[HTML][HTML] How Can Soil Quality Be Accurately and Quickly Studied? A Review

RA El Behairy, HM El Arwash, AA El Baroudy… - Agronomy, 2024‏ - mdpi.com
Evaluating soil quality is crucial for ensuring the sustainable use of agricultural lands. This
review examines the definition, evaluation methods, indicator selection, and relevant case …

Grazing altered soil aggregates, nutrients and enzyme activities in a Stipa kirschnii steppe of Inner Mongolia

X Zhang, W Zhang, X Sai, F Chun, X Li, X Lu… - Soil and Tillage …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Grasslands are a major biome on Earth, and their soils play a dominant role in the overall
ecosystem functions and dynamics. Though the majority of global grasslands are used for …

Establishing a soil quality index to evaluate soil quality after afforestation in a karst region of Southwest China

P Yu, J Liu, H Tang, X Sun, S Liu, X Tang, Z Ding, M Ma… - Catena, 2023‏ - Elsevier
The improvement of soil quality (SQ) evaluation tools can contribute to more precise and
efficient monitoring of SQ changes under different management practices. This study aimed …

Assessment of the neutrosophic Fuzzy-AHP and predictive power of some machine learning approaches for maize silage soil quality

NS Kaya, O Dengiz - Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Agricultural soil quality has become a noteworthy subject for study because of the rising
awareness surrounding sustainable farming, the decrease in farmland due to urban growth …

Grazing exclusion restores soil health in Brazilian drylands under desertification process

AYV Lima, MR Cherubin, DF da Silva, JCA Mota… - Applied Soil …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Abstract The Brazilian drylands (Caatinga biome) are facing accelerated soil desertification
due to human activities (eg, overgrazing). However, restoration practices (eg, grazing …

Deciphering spatial variability and dominant controls of soil quality under four types of grassland along a southeast-northwest transect in Tibet, southwestern China

W Zhao, LM Huang - Catena, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Abstract Grasslands on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau are under threat from ongoing
degradation due to natural and anthropogenic perturbations, resulting in widespread …

Development of a soil quality index for sequences with different levels of land occupation using soil chemical, physical and microbiological properties

DL Serri, C Pérez-Brandan, JM Meriles, F Salvagiotti… - Applied Soil …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
The sustainable intensification of agricultural systems through crop rotations and/or the use
of winter service crops can contribute to the diversification of the systems. This alteration of …

Soil quality indices as affected by long‐term burning, irrigation, tillage, and fertility management

HCS Amorim, AJ Ashworth, KR Brye… - Soil Science Society …, 2021‏ - Wiley Online Library
Understanding the impacts of long‐term agricultural practices on soil quality (SQ) is key for
sustaining agroecosystem productivity. This study investigated conventional and no‐tillage …

[HTML][HTML] Assessment of soil quality in a heavily fragmented micro-landscape induced by gully erosion

X Chen, X Zhang, Y Wei, S Zhang, C Cai, Z Guo… - Geoderma, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Soil quality degradation induced by erosion significantly inhibits sustainable development
worldwide. For assessment of soil quality variations in an area with a heavily fragmented …

Opportunities to increase soil carbon sequestration in grazing lands in the southeastern United States

ML Silveira, PJ Rodrigues da Cruz… - Grassland …, 2024‏ - Wiley Online Library
Background Grazing lands provide numerous ecosystem services, including the capacity to
store large amounts of soil carbon (C); however, our understanding of the factors affecting …