Our objective is to provide an optimistic strategy for reversing soil degradation by increasing
public and private research efforts to understand the role of soil biology, particularly …

Weeds cause an estimated crop yield loss of about 43% world-wide. The heavy use of
herbicides in weed management has several environmental and health risks. Therefore …

Seed bank formation plays an important role in plant population dynamics. However, buried
seeds face several mortality factors, including the decay caused by microbial activity. Recent …

The classic reference on weeds and invasive plants has been revised and updated. The
Third Edition of this authoritative reference provides an in-depth understanding of how …

To improve soil fertility, efforts need to be made to increase soil organic matter content.
Conventional farming practice generally leads to a reduction of soil organic matter. This …

Soil, water and air are natural resources as well as pollution reservoirs. Soil quality can be
changed by pollution, ecological perturbations and agricultural practices. Soil quality can be …

The use of composts in agricultural soils is a widespread practice and the positive effects on
soil and plants are known from numerous studies. However, there have been few attempts to …

The objective was to develop a multi-criteria tool to compare fertilizing practices either based
on mineral fertilizer (CONT+ N) or repeated applications of exogenous organic matter (EOM) …

Agroforestry and grass buffers have been shown to improve soil properties and overall
environmental quality. The objective of this study was to examine management and …

Deteriorating soil quality in arid areas is related primarily to inappropriate farming
techniques. The use of environmentally friendly agriculture practices has proven to be …