A Comparative Study of Agroecological Intensification Across Diverse European Agricultural Systems to Assess Soil Structure and Carbon Dynamics DOI Creative Commons
Modupe Olufemi Doyeni, Gražina Kadžienė, Simona Pranaitienė

et al.

Agronomy, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 14(12), P. 3024 - 3024

Published: Dec. 18, 2024

Continuous agricultural activities lead to soil organic carbon (SOC) depletion, and agroecological intensification practices (i.e., reduced disturbance crop diversification) have been suggested as strategies increase SOC storage. The study aims assess the effect of levels (lower (T1) highest (T2)) on C pool aggregate stability validate correlation between different variables compared control (lowest/none (T3), where was not applied. C-stock, microbial biomass (SMB-C), SOC, water extractable (WEOC) in bulk soil, fine coarse aggregates, water-stable aggregates (WSA) were measured during maximum nutrient uptake plants under diversified across environmental conditions (core sites: Italy (CS1), France (CS2), Denmark (CS4), Spain (CS5), Netherlands (CS6), Lithuania (CS7), Turkey (CS8), Belgium (CS9)). varied among CSs treatments. At sites CS7 CS9, WSA higher T1 T2 control; a similar trend observed at other sites, except CS1. SMB-C differed core with lowest value obtained CS5 (52.3 μg g−1) CS6 (455.1 g−1). average contents WEOC CS2 (3.1 % 0.3 g kg−1 respectively). Positive statistically significant (p < 0.001) correlations detected all tested WSA. This demonstrates significance improving stock optimizing plant–soil–microbe interactions.

Language: Английский

Microbiological Indicators for Assessing the Effects of Agricultural Practices on Soil Health: A Review DOI Creative Commons
M. V. Semenov, А. Д. Железова, N. A. Ksenofontova

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Agronomy, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 15(2), P. 335 - 335

Published: Jan. 28, 2025

Agricultural practices significantly impact soil properties and ecological functions, highlighting the importance of comprehensive health assessments. Traditionally, these assessments have focused on physical chemical indicators, often neglecting microbiological properties. This review explores potential indicators in evaluating effects agricultural emphasizing their significance addressing challenges associated with application. A key advantage is high sensitivity rapid response to environmental changes. These can be grouped into three categories: microbial biomass abundance, taxonomic composition diversity, activity. Among these, carbon, basal respiration, decomposition rates are considered most reliable interpretable indicators. Microbial diversity remain limited diagnostic predictive capabilities due interpretation. Integrating offers a more holistic understanding interactions between health, enhancing our ability monitor, manage, preserve ecosystems. To facilitate adoption production land management, further efforts needed improve interpretability establish standardized criteria for assessment.

Language: Английский

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Consecutive high-efficient water-saving irrigation increase crop yield and decrease soil salinity through reconstructing rhizosphere soil bacterial communities DOI

Feifei Jia,

Wenhao Li, Bo Zhou

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The Science of The Total Environment, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 959, P. 178238 - 178238

Published: Dec. 31, 2024

Language: Английский

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Cascading effects of soil salinization on agricultural soil biodiversity-multifunctionality relationship DOI Creative Commons

Shuwen Hu,

Tairan Zhou,

Yun Zhang

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Research Square (Research Square), Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Feb. 7, 2025

Abstract Soil salinization poses a threat to global food security by deteriorating soil biodiversity and especially various functions. However, how affects the biodiversity-multifunctionality relationship remains largely unknown in agro-ecosystems. Here, we conducted standardized survey of agro-ecosystems across typical gradient at 115 representative agricultural sites, aiming investigate relationships between (encompassing diversity bacteria, fungi, archaea, protists, metazoans) nine functions as well multifunctionality. We found that multitrophic multifunctionality declined with increasing salinization, multiple degree exhibited extensive nonlinear changes threshold effects. further demonstrated reduced general strength relationship, significantly altering physicochemical properties interplay microbial communities properties. The inconsistent biodiversity–ecosystem functioning (BEF) were attributed multi-threshold different biodiversity, differential responses biological soil. This study highlights cascading hazards agro-ecosystems, emphasizing importance integrating prevention control into sustainable management strategies maintain ecosystem functioning.

Language: Английский

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Combatting environmental impacts and microbiological pollution risks in Potato cropping: benefits of forage cultivation in a semi-arid region DOI Creative Commons
Xudong Sun, Yousif Abdelrahman Yousif Abdellah, Guangyan Wang

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Resources Environment and Sustainability, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 100216 - 100216

Published: March 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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Interspecific collaboration enhances the litter nutrient cycling and fungal network connectivity in mixed forests DOI Creative Commons
Ning Li, Wen-jing Meng,

Chang Lin

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Industrial Crops and Products, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 229, P. 121005 - 121005

Published: April 11, 2025

Language: Английский

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The influence of soil types and agricultural management practices on soil chemical properties and microbial dynamics DOI Creative Commons

Tanuja Poonia,

Madhu Choudhary, Manish Kakraliya

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Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 8

Published: July 31, 2024

Soil provides essential nutrients for plant growth, but excess salts hinder development, making crops more vulnerable under climate change conditions. microorganisms play a significant role in nutrient cycling. However, limited information is available on microbial behavior/community changes, and functional diversity different soil types (normal, sodic, highly sodic) cropping systems [rice-wheat (RW); rice-wheat-mungbean (RWMb); maize-wheat-mungbean (MWMb)] management practices the north-western Indo-Gangetic Plains of India. We investigated influence physical chemical properties at surface level (0–15 cm) relation to population, activities, diversity, focusing community-level physiological profiling (CLPP) agriculture systems. Seven treatment combinations types, systems, were evaluated. pH s found be lower zero-till (ZT)-based sodic than conventional-till (CT) soil. organic carbon (SOC) (0.91 0.90%) content N (154.46 132.74 kg ha −1 ) higher with ZT-based system normal (N) soils (ZT-RWMb-N ZT-MWMb-N) CT-based (0.67 121.04 ). Similarly, SOC (0.85 76.11 ZT (S) CT (0.73% 121.05 Substrate utilization (amino acids, amines, carbohydrates, carboxylic phenolic compounds, polymers) increased incubation period. During 0–120 h incubation, highest amino polymers was observed ZT-MWMb-S soils, while lowest recorded ZT-MWMb-N soils. Under high salt conditions, enzymatic activities (dehydrogenase, acid phosphatase, alkaline etc.) declined significantly compared affecting Microbial population enzyme decreased increasing stress across all These findings suggest that adopting efficient crop can help mitigate adverse effects salinity health, thereby enhancing sustainable agricultural productivity salt-affected regions.

Language: Английский

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Sustainable practices in brazilian and global agriculture in the 21st century DOI Creative Commons

Natasha Ohanny da Costa Monteiro,

Dennis Ricardo Cabral Cruz, Izabely Vitória Lucas Ferreira

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Contribuciones a las Ciencias Sociales, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 17(8), P. e9520 - e9520

Published: Aug. 19, 2024

With population growth, the demand for food is increasing, making sustainable practices in agriculture essential to ensure security, reduce production costs, and mitigate environmental impacts such as climate change. It crucial improve quality quantity of without causing harm environment, preserving existing agricultural areas expanding into new regions. The objective this literature review present information on some contemporary techniques used Brazil around world that promote sustainability 21st century. Practices no-till farming, crop rotation, cover crops use, integrated crop-livestock-forestry system, use beneficial microorganisms exemplify available approaches. concluded these have great potential more conscious agriculture, but studies their application are needed. pursuit a necessary path, not an option.

Language: Английский

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Soil health – a perspective DOI Creative Commons

Lewis Karl Fausak,

Noa Bridson,

Fernanda Diaz-Osorio

et al.

Frontiers in Soil Science, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 4

Published: Oct. 9, 2024

Governments and organizations are expressing growing concerns about soil health, driven largely by uncertainties of food security with an increasing human population unpredictable effects climate change. Although considerable literature debate exist, there is discord around the question, what a healthy soil? This not surprising, given complex roles provides, from range food, fiber medical products, hosting biodiverse community, supporting water nutrient cycles. While consensus seems to suggest that in good health should be able provide goods services perpetuity, this does define rather its provisioning functions. To explore ‘what healthy?’, we propose analogy comparing indicators health. For example, identify cause symptom, compare diagnostic pH both humans soil, demonstrating similarities between way addressed. Additionally, consider context necessitates use set holistic predictors link further. In humans, genetics express many traits can predispose one certain illnesses or diseases, same way, parent material, texture, length time exposed weathering inform soil’s capability predisposition for habitats uses. cases, science informs state appropriate management solutions. We posit null hypothesis “the concept cannot applied soil”.

Language: Английский

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Comparative Effects of Compost, Bokashi, and Trichoderma on Soil and Tomato Quality in a Mediterranean Area DOI
Pedro Mondaca, Alejandra Vergara, Alexis Velásquez

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Journal of soil science and plant nutrition, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Nov. 25, 2024

Language: Английский

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A Comparative Study of Agroecological Intensification Across Diverse European Agricultural Systems to Assess Soil Structure and Carbon Dynamics DOI Creative Commons
Modupe Olufemi Doyeni, Gražina Kadžienė, Simona Pranaitienė

et al.

Agronomy, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 14(12), P. 3024 - 3024

Published: Dec. 18, 2024

Continuous agricultural activities lead to soil organic carbon (SOC) depletion, and agroecological intensification practices (i.e., reduced disturbance crop diversification) have been suggested as strategies increase SOC storage. The study aims assess the effect of levels (lower (T1) highest (T2)) on C pool aggregate stability validate correlation between different variables compared control (lowest/none (T3), where was not applied. C-stock, microbial biomass (SMB-C), SOC, water extractable (WEOC) in bulk soil, fine coarse aggregates, water-stable aggregates (WSA) were measured during maximum nutrient uptake plants under diversified across environmental conditions (core sites: Italy (CS1), France (CS2), Denmark (CS4), Spain (CS5), Netherlands (CS6), Lithuania (CS7), Turkey (CS8), Belgium (CS9)). varied among CSs treatments. At sites CS7 CS9, WSA higher T1 T2 control; a similar trend observed at other sites, except CS1. SMB-C differed core with lowest value obtained CS5 (52.3 μg g−1) CS6 (455.1 g−1). average contents WEOC CS2 (3.1 % 0.3 g kg−1 respectively). Positive statistically significant (p < 0.001) correlations detected all tested WSA. This demonstrates significance improving stock optimizing plant–soil–microbe interactions.

Language: Английский

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