Our findings indicate the importance of paleoclimatic information to improve quantitative predictions of global soil C stocks.
An accurate estimation of nitrous oxide (N2O) emission from 110 million ha of upland in China is essential for the adoption of effective mitigation strategies. In this study, the effects of different tillage practices combined with nitrogen (N) fertilizer applications on N2O emission in soils were considered for a winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) \uffe2\uff80\uff93 summer maize (Zea mays L.) double cropping system. Treatments included conventional tillage plus urea in split application (CTF1), conventional tillage with urea in a single application (CTF2), no\uffe2\uff80\uff90tillage with straw retained plus reduced urea in a split application (NTSF1) and no\uffe2\uff80\uff90tillage with manure plus reduced urea in a split application (NTMF1). The amounts of N input in each treatment were 285 and 225\uffc2\uffa0kg N/ha for wheat and maize, respectively. Both NTSF1 and NTMF1 were found to reduce chemical N fertilizer rates by 33.3% (wheat) and 20% (maize), respectively, compared to CTF1 and CTF2. N2O emissions varied between 3.2 (NTSF1) and 9.9 (CTF2) kg N2O\uffe2\uff80\uff90N/ha during the wheat season and between 7.6 (NTFS1) and 14.0 (NTMF1) kg N2O\uffe2\uff80\uff90N/ha during the maize season. The yield\uffe2\uff80\uff90based emission factors ranged from 21.9 (NTSF1) to 60.9 (CTF2) g N2O\uffe2\uff80\uff90N/kg\uffc2\uffa0N for wheat and 92.5 (NTSF1) to 157.4 (NTMF1) g N2O\uffe2\uff80\uff90N/kg\uffc2\uffa0N for maize. No significant effect of the treatments on crop yield was found. In addition to reducing production costs involved in land preparation, NTSF1 was shown to decrease chemical fertilizer input and mitigate N2O emissions while sustaining crop yield.
", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "13. Climate action", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "6. Clean water"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1111/sum.12170"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Soil%20Use%20and%20Management", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1111/sum.12170", "name": "item", "description": "10.1111/sum.12170", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1111/sum.12170"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2015-01-28T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1111/sum.12260", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-04T16:19:27Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2016-04-10", "title": "Soil Organic Matter Quality And Microbial Activities In Spruce Swamp Forests Affected By Drainage And Water Regime Restoration", "description": "AbstractThe effect of spruce swamp forest (SSF) drainage and water regime restoration on soil organic matter (SOM) quality and soil microbial heterotrophic activities was studied in pristine, drained and restored SSF in the Bohemian Forest, Czech Republic. Sequential chemical SOM fractionation using cold and hot water and hot acid was used to separate SOM fractions according to their mobility and potential lability/recalcitrance, and Fourier transform infrared spectra were used for SOM characterization. Soil physicochemical parameters and heterotrophic microbial activities were also determined. Drainage of SSF had significant long\uffe2\uff80\uff90term effects (more than 50\uffc2\uffa0yr) on plant communities and SOM quality. On drained sites, cover of sphagnum moss and sedge was much smaller than on pristine locations. A greater proportion of recalcitrant compounds and a smaller proportion of labile compounds were found in drained SSF as compared to pristine sites, which first led to an energy limitation and was followed by a decrease in microbial biomass and heterotrophic microbial activities (CO2 production, methanogenesis and methanotrophy). Restoration resulted in slow progressive changes in the vegetation cover, including the spread of sphagnum mosses, retreat of mosses typical of drier conditions and increased sedge cover compared with drained SSF. Moreover, soil physicochemical parameters (pH and bulk density), hot\uffe2\uff80\uff90water\uffe2\uff80\uff90extractable C and methanotrophic activity tended to evolve towards the pristine SSF and seem to be good indicators of the restoration process. No other SOM fractions changed significantly after restoration. Thus, to change significantly overall SOM quality and most microbial heterotrophic activities following restoration, more than 7\uffc2\uffa0yr are required.
", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "13. Climate action", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "6. Clean water"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1111/sum.12260"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Soil%20Use%20and%20Management", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1111/sum.12260", "name": "item", "description": "10.1111/sum.12260", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1111/sum.12260"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2016-04-08T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1111/sum.12176", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-04T16:19:27Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2015-03-04", "title": "Impact Of Cattle Grazing On Temperate Coastal Salt Marsh Soils", "description": "AbstractOver the last two decades, grazing intensity has increased in the temperate salt marshes of Samboromb\uffc3\uffb3n Bay (Argentina) due to agricultural expansion and the displacement of domestic livestock to these areas. We investigated the effect of cattle grazing on soil chemical and physical properties in the higher (HE), medium (ME) and lower (LE) elevation levels of this temperate salt marsh. Soil data were collected from both a National Park, where cattle grazing has been excluded for more than 35\uffc2\uffa0yrs, and an adjacent commercial livestock farm continuously grazed by cattle. We found that soil salinity was greater on the grazed than on the ungrazed sites, especially those in theMEandLE. This could be related to the upward flow of salts from the saline groundwater, driven by the increase in the proportion of bare soil on grazed sites. The increase in soil salinity changed the plant community structure through the increase of salt\uffe2\uff80\uff90tolerant and non\uffe2\uff80\uff90palatable species and the decrease of palatable species. Soil physical variables (soil bulk density and soil bearing capacity) were also higher on the grazed than on the ungrazed sites, which can be related to the decrease in soil organic matter (SOM), and suggest an incipient compaction process; however, the values were still lower than those considered critical for plant growth in clay soils. These results suggest that continuous grazing management in this temperate salt marsh might have negative consequences for animal production and ecosystem conservation, mainly related to the increased soil salinity. Further research will be necessary to evaluate the suitability of switching to intermittent grazing management.
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", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "330", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "Soil fertility", "Nitrification inhibitor", "7. Clean energy", "Soil heterotrophic respiration", "6. Clean water", "12. Responsible consumption", "Biochar", "13. Climate action", "11. Sustainability", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1111/sum.12202"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Soil%20Use%20and%20Management", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1111/sum.12202", "name": "item", "description": "10.1111/sum.12202", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1111/sum.12202"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2015-07-29T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1111/sum.12273", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-04T16:19:27Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2016-07-08", "title": "Soil Chemical And Biological Characteristics Influence Mineralization Processes In Different Stands Of A Tropical Wetland", "description": "AbstractIn the Caribbean, Pterocarpus officinalis swamp forest, a coastal freshwater wetland, has been locally transformed by human activities into Colocasia esculenta monoculture (under the swamp forest) or pasture (where deforestation has occurred). The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of three land uses of this tropical wetland (swamp forest, C.\uffc2\uffa0esculenta monoculture and pasture) on soil abiotic and biological features. We hypothesized that increasing the level of ecosystem alteration by agricultural intensification would negatively impact soil chemical characteristics, soil fauna diversity and carbon mineralization. As expected, land use significantly affected soil characteristics and changes followed the increasing intensity of land use. The \uffe2\uff80\uff98undisturbed system\uffe2\uff80\uff99, that is swamp forest, was characterized by a large soil organic matter content, a high level of soil moisture, a small phosphorus content and a slightly lower pH. These characteristics were correlated with a small faunal abundance and diversity and slow carbon (C) mineralization. The \uffe2\uff80\uff98low disturbance system\uffe2\uff80\uff99, that is C.\uffc2\uffa0esculenta monoculture, was the closest to swamp forest characteristics and changes between the both systems principally concerned a very slight decrease in organic matter content and very small increase in C mineralization and Coleoptera diversity. By contrast, all parameters (soil chemical characteristics, C mineralization and faunal abundance and diversity) were impacted in the most intensive land\uffe2\uff80\uff90use, pasture. Our study confirmed that agricultural practices have an influence on soil fauna and C mineralization processes in wetlands. Moreover, our study suggested that a C.\uffc2\uffa0esculenta traditional agroecosystem under swamp forest cover could be considered as an \uffe2\uff80\uff98eco\uffe2\uff80\uff90friendly\uffe2\uff80\uff99 agricultural practice.
", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "13. Climate action", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "6. Clean water"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1111/sum.12273"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Soil%20Use%20and%20Management", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1111/sum.12273", "name": "item", "description": "10.1111/sum.12273", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1111/sum.12273"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2016-07-08T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1111/sum.12288", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-04T16:19:27Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2016-09-16", "title": "The elusive role of soil quality in nutrient cycling: a review", "description": "AbstractCycling of nutrients, including nitrogen and phosphorus, is one of the ecosystem services we expect agricultural soils to deliver. Nutrient cycling incorporates the reuse of agricultural, industrial and municipal organic residues that, misleadingly, are often referred to as \uffe2\uff80\uff98wastes\uffe2\uff80\uff99. The present review disentangles the processes underlying the cycling of nutrients to better understand which soil properties determine the performance of that function. Four processes are identified (i) the capacity to receive nutrients, (ii) the capacity to make and keep nutrients available to crops, (iii) the capacity to support the uptake of nutrients by crops and (iv) the capacity to support their successful removal in harvested crop. Soil properties matter but it is imperative that, as constituents of \uffe2\uff80\uff98soil quality\uffe2\uff80\uff99, they should be evaluated in the context of management options and climate and not as ends in their own right. The effect of a soil property may vary depending on the prevailing climatic and hydrologic conditions and on other soil properties. We recognize that individual soil properties may be enhancing one of the processes underlying the cycling of nutrients but simultaneously weakening others. Competing demands on soil properties are even more obvious when considering other soil functions such as primary production, purification and flow regulation of water, climate modification and habitat provision, as shown by examples. Consequently, evaluations of soil properties and management actions need to be site\uffe2\uff80\uff90specific, taking account of local aspects of their suitability and potential challenges.No\uffe2\uff80\uff90till (NT) farming can restore the soil organic carbon (SOC) pool of agricultural soils, but the SOC pool size and retention rate can vary with soil type and duration of NT. Therefore, the objectives of this study were to determine the effects of NT and soil drainage characteristics on SOC accumulation across a series of NT fields on Alfisols in Ohio, USA. Sites under NT for 9 (NT9), 13 (NT13), 36 (NT36), 48 (NT48) and 49 (NT49) years were selected for the study. Soil was somewhat poorly drained at the NT48 site but moderately well drained at the other sites. The NT48 and NT49 on\uffe2\uff80\uff90station sites were under continuous corn (Zea mays), while the other sites were farmers' fields in a corn\uffe2\uff80\uff93soybean (Glycine max) rotation. At each location, the SOC pool (0\uffe2\uff80\uff9330\uffc2\uffa0cm) in the NT field was compared to that of an adjacent plough\uffe2\uff80\uff90till (PT) and woodlot (WL). At the NT36, NT48 and NT49 sites, the retention rate of corn\uffe2\uff80\uff90derived C was determined using stable C isotope (13C) techniques. In the 0\uffe2\uff80\uff90 to 10\uffe2\uff80\uff90cm soil layer, SOC concentration was significantly larger under NT than PT, but a tillage effect was rarely detected below that depth. Across sites, the SOC pool in that layer averaged 36.4, 20 and 40.8\uffc2\uffa0Mg\uffc2\uffa0C/ha at the NT, PT and WL sites, respectively. For the 0\uffe2\uff80\uff90 to 30\uffe2\uff80\uff90cm layer, the SOC pool for NT (83.4\uffc2\uffa0Mg C/ha) was still 57% greater than under PT. However, there was no consistent trend in the SOC pool with NT duration probably due to the legacy of past management practices and SOC content differences that may have existed among the study sites prior to their conversion to NT. The retention rate of corn\uffe2\uff80\uff90derived C was 524, 263 and 203\uffc2\uffa0kg C/ha/yr at the NT36, NT48 and NT49 sites. In contrast, the retention rate of corn\uffe2\uff80\uff90C under PT averaged 25 and 153\uffc2\uffa0kg C/ha/yr at the NT49 (moderately well\uffe2\uff80\uff90drained) and NT48 (somewhat poorly drained) sites, respectively. The conversion from PT to NT resulted in greater retention of corn\uffe2\uff80\uff90derived C. Thus, adoption of NT would be beneficial to SOC sequestration in agricultural soils of the region.
", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1111/sum.12305"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Soil%20Use%20and%20Management", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1111/sum.12305", "name": "item", "description": "10.1111/sum.12305", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1111/sum.12305"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2016-11-06T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1111/sum.12331", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-04T16:19:27Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2017-01-31", "title": "Soil Organic Carbon Changes After Seven Years Of Conservation Agriculture In A Rice-Wheat System Of The Eastern Indo-Gangetic Plains", "description": "AbstractSequestration of soil organic carbon (SOC) is an important strategy to improve soil quality and to mitigate climate change. To investigate changes in SOC under conservation agriculture (CA), we measured SOC concentrations after seven years of rice (Oryza sativa L.)\uffe2\uff80\uff93wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) rotations in the eastern Indo\uffe2\uff80\uff90Gangetic Plains (IGP) of India under various combinations of tillage and crop establishment methods. The six treatments were as follows: conventional till transplanted rice followed by conventional till wheat (CTR\uffe2\uff80\uff90CTW), CTR followed by zero\uffe2\uff80\uff90till wheat (CTR\uffe2\uff80\uff90ZTW), ZT direct\uffe2\uff80\uff90seeded rice followed by CTW (ZTDSR\uffe2\uff80\uff90CTW), ZTDSR followed by ZT wheat both on permanent raised beds with residue (PBDSR\uffe2\uff80\uff90PBW+R), and ZTDSR followed by ZTW both with (ZTDSR\uffe2\uff80\uff90ZTW+R) and without residues (ZTDSR\uffe2\uff80\uff90ZTW). We hypothesized that CA systems (i.e. ZT with residue retention) would sequester more carbon (C) than CT. After seven years, ZTDSR\uffe2\uff80\uff90ZTW+R and PBDSR\uffe2\uff80\uff90PBW+R increased SOC at 0\uffe2\uff80\uff930.6\uffc2\uffa0m depth by 4.7 and 3.0 t C/ha, respectively, whereas the CTR\uffe2\uff80\uff90CTW system resulted in a decrease in SOC of 0.9 t C/ha. Over the same soil depth, ZT without residue retention (ZTDSR\uffe2\uff80\uff90ZTW) only increased SOC by 1.1 t C/ha. There was no increase in SOC where ZT in either rice or wheat was followed by CT in the next crop (i.e. CTR\uffe2\uff80\uff90ZTW and ZTDSR\uffe2\uff80\uff90CTW), most likely because the benefit of ZT is lost when followed by tillage. Tillage and crop establishment methods had no significant effect on the SOC stock below the 0.15\uffe2\uff80\uff90m soil layer. Over the seven years, the total carbon input from above\uffe2\uff80\uff90ground residues was ca. 14.5 t/ha in ZTDSR\uffe2\uff80\uff90ZTW+R and PBDSR\uffe2\uff80\uff90PBW+R, almost sixfold greater than in the other systems. Our findings suggest that the increased biomass production achieved through a combination of ZT and partial residue retention offers an opportunity to increase SOC whilst allowing residues to be used for other purposes.
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Life on land", "agriculture"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1111/sum.12331"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Soil%20Use%20and%20Management", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1111/sum.12331", "name": "item", "description": "10.1111/sum.12331", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1111/sum.12331"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2017-01-31T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1111/sum.12452", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-04T16:19:27Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2018-09-19", "title": "Are advisory services \u201cfit for purpose\u201d to support sustainable soil management? An assessment of advice in Europe", "description": "AbstractThis assessment examines the extent to which advisory services are able to address current and emerging knowledge needs of practitioners (primarily farmers) about sustainable soil management ( SSM ) in Europe. The assessment is structured around the following components: the context of advice (policy, market, socio\uffe2\uff80\uff90economic conditions, privatization of advisory systems); the challenges that SSM presents for advice; the current and emerging practitioner knowledge needs; and the existing structure and function of advisory services for SSM . The analysis reveals fragmented policy and advisory services, paralleled by the multi\uffe2\uff80\uff90scale character of SSM and a diverse audience for advice. The challenges and opportunities this complex arena presents are analysed, and suggestions made for achieving more effective advisory services for SSM , together with examples of existing approaches. Soil and its ecosystem functions play a societal role in securing sustainable food production while safeguarding natural resources. A functional land management framework has been proposed to optimize the agro\uffe2\uff80\uff90environmental outputs from the land and specifically the supply and demand of soil functions such as (a) primary productivity, (b) carbon sequestration, (c) water purification and regulation, (d) biodiversity and (e) nutrient cycling, for which soil knowledge is essential. From the outset, the LANDMARK multi\uffe2\uff80\uff90actor research project integrates harvested knowledge from local, national and European stakeholders to develop such guidelines, creating a sense of ownership, trust and reciprocity of the outcomes. About 470 stakeholders from five European countries participated in 32 structured workshops covering multiple land uses in six climatic zones. The harmonized results include stakeholders\uffe2\uff80\uff99 priorities and concerns, perceptions on soil quality and functions, implementation of tools, management techniques, indicators and monitoring, activities and policies, knowledge gaps and ideas. Multi\uffe2\uff80\uff90criteria decision analysis was used for data analysis. Two qualitative models were developed using Decision EXpert methodology to evaluate \uffe2\uff80\uff9cknowledge\uffe2\uff80\uff9d and \uffe2\uff80\uff9cneeds\uffe2\uff80\uff9d. Soil quality perceptions differed across workshops, depending on the stakeholder level and regionally established terminologies. Stakeholders had good inherent knowledge about soil functioning, but several gaps were identified. In terms of critical requirements, stakeholders defined high technical, activity and policy needs in (a) financial incentives, (b) credible information on improving more sustainable management practices, (c) locally relevant advice, (d) farmers\uffe2\uff80\uff99 discussion groups, (e) training programmes, (f) funding for applied research and monitoring, and (g) strengthening soil science in education. The application of visible and near\uffe2\uff80\uff90infrared (vis\uffe2\uff80\uff93NIR) spectroscopy to characterize soil samples has gained growing interest as a fast and cost\uffe2\uff80\uff90effective methodology for soil fertility assessment. In order to profit from the full potential of vis\uffe2\uff80\uff93NIR spectroscopy, the acquisition of soil spectra directly in\uffe2\uff80\uff90situ would increase the possibility to obtain data rapidly and at a high spatial and temporal resolution. In the present study, we test and propose the best practice to characterize a set of fertility\uffe2\uff80\uff90related parameters (i.e. texture, organic carbon, pH, cation exchange capacity and major nutrients) of agricultural soils by measuring vis\uffe2\uff80\uff93NIR spectra in the field. To reach this goal, we compare the spectra obtained from different scanning positions with two portable spectrometers, that is, a micro\uffe2\uff80\uff90electro\uffe2\uff80\uff90mechanical systems (MEMS)\uffe2\uff80\uff90based spectrometer and a research\uffe2\uff80\uff90grade vis\uffe2\uff80\uff93NIR spectrometer. On the basis of 134 soil sampling points, vis\uffe2\uff80\uff93NIR spectra were recorded from: (1) the cutaway side of a soil sample collected with an Edelman auger to a depth of 20\uffe2\uff80\uff89cm, (2) the raw soil surface, as well as (3) the cleaned and smoothed soil surface. Partial least squares regression (PLSR) calibration models were built for the selected soil parameters, scanning positions and different spectral pretreatments for both spectrometers. The model performance was evaluated based on the ratio of performance to interquartile range (RPIQ), the R 2 , the root mean squared error (RMSE) and Lin's concordance correlation coefficient (CCC). Overall, the following soil parameters were successfully predicted: clay, sand, pH, organic carbon, cation exchange capacity, total nitrogen and exchangeable magnesium. In contrast, total and exchangeable Ca, K and P, as well as total Mg could not be predicted at a satisfactory level for both the spectrometers. The best scanning position for the successfully calibrated models was along the cutaway sides of the Edelman auger. Although the research\uffe2\uff80\uff90grade spectrometer gave better performance indicators for most of the parameters, the calibrations with the MEMS\uffe2\uff80\uff90based spectrometer still resulted in satisfactory predictions. Based on these findings, the proposed best practice for obtaining in\uffe2\uff80\uff90situ soil vis\uffe2\uff80\uff93NIR scans is to scan along the cutaway sides of a soil core using at least five replicate scans. Energy requirements for soil tillage are closely linked to soil properties, such as clay, water and soil organic carbon (SOC) contents. Long\uffe2\uff80\uff90term application of inorganic fertilizer and organic amendments affects SOC content but little is known about seasonal differences in tillage draught requirements of soils subject to contrasting nutrient management regimes. We assessed autumn and spring tillage draught following harvest of early\uffe2\uff80\uff90sown and timely sown winter wheat grown on a sandy loam in the Askov Long\uffe2\uff80\uff90Term Experiment on Animal Manure and Mineral Fertilizers. Draught force was related to soil texture, soil water and SOC content, shear strength and bulk density, nutrient management, and yield of the preceding winter wheat. Contents of clay and SOC ranged from 8.9 to 10.6% and from 0.98 to 1.36%, respectively. In the autumn and spring, SOC normalized by clay content explained 38 and 5% of the variation in specific draught, respectively. Specific draught did not differ significantly among individual fertilization treatments. SOC was closely correlated with clay and water contents and bulk density, and with yield of the preceding wheat. Draught force was significantly smaller in the spring than in the autumn. In the autumn when soils were drier (\uffe2\uff88\uff92700\uffc2\uffa0hPa), tillage draught was correlated with several soil characteristics, whereas water content was the dominating parameter in the spring when soils were wetter (\uffe2\uff88\uff92100\uffc2\uffa0hPa). The range of SOC contents observed in this study aligns with that observed in Danish sandy loams under intensive cultivation, and within this range, SOC per se had little effect on draught requirements.
", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "Soil Physical Properties", "soil tillage", "tractor fuel", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "energy"]}, "links": [{"href": "http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/wol1/doi/10.1111/sum.12312/fullpdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.1111/sum.12312"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Soil%20Use%20and%20Management", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1111/sum.12312", "name": "item", "description": "10.1111/sum.12312", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1111/sum.12312"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2016-11-24T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1111/sum.12384", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-04T16:19:27Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2017-10-27", "title": "Straw Preservation Reduced Total N2o Emissions From A Sugarcane Field", "description": "AbstractPost\uffe2\uff80\uff90harvest biomass can be used as feedstock for energy production and alter N2O emissions from the soil, which is among the main issues determining bioethanol sustainability. To assess the effects of sugarcane straw return on gas emissions, we established a field experiment in which 0, 50, 75 or 100% (0, 5.65, 8.47 and 11.30 Mg/ha dry biomass, respectively) of the crop residues (straw) was left in the field during the first two ratoon crops. As fertilizer is applied in bands to sugarcane, we also investigated the contribution of different positions to the N2O emissions within the field. There was an interactive effect between straw and inorganic fertilizer, leading to a nonlinear effect of crop residues on the fertilizer emission factor (EF). However, straw consistently reduced N2O emissions from the field, acting mainly in the unfertilized areas in the field (P\uffc2\uffa0<\uffc2\uffa00.05). We observed that considering the typical EF used in the literature, the N2O\uffe2\uff80\uff90N emissions attributed to fertilizer ranged from 0.19 to 0.79\uffc2\uffa0kg/ha, while the total emissions ranged from 3.3 to 5.2\uffc2\uffa0kg/ha, from the highest amount of straw to the lowest. We conclude that overall, the fertilizer EF is not as relevant as the total emissions, based on this and other studies. Consequently, management practices might be more effective in improving the GHG balance than changing inorganic fertilizer use. We conclude that keeping up to 11 Mg/ha of straw with a large C:N ratio (>100:1) on site might increase sugarcane production sustainability by reducing the greenhouse gas emissions from the field.
", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "13. Climate action", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "7. Clean energy", "01 natural sciences", "12. Responsible consumption", "0105 earth and related environmental sciences"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1111/sum.12384"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Soil%20Use%20and%20Management", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1111/sum.12384", "name": "item", "description": "10.1111/sum.12384", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1111/sum.12384"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2017-10-27T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1111/sum.12485", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-04T16:19:27Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2019-01-09", "title": "The use of Twitter for knowledge exchange on sustainable soil management", "description": "AbstractEncouraging the uptake of sustainable soil management practices often requires on\uffe2\uff80\uff90farm experiential learning and adaptation over a sustained period, rather than the traditional knowledge transfer processes of identifying a problem and implementing a solution. Farmer\uffe2\uff80\uff90to\uffe2\uff80\uff90farmer learning networks are emerging with farmers experimenting and sharing knowledge about these practices amongst themselves. One potential communication channel for such interaction and knowledge sharing is social media and Twitter in particular. A content analysis of a Twitter account for an EU research project, SoilCare, and in\uffe2\uff80\uff90depth qualitative interviews with five farmers using Twitter, was used to illustrate the extent and type of farmer\uffe2\uff80\uff90to\uffe2\uff80\uff90farmer knowledge sharing in relation to sustainable soil management practices. Evidence of farmer learning and knowledge sharing on Twitter with respect to these practices was identified. Twitter can capture the immediacy of the field operations and visual impacts in the field. Furthermore, the brief messages channelled through Twitter appeal to time\uffe2\uff80\uff90constrained farmers. The ability for interaction around particular hashtags in Twitter is developing virtual networks of practice in relation to sustainable soil management. Within these networks, farmer champions are emerging that are respected by other farmers. Twitter works best for those actively seeking information, rather than passive recipients of new knowledge. Therefore, its use with other forms of face\uffe2\uff80\uff90to\uffe2\uff80\uff90face interaction as part of a blended learning approach is recommended. Twitter also offers a potential space for other actors, such as researchers and advisers, to interact and share knowledge with farmers.
", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "0211 other engineering and technologies", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "02 engineering and technology", "15. Life on land", "12. Responsible consumption"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/sum.12485"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.1111/sum.12485"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Soil%20Use%20and%20Management", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1111/sum.12485", "name": "item", "description": "10.1111/sum.12485", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1111/sum.12485"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2019-03-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1111/sum.12546", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-04T16:19:27Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2019-09-17", "title": "Biochar effects on crop yields with and without fertilizer: A meta?analysis of field studies using separate controls. Soil Use and Management, 36(1), pp.2-18.", "description": "AbstractThe added value of biochar when applied along with fertilizers, beyond that of the fertilizers themselves, has not been summarized. Focusing on direct comparisons between biochar additions (\uffe2\uff89\uffa420 t ha\uffe2\uff88\uff921) \uffe2\uff80\uff93 separately considering the addition or not of inorganic fertilizers (IF) and/or organic amendments (OA) along with biochar \uffe2\uff80\uff93 and two different controls (with and without the addition ofIFand/orOA), we carried out a meta\uffe2\uff80\uff90analysis to explain short\uffe2\uff80\uff90term (1\uffe2\uff80\uff90year) field responses in crop yield across different climates, soils, biochars and management practices worldwide. Compared with the non\uffe2\uff80\uff90fertilized control, a 26% (CI: 15%\uffe2\uff80\uff9340%) increase in yield was observed with the use ofIFonly, whereas that of biochar along withIFcaused a 48% (CI: 30%\uffe2\uff80\uff9370%) increase. Compared with the use ofIFonly, the addition of biochar along withIFcaused a 15% (CI: 11%\uffe2\uff80\uff9319%) increase in yield, indicating that biochar was as effective as fertilizers in increasing crop yields when added in combination. The use of biochar alone did not increase crop yield regardless of the control considered. Whereas in the short term, liming may have partly contributed to the beneficial effect of biochar (>90% was plant\uffe2\uff80\uff90derived) when added along withIF, a separate meta\uffe2\uff80\uff90analysis \uffe2\uff80\uff93 using those studies that reported crop yields for different years after a single biochar application \uffe2\uff80\uff93 showed a 31% (CI: 17%\uffe2\uff80\uff9349%) increase in crop yield over time (\uffe2\uff89\uffa5 3\uffc2\uffa0years), which denotes the influence of biochar properties other than liming (i.e. an increase inCEC). Our results also suggest that biochar application rates\uffc2\uffa0>\uffc2\uffa010 t ha\uffe2\uff88\uff921do not contribute to greater crop yield (at least in the short term). Data limitations precluded identification of the influence of feedstock, production conditions or climatic conditions without bias. As the response of crop yield to biochar addition was less a result of climatic zones or soil type than fertilizer use (chiefly N additions), the choice of nutrient addition along with biochar should be priorities for future research and development regardless of the region.
", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1111/sum.12546"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Soil%20Use%20and%20Management", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1111/sum.12546", "name": "item", "description": "10.1111/sum.12546", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1111/sum.12546"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2019-12-10T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1111/sum.12978", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-04T16:19:27Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2023-10-16", "title": "An open\u2010source metadataset of running European mid\u2010 and long\u2010term agricultural field experiments", "description": "AbstractMid\uffe2\uff80\uff90term (MTEs, 5\uffe2\uff80\uff9320\uffe2\uff80\uff89years) and long\uffe2\uff80\uff90term (LTEs, 20+\uffe2\uff80\uff89years) field experiments are key sources of information to design future climate\uffe2\uff80\uff90smart agriculture. Within the European Joint Program SOIL (EJP SOIL), we built the EJP SOIL\uffe2\uff80\uff90MTE/LTE metadataset that contains metadata from 240 MTEs/LTEs across Europe. Metadata collected included precise descriptions of the treatments (combination of factors such as tillage, crop type/rotation, amendments/fertilizers, grazing and pest/weed management), soil and crop measurements and pedo\uffe2\uff80\uff90climatic information. Using different figures and dashboards, an overview of those MTEs/LTEs is presented and specific research themes (tillage systems, residue management, amendment type and cover crops) are further analysed within their pedo\uffe2\uff80\uff90climatic context. An interactive web portal developed in collaboration with the BonaRes project ( https://lte.bonares.de ), enables users to explore the metadataset and find relevant MTEs/LTEs for specific combinations of practices (e.g. all MTEs/LTEs that investigate cover crops on a Cambisol in no\uffe2\uff80\uff90tillage system). Finally, a SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats) analysis of the metadataset was carried out to highlight the potential contribution of MTEs/LTEs to a harmonized European soil observation and monitoring approach. We propose that the metadataset could be elaborated with metadata from other existing MTEs/LTEs in Europe or even worldwide. The intensity and frequency of inter\uffe2\uff80\uff90row management in vineyards are highly diverse and depend on local environmental conditions and the wine grower's attitude and experience. Reasons for different management include water conservation, weed and pest control, biological activity promotion and soil fertility and biodiversity preservation. We studied different soil cover management in 16 paired vineyards located at eight sites in the Leithaberg and Carnuntum regions of eastern Austria. To this end, we compared inter\uffe2\uff80\uff90rows with medium intensity (Periodically Mechanically Disturbed) and low intensity (Permanent Green Cover). We investigated the effects of these different management intensities on soil organic carbon, bulk density, saturated and unsaturated hydraulic conductivity, pore size distribution and percolation stability in the upper soil layer from 3 to 8\uffe2\uff80\uff89cm. Soil organic carbon and percolation stability were significantly higher and soil bulk density was significantly lower in vineyards with permanent green cover. No significant differences were observed for saturated hydraulic conductivity, pore size distribution and plant available water. This may be attributed to a minor effect as a result of the time lag of up to 2\uffe2\uff80\uff89years since the last tillage. Regression analysis to predict plant\uffe2\uff80\uff90available water for local vineyard soils also showed that texture, total organic carbon and bulk density were suitable predictor variables. These results suggest that both investigated inter\uffe2\uff80\uff90row management systems support a good soil structure for winegrowers. Organic carbon content and parameters interacting with organic carbon may still be improved with permanent vegetation cover systems; however, the positive effects on plant available water are limited.Farmers have access to many data\uffe2\uff80\uff90intensive technologies to help them monitor and control weeds and pests. Data collection, data modelling and analysis, and data sharing have become core challenges in weed control and crop protection. We review the challenges and opportunities of Big Data in agriculture: the nature of data collected, Big Data analytics and tools to present the analyses that allow improved crop management decisions for weed control and crop protection. Big Data storage and querying incurs significant challenges, due to the need to distribute data across several machines, as well as due to constantly growing and evolving data from different sources. Semantic technologies are helpful when data from several sources are combined, which involves the challenge of detecting interactions of potential agronomic importance and establishing relationships between data items in terms of meanings and units. Data ownership is analysed using the ethical matrix method to identify the concerns of farmers, agribusiness owners, consumers and the environment. Big Data analytics models are outlined, together with numerical algorithms for training them. Advances and tools to present processed Big Data in the form of actionable information to farmers are reviewed, and a success story from the Netherlands is highlighted. Finally, it is argued that the potential utility of Big Data for weed control is large, especially for invasive, parasitic and herbicide\uffe2\uff80\uff90resistant weeds. This potential can only be realised when agricultural scientists collaborate with data scientists and when organisational, ethical and legal arrangements of data sharing are established.In Northern Europe, inter\uffe2\uff80\uff90row hoeing has become a popular tactic for controlling weeds in organic cereals. Hoeing is highly effective and can be implemented from crop emergence until stem elongation to maintain a nearly weed\uffe2\uff80\uff90free inter\uffe2\uff80\uff90row zone. However, hoeing has a lesser effect on weeds growing in the intra\uffe2\uff80\uff90row zone, where crop\uffe2\uff80\uff93weed proximity results in heightened competition. In the hoed cereal system, it is investigated whether tall\uffe2\uff80\uff90growing, competitive, cruciferous weeds in the intra\uffe2\uff80\uff90row zone affect crop biomass, yield and thousand kernel weight (TKW). An additive experimental design is employed to enable the fitting of rectangular hyperbolas, describing and quantifying the effects of increasing intra\uffe2\uff80\uff90row surrogate weed density on crop growth parameters. Regressions were studied under the influence of crop (spring barley and spring wheat), row spacing (narrow [12.5 or 15.0\uffc2\uffa0cm] and wide [25.0\uffc2\uffa0cm]) and nitrogen rate (50 and 100\uffc2\uffa0kg NH4\uffe2\uff80\uff90N/ha). Cruciferous surrogate weeds were found to impact crop yield and quality severely. For example, ten intra\uffe2\uff80\uff90row plants/m2 of surrogate weed Sinapis alba reduced grains yields by 7%\uffe2\uff80\uff9314% in spring barley and by 7%\uffe2\uff80\uff9332% in spring wheat with yield losses becoming markedly greater in wheat compared to barley as weed density increases. Compared to wheat, barley limited yield and quality losses and suppressed intra\uffe2\uff80\uff90row weed growth more. Row spacing did not have a consistent effect on crop or weed parameters; in one of six experiments, the 25\uffc2\uffa0cm row spacing reduced yields and increased intra\uffe2\uff80\uff90row weed biomass in wheat. Nitrogen rate did not affect crop or weed parameters. Results warrant the implementation of additional tactics to control intra\uffe2\uff80\uff90row weeds and limit crop losses.
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Zero hunger", "Hordeum vulgare L.", "thousand kernel weight", "nitrogen rate", "Hordeum vulgare L.", " Triticum aestivum L.", " inter-row hoeing", " nitrogen rate", " inter-row spacing", " thousand kernel weight", " crop-weed competition.", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "crop", "Weed management", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "weed competition", "inter-row hoeing", "inter-row spacing", "Triticum aestivum L."]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1111/wre.12452"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Weed%20Research", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1111/wre.12452", "name": "item", "description": "10.1111/wre.12452", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1111/wre.12452"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2020-11-05T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1117/1.jrs.12.026010", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-04T16:19:28Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2018-04-28", "title": "Use of different temporal scales to monitor phenology and its relationship with temporal evolution of normalized difference vegetation index in wheat", "description": "We propose the use of temporal series of remote-sensing images (RS) for the characterization of the dynamics of the crop canopy throughout the growing and development cycle. Crop phenology, meteorological data, and normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) were obtained during the period 2008 to 2016 for commercial fields planted with wheat. Three temporal scales based on the number of days, the growing degree-days (GDD), and the reference evapotranspiration (ETo) were analyzed for the intercomparison of the growing cycles. The use of the accumulated value of ETo as the reference scale for the temporal evolution of NDVI allowed for a better analysis of the differences among the fields. This scale also improves the estimation of the duration of the cycles and the prediction of flowering and physiological maturity. The analysis of the accumulated NDVI indicated that flowering occurs during the middle of the growing cycle and that the accumulated NDVI in the vegetative and reproductive phases is similar if the growing cycle is analyzed in terms of ETo or GDD. In addition, the estimation of the green-up based on RS data allows for the definition of the beginning of the growing period for this crop even in the absence of planting dates data.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1117/1.jrs.12.026010"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Journal%20of%20Applied%20Remote%20Sensing", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1117/1.jrs.12.026010", "name": "item", "description": "10.1117/1.jrs.12.026010", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1117/1.jrs.12.026010"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2018-04-28T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1117/12.2576171", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-04T16:19:28Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2020-09-18", "title": "An integrated service-based solution addressing the modernised common agriculture policy regulations and environmental perspectives", "description": "The EU-funded DIONE project (grant agreement No. 870378) offers an innovative close-to-market (TRL7) solution\u00a0seeking to improve the traditional methods of agricultural monitoring. The project introduces a cloud-based Software as\u00a0a Service (SaaS) system architecture, building on a fusion of novel technologies that will support the forthcoming needs\u00a0of the modernized Common Agriculture Policy (CAP) and the \u201cGreening\u201d perspectives, with an automated area-based\u00a0monitoring system. In particular, an interoperable and harmonized system is designed, connecting large volumes of Earth\u00a0Observation data (Satellite, UAV, and in-situ) and user-generated highly precise geolocated data (geo-tagged photos, soil\u00a0measurements, etc.). DIONE\u2019s system architecture encompasses customized and third-party frameworks, where\u00a0heterogeneous and multi-source data are stored, processed and managed using Artificial Intelligence (AI) algorithms.\u00a0These harmonized, curated and open accessed data are then provided as Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC)-compliant,\u00a0web-service layers (WMS, WFS, and WCS). Furthermore, the proposed solution formulates a scalable, flexible,\u00a0interoperable, and semantically enriched environment, taking advantage of a Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI)\u00a0framework capabilities, whilst allowing an interactive connection among different tools and components through\u00a0 RESTful APIs. Our approach establishes a novel, cloud-based, accurate and inexpensive agriculture monitoring solution,\u00a0enabling the real-time provision of multi-source data to relevant stakeholders such as Paying Agencies, Policy Officers\u00a0and Control &\u00a0 Certification Bodies, and other domain experts. The system architecture was formulated exploiting a co-design\u00a0methodology, aiming to ensure a long-term and sustainable solution. Two large-scale demonstrations will take\u00a0place in Lithuania and Cyprus, evaluating the system capabilities in real-life and operational conditions.", "keywords": ["Spatial Data Infrastructure", "2. 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Responsible consumption"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2576171"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Remote%20Sensing%20for%20Agriculture%2C%20Ecosystems%2C%20and%20Hydrology%20XXII", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1117/12.2576171", "name": "item", "description": "10.1117/12.2576171", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1117/12.2576171"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2020-09-20T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1117/12.2278217", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-04T16:19:28Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2017-10-18", "title": "Evaluation and cross-comparison of vegetation indices for crop monitoring from sentinel-2 and worldview-2 images", "description": "Farmers throughout the world are constantly searching for ways to maximize their returns. Remote Sensing applications are designed to provide farmers with timely crop monitoring and production information. Such information can be used to identify crop vigor problems. Vegetation indices (VIs) derived from satellite data have been widely used to assess variations in the physiological state and biophysical properties of vegetation. However, due to the various sensor characteristics, there are differences among VIs derived from multiple sensors for the same target. Therefore, multi-sensor VI capability and effectiveness are critical but complicated issues in the application of multi-sensor vegetation observations. Various factors such as the atmospheric conditions during acquisition, sensor and geometric characteristics, such as viewing angle, field of view, and sun elevation influence direct comparability of vegetation indicators among different sensors. In the present study, two experimental areas were used which are located near the villages Nea Lefki and Melia of Larissa Prefecture in Thessaly Plain area, containing a wheat and a cotton crop, respectively. Two satellite systems with different spatial resolution, WorldView-2 (W2) and Sentinel-2 (S2) with 2 and 10 meters pixel size, were used. Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) and Leaf Area Index (LAI) were calculated and a statistical comparison of the VIs was made to designate their correlation and dependency. Finally, several other innovative indices were calculated and compared to evaluate their effectiveness in the detection of problematic plant growth areas.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2278217"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Remote%20Sensing%20for%20Agriculture%2C%20Ecosystems%2C%20and%20Hydrology%20XIX", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1117/12.2278217", "name": "item", "description": "10.1117/12.2278217", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1117/12.2278217"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2017-11-02T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1126/sciadv.aaq1689", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-04T16:19:29Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2018-08-22", "title": "A keystone microbial enzyme for nitrogen control of soil carbon storage", "description": "Nitrogen-induced suppression of lignin-modifying enzyme activity contributes to soil carbon sequestration.
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An understanding of agroecosystems is key to determining effective farming systems. Here we report results from a 21-year study of agronomic and ecological performance of biodynamic, bioorganic, and conventional farming systems in Central Europe. We found crop yields to be 20% lower in the organic systems, although input of fertilizer and energy was reduced by 34 to 53% and pesticide input by 97%. Enhanced soil fertility and higher biodiversity found in organic plots may render these systems less dependent on external inputs.
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", "keywords": ["Nitrogen", "Climate", "Temperature", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "Carbon Dioxide", "Plants", "15. Life on land", "01 natural sciences", "Carbon", "Trees", "Soil", "Biodegradation", " Environmental", "Massachusetts", "13. Climate action", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "Fertilizers", "Ecosystem", "0105 earth and related environmental sciences"], "contacts": [{"organization": "Paul A. Steudler, H. Lux, Jerry M. Melillo, Toby Ahrens, F. P. Bowles, John D. Aber, S. Morrisseau, C. Catricala, K. Newkirk, A. Magill,", "roles": ["creator"]}]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1074153"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Science", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1126/science.1074153", "name": "item", "description": "10.1126/science.1074153", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1126/science.1074153"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2002-12-13T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1126/science.260.5106.344", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-04T16:19:29Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2006-10-05", "title": "Soil Quality And Financial Performance Of Biodynamic And Conventional Farms In New-Zealand", "description": "Biodynamic farming practices and systems show promise in mitigating some of the detrimental effects of chemical-dependent, conventional agriculture on the environment. The physical, biological, and chemical soil properties and economic profitability of adjacent, commercial biodynamic and conventional farms (16 total) in New Zealand were compared. The biodynamic farms in the study had better soil quality than the neighboring conventional farms and were just as financially viable on a per hectare basis.
", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land"], "contacts": [{"organization": "John P. Reganold, A. Neil Macgregor, Alan Palmer, James C. Lockhart,", "roles": ["creator"]}]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1126/science.260.5106.344"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Science", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1126/science.260.5106.344", "name": "item", "description": "10.1126/science.260.5106.344", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1126/science.260.5106.344"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "1993-04-16T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1128/msphere.00130-21", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-04T16:19:31Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2021-08-11", "title": "Local Network Properties of Soil and Rhizosphere Microbial Communities in Potato Plantations Treated with a Biological Product Are Important Predictors of Crop Yield", "description": "Our results reinforce the notion that each cultivar on each location recruits a unique microbial community and that these communities are modulated by the vegetative growth stage of the plant. Moreover, inoculation of a Bacillus amyloliquefaciens strain QST713-based product on potatoes also changed the abundance of specific taxonomic groups and the structure of local networks in those locations where the product caused an increase in the yield.
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Furthermore, he indicates that organic farming might not be sufficient to feed the world.", "keywords": ["Crops", " Agricultural", "2. Zero hunger", "Soil", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "Agriculture", "Biomass", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "Edible Grain", "Ecosystem"], "contacts": [{"organization": "Indur M. Goklany", "roles": ["creator"]}]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1126/science.298.5600.1889b"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Science", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1126/science.298.5600.1889b", "name": "item", "description": "10.1126/science.298.5600.1889b", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1126/science.298.5600.1889b"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2002-12-06T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1128/aem.00033-11", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-04T16:19:30Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2011-04-23", "title": "Association Of Earthworm-Denitrifier Interactions With Increased Emission Of Nitrous Oxide From Soil Mesocosms Amended With Crop Residue", "description": "ABSTRACTEarthworm activity is known to increase emissions of nitrous oxide (N 2 O) from arable soils. Earthworm gut, casts, and burrows have exhibited higher denitrification activities than the bulk soil, implicating priming of denitrifying organisms as a possible mechanism for this effect. Furthermore, the earthworm feeding strategy may drive N 2 O emissions, as it determines access to fresh organic matter for denitrification. Here, we determined whether interactions between earthworm feeding strategy and the soil denitrifier community can predict N 2 O emissions from the soil. We set up a 90-day mesocosm experiment in which 15 N-labeled maize ( Zea mays L.) was either mixed in or applied on top of the soil in the presence or absence of the epigeic earthworm Lumbricus rubellus and/or the endogeic earthworm Aporrectodea caliginosa . We measured N 2 O fluxes and tested the bulk soil for denitrification enzyme activity and the abundance of 16S rRNA and denitrifier genes nirS and nosZ through real-time quantitative PCR. Compared to the control, L. rubellus increased denitrification enzyme activity and N 2 O emissions on days 21 and 90 (day 21, P = 0.034 and P = 0.002, respectively; day 90, P = 0.001 and P = 0.007, respectively), as well as cumulative N 2 O emissions (76%; P = 0.014). A. caliginosa activity led to a transient increase of N 2 O emissions on days 8 to 18 of the experiment. Abundance of nosZ was significantly increased (100%) on day 90 in the treatment mixture containing L. rubellus alone. We conclude that L. rubellus increased cumulative N 2 O emissions by affecting denitrifier community activity via incorporation of fresh residue into the soil and supplying a steady, labile carbon source.
", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "agricultural soil", "Bacteria", "nosz genes", "carbon", "Nitrous Oxide", "n2o emission", "n2o-producing microorganisms", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "pcr data", "microbial activity", "Animal Feed", "Zea mays", "lumbricus-rubellus", "Soil", "Denitrification", "Animals", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "community composition", "Oligochaeta", "organic-matter"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1128/aem.00033-11"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Applied%20and%20Environmental%20Microbiology", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1128/aem.00033-11", "name": "item", "description": "10.1128/aem.00033-11", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1128/aem.00033-11"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2011-06-15T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1128/aem.01126-09", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-04T16:19:30Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2009-08-22", "title": "Afforestation Alters The Composition Of Functional Genes In Soil And Biogeochemical Processes In South American Grasslands", "description": "ABSTRACTSoil microbes are highly diverse and control most soil biogeochemical reactions. We examined how microbial functional genes and biogeochemical pools responded to the altered chemical inputs accompanying land use change. We examined paired native grasslands and adjacentEucalyptusplantations (previously grassland) in Uruguay, a region that lacked forests before European settlement. Along with measurements of soil carbon, nitrogen, and bacterial diversity, we analyzed functional genes using the GeoChip 2.0 microarray, which simultaneously quantified several thousand genes involved in soil carbon and nitrogen cycling. Plantations and grassland differed significantly in functional gene profiles, bacterial diversity, and biogeochemical pool sizes. Most grassland profiles were similar, but plantation profiles generally differed from those of grasslands due to differences in functional gene abundance across diverse taxa. Eucalypts decreased ammonification and N fixation functional genes by 11% and 7.9% (P< 0.01), which correlated with decreased microbial biomass N and more NH4+in plantation soils. Chitinase abundance decreased 7.8% in plantations compared to levels in grassland (P= 0.017), and C polymer-degrading genes decreased by 1.5% overall (P< 0.05), which likely contributed to 54% (P< 0.05) more C in undecomposed extractable soil pools and 27% less microbial C (P< 0.01) in plantation soils. In general, afforestation altered the abundance of many microbial functional genes, corresponding with changes in soil biogeochemistry, in part through altered abundance of overall functional gene types rather than simply through changes in specific taxa. Such changes in microbial functional genes correspond with altered C and N storage and have implications for long-term productivity in these soils.
", "keywords": ["Nitrogen", "Argentina", "Sequence Homology", "soil science", "Microbiology", "333", "Trees", "Soil", "afforestation", "Cluster Analysis", "Biology", "Soil Microbiology", "Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis", "2. Zero hunger", "Environmental Microbiology and Microbial Ecology", "Bacteria", "Chitinases", "Biodiversity", "DNA", "Gene Pool", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "South America", "15. Life on land", "Microarray Analysis", "Carbon", "Uruguay", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "Eucalyptus plantation"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1128/aem.01126-09"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Applied%20and%20Environmental%20Microbiology", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1128/aem.01126-09", "name": "item", "description": "10.1128/aem.01126-09", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1128/aem.01126-09"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2009-10-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1128/aem.01536-06", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-04T16:19:30Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2006-11-14", "title": "Community Structure Of Ammonia-Oxidizing Bacteria Under Long-Term Application Of Mineral Fertilizer And Organic Manure In A Sandy Loam Soil", "description": "ABSTRACTThe effects of mineral fertilizer (NPK) and organic manure on the community structure of soil ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (AOB) was investigated in a long-term (16-year) fertilizer experiment. The experiment included seven treatments: organic manure, half organic manure N plus half fertilizer N, fertilizer NPK, fertilizer NP, fertilizer NK, fertilizer PK, and the control (without fertilization). N fertilization greatly increased soil nitrification potential, and mineral N fertilizer had a greater impact than organic manure, while N deficiency treatment (PK) had no significant effect. AOB community structure was analyzed by PCR-denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (PCR-DGGE) of the amoA gene, which encodes the \uffce\uffb1 subunit of ammonia monooxygenase. DGGE profiles showed that the AOB community was more diverse in N-fertilized treatments than in the PK-fertilized treatment or the control, while one dominant band observed in the control could not be detected in any of the fertilized treatments. Phylogenetic analysis showed that the DGGE bands derived from N-fertilized treatments belonged to Nitrosospira cluster 3, indicating that N fertilization resulted in the dominance of Nitrosospira cluster 3 in soil. These results demonstrate that long-term application of N fertilizers could result in increased soil nitrification potential and the AOB community shifts in soil. Our results also showed the different effects of mineral fertilizer N versus organic manure N; the effects of P and K on the soil AOB community; and the importance of balanced fertilization with N, P, and K in promoting nitrification functions in arable soils.
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It was shown that the treatment of field plots with carbon dioxide at a concentration higher than that in the atmosphere (550 ppm) for three-four years resulted in the formation of a microbial community with a higher maximum specific growth rate and a larger share of R-strategy microorganisms as compared to the soil under the control plants. No reliable differences in the total microbial biomass in the soil under the winter wheat were revealed between the treatments with the ambient and elevated CO2 concentrations; in the soil under the beet plants, a reliable increase in the total microbial biomass at the elevated CO2 concentration was noted only in the close vicinity of the plant roots.", "keywords": ["13. Climate action", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1134/s1064229306030082"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Eurasian%20Soil%20Science", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1134/s1064229306030082", "name": "item", "description": "10.1134/s1064229306030082", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1134/s1064229306030082"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2006-03-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1134/s1064229309030089", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-04T16:19:31Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2009-03-30", "title": "The State Of Microbial Complexes In Soils Of Forest Ecosystems After Fires And Defoliation Of Stands By Gypsy Moths", "description": "The state of microbial cenoses in the soils of forest ecosystems damaged by fires of different strengths and gypsy moth outbreaks (Central Siberia) was assessed by the intensity of the basal respiration, the content of carbon of the microbial biomass, and the microbial metabolic quotient. The degree of the disturbance of the microbial cenoses in the soils under pine forests after fires was higher than that in the soils under the forests defoliated by gypsy moths. The greatest changes of the microbial complexes were recorded after the fires of high and medium intensity. In the litters, the content of the microbial biomass, the intensity of basal respiration, and the microbial metabolic quotient value were restored on the fifth year after the fires, whereas in the upper (0-10 cm) soil layer, these parameters still differed from those in the control variant, especially after the highly intense fires. After the weak fires, the ecophysiological state of the microbial complexes was restored within two-three years.", "keywords": ["13. Climate action", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land"], "contacts": [{"organization": "Yu. N. Baranchikov, Galina Ivanova, A. V. Bogorodskaya,", "roles": ["creator"]}]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1134/s1064229309030089"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Eurasian%20Soil%20Science", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1134/s1064229309030089", "name": "item", "description": "10.1134/s1064229309030089", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1134/s1064229309030089"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2009-03-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1134/s1064229313120065", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-04T16:19:31Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2014-01-04", "title": "Changes In The Organic Matter Forms In Chernozems Of The Kamennaya Steppe Under Different Land Uses, Locations, And Hydromorphism Degrees", "description": "The soils of the Kamennaya Steppe (Voronezh oblast) were studied. The rate of changes in the contents of Corg and the particular forms of organic matter (labile, microbial, and stable) were revealed in the quasi-natural soils of the fallows and shelterbelt and in the arable soils (rainfed farming for 12, 55, 85, and 115 yrs and irrigated farming for 40 yrs) of different positions on the watersheds and slopes. The effect of the increased soil moistening in the recent decades was also studied. In the upper 50 cm of the fallow soils that were not plowed since 1882, the relative Corg accumulation in the recent 30 yrs has amounted to 5%. The soils of the shelterbelt planted in 1903 were similar to the fallow soils. As compared to the soil of the unmown fallow, the Corg loss from the 1-m soil layer under the shelterbelt and the 12-year-old cropland were less than 9%; the losses from the plowed soils (used for 55\u2013115 yrs) were 21\u201327% on the watersheds and 37\u201346% on the slopes. In the first decade, the rate of the Corg losses in the 0- to 20-cm layer of the cultivated chernozem was 120 g C/m2. With the increasing duration of the soil plowing (from 55 to 115 yrs), the Corg losses decreased from 45 to 28 g C/m2 per yr in the watershed soils and from 51 to 35 g C/m2 per yr in the soils on the slopes. The maximum loss of Corg was found for the soils on slopes, waterlogged soils, and irrigated soils. In the slope soils, the Corg loss due to erosion was 9\u201318% of the total. In the upper horizons of the old agrogenic soils, compared to the soil of the unmown fallow, the Cha/Cfa increased, since the content of fulvic acids (FA) faster decreased than that of the humic acids (HA); the C content of the nonhydrolyzable residue was reduced. The slope and waterlogged soils differed from the watershed soils in the smaller amounts of HA and FA and in the greater content of humin carbon. In the 0- to 20-cm layer of the soils studied, the rate of the basal respiration (BR) was 0.2\u20130.5 \u03bcg C/g soil per h, the content of the microbial biomass (Cmicr) was 326\u20131073 \u03bcg C/g, and the share of Cmicr amounted to 1.0\u20131.9%. These values were minimal in the irrigated soil and maximal in the fallow ones. A high correlation coefficient (r = 0.88\u20130.92) was found between the Cmicr content and the BR, between the contents of Corg and HA, and between the contents of Corg and mobile C. The correlation coefficient between the contents of Corg and FA and Corg and humin C was 0.67.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "13. Climate action", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "01 natural sciences", "6. Clean water", "0105 earth and related environmental sciences"], "contacts": [{"organization": "T. V. Titova, Yu. I. Cheverdin, V. E. Prikhod\u2019ko,", "roles": ["creator"]}]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1134/s1064229313120065"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Eurasian%20Soil%20Science", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1134/s1064229313120065", "name": "item", "description": "10.1134/s1064229313120065", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1134/s1064229313120065"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2013-12-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1134/s1064229314090087", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-04T16:19:31Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2014-09-01", "title": "Soil Properties In The Tol'Yatti Pine Forest After The 2010 Catastrophic Wildfires", "description": "The results of the studies of soil changes after the 2010 fires in the forest outliers of the city of Tolyatti have been reviewed. The morphological analysis of postpyrogenic soils has showed that the fire touched only the upper part of their profiles. It has been revealed that the surface fires favor the more intense loss of organic carbon than the crown fires (2.85 and 2.37%, respectively). However, the crown fires are more destructive for soils, because, first, they are a continuation of the surface fires and, second, sheet and linear water erosion of soils develops because of the complete denudation of the soil cover. It has been found that forest fires result in the dehumification of soils, which is related to the destruction of the organic horizons, the mineralization of root residues, and the almost complete absence of fresh plant waste on the postfire areas. The pyrogenic impact increases the portion of humic acids in the organic matter. Along with the transfer of the clay fraction, the translocation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons resulting from the fires to the accumulative geochemical positions is also possible.", "keywords": ["13. Climate action", "11. Sustainability", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1134/s1064229314090087"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Eurasian%20Soil%20Science", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1134/s1064229314090087", "name": "item", "description": "10.1134/s1064229314090087", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1134/s1064229314090087"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2014-09-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1134/s1064229316100124", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-04T16:19:31Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2016-10-10", "title": "Responses Of Soil Enzyme Activity And Microbial Community Compositions To Nitrogen Addition In Bulk And Microaggregate Soil In The Temperate Steppe Of Inner Mongolia", "description": "In order to explore the responses of soil enzyme activities and microbial community compositions to long-term nitrogen (N) addition in both bulk soil and microaggregate of chestnut soil, we conducted a 7-year urea addition experiment with N treatments at 6 levels (0, 56, 112, 224, 392 and 560 kg N ha\u20131 yr\u20131) in a temperate steppe of Inner Mongolia in China. Soil properties and the activities of four enzymes involved in carbon (C), nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) cycling were measured in both bulk soil and microaggregate, and phospholipid fatty acids (PLFAs) were measured in bulk soil. The results indicated that: 1) in bulk soil, N addition significantly decreased \u03b2-1,4-glucosidase (BG) and leucine aminopeptidase (LAP) activities at the treatment amounts of 224, 392 and 560 kg N ha\u20131 yr\u20131, and obviously suppressed \u03b2-1,4-N-acetylglucosaminidase (NAG) activity at the treatment amount of 560 kg N ha\u20131 yr\u20131. N addition enhanced total PLFAs (totPLFAs) and bacterial PLFAs (bacPLFAs) at the treatment amounts of 392 and 560 kg N ha\u20131 yr\u20131, respectively, but fungal PLFAs showed no response to N addition. The activities of BG, NAG and LAP were positively correlated with soil pH, but negatively correlated with the concentration of NH 4 + -N; 2) in microaggregate (53\u2013250 \u03bcm), the activities of BG, NAG and AP showed no response to increased addition of N, but the significantly decreased LAP activity was observed at the treatment amount of 392 kg N ha\u20131 yr\u20131. These results suggested that enzyme activities were more sensitive to N addition than PLFA biomarkers in soil, and LAP activity in microaggregate may be a good indicator for evaluating N cycle response to long-term N addition.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1134/s1064229316100124"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Eurasian%20Soil%20Science", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1134/s1064229316100124", "name": "item", "description": "10.1134/s1064229316100124", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1134/s1064229316100124"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2016-10-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1134/s1067413612050165", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-04T16:19:32Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2013-01-22", "title": "Effects Of Grazing And Fencing On Carbon And Nitrogen Reserves In Plants And Soils Of Alpine Meadow In The Three Headwater Resource Regions", "description": "Knowledge about carbon and nitrogen in plants and soils and response to fence and graze in alpine ecosystems is still rudimentary because of extremely geographic situation. The purpose of this study was to compare the difference among carbon, nitrogen concentration, and content of unit area and dynamics of above- and below-ground biomass, soil organic carbon and total nitrogen between fencing and grazing alpine meadow. The results showed that total carbon and C: N radio in the aboveground tissue were significantly higher in fenced and ungrazing grassland (FU) than those in free grazing grassland (FG). In addition, the order of total carbon and nitrogen concentration of aboveground tissue of different function groups were not identical between them; The total carbon storage (TCS) per unit of aboveground tissue, roots and 0\u201330 cm soil layer increased after being fenced for 5 years from free grazing grassland (9255.17 g/m2) to fenced and ungrazing grassland (12637.10 g/m2) by 26.79%. The corresponding total nitrogen storage (TNS) increased by 751.42 g/m2. Furthermore over 95% TCS (TNS) come from 0\u201330 cm soil layer. However there were no significant differences between fenced and ungrazing grasslands of 10 years and 5 years. Therefore fenced to exclude grazing by Tibetan sheep and yaks was an alternative approach to sequester C to the soil in alpine meadow systems.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "01 natural sciences", "0105 earth and related environmental sciences"], "contacts": [{"organization": "Yuejun Fan, Hongxiao Shi, Shangli Shi, Xiangyang Hou,", "roles": ["creator"]}]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1134/s1067413612050165"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Russian%20Journal%20of%20Ecology", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1134/s1067413612050165", "name": "item", "description": "10.1134/s1067413612050165", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1134/s1067413612050165"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2013-01-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1134/s1064229314110106", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-04T16:19:31Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2014-11-05", "title": "Carbon Storage Under Different Grazing Management In The Typical Steppe", "description": "Understanding the carbon storage is necessary to understand how grassland ecosystems would respond to natural and anthropogenic disturbances under different management strategies. Carbon storage was investigated in aboveground biomass, litter, roots and soil organic matter (SOM) in eight sites that were floristically and topographically similar, but had been subjected to different years of grazing exclusion and different grazing intensities. The primary objective of this study was to ascertain the effect of different grazing management regimes on carbon storage in the typical steppe ecosystem of China. The results revealed that the total carbon stored in aboveground biomass, litter, roots and SOM (the top 100cm soil layer) varied from 9.29 to 18.51 kg m2. Over 94% of the carbon stored in the SOM, with minor storage in other pools. Soil carbon storage decreased substantially with grazing intensity and the six years of grazing exclusion had a higher storage than 32 and 15 years grazing exclusion. The carbon storage trend observed in these treatments suggests that moderate grazing as well as mowing can improve the carbon sequestration and the longer fencing year is not better for carbon accumulation of typical steppe in China.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "13. Climate action", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. 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The content of water-stable aggregates (WSAs) is a useful indicator for determining both the soil development level and the soil quality. However, in severely degraded soils, especially in the Baltic pedoclimatic region, the effects of vegetation on the aggregate stability have been poorly studied. Therefore, to obtain more knowledge about the impact of vegetation on WSA, and thereby knowing how to improve it, this study was conducted on a long-term soil formation experiment in Estonia near Tartu. In 1964, the initial soil from an area of 20 \u00d7 8 m down to 100 cm depth was replaced with a sandy loam calcareous glacial till. The experiment started on April 26, 1965, when plants were sown on the plot. The topsoil (0\u201320 cm) samples were analyzed in 1966, 2000, 2007, and 2014. The study indicated that perennial grasses (meadow fescue and common meadow-grass) fertilized with P40K75, compared to N150P40K75, decreased the WSA content, as well at the accumulation rate of soil organic carbon (SOC) and the total nitrogen content (Ntot). The hybrid alfalfa treatment resulted in the significantly highest SOC and Ntot accumulation, but not in the overall highest WSA content. Under barley, manure positively affected the WSA and SOC, though many other physical properties were not improved. Compared to the initial till under bare fallow, the SOC and Ntot contents were significantly higher under grown crops, but the WSA content remained the same. In addition, regardless of the grown crops, the WSA of larger (0.25\u20132 mm) aggregates was substantially higher than that of smaller (0.25\u20131 mm) aggregates. Also, as the relationship between WSA and SOC in the study was linear, the soil was far from C saturation and still in development. Overall, it can be concluded that the cultivation of perennial grasses and hybrid alfalfa on the severely eroded soil is the most rational option to improve the water stability of aggregates and increase the SOC and Ntot contents. However, because of the complexity of the aggregation process, further research is still needed.", "keywords": ["soil organic carbon", "2. Zero hunger", "fertilization", "articles", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "vegetation treatments", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "calcareous glacial till", "6. 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The purpose of this work was the study of the viability of the introduction of new non food crops in marginal areas of real farms. This study compares the profit margin and the energy and environmental performance of growing tall wheatgrass, in the marginal area of a rainfed farm versus rye, the annual crop sowed traditionally in the marginal area of the farm. The cited farm owned 300 ha of which about 13 percent was marginal. The methodology was based on the use of the profit margin of the crops as indicator for the economic assessment and Life Cycle Assessment LCA as technique for the energy and the environmental evaluations. Results of the economic analysis showed a slight enhancement of the profit margin for tall wheatgrass 156 Euro ha-1 y-1 compared to rye 145 Euro ha-1 y-1. Environmental LCA was driven by CO2 fixation due to soil organic matter increase and reduced inputs consumption for tall wheatgrass that produced a Global Warming Potential GWP of -1.9 Mg CO2 eq ha-1 y-1 versus 1.6 Mg CO2 eq ha-1 y-1 obtained for rye. Tall wheatgrass cultivation primary energy consumption was less than 40 percent of rye s consumption. According to the results achieved it was concluded that tall wheatgrass is better option than rye from the energy and the environmental point of views and slight better option from the economic view. Considering these results, monetarization of the CO2 eq reductions of tall wheatgrass compared to rye is essential to improve its profit margin and promote the implantation of this new crop in marginal areas of farms.", "keywords": ["FOS: Economics and business", "2. Zero hunger", "13. Climate action", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. 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The latter are quickly restored in the course of subsequent incubation, but the processes of transformation of nitrogen compounds proceed differently in soils that are subject to freezing under natural conditions and in nonfreezing soils. In nonfreezing soil, an abrupt activation of organic nitrogen mineralization and nitrification takes place against the background of a relatively low level of microbial assimilation of inorganic nitrogen compounds by microorganisms.", "keywords": ["0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. 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This shift in dominant vegetation is likely to be accompanied by changes in ecosystem structure and function, including quantity, quality, and location (above- vs. below-ground) of litter inputs and subsequent effects on decomposition dynamics. The purpose of this study was to quantify and compare patterns of litterfall and decomposition in mature redcedar forests and adjacent prairie. Annual redcedar litterfall was 500 g\uffc2\uffb7m-2\uffc2\uffb7year-1, a large increase in foliar litter inputs compared with annually burned grassland (52 g\uffc2\uffb7m-2\uffc2\uffb7year-1). Using a reciprocal transplant decomposition study with four substrates, redcedar leaves and roots, and big bluestem (Andropogon gerardii Vitman) foliage and roots, we found marginal habitat effects, but greater differences between species, presumably owing to litter quality (including both C:N and lignin content). Decay rates were significantly higher in the prairie relative to the forest for each substrate. Additionally, within any particular habitat, grass litter had significantly faster decay rates than forest litter. These results suggest a shift in patterns of litter input and decomposition processes with afforestation of tallgrass prairie, which may result in long-term changes in C sequestration and storage.Key words: litter dynamics, eastern redcedar (Juniperus virginiana), big bluestem (Andropogon gerardii), decomposition, tallgrass prairie, nitrogen immobilization.
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