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 …

Environmental pollution of microplastics (MPs) is known to be anthropogenically mediated
menace to biosphere and becoming a debatable concern globally. Large quantities of …

The decline in soil quality is becoming a significant process of soil degradation. Optimizing
organic fertilizer incorporation practices in cropland is essential to enhancing crop …

Plastic residues have become a serious environmental problem in the regions with intensive
use of plastic mulching. Even though plastic mulch is widely used, the effects of macro-and …

The increasing use of plastic films for agricultural mulching continues worldwide. Mulching
improves crop yield, decreases pesticide'inputs to the field, saves irrigation water and …

Background Soil organic matter (SOM) supports multiple soil ecosystem functions,
underpinned by processes such as C sequestration, N mineralization, aggregation …

The positive effect of earthworms on soil processes and plant growth has been extensively
documented. The capacity of earthworms to decompose organic matter has been attributed …

This paper draws on network science and uses a Social Network Analysis to improve our
understanding of how the implementation of no-till in England is influenced by farmers' …

Soil organic matter (SOM) anchors global terrestrial productivity and food and fiber supply.
SOM retains water and soil nutrients and stores more global carbon than do plants and the …

The adoption of less intensive soil cultivation practices is expected to increase earthworm
populations and their contributions to ecosystem functioning. However, conflicting results …