This
paper
explores
the
growing
interest
in
soil
health,
emphasizing
its
importance
optimizing
crop
production,
ecosystem
function,
and
biodiversity.
Defined
by
USDA-NRCS
as
soil’s
capacity
to
function
a
vital
ecosystem,
health
involves
filtering
contaminants,
cycling
nutrients,
supporting
infrastructure,
regulating
water
movement.
Traditional
approaches
quantifying
focus
on
chemical,
physical,
or
biological
properties,
often
calling
for
more
integrated
measurement
method.
While
practices
enhancing
such
no-tillage,
cover
crops,
biodiversity,
have
long
been
promoted,
their
broader
impacts
hydrologic
cycle
are
less
documented.
aims
fill
this
gap
reviewing
literature
practices’
effects
providing
evidence
guidelines
policy-
decision-makers.
It
highlights
benefits
of
improved
including
increased
infiltration,
higher
yields,
reduced
greenhouse
gas
emissions.
Geoderma,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
442, С. 116777 - 116777
Опубликована: Янв. 13, 2024
There
is
a
need
to
develop
and
adopt
novel,
more
resilient,
or
"climate-smart"
cropping
strategies
on
the
Canadian
prairies,
which
are
crucial
for
sustainable
agroecosystem
management.
To
examine
how
crop
rotation
influences
soil
organic
matter
aggregate
stability
(AS)
dynamics,
six
rotations:
(i)
conventional
(control),
(ii)
pulse/oilseed
intensified,
(iii)
diversified,
(iv)
market-driven,
(v)
high-risk
high-reward,
(vi)
health-enhanced
were
established
in
2018
at
three
field
sites:
Lethbridge,
Alberta
Swift
Current
Scott,
Saskatchewan
under
no-till
After
4-year,
carbon
(SOC),
total
nitrogen
(TN),
particulate
(POM-C)
(POM-N),
mineral-associated
C
(MAOM-C)
N
(MAOM-N)
concentrations
not
significantly
affected
by
0–7.5
cm
depth.
However,
altered
AS
two
of
sites,
with
both
high-reward
rotations
having
highest
Lethbridge
Current.
Across
all
strong
positive
correlations
found
among
SOC,
TN,
MAOM,
AS.
Moreover,
MAOM-C
MAOM-N
showed
stronger
relationships
than
POM,
perhaps
suggesting
feedback
loop
SOC
aggregation.
Overall,
inclusion
pulses
potential
sustain
quality,
likely
offsetting
low
residue
quantity
better
quality
diversity,
thereby
supporting
accrual
similar
greater
cereal-
oilseed-dominated
rotations.
Heliyon,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
10(3), С. e24820 - e24820
Опубликована: Фев. 1, 2024
Due
to
soils
from
arid
regions
with
high
lime
and
low
organic
matter
content,
farmers
receive
yields
along
costs
of
agricultural
inputs,
which
causes
them
look
for
a
solution.
In
this
context,
Arbuscular
mycorrhizal
fungi
(AMF)
have
great
potential
reduce
fertilizer
use
by
mediating
soil
nutrient
cycles.
However,
little
is
known
about
studies
AMF
inoculum
on
microbial
biomass
carbon
(C),
nitrogen
(N),
phosphorus
(P)
cycling
during
vetch
plant
vegetation
in
calcareous
areas.
study,
changes
biogeochemical
properties
related
C,
N,
P
were
investigated
five
different
inoculations
under
(common
Vetch
(CV;
Vicia
sativa
L.)
Narbonne
(NV;
narbonensis
growing
conditions.
For
the
field
total
mycorrhizae
used
experiment
random
plots
design.
inoculation
decreased
content
soil,
highest
decrease
was
observed
NV
Glomus
(G.)
intraradices
+
G.
constrictum
microcarpum
(24.41
%).
The
MBC
recorded
CV
(1176.3
mg
C
kg−1)
MBN
(1356.9
kg−1).
CAT
activity
(31.43
%)
lowest
(72.88
%),
urease
enzyme
all
treatments
except
Gigaspora
sp.
mosseae
CV.
DHG
detected
GF
(15.72
AMFs
GI
(21.99
NV.
APA
(23.33
fasciculatum
(10.08
plots,
(91.67
isolates
had
community
RC%
(97.33
mixed
mycorrhiza
species,
while
RC%.
This
study
has
important
implications
application
sustainable
agriculture.
When
results
evaluated,
most
effective
terms
cycles
Common
variety,
variety.
Sustainability,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
15(9), С. 7284 - 7284
Опубликована: Апрель 27, 2023
The
primary
producers
and
processes
of
matter
energy
flow,
reflected
by
the
soil
enzyme
activity,
are
basics
all
ecosystem
functioning
processes.
This
paper
reviews
relationships
between
plant
diversity,
physicochemical
substrate
parameters,
enzymatic
activity
in
novel
ecosystems
urban–industrial
landscape,
where
factors
driving
not
fully
understood
still
need
to
be
studied.
relationship
biotic
abiotic
development
on
de
novo
established
habitats,
e.g.,
sites
post-mineral
excavation,
shaped
ways
unknown
from
natural
semi-natural
habitats.
main
criteria
vegetation
patches
non-analogous
species
composition
created
as
a
result
human
impact.
assemblages
associated
with
different
microorganism
communities
because
biomass
biochemistry
organic
influence
substrates.
Moreover,
is
an
indicator
that
can
dynamically
reflect
changes
microbial
community
structure
dependent
best-adapted
species,
thanks
particular
traits
individual
adaptive
adjustments
present.
way,
reflects
sum
interactions
elements
structure,
irrespective
history
habitat
origin.
Frontiers in Forests and Global Change,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
7
Опубликована: Янв. 24, 2024
Identifying
soil
characteristics
associated
with
the
plant’s
resource
use
and
acquisition
strategy
at
different
scales
could
be
a
crucial
step
to
understanding
community
assembly
plant
strategy.
There
is
an
increasing
trend
that
functional
properties
can
important
driver
of
ecosystem
functioning.
However,
major
knowledge
gaps
exist
about
how
abiotic
properties,
shape
species
diversity,
above-ground
biomass
(AGB)
diversity
in
Bawangling
tropical
forest
(TCF)
Hainan
island.
Hence
we
hypothesized
traits
would
strongly
factors
given
their
direct
relationship
use.
Here,
used
12
(FTs),
(AGB),
five
nutrients
cloud
Island
by
using
polynomial
regression
model
multivariate
correlations
show
identify
plants
allocate
limited
resources
adapt
surroundings.
Various
phytosociological
attributes
were
assessed
Importance
Value
Index
(IVI)
value
was
calculated
for
each
determine
dominant
species.
More
than
half
total
variations
attributed
interspecific
H,
DBH,
LA,
LMA,
LDW.
From
taxonomic
perspective;
found
species-level
variance
more
significant
like
TN,
AP,
TP,
OM.
On
other
hand,
variation
specific
stem
density
(SSD),
leaf
thickness
(LT),
phosphorus
(LP)
soluble
sugar
(LS)
exception
these
tendencies.
Among
nutrients,
nitrogen
significantly
impact
traits.
Furthermore,
AN
TP
also
have
comparatively
strong
positive
as
compared
nutrients.
The
morpho-physiological
showed
trade-off
between
conservative
acquisitive
usage.
These
suggested
relationships
traits,
AGB,
mainly
forests
directly
affect
growth,
reproduction,
survival
are
beneficial
co-existence
maintenance
biodiversity.
