Selecting soil hydraulic properties as indicators of soil health: Measurement response to management and site characteristics

DK Bagnall, CLS Morgan, GM Bean… - Soil Science Society …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Farmers, scientists, and other soil health stakeholders require interpretable indicators of soil
hydraulic function. Determining which indicators to use has been difficult because of …

A simple, affordable, do-it-yourself method for measuring soil maximum water holding capacity

JT Nelson, TA Adjuik, EB Moore… - … in Soil Science and …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
There is an increasing need for accessible methods to monitor soil health. Our primary
objective was to evaluate an accessible, do-it-yourself method for measuring the maximum …

Challenges and opportunities for cover crop mediated soil water use efficiency enhancements in temperate rain-fed crop** systems: a review

EB Moore - Land, 2023 - mdpi.com
Soils are at the nexus of the atmospheric, geological, and hydrologic cycles, providing
invaluable ecosystem services associated with water provision. The immeasurably vital role …

[HTML][HTML] Farming Practice Variability and Its Implications for Soil Health in Agriculture: A Review

E Omer, D Szlatenyi, S Csenki, J Alrwashdeh, I Czako… - Agriculture, 2024 - mdpi.com
Soil health is essential for sustainable agricultural operations, as it supports farm production
and ecosystem services. The adoption of sustainable agriculture practices such as …

Synergistic effects of organic carbon and silica in preserving structural stability of drying soils

LAP Barbosa, M Stein, HH Gerke, J Schaller - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Predicted climate warming and prolonged droughts pose a threat to the soil structure as
organic carbon losses weaken the stability of soil aggregates. Well-structured soils are …

[HTML][HTML] Soil-improving crop** systems for sustainable and profitable farming in Europe

R Hessel, G Wyseure, IS Panagea, A Alaoui, MS Reed… - Land, 2022 - mdpi.com
Soils form the basis for agricultural production and other ecosystem services, and soil
management should aim at improving their quality and resilience. Within the SoilCare …

[HTML][HTML] CO2 Emissions from Soils under Different Tillage Practices and Weather Conditions

G Mühlbachová, P Růžek, H Kusá, R Vavera - Agronomy, 2023 - mdpi.com
CO2 emissions are one of the greenhouse gases that significantly contribute to climate
change. The use of reduced soil tillage practices could contribute to the mitigation of CO2 …

[HTML][HTML] Agricultural drought severity in NE Italy: Variability, bias, and future scenarios

G Sofia, C Zaccone, P Tarolli - International Soil and Water Conservation …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study investigated the variability of agricultural drought severity, as depicted by
vegetation indices, and the bias in identifying drought events when considering a stationary …

Optimizing Agroecological Measures for Climate-Resilient Olive Farming in the Mediterranean

O Hrameche, S Tul, I Manolikaki, N Digalaki, I Kaltsa… - Plants, 2024 - mdpi.com
In order to evaluate the potential of climate change mitigation measures on soil
physiochemical properties, an experiment based on the application of five agroecological …

[HTML][HTML] Experimental analysis of the fire-induced effects on the physical, mechanical, and hydraulic properties of slo** pyroclastic soils

D Peduto, L Iervolino, V Foresta - Geosciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
The paper investigates the changes in the physical, mechanical, and hydraulic properties of
coarse-grained pyroclastic soils, considered under both wildfire-burned and laboratory …