Masahiko Katoh
Understanding how phosphorus and water‐soluble organic matter (WSOM) from animal manure compost contribute to root development is essential for enhancing phosphorus utilization efficiency under their combined application. This study aims to determine mechanisms underlying root responses and phosphorus acquisition based on the partially varying available phosphorus levels in root zone soil following
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Prevention of drought damage through zeolite treatments onVitis vinifera: A promising sustainable solution for soil management Soil Use Manag. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-27 Eleonora Cataldo, Sergio Puccioni, Aleš Eichmeier, Paolo Storchi
Viticultural activity is intrinsically interlocked with climatic fluctuations and awful subjected to soil management. Increasing temperatures and reduced precipitation originate several alterations in the metabolic plant pathway and a depletion in grapes quality. The main aspiration of soil management is to keep and retain a microenvironment that considers all vine requirements to upgrade the balance
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Long‐term application of different organic and inorganic fertilizers in no‐tillage crops changes the soil microstructural viscoelasticity and shear resistance to transient stresses Soil Use Manag. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-27 Amanda Romeiro Alves, Dörthe Holthusen, Carina Marchezan, Gustavo Brunetto, Stephan Peth, José Miguel Reichert
The processes involved in deformation, internal strength and stability of soils with long‐term application of fertilizers (organic and inorganic sources) remain poorly investigated and hence understood, particularly in agricultural systems under subtropical climatic conditions. We investigated how long‐term fertilizer management with organic and inorganic amendments in no‐till crops affects the microstructural
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Investigating the accuracy and comparability of various lime prediction methods for Irish grassland mineral soils Soil Use Manag. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-17 F. Mackessy, E. McCarthy, E. Broderick, B. O'Donnell, P. Quille
Soil pH is a foundational element of agronomy, profoundly influencing biological, chemical and physical soil processes. Adjusting soil pH is a paramount factor for enhancing soil health and productivity with far‐reaching environmental benefits. Over time soil naturally tends towards acidity, a process expedited by intensive agriculture practices. To determine the extent of necessary pH corrections
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Woody species alongside earth contour bunds enhance the soil water‐infiltration capacity in the Sahel, West Africa Soil Use Manag. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-17 C. Ky‐Dembele, P. Savadogo, A. Bengaly, A. Bargués‐Tobella, M. Diarra, L. A. Winowiecki, J. Bayala
Land degradation, including the loss of tree, forest and vegetation cover, and its related loss of water availability are the main constraints affecting the rainfed agricultural systems in West African Sahel and dry savanna. Therefore, farmers are implementing various soil and water conservation techniques such as zaï pits, half‐moons, contour stone and earth bunds to improve crop production through
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Soil health and carbon storage in community gardens in the Perth metropolitan area, Australia Soil Use Manag. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-07 Haochen Zhao, James O'Connor, Sarah Zou, Zakaria M. Solaiman, Bede S. Mickan, Nanthi Bolan
Community gardens, as common spaces where people gather to grow food, help foster public health, greener urban environments, life‐long learning and vibrant communities. However, despite being promoted as sustainable horticulture and conservation agriculture, their soil health and carbon (C) sequestration potential, with implication for climate change mitigation, remains underexplored. This study assessed
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Biochar amendment gradually immobilized soil As and Sb over 2 years Soil Use Manag. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-06 Ying Hu, Liuwei Wang, Ondřej Mašek, Bei Chen, Yuanyuan Xu, Peng Liang, Deyi Hou
Biochar is a promising candidate for the sustainable remediation of soils, especially those contaminated with cationic heavy metals, because of its liming effect and tunable surface functionality. Despite its potential, prior studies have highlighted biochar's limitations in immobilizing soil oxyanions, such as arsenic (As) and antimony (Sb), particularly in the short term. This shotcoming is primarily
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Effect of biochar addition on water–salt distribution and growth of winter wheat in coastal saline‐alkali soils under brackish water irrigation Soil Use Manag. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-06 Wei Wu, Hongxing Chai, Peiling Gao, Penghao Gao, Xue Zhang, Mengzhao Li, Xianglin Guo, Qingxin Lv
To investigate water‐saving and yield‐enhancing improvement programmes suitable for saline‐alkali soils in the Yellow River Delta region, this study conducted outdoor pot experiments utilizing local moderately saline‐alkali soils as research subjects. The primary focus was to examine the impact of biochar addition on water and salt distribution in saline‐alkali soils and its effect on winter wheat
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Crops use inorganic and labile organic phosphorus from both high‐ and low‐availability layers in no‐till compost‐amended soils Soil Use Manag. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-06 Xue Li, Moritz Hallama, Joan Romanyà
Organic fertilization in no‐till soils increases soil organic matter and nutrient pools primarily in surface soils. However, little is known about how microbial activity affects crop access to phosphorus (P) forms at the surface, where the organic fertilizer is applied, and the subsurface, the main rooting zone. We aimed to study the changes in organic and inorganic P (Po; Pi) forms and compounds in
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Measuring and modelling the impact of outdoor pigs on soil carbon and nutrient dynamics under a changing climate and different management scenarios Soil Use Manag. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-06 I. Pun, M. V. Galdos, P. J. Chapman, I. L. Lloyd, S. Banwart, S. Dobbie, L. Collins
A mixed agricultural system that integrates livestock and cropping is essential to organic, agroecological, and regenerative farming. The demand for improved welfare systems has made the practice of outdoor rearing of pigs very popular; it currently makes up 40% of the UK pig industry and has also been integrated into arable rotations. Besides the benefits of outdoor production systems, they also potentially
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Phosphorus dissolution and diffusion from struvite and its impact on phosphorus availability in Acrisol and Cambisol soils Soil Use Manag. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-06 Lulu Jia, Jinju Wei, Qingyang Zeng, Qi Luo, Xiao Yan, Jianfu Wu, Zongqiang Wei
There is a growing interest in recovering and recycling phosphorus (P) from waste streams to reduce reliance on finite and non‐renewable phosphate rock in agriculture. Struvite, derived from waste streams, has emerged as a potential alternative P fertilizer. However, its behaviour in soil remains unclear. This study aimed to investigate the behaviour and effectiveness of struvite as a P fertilizer
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In situ charcoal production in Acacia decurrens‐based taungya system improved soil properties and productivity of three agricultural crops in the highlands of Ethiopia Soil Use Manag. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-24 Desalegn Tadele, Enyew Adgo
Short‐term in situ charcoal production‐induced changes in soil properties and crop productivity of acidic soil in Acacia decurrens‐based taungya system were assessed in the Guder watershed of northwestern Ethiopia. Data were collected through field study, pot experiment and interviews with local farmers. The field study involved a survey of 36 paired charcoal production kiln sites and adjacent reference
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Farmers' perception of soil health: The use of quality data and its implication for farm management Soil Use Manag. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-22 Raquel N. R. Falcão, Michal Vrana, Csilla Hudek, Marco Pittarello, Laura Zavattaro, Barbara Moretti, Peter Strauss, Gunter Liebhard, Yangyang Li, Xiaoping Zhang, Miroslav Bauer, Tomáš Dostál, José A. Gomez, Iria Benavente‐Ferraces, Juan C. García‐Gil, César Plaza, Gema Guzmán, Maria Llanos Lopez, Bela Pirkó, Zsofia Bakacsi, Dimitre Nokolov, Josef Krása
Preventing and reversing soil degradation is essential to maintaining the ecosystem services provided by soils and guaranteeing food security. In addition to the scientific community, it is critical to engage multiple stakeholders to assess the degree of soil degradation and mitigation strategies' impact and meet the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals, European Union's Common Agricultural
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Resource conundrum in Mongolia: Soil contamination from coal and copper–molybdenum mining Soil Use Manag. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-22 Enkhjargal Sodnomdarjaa, Martin Knippertz, Daniel Karthe, Alexey V. Alekseenko, Gantuya Ganbat, Wolfgang Römer, Frank Lehmkuhl
Soil contamination and the resulting ecological disturbances are a common phenomenon in mining areas, including the vicinities of the largest and oldest open‐pit mining areas in Mongolia. In this work, the potential ecological risk index (RI), Nemerow integrated pollution index (PIN), and Geoaccumulation index (Igeo) were used to estimate the level of soil contamination with Ni, Cu, Zn, As, Cr, and
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Composts of diverse green wastes improve the soil biological quality, but do not alleviate drought impact on lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) growth Soil Use Manag. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-14 Margita Hefner, Fien Amery, Hanne Denaeghel, Kenneth Loades, Hanne L. Kristensen
Intense soil cultivation and climate change have detrimental effects on soils. Solutions are needed to improve the biological quality and water holding capacity of agricultural soils. A greenhouse experiment was conducted to investigate the interactive effect of compost application and drought stress on a soil/plant system in order to determine the improvement of soil quality and plant growth and the
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Subsoil SOC increased by high C:N ratio straw application with optimized nitrogen supplementation Soil Use Manag. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-13 Deqiang Zhao, Zixi Liu, Yiping Xu, Zhitong Wang, Zexue Li, Jun Ling, Gong Wu, Yuan Wen
The application of straw and nutrients to agricultural subsoils is of significant interest to enhance carbon (C) sequestration and soil fertility. However, little research has explored the effect straw application on microbial stoichiometry, soil organic carbon (SOC) mineralization and accumulation and their relationships, in subsoil. In order to address these knowledge gaps, we examined the soil characteristics
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Effect of optimal nitrogen application and mid-season drainage on rice root activity and reductive substances in straw-incorporated paddy Soil Use Manag. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-13 Wangmei Li, Donghui Zhang, Wenhai He, Mingsheng Fan, Haiqing Chen
The straw incorporation in paddy fields exacerbates the reductive toxicity caused by flooding during the rice tillering stage in cold regions. Mid-drainage can alleviate reductive toxicity, while nitrogen fertilizer (NF) application can enhance the drought resistance of rice. However, there is still a lack of convincing evidence about the types of reductive toxicity and appropriate draining thresholds
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Mapping soil corrosivity potential to exclusion fencing using pedotransfer functions and open-source soil data Soil Use Manag. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-01 Andrea D. Stiglingh, Luke M. Mosley, Ronald J. Smernik, Robert W. Fitzpatrick
Soil corrosivity is a term used to describe the corroding susceptibility (risk) of metal infrastructure in different soil environments. Soil corrosivity mapping is a crucial step in identifying potentially problematic, high-maintenance fence lines and can help improve fence longevity by identifying soil environments where the use of more expensive, corrosion-resistant materials would be more cost-effective
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Long-term tillage impact on soil phosphorus under different crop sequences Soil Use Manag. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-01 Ana Paula Giannini, Adrián Enrique Andriulo, Nicolás Wyngaard, Alicia Beatriz Irizar
Management practices, such as tillage and cropping diversification, influence soil phosphorus (P) dynamics. The aim was to evaluate the long-term effect of tillage systems (no tillage, NT; vertical tillage, VT; conventional tillage, CT) on total (TP) and extractable (Pe) soil P distribution under different crop sequences (corn–wheat/soybean, C–W/S; wheat/soybean, W/S; corn–corn, C–C; soybean–soybean
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Partial substitution of chemical fertilizer by green manure increases succeeding maize yield and annual economic benefit in low-yield cropland in the Yellow River Delta Soil Use Manag. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2024-01-30 Shide Dong, Guowei Gai, Yiming Shi, Haibo Zhang, Qian Ma, Zewei Jiang, Chunxiao Yu, Shihong Yang, Guangmei Wang
Green manures (GM) combined with fertilizer reduction is an efficient measure to alleviate the environmental issues caused by the overapplication of chemical fertilizer. However, both the environmental and economic benefits remain unclear in coastal regions that are affected by both soil salinization and climate change. A field experiment was conducted in low-yield cropland in the Yellow River Delta
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Natural grassland conversion to agriculture or pine plantations: Effects on soil methane uptake Soil Use Manag. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2024-01-30 María De Bernardi, Maria Eugenia Priano, Maria Elena Fernández, Javier Gyenge, Maria Paula Juliarena
Upland soils are the only known biological sink for methane (CH4) by methanotrophic bacteria consumption. This process is mainly limited by the diffusion processes related to the soil's physical characteristics, which can be modified because of changes in land use depending on the soil type, the original system and the new land use converted. Our study focused on determining the differences in soil
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Evaluation of the effects of long-term maize–peanut intercropping on soil aggregate stability based on different methods Soil Use Manag. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2024-01-13 Rentian Ma, Ning Yu, Shiwei Zhao, Chunli Wang, Nianyuan Jiao
Intercropping is an effective measure to increase crop yield and improve soil structure. The soil aggregate is the basic unit of soil structure, and its stability is affected by intercropping system. To study the effects of intercropping system on soil aggregate stability, the particle size distribution and stability characteristics of soil aggregates under three planting patterns of maize only (SM)
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Cover crop diversity for sustainable agriculture: Insights from the Cerrado biome Soil Use Manag. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2023-12-27 Victória Santos Souza, Darliane de Castro Santos, Jaqueline Gomes Ferreira, Stéfany Oliveira de Souza, Tulio Porto Gonçalo, João Vitor Alves de Sousa, Aline Guimarães Cruvinel, Lourival Vilela, Tiago do Prado Paim, Rodrigo Estevam Munhoz de Almeida, Lucas Pecci Canisares, Maurício Roberto Cherubin
Brazil is one of the largest soybean producer of the world and the Cerrado biome has played a pivotal role in this expansion. Because of the economic and agronomic challenges associated with the maize production as a second summer crop in this region, cover crops are gaining popularity as a strategy to diversify the agricultural system while enhancing soil health. This study assessed the benefits of
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Long-term changes in soil phosphorus in response to fertilization and negative phosphorus balance under grass rotation in mineral soils in Nordic conditions Soil Use Manag. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2023-12-26 Arja Mustonen, Markku Yli-Halla, Maarit Termonen, Sanna Kykkänen, Kirsi Järvenranta, Perttu Virkajärvi
Considerable amounts of residual fertilizer phosphorus (P) have accumulated in the agricultural soils of Finland since the 1960s, and the P fertilization recommendations have been lowered. It is unknown how much P intensively managed silage grass can obtain from the accumulated reserves without a loss of yield. In two field experiments on sandy loam conducted in 2003–2020, four consecutive grass (70%
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Phosphorus speciation under long-term crop rotation management in a tropical soil Soil Use Manag. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2023-12-26 João Paulo Gonsiorkiewicz Rigon, Carlos Alexandre Costa Crusciol, Juliano Carlos Calonego, Luciano Colpo Gatiboni, Paulo Sérgio Pavinato, Marina Colzato, Silvia Capuani, Ciro Antonio Rosolem
Crop rotation and soil management practices after native tropical forest conversion may impact the dynamics of inorganic and organic phosphorus (Pi and Po) species in the soil. By combining the state-of-the-art spectroscopic methods P K-edge X-ray absorption near edge structure (XANES), 31P liquid nuclear magnetic resonance (31P-NMR) and chemical P fractionation, this study provides important insights
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Different organic farming systems under greenhouse do not improve soil C storage but affect microbial functions across soil aggregates Soil Use Manag. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2023-12-22 Salvatore Baiano, Enrica Picariello, Loredana Canfora, Fabio Tittarelli, Luigi Morra
Vegetable crops production is usually based on organic fertilizers purchased off-farm while the care of soil fertility based on the maintenance of adequate level of soil organic matter receives few attentions. Organic production in plastic tunnel-greenhouses represents the most intensified organic production system. Therefore, we compared four alternative organic production systems mainly characterized
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Quantifying the impact of different agroforestry systems on soil carbon fractions lability and long-term carbon sequestration in Central Himalayas Soil Use Manag. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2023-12-22 Suraj Melkani, Veer Singh, Jehangir H. Bhadha
Soil Organic Carbon (SOC) is a key indicator for understanding the carbon dynamics in agroecosystems. Carbon fractions, on the other hand, can be more sensitive over short periods and can detect changes in the distribution and relationship patterns of SOC pools. To test this hypothesis nine, 16-year-old agroforestry systems (AFS) were tested and compared with control at 0–15 cm and 15–30 cm soil depths
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Effects of planting basins and farmyard manure addition on soil carbon and nitrogen pools under on-farm conditions in Makueni county of Kenya Soil Use Manag. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2023-12-22 Edith Kichamu-Wachira, Zhihong Xu, Kathryn Reardon-Smith, Leigh Ann Winowiecki, Gebiaw Ayele, Duan Biggs, Christine Magaju, Sabah Taresh, Shahla Hosseini-Bai, Negar Omidvar
Climate change, land degradation and inadequate soil nutrients pose significant threats to food security and agricultural sustainability. This study aims to examine the effects of planting basins with farmyard manure on soil total carbon (C), nitrogen (N), isotopic C (δ13C) and N (δ15N) compositions within smallholder-managed farms in Makueni County, Kenya. The study involved two management practices:
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Effects of different water-soluble phosphorus on the distribution and utilization of phosphorus in maize in Xinjiang, China Soil Use Manag. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2023-12-21 Yuxin Tian, Dao Liu, Xinghong Liu, Fei Liang, Mengjie Liu, Quansheng Li, Guodong Wang, Peishan Liu, Hongtao Jia
Phosphorus (P) is the main limiting nutrient in agriculture. Most of the P fertilizers applied to the soil remain ineffective because of the weak movement and transfer of P in the soil. Current agricultural production requires large amounts of P fertilizers, leading to the accumulation of residual P in the soil and serious ecological problems. Fixation of P is a vital reason for limited fertilizer
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Assessing the effects of different tillage systems on selected physical and chemical properties of a silty clay loam soil under different field conditions in the Czech Republic Soil Use Manag. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2023-12-21 David Kwesi Abebrese, Recep Serdar Kara, Kamila Báťková, James Kobina Mensah Biney, Svatopluk Matula
Under the recent water-limiting crisis on farmlands in the Czech Republic, more sustainable approaches to improve water infiltration and suction within the soil layer useful for plant growth is crucial. This study sought to explore changes induced by applied tillage system, and time after tillage (considering two field conditions; at crop maturity when the soil had consolidated long after tillage,
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The misconception of soil organic carbon sequestration notion: When do we achieve climate benefit? Soil Use Manag. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2023-12-21 Tashina Petersson, Gabriele Antoniella, Maria Vincenza Chiriacò, Lucia Perugini, Tommaso Chiti
Soil organic carbon (SOC) sequestration is a key function of natural and semi-natural ecosystems. Restoring this property in terrestrial ecosystems has become central to the EU's climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies. However, SOC sequestration is a widely misunderstood concept. The different methodological approaches used to investigate and compare SOC stock under sustainable agricultural
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Assessment of potential soil erosion in Mongolia based on the RUSLE model and RCP 8.5 scenario Soil Use Manag. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2023-12-19 Namuun Tuvshinjargal, Munkhnasan Lamchin, Yoonji Kim, Enerel Bayarmagnai, Seong Woo Jeon
Due to its relatively high altitude and a continental climate, environmental issues related to soil erosion and land degradation more seriously affect the ecosystem and crop production in Mongolia. As detailed soil erosion and land degradation assessments have only been performed in some regions of Mongolia, the purpose of this study is to evaluate the soil vulnerability on a national scale and predict
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Soil health assessment of an acidic red soil agricultural area and its restoration with biochar soil conditioners Soil Use Manag. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2023-12-13 Qiang Li, Wanting Jiang, Junxiao Lyu
In light of growing concerns regarding food security and soil health, there is increasing emphasis on the assessment of soil health and efforts to improve or maintain the soil health of cultivated land. This case study Niutian Town in Jiangxi Province in southern China was selected as a typical red soil and a major grain-producing area. This research involves an integrated evaluation model based on
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Long-term soil organic carbon changes after cropland conversion to grazed grassland in Southern Sweden Soil Use Manag. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2023-12-11 Anna Johansson, John Livsey, Daniela Guasconi, Gustaf Hugelius, Regina Lindborg, Stefano Manzoni
There is growing awareness of the potential value of agricultural land for climate change mitigation. In Sweden, cropland areas have decreased by approximately 30% over recent decades, creating opportunities for these former croplands to be managed for climate change mitigation by increasing soil organic carbon (SOC) stocks. One potential land-use change is conversion of cropland to grazed grasslands
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Zeolites synthesized from agro-industrial residues applied in agriculture: A review and future prospects Soil Use Manag. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2023-12-11 Juliana de Carvalho Izidoro, Denise Alves Fungaro, Eleonora Cataldo
Zeolites have been widely applied as catalysts, wastewater treatment agents, gas adsorbents and fertilizers, among others. However, the use of natural zeolites or those synthesized from oversaturated commercial solutions are more explored commercially than the zeolites synthesized from residues. Therefore, the aim of this review is to highlight the importance of zeolites synthesized from agro-industrial
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Examining soil nutrient balances and stocks under different land use and management practices in contrasting agroecological environments Soil Use Manag. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2023-12-10 Temesgen Mulualem, Enyew Adgo, Derege T. Meshesha, Atsushi Tsunekawa, Nigussie Haregeweyn, Mitsuru Tsubo, Kindiye Ebabu, Misganaw Walie, Birhanu Kebede, Genetu Fekadu, Simeneh Demissie, Gizachew A. Tiruneh, Mulatu L. Berihun
Agricultural sustainability and land degradation can be monitored through studying soil nutrient dynamics. This study was conducted to investigate the balance and stocks of nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) under major land use types and land management (LM) practices in three contrasting agroecological environments in Ethiopia. We employed a nutrient monitoring approach and assessed soil N and P inputs
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Sustainable phosphorus recycling: A review of advanced recovery methods with a focus on hydrothermal humification technology and potential phosphorus resources in China for this method Soil Use Manag. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2023-12-07 Chunyu Tang, Shuang Gai, Zhuqing Liu, Long Sui, Kui Cheng, Fan Yang
The management of phosphorus (P) resources is facing dual challenges mediated by human activities: the scarcity of bioavailable P in soil and the disposal of massive undeveloped P resources in waste streams. In China, large amounts of P resources remain unexploited, including crop straw (0.9 Tg/year), pig manure (1.1 Tg/year), sludges (0.2 Tg/year), faeces (0.5 Tg/year) and outbreaking algae (0.48 Tg/year)
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How does straw returning combined with nitrogen fertilizer drive N2O emission in wheat–maize rotation system Soil Use Manag. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2023-12-01 Jiajie Song, Jinze Bai, Zhihao Zhang, Qi Yu, Guangxin Ren, Xinhui Han, Xiaojiao Wang, Chengjie Ren, Yongzhong Feng, Xing Wang
Straw returning not only improves carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) pools but also increases soil nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions, which poses a threat to the sustainable development of agriculture. To investigate the effect of straw return combined with nitrogen fertilizer on labile C and N pools in the soil and short-term response to soil N2O emissions in wheat–maize rotation system. The consecutive field
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Combined biochar and manure addition to an agricultural soil benefits fertility, microbial activity, and mitigates manure-induced CO2 emissions Soil Use Manag. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2023-11-28 Manhattan Lebrun, Zubda Zahid, Magdalena Bednik, Agnieszka Medynska-Juraszek, Jiřina Száková, Martin Brtnický, Jiří Holátko, Sylvain Bourgerie, Luke Beesley, Michael Pohořelý, Jan Macků, Tereza Hnátková, Lukáš Trakal
The importance of blending biochar into manure prior to its application as a soil amendment was investigated by this laboratory and field study, hypothesizing an (i) increase in soil fertility; (ii) improvement in microbial activity; (iii) reduction in manure-induced CO2 emissions after combining amendments. Biochar was mixed with manure (50:50 V/V) and aged in field conditions for 6 months whereafter
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Delineation of high-resolution soil carbon management zones using digital soil mapping: A step towards mitigating climate change in the Northeastern Himalayas, India Soil Use Manag. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2023-11-27 S. K. Reza, S. Chattaraj, S. Mukhopadhyay, A. Daripa, S. Saha, S. K. Ray
Delineation of carbon management zones (CMZs) by capturing geospatial distribution of soil organic carbon (SOC) stock down the profile is an effective strategy for precision agriculture and climate change mitigation. Satellite (Landsat OLI 8), terrain (SRTM 30 m DEM) and bioclimatic (WorldClim dataset) factors were used as covariables in this digital soil mapping approach. Depth harmonization using
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Do organic farming practices improve soil physical properties? Soil Use Manag. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2023-11-27 Humberto Blanco-Canqui, Sabrina J. Ruis, Charles A. Francis
Organic farming (OF) is a reemerging system that could address food security and adverse environmental footprints of conventional farming (CF). However, how OF affects the soil physical environment, an essential pillar for soil ecosystem service delivery, is not well understood. This paper (1) reviews published global literature up to 13 July 2023 regarding the impacts of OF on soil physical properties
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Predictive modelling of sweep's specific draft using machine learning regression approaches Soil Use Manag. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2023-11-27 Prem Veer Gautam, Kamal Nayan Agrawal, Ajay Kumar Roul, Shekh Mukhtar Mansuri, A. Subeesh
Modelling and optimizing soil-tool interaction parameters for tillage operations is crucial for developing efficient and precise tools. This study focused on a specific draft of sweep tools in the soil bin filled with vertisol, considering factors such as tool geometry, cone index, working depth and operational speed. Data analysis showed that the range of specific draft values, from 9.51 to 38.95 kN/m2
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Perennial soil characteristics are the main factor driving in vitro inhibition of the wheat fungal pathogen Fusarium graminearum in a French case study Soil Use Manag. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2023-11-27 Lena Simon, Thierry Langin, Benjamin Nowak, Gaëlle Marliac
Soils are termed ‘suppressive’ when they can limit the emergence and propagation of plant diseases. However, little is known regarding what factors determine suppressiveness and whether they could be improved for a given soil. Agricultural practices, such as tillage systems, influence the properties of the soil, and could be a lever to improve soil suppression of pathogens. In this study, we investigated
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Effects of low-density polyethylene and polyamide microplastics on the microbiological and chemical characteristics of an Andisol Soil Use Manag. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2023-11-20 Gustavo Riveros, Rocío Soria, Ana Villafuerte, Paloma Gómez, Raúl Ortega, Isabel Miralles, Mauricio Schoebitz
Microplastics (MPs) are a significant threat to soils. However, there is scarce information on the impact of MPs on soil properties, particularly in volcanic ash-derived soils. The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of polyamide (PA) and low-density polyethylene (LDPE) MPs on the biological and chemical characteristics of an Andisol from central Chile. Twenty-one parameters were evaluated
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Long-term fertilization regulates dissimilatory nitrate reduction processes by altering paddy soil organic carbon components Soil Use Manag. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2023-11-20 Chenglin Li, Zhijun Wei, Xiaomin Wang, Xiaofang Ma, Pinpin Yang, Jun Shan, Xiaoyuan Yan
To enhance rice yields, synthetic nitrogen (N) fertilizers are often applied in rice paddy fields. Under waterlogged conditions, denitrification, anaerobic ammonium oxidation (anammox) and dissimilatory nitrate reduction to ammonium (DNRA) are the main N transformation processes. However, the effects of long-term fertilization on the dissimilatory nitrate reduction processes remain largely unclear
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Straw residue incorporation: Influence on soil microbial biomass and carbon–nitrogen dynamics in an oilseed rape–rice rotation Soil Use Manag. (IF 3.8) Pub Date : 2023-11-20 Kunkun Wang, Tao Ren, Jinyao Yan, Dandan Zhu, Yating Fang, Rihuan Cong, Zhifeng Lu, Xiaokun Li, Jianwei Lu
Soil C and N input drives microbial biomass in paddy–upland rotations. We explored how crop straw return impacts microbial C and N (MBC and MBN) dynamics and their role in rice–oilseed rape rotations at three sites in Hubei Province, China. These sites, under a subtropical monsoon climate, were categorized (using the modified Nemoro equation) as high, moderate and low soil fertility respectively. We