Crops and weeds share the same aboveground/aerial (sunlight, space, atmospheric gases,
etc.) and underground/soil (water and nutrients) resources. Competition is a predictable …

Ecosystem services have received increasing attention in life sciences, but only a limited
amount of quantitative data are available concerning the ability of weeds to provide these …

Core Ideas Hairy vetch decomposed faster than cereal rye. Hairy vetch released N within
two weeks of termination. Biomass belowground decomposed more quickly than …

Cover crops (CC) are versatile and have multifunctional benefits in crop rotations. An
understanding of the effect of tillage systems on cover crop (CC) residue decomposition and …

Above-and belowground linkages are responsible for some of the most important ecosystem
processes in unmanaged terrestrial systems including net primary production …

Foxtail (Alopecurus aequalis) and milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus) are typical winter weeds
grown in single-crop** rice fields during the fallow season in central Japan. These winter …

NO 3-N adsorbed on anion exchange membranes (AEMs) as a function of NO 3-N
concentration in the nitrate (NaNO 3) solutions during 1, 2, and 3 weeks of incubation in the …

Aims Legume cover crops are primarily grown for their contribution to soil N pools, but the
effect that this added N has on cover crop root decomposition and N release is poorly …

Abstract Background and Aims Decomposition is a major ecosystem process which
improves soil quality. Despite that, only a few studies have analysed decomposition in an …

While cover crops (CC) are known to enhance soil health, outcomes are often subtle and
confined to a shallow surface soil layer. We assessed 15 soil health indicators over three CC …