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Status of Soil Health Indicators after 18 Years of Systematic Tillage in a Long-Term Experiment

Agronomy
Long-term cultivation experiments are gaining more attention due to the possibility of following the changes in soil parameters (e.g., soil organic carbon (SOC), stock and soil health indicators, etc.).
Hanaa Tharwat Mohamed Ibrahim, Maxwell Maimela Modiba, Igor Dekemati, Györgyi Gelybó, Márta Birkás, Barbara Simon   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Ditch‐Buried Straw Return Improves Soil Physical Quality and Crop Biomass in Two Rice–Wheat Paddy Soil Systems

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Ditch‐buried straw return (DB) is an innovative practice combining deep tillage and straw incorporation. This study aimed to evaluate its effects on soil physical quality compared to rotary tillage (RT) and identified key constraints to crop in sandy‐loam and clay‐loam paddy soils within rice–wheat systems. Two field experiments were conducted
Yue Zhang, Yuekai Wang, Xun Xiao, FengMin Li   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ecological Network Characteristics of Cultivated Land Carbon Flows in Major Grain‐Producing Regions: Case Study of Jingzhou City, China

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Land‐use changes related to cultivated land significantly affect the regional carbon budget in major grain‐producing regions, yet the ecological network characteristics of cultivated land carbon flows remain insufficiently understood. This study developed an integrated framework that combined ecological network analysis with spatial analysis ...
Xuehan Lin, Lu Zhang, Ziling Huang, Shuo Ge, Maomao Zhang   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Combining disturbance and competition to control creeping perennial weeds in a field study on three northern European sites

Frontiers in Agronomy
Controlling creeping perennial weeds is challenging throughout all farming systems. The present study distinguished and explored three different methods to control them non-chemically: disturbance with inversion, disturbance without inversion, and ...
Marian Malte Weigel, Therese With Berge, Jukka Salonen, Timo Lötjönen, Bärbel Gerowitt, Lars Olav Brandsæter   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Study on the Distribution Characteristics of Salinity and Nutrients and the Migration Mechanism of Soil Salt in the Delingha Saline‐Alkali Soil Profile of the Qaidam Basin

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Soil salinization negatively impacts the economic development and ecological environment, particularly in the arid and semiarid regions of China. The Qaidam Basin constitutes a major distribution area of saline‐alkali land in the country. However, the distribution patterns of salinity and nutrients within soil profiles and the underlying salt ...
Hongpan Xue, Chenyu Wang, Yiyan Chen, Binkai Li, Aiyin Cheng, Hongyu Li, Bo Dong, Xiuyun Min, Haicheng Wei   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Seasonal Dynamics of Soil Multitrophic Biodiversity, Co‐Occurrence Network and Assembly Mechanisms Under Typical Vegetation Restoration Patterns in Karst Region

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Previous studies often overlooked the dynamic effects of karst vegetation restoration on soil multi‐trophic biodiversity and the underlying community‐assembly mechanisms. To fill this gap, we performed a seasonal comparative analysis of soil biodiversity, co‐occurrence network architecture, and assembly processes across three representative ...
Xiang Zhang, Yingliang Liu, Yao Kai, Lihong Lu, Aoli Zhang, Zhaoxia Zeng, Fuping Zeng, Xunyang He, Hao Zhang   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

‘We want to be the hosts of this story’: Learning from community‐led approaches to data governance of land use for nature recovery

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Debates abound regarding how to use land for nature recovery and environmental governance. Such decisions require an understanding of benefits and trade‐offs, and increasingly rely on vast quantities of data, delivered through digital technologies.
Lucy Jenner, Marc J. Metzger, Darren Moseley, Ed Forrest   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Social‐ecological sustainability of olive farming in the Mediterranean: A review of current practices and an agroecological perspective

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Olive farming represents a prime example of a biodiversity‐rich land‐use system in the Mediterranean, deeply rooted in a long history and cultural traditions, yet it faces mounting challenges from climate change, biodiversity loss, and declining economic viability that put its sustainability at risk.
Klara Dietrich, Claudia Bieling, Corrado Ciaccia, Ingo Grass   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The value of regeneration

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Millions of hectares of rangelands have been subject to degeneration through overgrazing, agricultural expansion, urbanisation and afforestation. Countering this, regeneration is a natural process whereby rangeland ecosystems revive themselves.
Ethan Gordon, Ada P. Smith, Jennifer Hodbod, Hannah Gosnell, Austin Himes, Matías Hargreaves‐Méndez   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Positive Effects of Reduced Tillage Practices on Earthworm Population Detected in the Early Transition Period

Agriculture
Tillage is a major factor influencing soil biological communities, particularly earthworms, which play a key role in soil structure and nutrient cycling.
Irena Bertoncelj, Anže Rovanšek, Robert Leskovšek   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source