Biochar applications influence soil physical and chemical properties, microbial diversity, and crop productivity: a meta-analysis

H Singh, BK Northup, CW Rice, PVV Prasad - Biochar, 2022‏ - Springer
Biochar is a widely known soil amendment. Here we synthesize the available information on
influence of biochar application on different soil properties and crop productivity using meta …

[HTML][HTML] Conservation agriculture as a sustainable system for soil health: A review

B Cárceles Rodríguez, VH Durán-Zuazo… - Soil Systems, 2022‏ - mdpi.com
Soil health is a term used to describe the general state or quality of soil, and in an
agroecosystem, soil health can be defined as the ability of the soil to respond to agricultural …

Global mean nitrogen recovery efficiency in croplands can be enhanced by optimal nutrient, crop and soil management practices

L You, GH Ros, Y Chen, Q Shao, MD Young… - Nature …, 2023‏ - nature.com
An increase in nitrogen (N) recovery efficiency, also denoted as N use efficiency (NUEr), is
crucial to reconcile food production and environmental health. This study assessed the …

Conservation agriculture and soil organic carbon: Principles, processes, practices and policy options

R Francaviglia, M Almagro, JL Vicente-Vicente - Soil Systems, 2023‏ - mdpi.com
Intensive agriculture causes land degradation and other environmental problems, such as
pollution, soil erosion, fertility loss, biodiversity decline, and greenhouse gas (GHG) …

Harnessing root architecture to address global challenges

JP Lynch - The Plant Journal, 2022‏ - Wiley Online Library
Root architecture can be targeted in breeding programs to develop crops with better capture
of water and nutrients. In rich nations, such crops would reduce production costs and …

[HTML][HTML] Microbial solutions to soil carbon sequestration

ARG Mason, MJ Salomon, AJ Lowe… - Journal of cleaner …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Inoculation of soil with living microbes or propagules has grown in interest and in application
due to the modification/degradation of soil systems (including native microbial communities) …

Biochar application significantly increases soil organic carbon under conservation tillage: an 11-year field experiment

X Ding, G Li, X Zhao, Q Lin, X Wang - Biochar, 2023‏ - Springer
Biochar application and conservation tillage are significant for long-term organic carbon
(OC) sequestration in soil and enhancing crop yields, however, their effects on native soil …

[HTML][HTML] Impacts of agronomic measures on crop, soil, and environmental indicators: A review and synthesis of meta-analysis

MD Young, GH Ros, W de Vries - Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Sustainable agricultural management implies optimization of resources for crop production
while minimizing adverse impacts on the environment. This requires a better understanding …

A comprehensive review on enhancing nutrient use efficiency and productivity of broadacre (arable) crops with the combined utilization of compost and fertilizers

O Oyetunji, N Bolan, G Hancock - Journal of environmental management, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Broadacre (arable) crops generally require a relatively higher nutrient input toward yield
targets. The efficient use of nutrients in arable farmlands is very vital to this endeavor. It …

[HTML][HTML] Conservation agriculture effects on soil water holding capacity and water-saving varied with management practices and agroecological conditions: A Review

AM Abdallah, HS Jat, M Choudhary, EF Abdelaty… - Agronomy, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
Improving soil water holding capacity (WHC) through conservation agriculture (CA)-
practices, ie, minimum mechanical soil disturbance, crop diversification, and soil mulch …