Composting is a traditional method of treating organic waste. A growing number of studies
have been focusing on accelerating the process to achieve “rapid composting.” However …

Alternative management practices such as no‐tillage compared to conventional tillage are
expected to recover or increase soil quality and productivity, even though all of these …

Highlights•BC and VC amendments alleviated salt-induced oxidative stress on Hybrid
Pennisetum.•Enzyme activities were positive activated by BC and VC addition.•The increase …

Biochar and compost, two common amendments, were rarely conducted to investigate their
combined influence on enzymatic activities and microbial communities in organic-polluted …

Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi are very abundant in many agricultural soils and are
important in increasing and maintaining the sustainability of agricultural systems. However …

Historically, tillage has been essential for seedbed preparation and weed control, but it has
also accelerated soil degradation through erosion and loss of soil organic matter (SOM). Our …

Reduced tillage intensity is known to increase soil organic carbon (SOC) in the topsoil, but
can also lead to increased microbially derived nitrous oxide (N 2 O) emissions. Although the …

Abstract 'High input, high output'intensive agriculture in China has contributed greatly to food
security, but caused heavy agricultural nitrogen (N) losses. Modern Agriculture faces the …

Soil suppressiveness to pathogens is defined as the capacity of soil to regulate soil-borne
pathogens. It can be managed by agricultural practices, but the effects reported so far …

The conversion of natural habitats into farmland has been a leading cause of species loss
worldwide. Here, we investigated to what extent less intensive soil disturbance can mitigate …