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Multi-Functional Land Use Is Not Self-Evident for European Farmers: A Critical Review

Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2020
Soils perform more functions than primary productivity. Examples of these functions are the recycling of nutrients, the regulation and purification of water, the regulation of the climate, and supporting biodiversity.
Jaap J. Schröder, Hein F. M. Ten Berge, Francesca Bampa, Rachel E. Creamer, Juan V. Giraldez-Cervera, Christian B. Henriksen, Jørgen E. Olesen, Michiel Rutgers, Taru Sandén, Heide Spiegel   +9 more
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Grassland Crops as Drivers for the Improvement of Soil Fertility

Biology and Life Sciences Forum, 2023
Managing soil fertility is vital for agriculture. However, modern farming excessively relies on mineral fertilizers, which lessens profit and endangers ecosystem health.
Tomás Cavaco, Maria Odete Torres, Jorge M. S. Faria   +2 more
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Impact of Abiotic Stressors on Soil Microbial Communities: A Focus on Antibiotics and Their Interactions with Emerging Pollutants

Soil Systems
Soil is a complex and dynamic ecosystem containing a diverse array of microorganisms, and plays a crucial and multifaceted role in various functions of the ecosystem.
Abdul Rashid P. Rasheela, Muhammad Fasih Khalid, Dana A. Abumaali, Juha M. Alatalo, Talaat Ahmed   +4 more
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SOIL «HEALTH» INDICATORS IN SOIL ASSESSMENT (REVIEW)

Lomonosov Soil Science Journal, 2023
The possibility of using microbiological indicators of soil «health» to assess the soils. Th e fundamental possibility of quantitative characterization of the functional potential of the microbial system with the assessment of «ecological services» is shown.
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Modelling and Prediction of Organic Carbon Dynamics in Arable Soils Based on a 62-Year Field Experiment in the Voronezh Region, European Russia

Agronomy, 2020
Organic carbon (OC) accumulation in soil mitigates greenhouse gases emission and improves soil health. We aimed to quantify the dynamics of OC stock in soils and to justify technologies that allow annual increasing OC stock in the arable soil layer by 4‰.
Ilshat Husniev, Vladimir Romanenkov, Olga Minakova, Pavel Krasilnikov   +3 more
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Plant root exudates: Advances in belowground signaling networks, resilience, and ecosystem functioning for sustainable agriculture

Plant Stress
Root exudates (REs), the secretory carbonaceous metabolites from plant roots play a crucial role in belowground ecosystem dynamics in response to biogeochemical shifts. An intricate pool of primary and secondary metabolites including organic acids, amino
Ajay M. Sorty, Enoch N. Kudjordjie, Kamlesh K. Meena, Mogens Nicolaisen, Peter Stougaard   +4 more
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Wheat Straw Biochar and NPK Fertilization Efficiency in Sandy Soil Reclamation

Agronomy, 2020
Intensive land use including cultivation may result in soil degradation. Restoring natural conditions or utility values called reclamation usually requires prior improvement of soil properties by using fertilizers or soil amendments. Special attention is
Magdalena Bednik, Agnieszka Medyńska-Juraszek, Michał Dudek, Szymon Kloc, Agata Kręt, Beata Łabaz, Jarosław Waroszewski   +6 more
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Compost Application Enhances Soil Health and Maintains Crop Yield: Insights From 56 Farmer‐Managed Arable Fields

Journal of Sustainable Agriculture and Environment
Introduction Improving soil health while maintaining crop yield is a key challenge for farmers. So far, only a few studies assessed the effects of compost and solid digestate application on soil health and plant yield under practical on‐farm conditions ...
Anna Edlinger, Chantal Herzog, Gina Garland, Florian Walder, Samiran Banerjee, Sonja G. Keel, Jochen Mayer, Laurent Philippot, Sana Romdhane, Marcus Schiedung, Michael W. I. Schmidt, Benjamin Seitz, Chloé Wüst‐Galley, Marcel G. A. van derHeijden   +13 more
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Integrated Management Practices Foster Soil Health, Productivity, and Agroecosystem Resilience

Agronomy
Sustainable farmland management is vital for global food security and for mitigating environmental degradation and climate change. While individual practices such as crop rotation and no-tillage are well-documented, this review synthesizes current ...
Xiongwei Liang, Shaopeng Yu, Yongfu Ju, Yingning Wang, Dawei Yin   +4 more
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Soil Microbial Communities in Corn Fields Treated with Atoxigenic Aspergillus flavus

Soil Systems, 2020
Aspergillus flavus refers to a diverse group of saprophytic soil fungi that includes strains producing aflatoxins (toxigenic strains) in the kernels of corn (Zea mays L.) and other crops, causing pre-harvest and post-harvest aflatoxin contamination. Some
Krishna B. Bhandari, Scott D. Longing, Charles P. West   +2 more
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