Intensive agriculture is a farming system characterised by a large use of inputs, causing a
large pressure on the environment. As peculiar and efficient example of intensive agriculture …

Soil salinity and sodicity are land degradation processes that strongly alter soil quality and
consequently plant productivity. The reclamation of soils affected by salinity and/or sodicity is …

Nutrient enrichment is a major global change component that often disrupts the relationship
between aboveground biodiversity and ecosystem functions by promoting species …

Soil management is fundamental to all agricultural systems and fertilization practices have
contributed substantially to the impressive increases in food production. Despite the pivotal …

Although numerous studies suggest that organic amendments are better at maintaining soil
fertility and crop production than mineral-only fertilization, it is unclear if this occurs in …

High nitrogen (N) fertilizer inputs accelerate soil acidification and degradation in tea
plantations, thus posing a threat to soil microbial diversity, species composition, and …

Impacts of biochar application in combination with organic fertilizer, such as compost, are
not fully understood. In this study, we tested the effects of biochar amendment, compost …

Larney, FJ and Angers, DA 2012. The role of organic amendments in soil reclamation: A
review. Can. J. Soil Sci. 92: 19–38. A basic tenet of sustainable soil management is that …

A significant proportion of the total nutrient in soil solution can be bound to organic
molecules and these often constitute a major loss from soil to freshwater. Our purpose was …

The main purpose of the chapter is clarify description of the role of intracellular
enzymedehydrogenase in the soil environment, as well as presentation of soil factors …