The '4 per mille Soils for Food Security and Climate'was launched at the COP21 with an
aspiration to increase global soil organic matter stocks by 4 per 1000 (or 0.4%) per year as a …

Over the past few decades, numerous concerns have been raised in China over the issue of
environmental sustainability. Various soil survey and monitoring programs have been …

There is considerable concern over declines in insect pollinator communities and potential
impacts on the pollination of crops and wildflowers,,,. Among the multiple pressures facing …

The thin layer of soil at the earth's surface supports life, storing water and nutrients for plant
uptake. These processes occur in the soil pore space, often half the soil volume, but our …

Soil carbon is a key component of functional ecosystems and crucial for food, soil, water and
energy security. Climate change and altered land-use are having a great impact on soils …

The formation and turnover of soil organic matter (SOM) includes the biogeochemical
processing of the macronutrient elements nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P) and sulphur (S) …

Bottom–up estimates from long‐term field experiments and modelling are the most
commonly used approaches to estimate the carbon (C) sequestration potential of the …

The management of optimal soil pH is fundamental to sustainable crop production.
Understanding the lime requirement for arable crops has developed gradually over the last …

Core Ideas Little is known about the methodological errors of bulk density quantification. Soil
probes are easy to handle, but systematic methods comparisons are lacking. We compared …

There is a growing body of knowledge on the spatial distribution of soil properties. Fewer
studies have investigated temporal trends in soil properties whereas such information is …