Soil organic carbon (SOC) is believed to play a crucial role for many soil functions and
ecosystem services. Despite much research, a lower threshold of SOC for sustainable crop …

The living soil is the basis for crop production in organic agriculture. Biopores are voids in
the soil which were formed by the activity of soil life. The first scientific studies on biopores …

Soil structure affects microbial activity and thus influences greenhouse gas production and
exchange in soil. Structure is variable and increasingly vulnerable to compaction and …

Quantification of in situ soil microbial activity is indispensable to improve manipulation of
nutrient turnover in soil and optimize crop nutrient supply. We sampled 100‐cm3 cores of …

Soil structure is a key soil physical property that affects soil water balance, gas transport,
plant growth and development, and ultimately plant yield. Biochar has received global …

Manure application and crop rotation are common agricultural practices that can alter soil
physical properties and affect soil functions. In this study, we assessed the effect of long-term …

Mixed responses of soil nitrous oxide (N2O) fluxes to reduced tillage/no-till are widely
reported across soil types and regions. In a field experiment on a Danish sandy loam soil we …

Soil surface is the locus of complex apportioning of mass and energy reaching the Earth.
Pore system functioning of the surface soil, particularly airflow within the soil matrix, is …

The study characterized soil structure development and evolution in six plots that were
amended with varying amounts of animal manure (AM) and NPK fertilizer over a period of …

Soil structure is important for plant growth and ecosystem functioning, and provides habitat
for a wide range of soil biota. So far, very few studies directly compared the effects of three …