The role of cover crops in improving soil fertility and plant nutritional status in temperate climates. A review

A Scavo, S Fontanazza, A Restuccia, GR Pesce… - Agronomy for …, 2022‏ - Springer
Cover crops (CCs) are a promising and sustainable agronomic practice to ameliorate soil
health and crop performances. However, the complex of relationships between CCs, the …

Biological nitrogen fixation and prospects for ecological intensification in cereal-based crop** systems

JK Ladha, MB Peoples, PM Reddy, JC Biswas… - Field Crops …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
The demand for nitrogen (N) for crop production increased rapidly from the middle of the
twentieth century and is predicted to at least double by 2050 to satisfy the on-going …

A starting guide to root ecology: strengthening ecological concepts and standardising root classification, sampling, processing and trait measurements

GT Freschet, L Pagès, CM Iversen, LH Comas… - New …, 2021‏ - Wiley Online Library
In the context of a recent massive increase in research on plant root functions and their
impact on the environment, root ecologists currently face many important challenges to keep …

A critical review of the impacts of cover crops on nitrogen leaching, net greenhouse gas balance and crop productivity

M Abdalla, A Hastings, K Cheng, Q Yue… - Global change …, 2019‏ - Wiley Online Library
Cover crops play an increasingly important role in improving soil quality, reducing
agricultural inputs and improving environmental sustainability. The main objectives of this …

Management impact and benefit of cover crops on soil quality: A review

AT Adetunji, B Ncube, R Mulidzi, FB Lewu - Soil and Tillage Research, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Cover crop (CC) cultivation can improve crop yield, soil and environmental quality. Cover
crops are multifunctional and contribute to soil quality by improving soil physical, chemical …

Using cover crops to mitigate and adapt to climate change. A review

JP Kaye, M Quemada - Agronomy for sustainable development, 2017‏ - Springer
Cover crops have long been touted for their ability to reduce erosion, fix atmospheric
nitrogen, reduce nitrogen leaching, and improve soil health. In recent decades, there has …

Meta-analysis of green manure effects on soil properties and crop yield in northern China

D Ma, L Yin, W Ju, X Li, X Liu, X Deng, S Wang - Field Crops Research, 2021‏ - Elsevier
The application of green manure is a traditional and valuable practice for agroecosystem
management. In northern China, the effects of green manure on production of the region's …

Traditional agriculture: a climate-smart approach for sustainable food production

R Singh, GS Singh - Energy, Ecology and Environment, 2017‏ - Springer
Sustainable food production is one of the major challenges of the twenty-first century in the
era of global environmental problems such as climate change, increasing population and …

Legumes for soil health and sustainable management

RS Meena, A Das, GS Yadav, R Lal - 2018‏ - Springer
A challenge for today's agriculture is to ensure food and nutritional security for the rapidly
growing global population. The global population is expected to reach 8.55 billion by 2030 …

Cover crops support ecological intensification of arable crop** systems

RA Wittwer, B Dorn, W Jossi, MGA Van der Heijden - Scientific reports, 2017‏ - nature.com
A major challenge for agriculture is to enhance productivity with minimum impact on the
environment. Several studies indicate that cover crops could replace anthropogenic inputs …