Frontiers in Microbiology, 2023 Drought is the most prevalent environmental stress in crop production, posing a significant danger to food security. Microorganisms in the crop root zone affect crop growth and development, enhance effective nutrient use, and resist adversity hazards. To
Jing Fang +39 more
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Air, Soil and Water Research, 2021 During the Biohydrology 2019 (24-27 July 2019, Valencia, Spain) and TERRAenVISION 2019 (2-7 September 2019, Barcelona, Spain) meetings, the scientific sessions joined reputed scientists around the world.
María José Marqués +2 more
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Impact of Trametes versicolor and Phanerochaete chrysosporium on differential breakdown of pesticide mixtures in soil microcosms at two water potentials and associated respiration and enzyme activity. [PDF]
, 2008 This study has examined the effect of inoculation of soil microcosms with Trametes versicolor and Phanerochaete chrysosporium on wood chips on differential degradation of pesticides (simazine, trifluralin and dieldrin, 10 mg kg−1 soil) at two water ...
Magan, Naresh, Fragoeiro, Silvia
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Stable and radiogenic isotopes as tracers for soil degradation [PDF]
, 2008 Soil erosion seriously threatens mountain slopes. Direct measurement of soil erosion in the field is difficult and needs long term recording. However, stable and radiogenic isotopes are potential tracers for soil erosion estimation and would enable a ...
Schaub, Monika
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Variation of Soil Carbon, Nitrogen and Phosphorus and Ecological Stoichiometric Characteristics During Land Degradation in Coal Mining Subsidence Area [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2023 In order to explore the effects of land degradation on soil carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus and ecological stoichiometry in semi-arid coal mining subsidence area, the spatial pattern of soil carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus content, reserves and ...
Guo Yangnan +3 more
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Effectiveness of Cover Crops to Reduce Loss of Soil Organic Matter in a Rainfed Vineyard
Land, 2020 Cover crops (CCs) minimize the loss of soil in permanent cropping systems where the soil is usually bare due to intense tillage or overuse of herbicides.
Manuel López-Vicente +3 more
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Plants, 2022 Soil microbes play crucial roles in grassland ecosystem functions, such as soil carbon (C) pool and nutrient cycle. Soil microbes in grasslands are susceptible to the degradation mediated by climate change and anthropogenic disturbance. However, research
Congwen Wang +7 more
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Soil physical quality changes under different management systems after 10 years in the Argentine humid pampa [PDF]
Solid Earth, 2015 South American countries with the highest surface of land under no-tillage (NT) management are Brazil, Argentina and Chile. In Argentina, 78.5% of the agricultural land is cropped under NT management.
J. L. Costa, V. Aparicio, A. Cerdà
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Agricultural Land Degradation in Sweden
, 2023 The current status of agricultural soils in Sweden is dominated by a tendency of land abandonment in some areas vs. intensification which leads to soil degradation in other areas, like the south of the country.
Dimitrova Mårtensson, Linda-Maria, +2 more
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The impacts of forest fires on watershed hydrological response. A review
Trees, Forests and PeopleForest fires pose significant environmental challenges globally, profoundly affecting watershed hydrology. As human activities increase and climate change exacerbates, the incidence and severity of forest fires have escalated, leading to profound ...
Saeedreza Moazeni, Artemi Cerdà
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