[HTML][HTML] Cover crops for sustainable crop** systems: a review

V Quintarelli, E Radicetti, E Allevato, SR Stazi… - Agriculture, 2022‏ - mdpi.com
Cover crop** is a promising and sustainable agronomic practice to ameliorate soil health
and crop performances in agro-ecosystems. Indeed, cover crops (CCs) may regulate several …

Process, influencing factors, and simulation of the lateral transport of heavy metals in surface runoff in a mining area driven by rainfall: A review

P Qiao, S Wang, J Li, Q Zhao, Y Wei, M Lei… - Science of the Total …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
The lateral transport of heavy metals can expand the scope of original contamination, and
an accurate prediction of heavy metal migration is necessary to control heavy metal …

The superior effect of nature based solutions in land management for enhancing ecosystem services

S Keesstra, J Nunes, A Novara, D Finger… - Science of the Total …, 2018‏ - Elsevier
The rehabilitation and restoration of land is a key strategy to recover services-goods and
resources-ecosystems offer to the humankind. This paper reviews key examples to …

Pollution assessment of heavy metals in soils of India and ecological risk assessment: A state-of-the-art

V Kumar, A Sharma, P Kaur, GPS Sidhu, AS Bali… - Chemosphere, 2019‏ - Elsevier
Soil is substantive component of biosphere, which is exposed to plethora of pollutants
including heavy metals. These are added by natural as well as anthropogenic activities …

Forum paper: The significance of soils and soil science towards realization of the UN sustainable development goals (SDGS)

SD Keesstra, J Bouma, J Wallinga, P Tittonell… - Soil …, 2016‏ - soil.copernicus.org
In this FORUM paper we discuss how soil scientists can help to reach the recently adopted
UN Sustainable Development Goals in the most effective manner. Soil science, as a land …

Soil and crop management strategies to ensure higher crop productivity within sustainable environments

F Shah, W Wu - Sustainability, 2019‏ - mdpi.com
The rising population and reduction in the amount of land and some other resources have
created tremendous pressure on current agricultural producers to meet the increasing food …

Soil bulk density estimation methods: A review

AAG Al-Shammary, AZ Kouzani, A Kaynak, SY Khoo… - Pedosphere, 2018‏ - Elsevier
Measurement of soil bulk density is important for understanding the physical, chemical, and
biological properties of soil. Accurate and rapid soil bulk density measurement techniques …

Response of soil erosion to vegetation restoration and terracing on the Loess Plateau

P Tian, X Tian, R Geng, G Zhao, L Yang, X Mu, P Gao… - Catena, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Soil erosion exhibited significant decrease due to the implementation of considerable soil
and water conservation practices on the Loess Plateau, and further induced less sediment …

The effects of mulch and nitrogen fertilizer on the soil environment of crop plants

X Wang, J Fan, Y **ng, G Xu, H Wang, J Deng… - Advances in …, 2019‏ - Elsevier
The demand for food is expected to significantly increase with continued population growth
over the next 50 years, indicating that agricultural efficiency should be simultaneously …

Human perturbation of the global phosphorus cycle: changes and consequences

Z Yuan, S Jiang, H Sheng, X Liu, H Hua… - … science & technology, 2018‏ - ACS Publications
The phosphorus (P) cycle is an important Earth system process. While natural P mobilization
is slow, humans have been altering P cycle by intensifying P releases from lithosphere to …