Current status and environment impact of direct straw return in China's cropland–A review

H Li, M Dai, S Dai, X Dong - Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 2018 - Elsevier
With the development of grain production technologies and improvement of rural living
standard, the production and utilization of straw have significantly been changed in China …

Conservation agriculture and ecosystem services: An overview

C Palm, H Blanco-Canqui, F DeClerck, L Gatere… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2014 - Elsevier
Conservation agriculture (CA) changes soil properties and processes compared to
conventional agriculture. These changes can, in turn, affect the delivery of ecosystem …

Effects of long term application of inorganic and organic fertilizers on soil organic carbon and physical properties in maize–wheat rotation

BS Brar, J Singh, G Singh, G Kaur - Agronomy, 2015 - mdpi.com
Balanced and integrated use of organic and inorganic fertilizers may enhance the
accumulation of soil organic matter and improves soil physical properties. A field experiment …

Occasional tillage in no-tillage systems: A global meta-analysis

DS Peixoto, LCM da Silva, LBB de Melo… - Science of the total …, 2020 - Elsevier
No-tillage (NT) is a major component of conservation agricultural systems. Challenges that
have arisen with the adoption of NT include soil compaction, weed management, and …

Tillage, crop residue, and nutrient management effects on soil organic carbon in rice-based crop** systems: A review

R Ghimire, S Lamichhane, BS Acharya, P Bista… - Journal of integrative …, 2017 - Elsevier
Soil organic carbon (SOC) sequestration is one of the major agricultural strategies to
mitigate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, enhance food security, and improve agricultural …

Short-term responses of soil organic carbon and carbon pool management index to different annual straw return rates in a rice–wheat crop** system

L Zhu, N Hu, Z Zhang, J Xu, B Tao, Y Meng - Catena, 2015 - Elsevier
Crop straw return is recommended as an effective management practice to alter soil organic
carbon (C) content. Understanding the effects of straw return rate on changes of soil organic …

Terrestrial ecosystem functioning affected by agricultural management systems: A review

M Sanaullah, M Usman, A Wakeel, SA Cheema… - Soil and Tillage …, 2020 - Elsevier
With increasing world population, there is an evident pressure on food production demand
at the expense of environment. Maximizing yields at environmental cost is quite high …

Carbon sequestration potential of sustainable agricultural practices to mitigate climate change in Indian agriculture: A meta-analysis

K Kumara, S Pal, P Chand, A Kandpal - Sustainable Production and …, 2023 - Elsevier
India's agricultural sector ensures food and livelihood security for millions of rural
households. However, the adverse effects of climate change pose a severe threat to …

Complex water management in modern agriculture: Trends in the water-energy-food nexus over the High Plains Aquifer

SJ Smidt, EMK Haacker, AD Kendall, JM Deines… - Science of the Total …, 2016 - Elsevier
In modern agriculture, the interplay between complex physical, agricultural, and
socioeconomic water use drivers must be fully understood to successfully manage water …

Effects of different tillage and straw return on soil organic carbon in a rice-wheat rotation system

L Zhu, N Hu, M Yang, X Zhan, Z Zhang - PLOS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Soil management practices, such as tillage method or straw return, could alter soil organic
carbon (C) contents. However, the effects of tillage method or straw return on soil organic C …