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Four 6-year rotations with different constraints (S2: transition from reduced tillage to no-till, chemical weeding; S3: chemical weeding; S4: typical integrated weed management system; S5: mechanical weeding) were compared to a reference (S1: 3-year rotation, systematic ploughing, chemical weeding) in terms of herbicide use, weed management, and productivity over the 2000\u20132017 period. Weed density was measured before and after weeding. Crop and weed biomass were sampled at crop flowering. Compared to S1, herbicide use was reduced by 46, 65, and 99% in S3, S4, and S5 respectively. Herbicide use in S2 was maintained at the same level as S1 (\u2212\u20099%), due to increased weed pressure and dependence to glyphosate for weed control during the fallow period of the no-till phase. Weed biomass was low across all cropping systems (0 to 5\u00a0g of dry matter m\u22122) but weed dynamics were stable over the 17\u00a0years in S1 and S4 only. Compared to S1, productivity at the cropping system scale was reduced by 22% in S2 and by 33% in S3. These differences were mainly attributed to a higher proportion of crops with low intrinsic productivity in S2 and S3. Through S4\u2019s multiperformance, we show for the first time that low herbicide use, long-term weed management, and high crop productivity can be reconciled in grain-based cropping systems provided that a diversified crop rotation integrating a diverse suite of tactics (herbicides included) is implemented.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "[SDV]Life Sciences [q-bio]", "Weed dynamics", "Sustainable agriculture", "Integrated weed management", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "Cropping system . Integrated weed management .Weed dynamics . Crop productivity . 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A long-term experiment (1972\uffe2\uff80\uff931992) run in Benin consisted of two phases: a depletion phase (1972\uffe2\uff80\uff931980) with varying levels of mineral and organic fertilisation, and a regeneration phase (1981\uffe2\uff80\uff931992) where all plots received full fertilisation and organic matter additions. Soils were sampled at 0\uffe2\uff80\uff9320\uffc2\uffa0cm depth in 1973, 1974, 1982, and 1989 to assess fertility changes. Mineral fertilisation (N, P, K) and plant biomass management (crop residue retention and biomass additions) significantly influenced seed cotton and maize grain yields during the depletion phase. Soil organic carbon declined consistently in all treatments during depletion but remained stable during regeneration. The long-term effect was evident only in seed cotton yield during depletion. In contrast, due to high variability, maize grain yield showed no consistent trend. The combined use of organic resources and mineral fertilisers helped maintain crop productivity but led to declining soil chemical properties in this Ferralsol. The analysis of this outdated yet unpublished dataset shed light on how long-term soil depletion effects persist over time, even when soil fertility management is restored, indicating a sort of \uffe2\uff80\uff98soil memory\uffe2\uff80\uff99. The persistence of these effect suggests that regenerative interventions must begin before critical thresholds of degradation are crossed. Future research should focus on alternative measures to restore/maintain soil fertility not evaluated in this experiment, such as conservation tillage or legume integration, to provide long-term benefits for smallholder farmers facing soil fertility challenges.</p", "keywords": ["Crop residues", "diversification", "propri\u00e9t\u00e9 physicochimique du sol", "IMPACT", "http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_7170", "rendement des cultures", "Cotton-maize yields", "Nutrient cycling", "http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_875", "fertilisation", "CARBON", "CROP PRODUCTIVITY", "http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_10176", "Long-term experiment", "mauvaise herbe", "http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2018", "http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_7165", "[SDV.SA.SDS] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Agricultural sciences/Soil study", "COMPOST", "pratique culturale", "http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_8511", "http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_10795", "http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_7168", "http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_35657", "Gossypium", "Soil organic carbon", "MEMORY", "http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_7182", "Soil's memory", "non-travail du sol", "http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_8fc04948", "http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_331583", "STATE", "ORGANIC-MATTER", "fertilit\u00e9 du sol", "s\u00e9questration du carbone", "http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_8347", "YIELD", "d\u00e9gradation du sol", "conservation des sols", "MINERAL FERTILIZER", "http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_3335", "gestion int\u00e9gr\u00e9e de la fertilit\u00e9 des sols", "http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2344", "mati\u00e8re organique du sol"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1007/s10705-025-10429-1"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Nutrient%20Cycling%20in%20Agroecosystems", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1007/s10705-025-10429-1", "name": "item", "description": "10.1007/s10705-025-10429-1", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1007/s10705-025-10429-1"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2025-08-20T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1007/s11099-016-0672-1", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-13T16:15:02Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2016-11-07", "title": "Soil Water Content And Photosynthetic Capacity Of Spring Wheat As Affected By Soil Application Of Nitrogen-Enriched Biochar In A Semiarid Environment", "description": "A field trial was conducted to determine the effect of nitrogen-enriched biochar on soil water content, plant\u2019s photosynthetic parameters, and grain yield of spring wheat at the Dingxi Experimental Station during the 2014 and 2015 cropping seasons. Results showed that biochar applied with nitrogen fertilizer at a rate of 50 kg ha\u20131 of N (BN50) increased soil water content in the 0\u201330 cm depth range by approximately 40, 32, and 53% on average at anthesis, milking, and maturity, respectively, compared with zero-amendment (CN0). Stomatal conductance and net photosynthetic rate after the BN50 treatment increased by approximately 40 to 50% compared to CN0. Soil water content and photosynthetic traits also increased in other treatments using straw plus nitrogen fertilizer, but to lesser extent than that of BN50. Grain yields were highest (1905 and 2133 kg ha\u20131 in 2014 and 2015, respectively) under BN50. From this, biochar appears to have a potential for its use with N-fertilizer as a cost-effective amendment for crop production in semiarid environments.", "keywords": ["2. 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Intensification of agriculture is a necessity for farmers to produce enough food. As manure is scarce and fertilizers expensive, this study looks into the potential role of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L.) and short duration fallow in maintaining soil fertility and productivity and in reducing the major weed problem Striga hermonthica (Del.) Benth. The research was carried out \u2018on-farm\u2019 in a traditional millet (Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R.Br.) growing area in the Malian Sahel, near Bankass. The four year experiment combined 0, 2, 5, and 7\u00a0years of preceding fallow with (i) 4\u00a0years of millet, (ii) 1\u00a0year of cowpea\u00a0+\u00a03\u00a0years of millet, and (iii) 1\u00a0year of cowpea\u00a0+\u00a03\u00a0years of millet/cowpea inter-cropping. Total millet production (4\u00a0years) was 1440\u00a0kg\u00a0ha\u22121 for all systems with 2, 5 or 7\u00a0years of preceding fallow against 1180\u00a0kg\u00a0ha\u22121 for systems without fallow. Cowpea grain production showed no significant differences between fallow treatments. Over 4\u00a0years, all cropping systems produced similar total amounts of millet grain, implying that the millet \u2018lost\u2019 during the year with a pure cowpea crop in treatments (ii) and (iii) was compensated within three years, while the cowpea grain production was an additional benefit. Such compensation was however not observed for increasing number of preceding fallow years, showing that there is no additional production benefit in 5\u20137\u00a0years of fallow as compared to 2\u00a0years. The soil organic carbon content decreased more slowly in treatments with a cowpea pure crop in 1998 than in the millet pure crop, while overall higher contents were observed after preceding fallow also after four years of cropping. Striga hermonthica infestation decreased linearly with duration of preceding fallow, but also after seven years of fallow and one year of cowpea the hemi-parasitic weed still re-appeared. Overall the intensification through a cowpea pure crop and cowpea intercrop in these millet-based systems improved production and a number of other characteristics of the system, making it more viable.", "keywords": ["nutrient flows", "2. Zero hunger", "0106 biological sciences", "NRS", "soil fertility", "continuous cultivation", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "01 natural sciences", "nitrogen", "semiarid tropics", "cowpea", "ADLIB-ART-2493", "systems", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "sorghum", "west-africa", "crop productivity"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-006-9041-3"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Plant%20and%20Soil", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1007/s11104-006-9041-3", "name": "item", "description": "10.1007/s11104-006-9041-3", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1007/s11104-006-9041-3"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2006-08-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1016/j.agee.2018.05.028", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-13T16:15:41Z", "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": ["China", "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", "Crop husbandry", "Organic matter", "Intercropping in Agricultural Systems", "Soil Carbon Dynamics and Nutrient Cycling in Ecosystems", "Agronomy and Crop Science", "Mathematics"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2018.05.028"}, {"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": "10.1016/j.agee.2018.05.028", "name": "item", "description": "10.1016/j.agee.2018.05.028", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1016/j.agee.2018.05.028"}, {"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": "10.1016/j.geoderma.2016.06.035", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-13T16:16:42Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2016-07-07", "title": "Cover Crops Prevent The Deleterious Effect Of Nitrogen Fertilisation On Bacterial Diversity By Maintaining The Carbon Content Of Ploughed Soil", "description": "Abstract   Synthetic nitrogen (N) fertilisers are widely used for enhancing agrosystem productivity and are thus thought to increase organic inputs from crop residues. However, many crop rotations have a low amount of organic residue returned to the soil since the whole aboveground crop biomass is harvested and exported. To compensate for such organic outputs and to improve soil quality, the introduction of winter cover crops in rotations has been suggested. A 4-year controlled field experiment was conducted to quantify the respective and combined effects of chemical N fertilisation and winter cover crops on plant productivity, organic carbon (C) and N inputs from crop residues and cover crops, changes in soil C and N concentrations, C:N ratio, soil mineral N, pH, soil moisture and soil bacterial biodiversity. A ploughing tillage system with low organic input was assessed, for which the main crops were spring wheat, green pea, forage maize, along with cover crops of different legume and non-legume species.  N fertilisation did not have an impact on the aboveground biomass except following forage maize. Cover crops increased the total amount of C and N inputs, irrespective of N fertilisation which had no significant effect. The soil N concentration decreased in all treatments, particularly when N fertilisers were applied under bare fallow conditions. The latter treatment also caused decreased soil C concentrations (slightly increased in the other treatments) and decreased bacterial biodiversity (no change in the other treatments). Bacteria from the Proteobacteria and Bacterioidetes phyla were highly correlated with soil from fertilised bare fallow conditions. While Verrucomicrobia was characteristic of non-fertilised bare fallow soils, Acidobacteria and Cyanobacteria were associated with the high C and N concentrations present in soils following cover crop treatments.  Taken together, these results demonstrate that in ploughing systems, under low organic restitution regimes, intensive N fertilisation decreases the diversity of the bacterial soil community and reduces soil C and N concentrations, but only in bare fallow conditions. There is a protective effect of winter cover crops against the deleterious effect of chemical N fertilisation on soil biodiversity and nutrient cycling, since they can maintain soil C and N concentrations. The use of winter cover crops containing legumes is thus a practice that is able to meet the criteria of a sustainable agriculture.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "Cover crops", "[SPI.GPROC] Engineering Sciences [physics]/Chemical and Process Engineering", "[SDV]Life Sciences [q-bio]", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "Soil nitrogen/carbon", "[SDV.IDA] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Food engineering", "15. Life on land", "01 natural sciences", "630", "6. 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Slow pyrolysis of PL to produce biochar may mitigate N2O emissions from this source, whilst still providing agronomic benefits. In a corn crop on ferrosol with similarly matched available N inputs of ca. 116 kg N/ha, PL-biochar plus urea emitted significantly less N2O (1.5 kg N2O-N/ha) compared to raw PL at 4.9 kg N2O-N/ha. Urea amendment without the PL-biochar emitted 1.2 kg N2O-N/ha, and the PL-biochar alone emitted only 0.35 kg N2O-N/ha. Both PL and PL-biochar resulted in similar corn yields and total N uptake which was significantly greater than for urea alone. Using stable isotope methodology, the majority (~80%) of N2O emissions were shown to be from non-urea sources. Amendment with raw PL significantly increased C mineralisation and the quantity of permanganate oxidisable organic C. The low molar H/C (0.49) and O/C (0.16) ratios of the PL-biochar suggest its higher stability in soil than raw PL. The PL-biochar also had higher P and K fertiliser value than raw PL. This study suggests that PL-biochar is a valuable soil amendment with the potential to significantly reduce emissions of soil greenhouse gases compared to the raw product. Contrary to other studies, PL-biochar incorporated to 100mm did not reduce N2O emissions from surface applied urea, which suggests that further field evaluation of biochar impacts, and methods of application of both biochar and fertiliser, are needed.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "Biochar", "C mineralisation", "Ferrosol", "Nitrous oxide", "Poultry litter", "550", "13. Climate action", "Crop productivity", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "7. Clean energy", "630"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.02.054"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Science%20of%20The%20Total%20Environment", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.02.054", "name": "item", "description": "10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.02.054", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.02.054"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2013-11-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1155/2014/437283", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-13T16:20:01Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2014-08-14", "title": "Effect Of Tillage Practices On Soil Properties And Crop Productivity In Wheat-Mungbean-Rice Cropping System Under Subtropical Climatic Conditions", "description": "<p>This study was conducted to know cropping cycles required to improve OM status in soil and to investigate the effects of medium-term tillage practices on soil properties and crop yields in Grey Terrace soil of Bangladesh under wheat-mungbean-T.amancropping system. Four different tillage practices, namely, zero tillage (ZT), minimum tillage (MT), conventional tillage (CT), and deep tillage (DT), were studied in a randomized complete block (RCB) design with four replications. Tillage practices showed positive effects on soil properties and crop yields. After four cropping cycles, the highest OM accumulation, the maximum root mass density (0\uffe2\uff80\uff9315\uffe2\uff80\uff89cm soil depth), and the improved physical and chemical properties were recorded in the conservational tillage practices. Bulk and particle densities were decreased due to tillage practices, having the highest reduction of these properties and the highest increase of porosity and field capacity in zero tillage. The highest total N, P, K, and S in their available forms were recorded in zero tillage. All tillage practices showed similar yield after four years of cropping cycles. Therefore, we conclude that zero tillage with 20% residue retention was found to be suitable for soil health and achieving optimum yield under the cropping system in Grey Terrace soil (Aeric Albaquept).</p>", "keywords": ["No-till farming", "Technology", "Climate", "Cropping", "Mulch-till", "Crop", "Plant Roots", "Agricultural and Biological Sciences", "Soil", "Management of Soil Fertility and Crop Productivity", "Soil water", "Triticum", "2. Zero hunger", "Bangladesh", "Minimum tillage", "Soil Physical Properties", "Ecology", "T", "Q", "Soil Quality", "R", "Life Sciences", "Fabaceae", "Phosphorus", "Agriculture", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "6. 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Life on land", "Agronomy", "Bulk density", "FOS: Biological sciences", "Potassium", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "Soil Carbon Dynamics and Nutrient Cycling in Ecosystems", "Sulfur", "Mathematics", "Cropping system"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/437283"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/The%20Scientific%20World%20Journal", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1155/2014/437283", "name": "item", "description": "10.1155/2014/437283", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1155/2014/437283"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2014-01-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.3389/fpls.2018.01158", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-13T16:21:43Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2018-08-08", "title": "Simulation of Soil Organic Carbon Effects on Long-Term Winter Wheat (Triticum aestivum) Production Under Varying Fertilizer Inputs", "description": "Soil organic carbon (SOC) has a vital role to enhance agricultural productivity and for mitigation of climate change. To quantify SOC effects on productivity, process models serve as a robust tool to keep track of multiple plant and soil factors and their interactions affecting SOC dynamics. We used soil-plant-atmospheric model viz. DAISY, to assess effects of SOC on nitrogen (N) supply and plant available water (PAW) under varying N fertilizer rates in winter wheat (Triticum aestivum) in Denmark. The study objective was assessment of SOC effects on winter wheat grain and aboveground biomass accumulation at three SOC levels (low: 0.7% SOC; reference: 1.3% SOC; and high: 2% SOC) with five nitrogen rates (0-200 kg N ha-1) and PAW at low, reference, and high SOC levels. The three SOC levels had significant effects on grain yields and aboveground biomass accumulation at only 0-100 kg N ha-1 and the SOC effects decreased with increasing N rates until no effects at 150-200 kg N ha-1. PAW had significant positive correlation with SOC content, with high SOC retaining higher PAW compared to low and reference SOC. The mean PAW and SOC correlation was given by PAW% = 1.0073 \u00d7 SOC% + 15.641. For the 0.7-2% SOC range, the PAW increase was small with no significant effects on grain yields and aboveground biomass accumulation. The higher winter wheat grain and aboveground biomass was attributed to higher N supply in N deficient wheat production system. Our study suggested that building SOC enhances agronomic productivity at only 0-100 kg N ha-1. Maintenance of SOC stock will require regular replenishment of SOC, to compensate for the mineralization process degrading SOC over time. Hence, management can maximize realization of SOC benefits by building up SOC and maintaining N rates in the range 0-100 kg N ha-1, to reduce the off-farm N losses depending on the environmental zones, land use and the production system.", "keywords": ["0301 basic medicine", "Crop productivity; DAISY model; Grain yield; Long-term experiment; Nitrogen; Pedotransfer functions; Plant available water;", "Nitrogen", "QH301 Biology", "DAISY model", "pedotransfer functions", "Plant Science", "nitrogen", "SB1-1110", "QH301", "03 medical and health sciences", "Long-term experiment", "SDG 13 - Climate Action", "Grain yield", "SDG 2 - Zero Hunger", "European Commission", "289694", "crop productivity", "SDG 15 - Life on Land", "2. Zero hunger", "020", "Pedotransfer functions", "0303 health sciences", "grain yield", "Plant culture", "15. Life on land", "plant available water", "13. 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Our objective was to present the results from five short-term (&lt;5 years) case studies located along the north\u2013south and east\u2013west gradients and conducted within the SoilCare project using soil-improving cropping systems (SICSs) for mitigating topsoil and subsoil SC. Two study sites (SSs) focused on natural subsoil (\u02c325 cm) compaction using subsoiling tillage treatments to depths of 35 cm (Sweden) and 60 cm (Romania). The other SSs addressed both topsoil and subsoil SC (\u02c325 cm, Norway and United Kingdom; \u02c330 cm, Italy) using deep-rooted bio-drilling crops and different tillage types or a combination of both. Each SS evaluated the effectiveness of the SICSs by measuring the soil physical properties, and we calculated SC indices. The SICSs showed promising results\u2014for example, alfalfa in Norway showed good potential for alleviating SC (the subsoil density decreased from 1.69 to 1.45 g cm\u22121) and subsoiling at the Swedish SS improved root penetration into the subsoil by about 10 cm\u2014but the effects of SICSs on yields were generally small. These case studies also reflected difficulties in implementing SICSs, some of which are under development, and we discuss methodological issues for measuring their effectiveness. There is a need for refining these SICSs and for evaluating their longer-term effect under a wider range of pedoclimatic conditions.</p></article>", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "S", "degree of compaction", "Soil Science", "straw incorporation", "Agriculture", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "910", "15. Life on land", "6. 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Despite the ubiquity of  assumptions surrounding SOM\u2019s contributions to soil functioning, we lack  quantitative relationships between SOM and yield outcomes on working  farms. We quantified the relationship between SOM and yields of corn (Zea  mays L.) and silage for a dataset of 170 fields arrayed across 49 farms in  a network of growers based in Wisconsin and Minnesota, USA. As SOM  concentrations increase, so do yields, though gains start to level off  around 4% SOM. When examining the relationship between yield and soil  health indicators representative of biologically active carbon pools, we  found that mineralizable carbon (min-C) has a stronger relationship with  yield than permanganate oxidizable C (POXC). Mineral fertilizer, manure,  and SOM had relationships of similar magnitude with yield, highlighting  that SOM in combination with exogenous inputs likely plays an important  role in driving agricultural productivity in this region. An SOM by crop  rotation interaction indicated that the impact of SOM on crop yields  varied depending on rotation (continuous corn versus corn in rotation).  That is, continuous corn had lower yields than corn in rotation despite  higher SOM concentrations. Our findings provide insight into the  relationship between indicators of soil health, farm management, and crop  yields for a set of working farms and lend support to the goals of soil  health initiatives that rest on building SOM in agricultural soils to  improve agricultural outcomes.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "soil health", "POXC", "soil organic matter", "sustainable intensification", "FOS: Agricultural sciences", "mineralizable carbon", "Sustainable agriculture", "soil quality", "15. Life on land", "crop productivity"], "contacts": [{"organization": "Oldfield, Emily, Bradford, Mark, Augarten, Abigail, Cooley, Eric, Radatz, Amber, Radatz, Timothy, Ruark, Matthew,", "roles": ["creator"]}]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.g79cnp5qt"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.5061/dryad.g79cnp5qt", "name": "item", "description": "10.5061/dryad.g79cnp5qt", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.5061/dryad.g79cnp5qt"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2022-04-12T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.60692/wzwcw-szh03", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-13T16:25:31Z", "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": "11250/3007222", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-13T16:26:16Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2022-02-03", "title": "Opportunities for Mitigating Soil Compaction in Europe\u2014Case Studies from the SoilCare Project Using Soil-Improving Cropping Systems", "description": "<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><article><p>Soil compaction (SC) is a major threat for agriculture in Europe that affects many ecosystem functions, such as water and air circulation in soils, root growth, and crop production. Our objective was to present the results from five short-term (&lt;5 years) case studies located along the north\u2013south and east\u2013west gradients and conducted within the SoilCare project using soil-improving cropping systems (SICSs) for mitigating topsoil and subsoil SC. Two study sites (SSs) focused on natural subsoil (\u02c325 cm) compaction using subsoiling tillage treatments to depths of 35 cm (Sweden) and 60 cm (Romania). The other SSs addressed both topsoil and subsoil SC (\u02c325 cm, Norway and United Kingdom; \u02c330 cm, Italy) using deep-rooted bio-drilling crops and different tillage types or a combination of both. Each SS evaluated the effectiveness of the SICSs by measuring the soil physical properties, and we calculated SC indices. The SICSs showed promising results\u2014for example, alfalfa in Norway showed good potential for alleviating SC (the subsoil density decreased from 1.69 to 1.45 g cm\u22121) and subsoiling at the Swedish SS improved root penetration into the subsoil by about 10 cm\u2014but the effects of SICSs on yields were generally small. These case studies also reflected difficulties in implementing SICSs, some of which are under development, and we discuss methodological issues for measuring their effectiveness. There is a need for refining these SICSs and for evaluating their longer-term effect under a wider range of pedoclimatic conditions.</p></article>", "keywords": ["bio-drilling crops", "ROOT-GROWTH", "Environmental Studies", "subsoiling", "PHYSICAL-PROPERTIES", "Soil Science", "Environmental Sciences & Ecology", "straw incorporation", "910", "CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE", "3301 Architecture", "soil penetration resistance", "4104 Environmental management", "degree of compaction; soil penetration resistance; relative normalised density; air-filled porosity; tillage; straw incorporation; bio-drilling crops; subsoiling; crop productivity", "relative normalised density", "GAS-TRANSPORT", "0502 Environmental Science and Management", "S Agriculture (General)", "910 Geography & travel", "PENETRATION RESISTANCE", "550 Earth sciences & geology", "crop productivity", "2. 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A long-term experiment (1972\uffe2\uff80\uff931992) run in Benin consisted of two phases: a depletion phase (1972\uffe2\uff80\uff931980) with varying levels of mineral and organic fertilisation, and a regeneration phase (1981\uffe2\uff80\uff931992) where all plots received full fertilisation and organic matter additions. Soils were sampled at 0\uffe2\uff80\uff9320\uffc2\uffa0cm depth in 1973, 1974, 1982, and 1989 to assess fertility changes. Mineral fertilisation (N, P, K) and plant biomass management (crop residue retention and biomass additions) significantly influenced seed cotton and maize grain yields during the depletion phase. Soil organic carbon declined consistently in all treatments during depletion but remained stable during regeneration. The long-term effect was evident only in seed cotton yield during depletion. In contrast, due to high variability, maize grain yield showed no consistent trend. The combined use of organic resources and mineral fertilisers helped maintain crop productivity but led to declining soil chemical properties in this Ferralsol. The analysis of this outdated yet unpublished dataset shed light on how long-term soil depletion effects persist over time, even when soil fertility management is restored, indicating a sort of \uffe2\uff80\uff98soil memory\uffe2\uff80\uff99. The persistence of these effect suggests that regenerative interventions must begin before critical thresholds of degradation are crossed. Future research should focus on alternative measures to restore/maintain soil fertility not evaluated in this experiment, such as conservation tillage or legume integration, to provide long-term benefits for smallholder farmers facing soil fertility challenges.</p", "keywords": ["Crop residues", "propri\u00e9t\u00e9 physicochimique du sol", "IMPACT", "rendement des cultures", "Cotton-maize yields", "http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_875", "fertilisation", "CARBON", "Long-term experiment", "mauvaise herbe", "http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2018", "[SDV.SA.SDS] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Agricultural sciences/Soil study", "COMPOST", "http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_8511", "http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_10795", "http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_35657", "Cotton\u2013maize yields", "http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_7182", "Soil's memory", "non-travail du sol", "http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_8fc04948", "STATE", "[SDV] Life Sciences [q-bio]", "http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_8347", "ORGANIC-MATTER", "s\u00e9questration du carbone", "fertilit\u00e9 du sol", "Soil\u2019s memory", "http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_3335", "gestion int\u00e9gr\u00e9e de la fertilit\u00e9 des sols", "mati\u00e8re organique du sol", "diversification", "http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_7170", "Nutrient cycling", "CROP PRODUCTIVITY", "http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_10176", "B\u00e9nin", "http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_7165", "pratique culturale", "http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_7168", "Longterm experiment", "Gossypium", "Soil organic carbon", "MEMORY", "http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_331583", "YIELD", "d\u00e9gradation du sol", "conservation des sols", "MINERAL FERTILIZER", "http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2344"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/11370/a5fba259-dd61-43ac-8b8a-86b2d5fd6cef"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Nutrient%20Cycling%20in%20Agroecosystems", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "11370/a5fba259-dd61-43ac-8b8a-86b2d5fd6cef", "name": "item", "description": "11370/a5fba259-dd61-43ac-8b8a-86b2d5fd6cef", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/11370/a5fba259-dd61-43ac-8b8a-86b2d5fd6cef"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2025-08-20T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "2164/10968", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-04-13T16:27:01Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2018-08-08", "title": "Simulation of Soil Organic Carbon Effects on Long-Term Winter Wheat (Triticum aestivum) Production Under Varying Fertilizer Inputs", "description": "Soil organic carbon (SOC) has a vital role to enhance agricultural productivity and for mitigation of climate change. To quantify SOC effects on productivity, process models serve as a robust tool to keep track of multiple plant and soil factors and their interactions affecting SOC dynamics. We used soil-plant-atmospheric model viz. DAISY, to assess effects of SOC on nitrogen (N) supply and plant available water (PAW) under varying N fertilizer rates in winter wheat (Triticum aestivum) in Denmark. The study objective was assessment of SOC effects on winter wheat grain and aboveground biomass accumulation at three SOC levels (low: 0.7% SOC; reference: 1.3% SOC; and high: 2% SOC) with five nitrogen rates (0-200 kg N ha-1) and PAW at low, reference, and high SOC levels. The three SOC levels had significant effects on grain yields and aboveground biomass accumulation at only 0-100 kg N ha-1 and the SOC effects decreased with increasing N rates until no effects at 150-200 kg N ha-1. PAW had significant positive correlation with SOC content, with high SOC retaining higher PAW compared to low and reference SOC. The mean PAW and SOC correlation was given by PAW% = 1.0073 \u00d7 SOC% + 15.641. For the 0.7-2% SOC range, the PAW increase was small with no significant effects on grain yields and aboveground biomass accumulation. The higher winter wheat grain and aboveground biomass was attributed to higher N supply in N deficient wheat production system. Our study suggested that building SOC enhances agronomic productivity at only 0-100 kg N ha-1. Maintenance of SOC stock will require regular replenishment of SOC, to compensate for the mineralization process degrading SOC over time. Hence, management can maximize realization of SOC benefits by building up SOC and maintaining N rates in the range 0-100 kg N ha-1, to reduce the off-farm N losses depending on the environmental zones, land use and the production system.", "keywords": ["0301 basic medicine", "Crop productivity; DAISY model; Grain yield; Long-term experiment; Nitrogen; Pedotransfer functions; Plant available water;", "Nitrogen", "QH301 Biology", "DAISY model", "pedotransfer functions", "Plant Science", "nitrogen", "SB1-1110", "QH301", "03 medical and health sciences", "Long-term experiment", "SDG 13 - Climate Action", "Grain yield", "SDG 2 - Zero Hunger", "European Commission", "289694", "crop productivity", "SDG 15 - Life on Land", "2. Zero hunger", "020", "Pedotransfer functions", "0303 health sciences", "grain yield", "Plant culture", "15. Life on land", "plant available water", "13. 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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. 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