Conservation agriculture as a sustainable system for soil health: A review

B Cárceles Rodríguez, VH Durán-Zuazo… - Soil Systems, 2022 - mdpi.com
Soil health is a term used to describe the general state or quality of soil, and in an
agroecosystem, soil health can be defined as the ability of the soil to respond to agricultural …

Soil and soil environmental quality monitoring in China: a review

Y Teng, J Wu, S Lu, Y Wang, X Jiao, L Song - Environment international, 2014 - Elsevier
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 …

Soil quality index (SQI) as a tool to evaluate crop productivity in semi-arid Deccan plateau, India

D Vasu, SK Singh, SK Ray, VP Duraisami, P Tiwary… - Geoderma, 2016 - Elsevier
Assessment of soil quality index (SQI) using only the surface soil properties provides an
incomplete information as the crop productivity is influenced by both surface and subsurface …

Assessing the effects of slope gradient and land use change on soil quality degradation through digital map** of soil quality indices and soil loss rate

K Nabiollahi, F Golmohamadi, R Taghizadeh-Mehrjardi… - Geoderma, 2018 - Elsevier
Slope gradient and land use change are known to influence soil quality and the assessment
of soil quality is important in determining sustainable land-use and soil-management …

Assessing the effects of deforestation and intensive agriculture on the soil quality through digital soil map**

M Zeraatpisheh, E Bakhshandeh, M Hosseini, SM Alavi - Geoderma, 2020 - Elsevier
This study was designed to evaluate soil quality (SQ) in deforested and intensively cultured
lands in Mazandaran Province, Iran. For this purpose, three soil quality indices (SQIs …

Selecting the minimum data set and quantitative soil quality indexing of alkaline soils under different land uses in northeastern China

P Yu, S Liu, L Zhang, Q Li, D Zhou - Science of the Total Environment, 2018 - Elsevier
Understanding the influences of land use conversions on soil quality (SQ) and function are
essential to adopt proper agricultural management practices for a specific region. The …

Identification of sensitive indicators to assess the interrelationship between soil quality, management practices and human health

R Zornoza, JA Acosta, F Bastida, SG Domínguez… - Soil, 2015 - soil.copernicus.org
Soil quality (SQ) assessment has long been a challenging issue, since soils present high
variability in properties and functions. This paper aims to increase the understanding of SQ …

Assessing alteration of soil quality, degradation, and resistance indices under different land uses through network and factor analysis

M Zahedifar - Catena, 2023 - Elsevier
Over-increasing population and their needs necessitate sustainable use of soil and the other
natural resources. In these circumstances land use changes may occur for supplying the …

Effects of vegetation restoration on soil quality in degraded karst landscapes of southwest China

Y Zhang, X Xu, Z Li, M Liu, C Xu, R Zhang… - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
Vegetation restoration was implemented to control soil erosion in the karst regions of
southwest China. It is essential to assess the soil function and quality scientifically during …

Effects of inorganic and organic amendment on soil chemical properties, enzyme activities, microbial community and soil quality in yellow clayey soil

Z Liu, Q Rong, W Zhou, G Liang - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Understanding the effects of external organic and inorganic components on soil fertility and
quality is essential for improving low-yielding soils. We conducted a field study over two …