The competing demand for food and bioenergy requires new solutions for the agricultural sector as, for instance, the coupling of energy production from gasification technology and the application of the resulting biochar as soil amendment. A prerequisite for the implementation of this strategy is the scale\uffe2\uff80\uff90specific assessment of both the energetic performance and of the impacts in terms of greenhouse gases (GHG) emission and crop responses. This study considered the gasification process developed by Advanced Gasification Technology (AGT, Italy), which is a fixed\uffe2\uff80\uff90bed, down\uffe2\uff80\uff90draft, open core, compact gasifier, having 350\uffc2\uffa0kW of nominal electric capacity (microgeneration); this gasifier uses biomass feedstock deriving from agricultural/forest products and byproducts. In this study, the resulting biochar, derived from conifer wood chips of mountain forestry management in North\uffe2\uff80\uff90western Italy, was applied to a nearby paddy rice field, located in the largest rice agricultural area of Europe. We performed a Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) adapting the BEAT2 model specifically focusing on the GHG balance of the supply chain, from the forestry management to the field distribution of the resulting biochar. The results indicated that the gasification stage had the highest impact in the supply chain in terms of emissions, but net emissions allocated to biochar were always negative (ranging between \uffe2\uff88\uff920.54 and \uffe2\uff88\uff922.1\uffc2\uffa0t CO2e\uffc2\uffa0t\uffe2\uff88\uff921 biochar), hypothesizing two scenarios of 32% and 7.3% biochar mineralization rate in soil, over a time period of 100\uffc2\uffa0years. Finally, biochar had a marginal but positive effect on rice yield, thus increasing the sustainability of this energy\uffe2\uff80\uff90biochar chain.
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", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "Plant Sciences", "Botany", "Life Sciences", "Plant Biology", "Agriculture", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "Horticulture", "15. Life on land", "7. Clean energy", "irrigation", "333", "630", "6. Clean water", "soil aggregation", "Agronomy and Crop Sciences", "13. Climate action", "Other Plant Sciences", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "stover removal", "water erosion", "soil carbon", "Agricultural Science"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1111/gcbb.12128"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/GCB%20Bioenergy", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1111/gcbb.12128", "name": "item", "description": "10.1111/gcbb.12128", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1111/gcbb.12128"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2013-10-31T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1111/j.1445-6664.2006.00238.x", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "Closed Access", "updated": "2026-06-26T16:20:54Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2007-03-02", "title": "Impacts Of Tillage And Application Methods On Atrazine And Alachlor Losses From Upland Fields", "description": "The effects of tillage practises and the methods of chemical application on atrazine and alachlor losses through run\uffe2\uff80\uff90off were evaluated for five treatments: conservation (untilled) and surface (US), disk and surface, plow and surface, disk and preplant\uffe2\uff80\uff90incorporated, and plow and preplant\uffe2\uff80\uff90incorporated treatments. A rainfall simulator was used to create 63.5\uffe2\uff80\uff83mm\uffe2\uff80\uff83h\uffe2\uff88\uff921 of rainfall for 60\uffe2\uff80\uff83min and 127\uffe2\uff80\uff83mm\uffe2\uff80\uff83h\uffe2\uff88\uff921 for 15\uffe2\uff80\uff83min. Rainfall simulation occurred 24\uffe2\uff80\uff9336\uffe2\uff80\uff83h after chemical application. There was no significant difference in the run\uffe2\uff80\uff90off volume among the treatments but the untilled treatment significantly reduced erosion loss. The untilled treatments had the highest herbicide concentration and the disk treatments were higher than the plow treatments. The surface treatments showed a higher concentration than the incorporated treatments. The concentration of herbicides in the water decreased with time. Among the experimental sites, the one with sandy loam soil produced the greatest losses, both in terms of the run\uffe2\uff80\uff90off volume and herbicide loss. The US treatments had the highest loss and the herbicide incorporation treatments had smaller losses through run\uffe2\uff80\uff90off as the residue cover was effective in preventing herbicide losses. Incorporation might be a favorable method of herbicide application to reduce the herbicide losses by run\uffe2\uff80\uff90off.
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Crantz, is an annual plant belonging to the Brassicaceae family, as rapeseed. It is native to central Europe where it was widely cultivated until the 1940s. However, only recently it gained the interest of the energy and bio-based industries as a low-cost non-food crop for aviation biofuel production and the oleochemical industry, due to its high oil content (up to 40%) and suitable oil profile. Field trials are performed at different locations in Europe, to study the effect of sowing dates on camelina seed and oil yields, in three different environments, the South (Greece) and North Mediterranean (Italy) climatic zones as well as the Continental zone (Poland). The activity was organized in two separate experiments: autumn sowing and spring sowing with two camelina varieties: Midas, a spring variety supplied by Linnaeus Plant Science (Canada), and Luna, a commercial winter variety from Poland. Total biomass ranged between 2.8 \u2013 9.8 Mg DM ha-1, depending on the site and sowing seasons, with the highest figures in Italy and the lowest in Greece. Seed yields ranged from 0.56 \u2013 2.11 Mg DM ha-1, depending on the site and sowing seasons, with the highest figures in the mild Mediterranean environments. Likewise, oil content ranged between 36.50 \u2013 40.55%. Winter camelina reached almost double the seed yield compared to the spring crop for the same spring variety, Midas. Autumn sowing was found more productive than spring sowing for seed yields and oil content both in Greece and Italy, while in Poland, only real winter camelina varieties survive winter.", "keywords": ["0106 biological sciences", "2. Zero hunger", "13. 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Most irrigation water comes from groundwater. Persistent drought and increased competition for water resources threaten long-term viability of groundwater resources, which motivated our research to develop strategies to increase water productivity without noticeable reduction in maize yield. Results from previous research at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) experiment stations in 2005 and 2006 found that it was possible to substantially reduce irrigation amounts and increase irrigation water use efficiency (IWUE) and crop water use efficiency (CWUE) (or crop water productivity) with little or no reduction in yield using an irrigation regime that applies less water during growth stages that are less sensitive to water stress. Our hypothesis was that a soil moisture-based irrigation management approach in research fields would give similar results in large production-scale, center-pivot irrigated fields in Nebraska. To test this hypothesis, IWUE, CWUE, and grain yields were compared in extensive on-farm research located at eight locations over two years (16 site-years), representing more than 600 ha of irrigated maize area. In each site-year, two contiguous center-pivot irrigated maize fields with similar topography, soil properties, and crop management practices received different irrigation regimes: one was managed by UNL researchers, and the other was managed by the farmer at each site. Irrigation management in farmer-managed fields relied on the farmers\u2019 traditional visual observations and personal expertise, whereas irrigation timing in the UNL-managed fields was based on pre-determined soil water depletion thresholds measured using soil moisture sensors, as well as crop phenology predicted by a crop simulation model using a combination of real-time (in-season) and historical weather data. The soil moisture-based irrigation regime resulted in greater soil water depletion, which decreased irrigation requirements and enabled more timely irrigation management in the UNL-managed fields in both years (34% and 32% less irrigation application compared with farmer-managed fields in 2007 and 2008, respectively). The average actual crop evapotranspiration (ETC) for the UNL- and farmer-managed fields for all sites in 2007 was 487 and 504 mm, respectively. In 2008, the average UNL and average farmer-managed field had seasonal ETC of 511 and 548 mm, respectively. Thus, when the average of all sites is considered, the UNL-managed fields had 3% and 7% less ETC than the farmer-managed fields in 2007 and 2008, respectively, although the percentage was much higher for some of the farmer-managed fields. In both years, differences in grain yield between the UNL and farmer-managed fields were not statistically significant (p = 0.75). On-farm implementation of irrigation management strategies resulted in a 38% and 30% increase in IWUE in the UNL-managed fields in 2007 and 2008, respectively. On average, the CWUE value for the UNL-managed fields was 4% higher than those in the farmer-managed fields in both years. Reduction in irrigation water withdrawal in UNL-managed fields resulted in $32.00 to $74.10 ha-1 in 2007 and $44.46 to $66.50 ha-1 in 2008 in energy saving and additional net return to the farm income. The results from this study can have significant positive implications in future irrigation management of irrigated maize systems in regions with similar soil and crop management practices.", "keywords": ["Civil and Environmental Engineering", "0106 biological sciences", "571", "Environmental Engineering", "550", "Other Civil and Environmental Engineering", "2204 Biomedical Engineering", "1107 Forestry", "01 natural sciences", "630", "Engineering", "1102 Agronomy and Crop Science", "1106 Food Science", "1111 Soil Science", "2. Zero hunger", "Evapotranspiration", "Bioresource and Agricultural Engineering", "Water productivity", "Water use efficiency", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "6. Clean water", "Maize", "Irrigation management", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "Soil moisture"], "contacts": [{"organization": "Irmak, S., Burgert, M. J., Yang, H. S., Cassman, K. G., Walters, D. T., Rathje, W. R., Payero, J. O., Grassini, P., Kuzila, M. S., Brunkhorst, K. J., Eisenhauer, D. E., Kranz, W. L., VanDeWalle, B., Rees, J. M., Zoubek, G. L., Shapiro, C. A., Teichmeier, G. 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Green manure (GM) as an alternative to fertilizer N (FN) is useful for improving soil quality. However, few studies have examined the effect of Chinese milk vetch (CMV) as GM on nitrous oxide (N2O) emission from monocropped rice field in south China. Therefore, a pot-culture experiment with four treatments (control, no FN and CMV; CMV as GM alone, M; fertilizer N alone, FN; integrating fertilizer N with CMV, NM) was performed to investigate the effect of incorporating CMV as GM on N2O emission using a closed chamber-gas chromatography (GC) technique during the rice growing periods. Under the same N rate, incorporating CMV as GM (the treatments of M and NM) mitigated N2O emission during the growing periods of rice plant, reduced the NO3- content and activities of nitrate and nitrite reductase as well as the population of nitrifying bacteria in top soil at maturity stage of rice plant versus FN pots. The global warming potential (GWP) and greenhouse gas intensity (GHGI) of N2O from monocropped rice field was ranked as MStacked crop rotation and improved cultural practice can control pests.
The effects of such management practices on soil total carbon is lacking.
Effects of crop rotation and cultural practice on STC and crop yield were evaluated.
Crop yield and STC at several depths were lower in stacked than other rotations.
Alternate\uffe2\uff80\uff90year rotation may enhance crop yield and STC compared to other rotations.
Stacked crop rotations and improved cultural practices have been used to control pests, but their impact on soil total carbon (STC) (soil organic carbon [SOC] + soil inorganic carbon [SIC]) and crop yield are lacking. We evaluated the effects of stacked vs. alternate\uffe2\uff80\uff90year rotations and cultural practices on STC at the 0\uffe2\uff80\uff90 to 125\uffe2\uff80\uff90cm depth and annualized crop yields from 2005 to 2011 in the northern Great Plains. Stacked rotations were durum (Triticum turgidum L.)\uffe2\uff80\uff93durum\uffe2\uff80\uff93canola (Brassica napus L.)\uffe2\uff80\uff93pea (Pisum sativum L.) (D\uffe2\uff80\uff93D\uffe2\uff80\uff93C\uffe2\uff80\uff93P) and durum\uffe2\uff80\uff93durum\uffe2\uff80\uff93flax (Linum usitatissimum L.)\uffe2\uff80\uff93pea (D\uffe2\uff80\uff93D\uffe2\uff80\uff93F\uffe2\uff80\uff93P). Alternate\uffe2\uff80\uff90year rotations were durum\uffe2\uff80\uff93canola\uffe2\uff80\uff93durum\uffe2\uff80\uff93pea (D\uffe2\uff80\uff93C\uffe2\uff80\uff93D\uffe2\uff80\uff93P) and durum\uffe2\uff80\uff93flax\uffe2\uff80\uff93durum\uffe2\uff80\uff93pea (D\uffe2\uff80\uff93F\uffe2\uff80\uff93D\uffe2\uff80\uff93P). A continuous durum (CD) was used as a reference. Cultural practices were traditional (conventional till, recommended seed rate, broadcast N fertilization, and reduced stubble height) and ecological (no\uffe2\uff80\uff90till, increased seed rate, banded N fertilization, and increased stubble height) treatments. Annualized crop biomass residue returned to the soil and grain yield were greater with D\uffe2\uff80\uff93C\uffe2\uff80\uff93D\uffe2\uff80\uff93P and D\uffe2\uff80\uff93D\uffe2\uff80\uff93C\uffe2\uff80\uff93P than D\uffe2\uff80\uff93D\uffe2\uff80\uff93F\uffe2\uff80\uff93P and greater with the ecological than the traditional practice. The STC concentration increased with depth and was greater with CD and D\uffe2\uff80\uff93C\uffe2\uff80\uff93D\uffe2\uff80\uff93P than D\uffe2\uff80\uff93D\uffe2\uff80\uff93C\uffe2\uff80\uff93P and D\uffe2\uff80\uff93D\uffe2\uff80\uff93F\uffe2\uff80\uff93P in traditional and ecological practices at 20 to 50 cm. At 50 to 88 cm, STC concentration was greater with D\uffe2\uff80\uff93F\uffe2\uff80\uff93D\uffe2\uff80\uff93P than D\uffe2\uff80\uff93D\uffe2\uff80\uff93F\uffe2\uff80\uff93P in the traditional practice. At 0 to 125 cm, STC content was lower with D\uffe2\uff80\uff90D\uffe2\uff80\uff90F\uffe2\uff80\uff90P than other crop rotations. Stacked rotations, especially D\uffe2\uff80\uff93D\uffe2\uff80\uff93F\uffe2\uff80\uff93P, reduced soil C storage and crop yields compared with alternate\uffe2\uff80\uff90year rotations. For enhancing soil C storage and crop yields, alternate\uffe2\uff80\uff90year crop rotations are recommended.
", "keywords": ["0106 biological sciences", "2. Zero hunger", "Agronomy and Crop Sciences", "13. Climate action", "Plant Biology", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "Agricultural Science", "01 natural sciences", "630"], "contacts": [{"organization": "Sainju, Upendra, Lenssen, Andrew, Allen, Brett, Stevens, William, Jabro, Jalal,", "roles": ["creator"]}]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.2134/agronj2016.07.0402"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Agronomy%20Journal", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.2134/agronj2016.07.0402", "name": "item", "description": "10.2134/agronj2016.07.0402", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.2134/agronj2016.07.0402"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2017-01-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.2134/jeq2003.2300", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "Open Access", "updated": "2026-06-26T16:22:28Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2012-08-02", "description": "ABSTRACTUnderstanding how carbon, nitrogen, and key soil attributes affect gas emissions from soil is crucial for alleviating their undesirable residual effects that can linger for years after termination of manure and compost applications. This study was conducted to evaluate the emission of soil CO2, N2O, and CH4 and soil C and N indicators four years after manure and compost application had stopped. Experimental plots were treated with annual synthetic N fertilizer (FRT), annual and biennial manure (MN1 and MN2, respectively), and compost (CP1 and CP2, respectively) from 1992 to 1995 based on removal of 151 kg N ha\uffe2\uff88\uff921 yr\uffe2\uff88\uff921 by continuous corn (Zea mays L.). The control (CTL) plots received no input. After 1995, only the FRT plots received N fertilizer in the spring of 1999. In 1999, the emissions of CO2 were similar between control and other treatments. The average annual carbon input in the CTL and FRT plots were similar to soil CO2\uffe2\uff80\uff93C emission (4.4 and 5.1 Mg C ha\uffe2\uff88\uff921 yr\uffe2\uff88\uff921, respectively). Manure and compost resulted in positive C and N balances in the soil four years after application. Fluxes of CH4\uffe2\uff80\uff93C and N2O\uffe2\uff80\uff90N were nearly zero, which indicated that the residual effects of manure and compost four years after application had no negative influence on soil C and N storage and global warming. Residual effects of compost and manure resulted in 20 to 40% higher soil microbial biomass C, 42 to 74% higher potentially mineralizable N, and 0.5 unit higher pH compared with the FRT treatment. Residual effects of manure and compost on CO2, N2O, and CH4 emissions were minimal and their benefits on soil C and N indicators were more favorable than that of N fertilizer.
", "keywords": ["Greenhouse Effect", "Conservation of Natural Resources", "Time Factors", "Nitrogen", "Nitrous Oxide", "Plant Biology", "Horticulture", "Zea mays", "630", "333", "Agronomy and Crop Sciences", "Biomass", "Agricultural Science", "Fertilizers", "Plant Sciences", "Botany", "Life Sciences", "Agriculture", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "Carbon Dioxide", "15. Life on land", "6. Clean water", "Refuse Disposal", "Manure", "13. Climate action", "Other Plant Sciences", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "Methane", "Environmental Monitoring"], "contacts": [{"organization": "Ginting, Daniel, Kessavalou, Anabayan, Eghball, Bahman, Doran, John W.,", "roles": ["creator"]}]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.2134/jeq2003.2300"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Journal%20of%20Environmental%20Quality", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.2134/jeq2003.2300", "name": "item", "description": "10.2134/jeq2003.2300", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.2134/jeq2003.2300"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2003-01-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.2134/jeq2008.0408", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "Open Access", "updated": "2026-06-26T16:22:30Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2010-01-05", "description": "While water quality functions of conservation buffers established adjacent to cropped fields have been widely documented, the relative contribution of these re\uffe2\uff80\uff90established perennial plant systems to greenhouse gases has not been completely documented. In the case of methane (CH4), these systems have the potential to serve as sinks of CH4or may provide favorable conditions for CH4production. This study quantifies CH4flux from soils of riparian buffer systems comprised of three vegetation types and compares these fluxes with those of adjacent crop fields. We measured soil properties and diel and seasonal variations of CH4flux in 7 to 17 yr\uffe2\uff80\uff90old re\uffe2\uff80\uff90established riparian forest buffers, warm\uffe2\uff80\uff90season and cool\uffe2\uff80\uff90season grass filters, and an adjacent crop field located in the Bear Creek watershed in central Iowa. Forest buffer and grass filter soils had significantly lower bulk density (P< 0.01); and higher pH (P< 0.01), total carbon (TC) (P< 0.01), and total nitrogen (TN) (P< 0.01) than crop field soils. There was no significant relationship between CH4flux and soil moisture or soil temperature among sites within the range of conditions observed. Cumulative CH4flux was \uffe2\uff88\uff920.80 kg CH4\uffe2\uff80\uff93C ha\uffe2\uff88\uff921yr\uffe2\uff88\uff921in the cropped field, \uffe2\uff88\uff920.46 kg CH4\uffe2\uff80\uff93C ha\uffe2\uff88\uff921yr\uffe2\uff88\uff921within the forest buffers, and 0.04 kg CH4\uffe2\uff80\uff93C ha\uffe2\uff88\uff921yr\uffe2\uff88\uff921within grass filters, but difference among vegetation covers was not significant. Results suggest that CH4flux was not changed after establishment of perennial vegetation on cropped soils, despite significant changes in soil properties.
", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "riparian buffer", "methane", "Natural Resources Management and Policy", "Agriculture", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "crops", "rivers", "630", "6. Clean water", "Soil", "pollutants", "Rivers", "Agronomy and Crop Sciences", "13. Climate action", "Soil Pollutants", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "Hydrology", "Methane", "Ecosystem", "Water Pollutants", " Chemical", "Environmental Monitoring"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.2134/jeq2008.0408"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Journal%20of%20Environmental%20Quality", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.2134/jeq2008.0408", "name": "item", "description": "10.2134/jeq2008.0408", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.2134/jeq2008.0408"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2010-01-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.2136/sssaj2005.0058", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "Open Access", "updated": "2026-06-26T16:22:41Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2006-01-07", "description": "High grain production of corn (Zea mays L.) can be maintained by adding inorganic N fertilizer, and also by using crop rotations that include alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.), but the relative impact of these management practices on soil quality is uncertain. We examined the effects on soil of N fertilization rate (0, 90, 180, 270 kg ha\uffe2\uff88\uff921, corn phase only) in four cropping systems: CC, continuous corn; CS, corn\uffe2\uff80\uff93soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.]; CCOA, corn\uffe2\uff80\uff93corn\uffe2\uff80\uff93oat (Avena sativa L.)\uffe2\uff80\uff93alfalfa; and corn\uffe2\uff80\uff93oat\uffe2\uff80\uff93alfalfa\uffe2\uff80\uff93alfalfa (COAA). The 23\uffe2\uff80\uff90 and 48\uffe2\uff80\uff90yr\uffe2\uff80\uff90old experimental sites, situated in northeast (Nashua) and north central (Kanawha) Iowa, were in a replicated split\uffe2\uff80\uff90plot design and managed with conventional tillage. At Nashua, we measured available N, potential net N mineralization and microbial biomass C (MBC) throughout the growing season; all were significantly higher in the CCOA system. At both sites, post\uffe2\uff80\uff90harvest N stocks, and soil organic C (SOC) concentrations were significantly higher in systems containing alfalfa. Grain yield was most strongly correlated with soil N properties. At Nashua, N fertilizer additions resulted in significantly lower soil pH (0\uffe2\uff80\uff90 to 15\uffe2\uff80\uff90cm depth) and lower exchangeable Ca, Mg, and K and cation exchange capacity (CEC) in the CC and CCOA systems. In an undisturbed prairie reference site for Nashua, low available N, low pH, and high CEC suggested a strong influence of the vegetation on nutrient cycling. In terms of management of soil fertility, inclusion of alfalfa in the rotation differed fundamentally from addition of N fertilizer because high yield was maintained with fewer adverse effects on soil quality.
", "keywords": ["corn-soy MBC", "2. Zero hunger", "soil organic C \u03c1b", "Natural Resources Management and Policy", "Soil Science", "corn-oats-alfalfa-alfalfa CS", "particulate organic C SOC", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "CC", "corn\u2013corn\u2013oats\u2013alfalfa CEC", "630", "6. Clean water", "microbial biomass C MSD", "Agronomy and Crop Sciences", "continuous corn CCOA", "cation exchange capacity COAA", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "minimum significant difference by Tukey's multiple comparison test POC"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.2136/sssaj2005.0058"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Soil%20Science%20Society%20of%20America%20Journal", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.2136/sssaj2005.0058", "name": "item", "description": "10.2136/sssaj2005.0058", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.2136/sssaj2005.0058"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2006-01-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.2136/sssaj2005.0413", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "Open Access", "updated": "2026-06-26T16:22:41Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2010-07-27", "description": "Growing interest in the potential for agricultural soils to provide a sink for atmospheric C has prompted studies of effects of management on soil organic carbon (SOC) sequestration. We analyzed the impact on SOC of four N fertilization rates (0\uffe2\uff80\uff93270 kg N ha\uffe2\uff88\uff921) and four cropping systems: continuous corn (CC) (Zea mays L.); corn\uffe2\uff80\uff93soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] (CS); corn\uffe2\uff80\uff93corn\uffe2\uff80\uff93oat\uffe2\uff80\uff93alfalfa (oat, Avena sativa L.; alfalfa, Medicago sativa L.) (CCOA), and corn\uffe2\uff80\uff93oat\uffe2\uff80\uff93alfalfa\uffe2\uff80\uff93alfalfa (COAA). Soils were sampled in 2002, Years 23 and 48 of the experiments located in northeast and north\uffe2\uff80\uff90central Iowa, respectively. The experiments were conducted using a replicated split\uffe2\uff80\uff90plot design under conventional tillage. A native prairie was sampled to provide a reference (for one site only). Cropping systems that contained alfalfa had the highest SOC stocks, whereas the CS system generally had the lowest SOC stocks. Concentrations of SOC increased significantly between 1990 and 2002 in only two of the nine systems for which historical data were available, the fertilized CC and COAA systems at one site. Soil quality indices such as particulate organic carbon (POC) were influenced by cropping system, with CS < CC < CCOA. In the native prairie, SOC, POC, and resistant C concentrations were 2.8, 2.6, and 3.9 times, respectively, the highest values in cropped soil, indicating that cultivated soils had not recovered to precultivation conditions. Although corn yields increased with N additions, N fertilization increased SOC stocks only in the CC system at one site. Considering the C cost for N fertilizer production, N fertilization generally had a net negative effect on C sequestration.
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Este estudio examin\u00f3 los efectos de tres pr\u00e1cticas de labranza [arado convencional con vertedera (CT), azada manual (MT) y labranza sin labranza (NT)], y tres sistemas de cultivo (ma\u00edz continuo, rotaci\u00f3n anual de soja-ma\u00edz y cultivo intercalado de soja/ma\u00edz) en la calidad del suelo, la productividad de los cultivos y la rentabilidad en ensayos en finca administrados por investigadores y agricultores de 2010 a 2013 en el noroeste de Ghana. En el ensayo madre gestionado por el investigador, las pr\u00e1cticas de AC de NT, retenci\u00f3n de residuos y rotaci\u00f3n/intercalaci\u00f3n de cultivos mantuvieron un mayor carbono org\u00e1nico del suelo y N total del suelo en comparaci\u00f3n con las pr\u00e1cticas de labranza convencionales despu\u00e9s de 4 a\u00f1os. La densidad aparente del suelo fue mayor en los suelos NT que en los suelos CT en los senderos madre gestionados por el investigador o en los ensayos de beb\u00e9s gestionados por los agricultores despu\u00e9s de 4 a\u00f1os. En el ensayo madre gestionado por el investigador, no hubo diferencias significativas entre los sistemas de labranza o los sistemas de cultivo en los rendimientos de ma\u00edz o soja en las primeras tres temporadas. En la cuarta temporada, la rotaci\u00f3n de cultivos tuvo el mayor impacto en los rendimientos de ma\u00edz con ma\u00edz CT despu\u00e9s de que la soja aumentara los rendimientos en un 41 y 49% en comparaci\u00f3n con el ma\u00edz MT y NT, respectivamente. En los ensayos gestionados por los agricultores, el rendimiento del ma\u00edz oscil\u00f3 entre 520 y 2700 kg ha-1 y entre 300 y 2000 kg ha-1 para CT y NT, respectivamente, lo que refleja las diferencias en la experiencia de los agricultores con NT. En promedio entre los agricultores, los sistemas de cultivo CT aumentaron el rendimiento de ma\u00edz y soja en un rango de 23 a 39% en comparaci\u00f3n con los sistemas de cultivo NT. El an\u00e1lisis parcial del presupuesto mostr\u00f3 que el costo de producir ma\u00edz o soja es 20-29% m\u00e1s barato con los sistemas NT y da mayores rendimientos al trabajo en comparaci\u00f3n con la pr\u00e1ctica de CT. Las relaciones beneficio/coste tambi\u00e9n muestran que los sistemas de cultivo NT son m\u00e1s rentables que los sistemas CT. Concluimos que con el tiempo, la implementaci\u00f3n de pr\u00e1cticas de AC que involucran NT, rotaci\u00f3n de cultivos, cultivos intercalados de ma\u00edz y soja junto con la retenci\u00f3n de residuos de cultivos presenta un escenario de beneficio mutuo debido a la mejora del rendimiento de los cultivos, el aumento del rendimiento econ\u00f3mico y las tendencias de aumento de la fertilidad del suelo. Sin embargo, el mayor desaf\u00edo sigue siendo producir suficiente biomasa y retenerla en el campo.", "keywords": ["Conservation agriculture", "Cropping", "Agricultural Innovation and Livelihood Diversification", "no-tillage", "Soil Science", "Plant Science", "Crop", "Soil quality", "Environmental science", "SB1-1110", "Tillage", "Agricultural and Biological Sciences", "residue retention", "crop rotation", "Crop rotation", "FOS: Mathematics", "profitability", "Crop residue", "Crop yield", "soil quality", "Crop Yield Stability", "Agroforestry", "Biology", "2. Zero hunger", "Conventional tillage", "Geography", "Crop Diversity", "Plant culture", "Life Sciences", "Agriculture", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "crop yield", "Soil Nutrient Management", "15. Life on land", "Plough", "Agronomy", "conservation agriculture", "Intercropping", "Archaeology", "Agricultural science", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "Intercropping in Agricultural Systems", "Soil Carbon Dynamics and Nutrient Cycling in Ecosystems", "General Agricultural and Biological Sciences", "intercropping", "Agronomy and Crop Science", "Mathematics", "Cropping system"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2017.00996"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Frontiers%20in%20Plant%20Science", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.3389/fpls.2017.00996", "name": "item", "description": "10.3389/fpls.2017.00996", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.3389/fpls.2017.00996"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2017-06-21T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.3390/agronomy12010182", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "Open Access", "updated": "2026-06-26T16:23:18Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2022-01-12", "title": "Evaluating the Fertilising Potential of Blended Recovered Nutrients in Horticultural Growing Medium on Viola x wittrockiana L.", "description": "Viola x wittrockiana L. is an ornamental plant in high demand in horticulture. It is becoming more critical for greenhouse growers to focus on sustainable production to enhance plant quality while reducing negative environmental impacts. Therefore, assessing the effect of recycled phosphorous (P) and nitrogen (N) sources on the growth of viola could become very useful for producers in terms of sustainability. This experiment analysed the optimal fertiliser composition to grow viola using recovered fertilisers in a greenhouse trial under controlled conditions. Well-rooted viola plugs were grown in a standard peat-based growing medium. Using recycled sources of P and N as struvite and potassium struvite, ammonium sulphate, and ammonium nitrate, 14 fertiliser blends were prepared, tested, and compared with the slow-release commercial fertiliser Osmocote. Plants treated with ammonium nitrate showed healthy growth and optimal plant N concentrations. In contrast, most blends using the recovered ammonium sulphate resulted in an unacceptable increase of ammonium concentrations in the growing medium. The combination of ammonium sulphate and potassium sulphate caused an increase in the electrical conductivity in the growing medium, negatively affecting plant growth. However, blend 13 containing struvite, ammonium sulphate and potassium struvite expressed the best chemical composition with non-significant differences in the biomass from the positive controls, as it reduced the amount of potassium sulphate needed. Our results indicate that fertiliser blends containing P as struvite, N as ammonium nitrate or reduced amount of ammonium sulphate, and K as potassium struvite can substitute the use of mineral fertiliser blends to grow ornamental plant species as viola.
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", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "degradation of soils", "Soil Science", "jel:Q0", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "jel:Q2", "15. Life on land", "jel:Q3", "soil science", "jel:Q5", "soil organic carbon", "Agronomy and Crop Sciences", "jel:O13", "13. Climate action", "Natural Resources and Conservation", "jel:Q", "afforestation", "Russian Chernozems; soil organic carbon; degradation of soils; restoration of soils; afforestation", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "jel:Q56", "Agricultural Science", "Russian Chernozems", "restoration of soils", "agriculture"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.3390/su7010705"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Sustainability", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.3390/su7010705", "name": "item", "description": "10.3390/su7010705", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.3390/su7010705"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2015-01-08T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.5194/bg-10-3691-2013", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "Open Access", "updated": "2026-06-26T16:24:17Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2013-01-14", "title": "A meta-analysis on the impacts of partial cutting on forest structure and carbon storage", "description": "Abstract. Partial cutting, which removes some individual trees from a forest, is one of the major and widespread forest management practices that can significantly alter both forest structure and carbon (C) storage. Using 746 observations from 82 publications, we synthesized the impacts of partial cutting on three variables associated with forest structure (i.e. mean annual growth of diameter at breast height (DBH), basal area (BA), and volume) and four variables related to various C stock components (i.e. aboveground biomass C (AGBC), understory C, forest floor C, and mineral soil C). Results shows that the growth of DBH elevated by 112% after partial cutting, compared to the uncut control, while stand BA and volume reduced immediately by 34% and 29%, respectively. On average, partial cutting reduced AGBC by 43%, increased understory C storage by 392%, but did not show significant effects on C storages on forest floor and in mineral soil. All the effects on DBH growth, stand BA, volume, and AGBC intensified linearly with cutting intensity (CI) and decreased linearly with the number of recovery years (RY). In addition to the strong impacts of CI and RY, other factors such as climate zone and forest type also affected forest responses to partial cutting. The data assembled in this synthesis were not sufficient to determine how long it would take for a complete recovery after cutting because long-term experiments were rare. Future efforts should be tailored to increase the duration of the experiments and balance geographic locations of field studies.
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", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "QE1-996.5", "Ecology", "Soil Science", "Agriculture", "Geology", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "Biogeochemistry", "15. Life on land", "630", "6. Clean water", "Life", "Agronomy and Crop Sciences", "13. Climate action", "QH501-531", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "Agricultural Science", "QH540-549.5"], "contacts": [{"organization": "Wei, X. R., Hao, M. D., Horton, Robert, Xue, X. D., Shi, P., Wang, A., Zang, Y. F.,", "roles": ["creator"]}]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-7-3301-2010,2010"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Biogeosciences", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.5194/bg-7-3301-2010,2010", "name": "item", "description": "10.5194/bg-7-3301-2010,2010", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.5194/bg-7-3301-2010,2010"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2010-06-16T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.4081/ija.2010.3", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "Open Access", "updated": "2026-06-26T16:23:50Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2011-02-19", "description": "The pyrolysis conversion of agricultural residues into biochar and its incorporation in agricultural soil, avoids CO2 emissions providing a safe long-term soil carbon sequestration. Furthermore, biochar application to soil seems to increase nutrient stocks in the rooting zone, to reduce nutrient leaching and to improve crop yields. This study re- ports some preliminary results obtained using biochar in two typical Italian agricultural crops. Two field experiments were made on durum wheat (Triticum durum L.) in Central Italy and maize (Zea mays L.) in Northern Italy. In both the field experiments, an increase in yields (+ 10% and + 6% in terms of grain production, respectively) was detected after a biochar application of 10 t ha-1. A further increase in grain production (+24%) was detected when biochar was added with maize residues. The biochar dose-effect curve was studied on perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) in a pot experiment. The highest increase of dry matter (+120%) was obtained at a biochar rate of 60 t ha-1 and above this threshold, a general reduction of biomass was observed. Results demonstrate the potential of biochar applications to improve in terms of dry matter production, while pointing out the needs for long-term field studies to better understand the effects of biochar on soil.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "S", "durum wheat", "Plant culture", "Agriculture", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "crop yield", "maize", "01 natural sciences", "SB1-1110", "sustainable agriculture", "Black carbon", "13. 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Clean energy"], "contacts": [{"organization": "Parenti, A., Zegada-Lizarazu, W., Monti, A.,", "roles": ["creator"]}]}, "links": [{"href": "https://cris.unibo.it/bitstream/11585/660215/1/Parenti%20et%20al.%2c%202018.pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.5071/26thEUBCE2018-1DV.5.11"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/26th%20European%20Biomass%20Conference%20and%20Exhibition", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.5071/26thEUBCE2018-1DV.5.11", "name": "item", "description": "10.5071/26thEUBCE2018-1DV.5.11", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.5071/26thEUBCE2018-1DV.5.11"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2018-01-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.5071/26theubce2018-1bv.8.26", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-06-26T16:24:13Z", "type": "Journal Article", "title": "Biomass Production and Feedstock Diversification for Advanced Biofuels: the BECOOL Project", "description": "Open AccessThe main objective of the BECOOL project \u201cBrazil-EU Cooperation for Development of Advanced Lignocellulosic Biofuels\u201d is to strengthen EU-Brazil cooperation on advanced lignocellulosic biofuels. The project covers the whole value chain, from biomass production, to logistics and conversion. In the BECOOL project, credible, cost-effective and sustainable value chains for several biomass types will be evaluated. The streamline along each value chain, from the raw material to the final energy product/carrier, will be identified, taking into account cultivation, harvesting, logistics and conversion technologies.This paper is focused on the implemented biomass production and diversification strategies.", "keywords": ["13. Climate action", "Biomass", "7. Clean energy", "Biomass assessment; Biomass logistics; Crop rotations; Perennial crops; Agronomy and Crop Science; Forestry; Renewable Energy", " Sustainability and the Environment; Waste Management and Disposal", "12. Responsible consumption"], "contacts": [{"organization": "Christou, M., Alexopoulou, E., Monti, A., Zegada-Lizarazu, W., Parenti, A., Carrasco, J., Ciria, C. S., Pari, L., Suardi, A.,", "roles": ["creator"]}]}, "links": [{"href": "https://cris.unibo.it/bitstream/11585/660228/1/Myrsini%20et%20al.%2c%202018.pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.5071/26theubce2018-1bv.8.26"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Proceedings%20of%20the%2026th%20European%20Biomass%20Conference%20and%20Exhibition", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.5071/26theubce2018-1bv.8.26", "name": "item", "description": "10.5071/26theubce2018-1bv.8.26", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.5071/26theubce2018-1bv.8.26"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2018-01-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.60692/wzwcw-szh03", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "Open Access", "updated": "2026-06-26T16:27:43Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2018-05-30", "title": "Effects of agricultural management practices on soil quality: A review of long-term experiments for Europe and China", "description": "Open AccessIn this paper we present effects of four paired agricultural management practices (organic matter (OM) addition versus no organic matter input, no-tillage (NT) versus conventional tillage, crop rotation versus monoculture, and organic agriculture versus conventional agriculture) on five key soil quality indicators, i.e., soil organic matter (SOM) content, pH, aggregate stability, earthworms (numbers) and crop yield. We have considered organic matter addition, no-tillage, crop rotation and organic agriculture as 'promising practices'; no organic matter input, conventional tillage, monoculture and conventional farming were taken as the respective references or 'standard practice' (baseline). Relative effects were analysed through indicator response ratio (RR) under each paired practice. For this we considered data of 30 long-term experiments collected from 13 case study sites in Europe and China as collated in the framework of the EU-China funded iSQAPER project. These were complemented with data from 42 long-term experiments across China and 402 observations of long-term trials published in the literature. Out of these, we only considered experiments covering at least five years. The results show that OM addition favourably affected all the indicators under consideration. The most favourable effect was reported on earthworm numbers, followed by yield, SOM content and soil aggregate stability. For pH, effects depended on soil type; OM input favourably affected the pH of acidic soils, whereas no clear trend was observed under NT. NT generally led to increased aggregate stability and greater SOM content in upper soil horizons. However, the magnitude of the relative effects varied, e.g. with soil texture. No-tillage practices enhanced earthworm populations, but not where herbicides or pesticides were applied to combat weeds and pests. Overall, in this review, yield slightly decreased under NT. Crop rotation had a positive effect on SOM content and yield; rotation with ley very positively influenced earthworms' numbers. Overall, crop rotation had little impact on soil pH and aggregate stability \u2212 depending on the type of intercrop; alternatively, rotation of arable crops only resulted in adverse effects. A clear positive trend was observed for earthworm abundance under organic agriculture. Further, organic agriculture generally resulted in increased aggregate stability and greater SOM content. Overall, no clear trend was found for pH; a decrease in yield was observed under organic agriculture in this review.", "keywords": ["Soil Science", "Organic chemistry", "Crop", "01 natural sciences", "Long-term field experiments", "Crop Productivity", "Soil quality", "Environmental science", "Organic Matter Dynamics", "Tillage", "Agricultural and Biological Sciences", "Soil quality indicators", "Crop rotation", "Management of Soil Fertility and Crop Productivity", "Soil water", "FOS: Mathematics", "Agricultural management practices", "Monoculture", "Crop Yield Stability", "Biology", "0105 earth and related environmental sciences", "Literature review", "Response ratio", "Soil science", "2. 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Climate action", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "Organic matter", "Intercropping in Agricultural Systems", "Soil Carbon Dynamics and Nutrient Cycling in Ecosystems", "Agronomy and Crop Science", "Mathematics"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.60692/wzwcw-szh03"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Agriculture%2C%20Ecosystems%20%26amp%3B%20Environment", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.60692/wzwcw-szh03", "name": "item", "description": "10.60692/wzwcw-szh03", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.60692/wzwcw-szh03"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2018-10-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10261/276560", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "Open Access", "updated": "2026-06-26T16:28:12Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2020-04-24", "title": "Alternation of wet and dry sides during partial rootzone drying irrigation enhances leaf ethylene evolution", "description": "Soil drying increases endogenous ABA and ACC concentrations in planta, but how these compounds interact to regulate stomatal responses to soil drying and re-watering is still unclear. To determine the temporal dynamics and physiological significance of root, xylem and leaf ABA and ACC concentrations in response to deficit irrigation (DI) or partial rootzone drying (PRD-F) and re-watering, these variables were measured in plants exposed to similar whole pot soil water contents. Both DI and PRD-F plants received only a fraction of the irrigation supplied to well-watered (WW) plants, either to all (DI) or part (PRD-F) of the rootzone of plants grown in split-pots. Both DI and PRD-F induced partial stomatal closure, increased root ABA and ACC accumulation consistent with local soil water content, but did not affect xylem or leaf concentrations of these compounds compared to WW plants. Two hours after re-watering all (DI-RW) or part of the rootzone (PRD-A) to the same soil water content, stomatal conductance returned to WW values or further decreased respectively. Re-watering the whole rootzone had no effect on xylem and leaf ABA and ACC concentrations, while re-watering the dry side of the pot in PRD plants had no effect on xylem and leaf ABA concentrations but increased xylem and leaf ACC concentrations and leaf ethylene evolution. Leaf water potential was similar between all irrigation treatments, with stomatal conductance declining as xylem ABA concentrations and leaf ACC concentrations increased. Prior to re-watering PRD plants, accounting for the spatial differences in soil water uptake best explained variation in xylem ACC concentration suggesting root-to-shoot ACC signalling, but this model did not account for variation in xylem ACC concentration after re-watering the dry side of PRD plants. Thus local (foliar) and long-distance (root-to-shoot) variation in ACC status both seem important in regulating the temporal dynamics of foliar ethylene evolution in plants exposed to PRD.", "keywords": ["0106 biological sciences", "Irrigation", "Stomatal conductance", "Root-to-shoot signalling", "Ethylene", "Physiological significance", "Deficit irrigation", "Plant Science", "Leaf water", "F06 Irrigation", "01 natural sciences", "ACC", "Ecology", " Evolution", " Behavior and Systematics", "580", "2. Zero hunger", "Xylem", "15. Life on land", "F60 Plant physiology and biochemistry", "6. Clean water", "Horticulture", "13. Climate action", "Soil water", "Agronomy and Crop Science", "Soil moisture heterogeneity", "Partial rootzone drying"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://eprints.lancs.ac.uk/id/eprint/144510/1/Juan_EEB_Manuscript_final.pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10261/276560"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Environmental%20and%20Experimental%20Botany", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10261/276560", "name": "item", "description": "10261/276560", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10261/276560"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2020-08-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "2807448259", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "Open Access", "updated": "2026-06-26T16:29:48Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2018-05-31", "title": "Effects of agricultural management practices on soil quality: A review of long-term experiments for Europe and China", "description": "Open AccessIn this paper we present effects of four paired agricultural management practices (organic matter (OM) addition versus no organic matter input, no-tillage (NT) versus conventional tillage, crop rotation versus monoculture, and organic agriculture versus conventional agriculture) on five key soil quality indicators, i.e., soil organic matter (SOM) content, pH, aggregate stability, earthworms (numbers) and crop yield. We have considered organic matter addition, no-tillage, crop rotation and organic agriculture as 'promising practices'; no organic matter input, conventional tillage, monoculture and conventional farming were taken as the respective references or 'standard practice' (baseline). Relative effects were analysed through indicator response ratio (RR) under each paired practice. For this we considered data of 30 long-term experiments collected from 13 case study sites in Europe and China as collated in the framework of the EU-China funded iSQAPER project. These were complemented with data from 42 long-term experiments across China and 402 observations of long-term trials published in the literature. Out of these, we only considered experiments covering at least five years. The results show that OM addition favourably affected all the indicators under consideration. The most favourable effect was reported on earthworm numbers, followed by yield, SOM content and soil aggregate stability. For pH, effects depended on soil type; OM input favourably affected the pH of acidic soils, whereas no clear trend was observed under NT. NT generally led to increased aggregate stability and greater SOM content in upper soil horizons. However, the magnitude of the relative effects varied, e.g. with soil texture. No-tillage practices enhanced earthworm populations, but not where herbicides or pesticides were applied to combat weeds and pests. Overall, in this review, yield slightly decreased under NT. Crop rotation had a positive effect on SOM content and yield; rotation with ley very positively influenced earthworms' numbers. Overall, crop rotation had little impact on soil pH and aggregate stability \u2212 depending on the type of intercrop; alternatively, rotation of arable crops only resulted in adverse effects. A clear positive trend was observed for earthworm abundance under organic agriculture. Further, organic agriculture generally resulted in increased aggregate stability and greater SOM content. Overall, no clear trend was found for pH; a decrease in yield was observed under organic agriculture in this review.", "keywords": ["Soil Science", "Organic chemistry", "Crop", "01 natural sciences", "Long-term field experiments", "Crop Productivity", "Soil quality", "Environmental science", "Organic Matter Dynamics", "Tillage", "Agricultural and Biological Sciences", "Soil quality indicators", "Crop rotation", "Management of Soil Fertility and Crop Productivity", "Soil water", "FOS: Mathematics", "Agricultural management practices", "Monoculture", "Crop Yield Stability", "Biology", "0105 earth and related environmental sciences", "Literature review", "Response ratio", "Soil science", "2. 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Climate action", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "Organic matter", "Intercropping in Agricultural Systems", "Soil Carbon Dynamics and Nutrient Cycling in Ecosystems", "Agronomy and Crop Science", "Mathematics"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/2807448259"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Agriculture%2C%20Ecosystems%20%26amp%3B%20Environment", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "2807448259", "name": "item", "description": "2807448259", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/2807448259"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2018-10-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "2164/14499", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "Open Access", "updated": "2026-06-26T16:29:30Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2020-05-15", "title": "Changes in soil organic carbon under perennial crops", "description": "AbstractThis study evaluates the dynamics of soil organic carbon (SOC) under perennial crops across the globe. It quantifies the effect of change from annual to perennial crops and the subsequent temporal changes in SOC stocks during the perennial crop cycle. It also presents an empirical model to estimate changes in the SOC content under crops as a function of time, land use, and site characteristics. We used a harmonized global dataset containing paired\uffe2\uff80\uff90comparison empirical values of SOC and different types of perennial crops (perennial grasses, palms, and woody plants) with different end uses: bioenergy, food, other bio\uffe2\uff80\uff90products, and short rotation coppice. Salient outcomes include: a 20\uffe2\uff80\uff90year period encompassing a change from annual to perennial crops led to an average 20% increase in SOC at 0\uffe2\uff80\uff9330\uffc2\uffa0cm (6.0\uffc2\uffa0\uffc2\uffb1\uffc2\uffa04.6\uffc2\uffa0Mg/ha gain) and a total 10% increase over the 0\uffe2\uff80\uff93100\uffc2\uffa0cm soil profile (5.7\uffc2\uffa0\uffc2\uffb1\uffc2\uffa010.9\uffc2\uffa0Mg/ha). A change from natural pasture to perennial crop decreased SOC stocks by 1% over 0\uffe2\uff80\uff9330\uffc2\uffa0cm (\uffe2\uff88\uff922.5\uffc2\uffa0\uffc2\uffb1\uffc2\uffa04.2\uffc2\uffa0Mg/ha) and 10% over 0\uffe2\uff80\uff93100\uffc2\uffa0cm (\uffe2\uff88\uff9213.6\uffc2\uffa0\uffc2\uffb1\uffc2\uffa08.9\uffc2\uffa0Mg/ha). The effect of a land use change from forest to perennial crops did not show significant impacts, probably due to the limited number of plots; but the data indicated that while a 2% increase in SOC was observed at 0\uffe2\uff80\uff9330\uffc2\uffa0cm (16.81\uffc2\uffa0\uffc2\uffb1\uffc2\uffa055.1\uffc2\uffa0Mg/ha), a decrease in 24% was observed at 30\uffe2\uff80\uff93100\uffc2\uffa0cm (\uffe2\uff88\uff9240.1\uffc2\uffa0\uffc2\uffb1\uffc2\uffa016.8\uffc2\uffa0Mg/ha). Perennial crops generally accumulate SOC through time, especially woody crops; and temperature was the main driver explaining differences in SOC dynamics, followed by crop age, soil bulk density, clay content, and depth. We present empirical evidence showing that the FAO perennialization strategy is reasonable, underscoring the role of perennial crops as a useful component of climate change mitigation strategies.\u00a0Zn >\u00a0Cu deficiency. We observed a stronger expression of PS pathway genes and greater PS exudation in the barley line with large micronutrient grain yield suggesting that a highly expressed PS pathway might be an important trait involved in high micronutrient accumulation. In addition to several metal specific transporters, we also found that the expression of IRO2 and bHLH156 transcription factors was not only induced under Fe but also under Zn and Cu deficiency. 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