Edaphic response and behavior of agricultural soils to mechanical perturbation in tillage

FM Mwiti, AN Gitau, DO Mbuge - AgriEngineering, 2022 - mdpi.com
Mechanical perturbation constrains edaphic functionality of arable soils in tillage. Seasonal
soil tool interactions disrupt the pristine bio-physio-mechanical characteristics of agricultural …

Restoration of soil quality of degraded grassland can be accelerated by reseeding in an arid area of Northwest China

Q Lu, H Ma, Y Zhou, J Liu, Y Shen - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Grassland restoration measures control soil degradation and improve soil quality (SQ)
worldwide, but there is little knowledge about the effectiveness of restoration measures …

Soil physical quality in the topsoil of integrated and non-integrated grazing systems in a Brazilian Ferralsol

GP Valani, AF Martini, JRM Pezzopane… - Soil and Tillage …, 2022 - Elsevier
Integrated grazing systems are important to tackle pasture degradation and promote
agricultural sustainability, contributing to sustainable development goals and to soil quality …

Soil Compaction and Productivity Evolution in a Harvested and Grazed Mediterranean Scots Pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) Forest

MJ Aroca-Fernández, JA Bravo-Fernández… - Forests, 2024 - mdpi.com
The effects of machinery and livestock on forest soil compaction have mostly been studied at
short-term and local scales. A better understanding of the long-term effects of compaction in …

Hydraulic performance of mole drains and validation of steady-state drainage spacing equations for Mollisols

GF Camussi, S Imhoff, DL Antille, RP Marano - Soil and Tillage Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Central Santa Fe (Argentina) is a low-gradient region with impaired natural
drainage. Extreme rainfall events are increasingly common and cause significant economic …

Exploring the Soil Structure Analysis of a Subtropical Watershed by Introducing a Blanket Physico‐Hydraulic Health Index

AG Costa, MF Soares, MAB Pinto… - Land Degradation & …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Multiple disturbed and undisturbed soil samples were collected to assess the soil structure
health in support of water use and management in a subtropical watershed, which is …

The environmental footprint of Holocene societies: a multi-temporal study of trails in the Judean Desert, Israel

N Nir, U Davidovich, M Ullman, B Schütt… - Frontiers in Earth …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The global distribution of footpaths and their inferred antiquity implies that they are
widespread spatial and temporal anthropogenic landscape units. Arid environments are of …

Crop** sequence influenced crop yield, soil water, and soil properties in wheat-camelina crop** system

E Obeng, AK Obour, NO Nelson, IA Ciampitti, D Wang - Farming System, 2024 - Elsevier
Integrating camelina (Camelina sativa L. Crantz) into wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)-based
crop** systems in the Great Plains Region of the United States could improve soil …

Hydraulic Characterization of Permeable Materials Used for Filling Mole Drain Channels in Structurally Unstable Soils

RP Marano, AL Lazarczuk, O Fenton… - Applied Engineering …, 2024 - elibrary.asabe.org
Highlights Permeable materials can be used to fill mole drains and provide support to the
cavity walls in structurally unstable soils. Permeable materials extend the lifespan and …

[PDF][PDF] The agricultural traffic effects on soil and maize (Zea mays L.) yields under two different tillage systems.

GF Botta, A Ezquerra-Canalejo, C Romay… - Agronomy …, 2024 - agronomy.emu.ee
This study investigated the agricultural traffic effects on soil and maize (Zea mays L.) yields
under No-tillage (NT) and conventional tillage (CT) during three crop** seasons on an …