Maintenance and improvement of soil quality in continuous crop** systems is critical to
sustaining agricultural productivity and environmental quality for future generations. This …

This review reveals that crop residues of common cultivated crops are an important resource
not only as a source of significant quantities of nutrients for crop production but also affecting …

Soil quality is a concept based on the premise that management can deteriorate, stabilize, or
improve soil ecosystem functions. It is hypothesized that the degree of stratification of soil …

Human efforts to produce ever-greater amounts of food leave their mark on our environment.
Persistent use of conventional farming practices based on extensive tillage, especially when …

This report assesses the potential of US cropland to sequester carbon, concluding that
properly applied soil restorative processes and best management practices can help …

Plant breeding and improved management options have made remarkable progress in
increasing crop yields during the past century. However, climate change projections suggest …

Improving food security, environmental preservation and enhancing livelihood should be the
main targets of the innovators of today's farming systems. Conservation agriculture (CA) …

One of the most important terrestrial pools for carbon (C) storage and exchange with
atmospheric CO2 is soil organic carbon (SOC). Following the advent of large-scale …

Soil organic matter (SOM) has long been recognized as an important indicator of soil
productivity. The SOM refers to the organic fraction of the soil exclusive of undecayed plant …

El carbono orgánico del suelo (COS) se relaciona con la sustentabilidad de los sistemas
agrícolas afectando las propiedades del suelo relacionadas con el rendimiento sostenido …