This position paper honours agricultural scientist and colleague, Professor Bob Loomis, by
discussing the urgent global challenge of food security and the related impacts on the …

Acid soil savannas of tropical America are a vast resource to expand agricultural production,
alleviate the pressure on tropical rainforest and reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions …

Conversion of native rangelands to croplands potentially influences soil functions and
quality. The aim of the current study was to assess soil quality (SQ) after rangeland …

The concept of soil health has evolved over the past several decades, recognizing that
dynamic soil property response to management and land use is highly dependent on site …

Rice-rice is one of the major crop** systems in Indo-Gangetic Plains (IGP) of South Asia.
Assessment of soil quality and identification of key indicators with their critical limits are very …

Increasing demand for biofuel has intensified land-use change (LUC) for sugarcane
(Saccharum officinarum) expansion in Brazil. Assessments of soil quality (SQ) response to …

Compost is considered to be superior fertilizer for soil quality and productivity, and is
commonly used with chemical fertilizer. The optimal mixed ratio of compost with chemical …

Sustainability of Brazilian agriculture has been frequently addressed in debates about
human influences on the environment. Sustainability of agricultural production is critical to …

Relationships between a soil quality index (SQI FERTBIO) and soil functions with both
relative cumulative grain yields (RCY) and soil organic carbon (SOC), were evaluated in a …

Organic fertilizer applications can increase soil fertility and productivity and reduce chemical
fertilizer use. However, few experimental studies have focused on effects of organic …