Regenerative agriculture—A literature review on the practices and mechanisms used to improve soil health

R Khangura, D Ferris, C Wagg, J Bowyer - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Conventional farming practices can lead to soil degradation and a decline in productivity.
Regenerative agriculture (RA) is purported by advocates as a solution to these issues that …

[HTML][HTML] Manure management and soil biodiversity: Towards more sustainable food systems in the EU

J Köninger, E Lugato, P Panagos, M Kochupillai… - Agricultural …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract CONTEXT In the European Union (EU-27) and UK, animal farming generated
annually more than 1.4 billion tonnes of manure during the period 2016–2019. Of this, more …

[HTML][HTML] Microbiome as a key player in sustainable agriculture and human health

J Suman, A Rakshit, SD Ogireddy, S Singh… - Frontiers in Soil …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The aggregate of microorganisms in the soil environment is a microbiome that emerged as a
vital component of sustainable agriculture in the recent past. These beneficial …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of plastic mulch film residues on wheat rhizosphere and soil properties

Y Qi, A Ossowicki, X Yang, EH Lwanga… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2020 - Elsevier
Plastic residues could accumulate in soils as a consequence of using plastic mulching,
which results in a serious environmental concern for agroecosystems. As an alternative …

Global response of soil biodiversity to climate and land use changes

X Shen, X Bai, C Zhao, Q Tan, G Luo, C Li… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2024 - Elsevier
Soil biodiversity (SB) is experiencing significant changes worldwide, yet its responses to
climate and land use changes remain unclear. In light of this, we combined multiple …

Climate-resilient strategies for sustainable management of water resources and agriculture

AL Srivastav, R Dhyani, M Ranjan, S Madhav… - … Science and Pollution …, 2021 - Springer
Warming of the earth is considered as the major adverse effect of climate change along with
other abnormalities such as non-availability of water resources, decreased agriculture …

Intercrop** with legume for agroecological crop** systems: Complementarity and facilitation processes and the importance of soil microorganisms. A review

O Duchene, JF Vian, F Celette - Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 2017 - Elsevier
Intercrop** is a powerful way to promote a more diversified plant community in the field,
thereby enabling complementary and facilitative relationships. In these systems, legumes …

Soil microbiome: a key player for conservation of soil health under changing climate

A Dubey, MA Malla, F Khan, K Chowdhary… - Biodiversity and …, 2019 - Springer
Maintenance of soil health is central to agricultural sustainability and a key factor that reflects
the productivity of agro ecosystems. However, at present the soil resources are under severe …

Direct and indirect effects of climate change on soil microbial and soil microbial‐plant interactions: What lies ahead?

AT Classen, MK Sundqvist, JA Henning… - …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Global change is altering species distributions and thus interactions among organisms.
Organisms live in concert with thousands of other species, some beneficial, some …

Diversity and asynchrony in soil microbial communities stabilizes ecosystem functioning

C Wagg, Y Hautier, S Pellkofer, S Banerjee, B Schmid… - elife, 2021 - elifesciences.org
Theoretical and empirical advances have revealed the importance of biodiversity for
stabilizing ecosystem functions through time. Despite the global degradation of soils …