The decrease of organic matter content in agricultural soils is a problem of great concern to
farmers around the world. Indeed, it lowers soil fertility that directly impairs agricultural crop …

Dual‐use cover/green manure (CGM) crops and animal manure are used to supply nitrogen
(N) and phosphorus (P) to organically grown field crops. A comprehensive review of …

In order to ensure sustainable agriculture, and for evaluating the effects of management
practices on soil processes, tools for assessing soil quality are required. The development …

The changes of physicochemical and biochemical parameters of a silty loam (S1) and sandy
loam (S2) vineyard soils added with spent mushroom substrate (SMS) or SMS composted …

Capacity-based indicators of soil physical quality (SPQ) and pore distribution parameters
were proposed to assess the effects of compost amendment but their determination was …

Significant hectarage of certified organic dryland wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) is planted in
the western United States. Yields are severely constrained by lack of precipitation, so many …

Abstract Effect of compost and inorganic fertilizers on yield and quality of tomato was
investigated in field experiment carried out on silt loam soil at Nuclear Institute of Food and …

Farmers have to combine several measures to balance carbon contents in the top soil to
preserve soil quality but potentially increasing the risk for N and P losses by leaching. We …

Microbial aerobic methane oxidation in unsaturated landfill cover involves coupled water,
gas and heat reactive transfer. The coupled process is complex and its influence on …

Soils have been shown to be a major sink for plastic that is released to the environment.
Several agricultural practices have been identified that can result in large plastic flows onto …