Organic matter decomposition is a biochemical process with consequences affecting climate
change and ecosystem productivity. Once decomposition begins, C is lost as CO 2 or …

Global interest in soil health has increased exponentially during the past decade, with many
different government, non-government, and private sector groups striving to develop …

Tillage intensity affects soil microbiological activity in many ways, often driven by changes in
soil organic C (SOC) content. The magnitude and direction of those changes, however …

Due to the scarcity of alternative organic amendments, the retention of crop residue in fields
can be considered key in promoting physical, chemical, and biological attributes of soil …

Conservation agriculture, which is based on minimum tillage, permanent soil cover and crop
rotations, has widely been promoted as a practice to maintain or improve soil quality and …

The paper focuses on conservation agriculture (CA), defined as minimal soil disturbance (no-
till, NT) and permanent soil cover (mulch) combined with rotations, as a more sustainable …

Erosion rates and annual soil loss tolerance (T) values in evaluations of soil management
practices have served as focal points for soil quality (SQ) research and assessment …

For the last 50 years, the consensus view among researchers has been that organic matter
(OM) has little or no effect on the available water capacity (AWC) of soil. The historical …

Conservation agriculture involves reduced tillage, permanent soil cover and crop rotations to
enhance soil fertility and to supply food from a dwindling land resource. Recently …

Increasing human populations, decreasing resources, social instability, and environmental
degradation pose serious threats to the natural processes that sustain the global ecosphere …