Feeding the world population, 7.3 billion in 2015 and projected to increase to 9.5 billion by
2050, necessitates an increase in agricultural production of~ 70% between 2005 and 2050 …

Assessment of soil quality index (SQI) using only the surface soil properties provides an
incomplete information as the crop productivity is influenced by both surface and subsurface …

The increased focus on soil quality (SQ) aims to conserve land resources and arrest land
degradation. However, there are several unknowns regarding which indicators can most …

Understanding and interpretation of soil quality is crucial to strategize land management
practices for sustaining agricultural productivity while mitigating environmental degradation …

Soil quality in coastal agroecosystems changes rapidly owing to coastal dynamics and land-
use change. The potential of soil morphological properties as soil quality indicators is mostly …

Globally, floods as dynamic hydraulic hazard have caused widespread damages to both
socioeconomic conditions and environment at various scales. Managing flood and …

Clay–organic complexes (COC) impart chemical and physical protection to soil carbon (C).
In the present study, the aim was to assess the long-term effects of different organic …

Being integral to all functions of terrestrial ecosystem, soil is intended to produce food for
feeding the growing population of the world. However, food security is facing threat from soil …

In the last two decades, as the importance of soil has been recognized as a key component
of any ecosystem, there has been an increased global demand to establish criteria for …

Deterioration of soil quality under resource‐intensive modern agriculture in the face of
global climate change poses a huge risk to food security. Because of the complex nature …