A comprehensive review on enhancing nutrient use efficiency and productivity of broadacre (arable) crops with the combined utilization of compost and fertilizers

O Oyetunji, N Bolan, G Hancock - Journal of environmental management, 2022 - Elsevier
Broadacre (arable) crops generally require a relatively higher nutrient input toward yield
targets. The efficient use of nutrients in arable farmlands is very vital to this endeavor. It …

The fate of carbon in check dam sediments

Y Yao, J Song, X Wei - Earth-Science Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
Check dams are small engineering structures. They are used worldwide for soil and water
conservation, gully rehabilitation, hydrological regulation, and food supply. Eroded materials …

The potential for soil C sequestration and N fixation under different planting patterns depends on the carbon and nitrogen content and stability of soil aggregates

Y Wang, P Wu, Y Qiao, Y Li, S Liu, C Gao, C Liu… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
The winter wheat-summer maize rotation system is common in the Huang-Huai-Hai Plain
due to its consistent yield, however, it may cause soil quality degradation and increased risk …

Accumulation of organic carbon in various soil aggregate sizes under different land use systems in a semi-arid environment

CC Okolo, G Gebresamuel, A Zenebe, M Haile… - Agriculture, ecosystems …, 2020 - Elsevier
Aggregate-protected soil organic matter remains an important platform for organic carbon
stabilisation and a sink for atmospheric CO 2 emission, which play a crucial role in …

The Grain for Green project eliminated the effect of soil erosion on organic carbon on China's Loess Plateau between 1980 and 2008

J Wang, Z Liu, J Gao, L Emanuele, Y Ren… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2021 - Elsevier
Erosion and vegetation change intertwine in affecting soil organic carbon (SOC), yet their
separate effects have not been explicitly disentangled, precluding a precise assessment of …

Soil and water conservation effects of different types of vegetation cover on runoff and erosion driven by climate and underlying surface conditions

Y Hu, F Zhang, Z Luo, N Badreldin, G Benoy, Z **ng - Catena, 2023 - Elsevier
Quantitative analyses of runoff and erosion under specific climatic (precipitation
characteristics) and underlying surface conditions (slope, antecedent soil moisture) with …

Land-use changes driven by 'Grain for Green'program reduced carbon loss induced by soil erosion on the Loess Plateau of China

L Deng, DG Kim, M Li, C Huang, Q Liu, M Cheng… - Global and planetary …, 2019 - Elsevier
Vegetation restoration on degraded lands has been encouraged worldwide due to its
ecological services and function of controlling soil erosion and improving carbon (C) stocks …

Responses of soil aggregate stability to organic C and total N as controlled by land-use type in a region of south China affected by sheet erosion

X Tang, J Qiu, Y Xu, J Li, J Chen, B Li, Y Lu - Catena, 2022 - Elsevier
Soil aggregate stability is considered as one of the most sensitive parameters that reflect soil
structure and quality, which is significantly influenced by soil organic carbon (OC) and total …

Glomalin-related soil protein affects soil aggregation and recovery of soil nutrient following natural revegetation on the Loess Plateau

H Liu, X Wang, C Liang, Z Ai, Y Wu, H Xu, S Xue, G Liu - Geoderma, 2020 - Elsevier
The glomalin-related soil protein (GRSP) is an important fraction of soil organic carbon
(SOC) and soil nitrogen (N), and is important for stabilization of SOC and soil aggregates …

Soil organic carbon and soil aggregate stability associated with aggregate fractions in a chronosequence of citrus orchards plantations

S Cao, Y Zhou, Y Zhou, X Zhou, W Zhou - Journal of Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Soil aggregates and their associated C may serve as accurate diagnostic markers for
changes in soil characteristics in response to different agricultural management practices …