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After 15 years since trees were planted, afforestation added \u223c50% more C to the initial ecosystem carbon pool, with annual sequestration rate ranging 0.5\u20133.3\u00a0Mg\u00a0C\u00a0ha \u22121  year \u22121 . Carbon gains in afforested stands were higher above than below-ground (150% vs. 32%). Root biomass differences (374% more in afforested vs. grazed stands,     p  =  0.0  0  1  1    ) explained below-ground carbon contrasts whereas soil organic carbon showed no differences with afforestation. By contrast, grazing exclosures did not result in significant changes in the total carbon storage in comparison with the adjacent grazed stands (    p  =  0.4  2    ) suggesting a slow ecosystem recovery in the time frame of this study (\u223c15 years of exclusion). Nevertheless, higher litter amount was found in the former (+53%,     p  =  0.0  7    ). Neither, soil organic carbon nor root carbon showed significant differences between grazed and non-grazed conditions. Considering that more than 1.1 millions of hectares of the studied ecosystems are highly degraded and suitable for tree planting, afforesting this area could result in a carbon sequestration rate of 1.7\u00a0Tg C year \u22121 , almost 6% of the current fossil fuel emissions of Argentina; however environmental consequences which could emerge from this deep land use shift must be taken into account when afforestation program are being designed.", "keywords": ["Argentina", "Drylands", "Ecosystem carbon pool", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "01 natural sciences", "Grazing", "Afforestation", "13. 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The objective of this work was to verify if the simultaneous use of the information obtained from tension infiltrometers and water release curves contribute to a better understanding of the impacts of different long-term management systems on the pore space of agricultural soils. The study was carried out on the Flat Pampa in Santa Fe, Argentina, in two types of typical Argiudolls with a silty-loam surface soil texture. The following treatments were evaluated: a) no-till with corn\u2013wheat/soybean rotation (NT-R), and b) conventional tillage with wheat/soybean sequence (CT-S) at Galvez; and a) no-till with corn\u2013soybean\u2013wheat/soybean rotation (NT-R), and b) no-till with wheat/soybean sequence (NT-S) at Videla. Tension values of 0, 1.5 and 3\u00a0cm were applied using tension infiltrometers with the aim of obtaining soil hydraulic conductivity measurements ( K  0 ,  K  1.5 , and  K  3 ), and several hydraulic parameters (pore size, pore number, effective macroporosity, conducting macroporosity ( e  ( a , b ) ), water flow and water flow decrease). Undisturbed soil cores were collected to determine water release curves (WRC) and soil bulk density (Db). The total macroporosity (Ma) and pore size frequency curve were determined from the fitted model of the WRC. Macropore connectivity was calculated using  e  ( a , b )  and Ma. In Galvez, the Db values,  K  at all tensions, the number of effective pores, the mean pore radius and the effective macroporosity were significantly higher for NT-R. The conducting and total macroporosity values were similar in NT-R and CT-S, but the pores had better continuity in NT-R. In Videla, only  K  0  and  K  1.5  showed statistical differences in favor of NT-R. This treatment also had a greater number of effective pores, and higher effective, conducting and total macroporosity values, apart from the overall better pore connectivity. There were no significant differences between the NT-R and CT-S for Db and  K  3 . The evaluated indicators determined that the pore network characteristics are affected not only by tillage system, but also by the crops chosen for the rotation. When used jointly, tension infiltrometers and water release curves can be very useful tools for monitoring the evolution of the soils physical conditions.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "SILTY-LOAM SOILS", "https://purl.org/becyt/ford/4.1", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "WATER RELEASE CURVE", "https://purl.org/becyt/ford/4", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "TENSION INFILTROMETER", "01 natural sciences", "6. 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Net effects result from the combination of direct impacts of grazing on biogeochemical characteristics of microsites with indirect effects on relative cover of vegetated and unvegetated microsites. Within five independent areas, we sampled surface soils in sites subjected to three grazing intensities: (1) ungrazed sites inside grazing exclosures, (2) moderately grazed sites adjacent to them, and (3) intensely grazed sites within the same paddock. Grazing significantly reduced soil C and N pools, although this pattern was clearest in intensely grazed sites. This net effect was due to the combination of a direct reduction of soil N content in bare soil patches, and indirect effects mediated by the increase of the cover of bare soil microsites, with lower C and N content than either grass or shrub microsites. This increase in bare soil cover was accompanied by a reduction in cover of preferred grass species and standing dead material. Finally, stable isotope signatures varied significantly among grazed and ungrazed sites, with \u03b415N and \u03b413C significantly depleted in intensely grazed sites, suggesting reduced mineralization with increased grazing intensity. In the Patagonian steppe, grazing appears to exert a negative effect on soil C and N cycles; sound management practices must incorporate the importance of species shifts within life form, and the critical role of standing dead material in maintaining soil C and N stocks and biogeochemical processes.", "keywords": ["0106 biological sciences", "2. Zero hunger", "ARGENTINA", "SEMIARID ECOSYSTEMS", "STABLE ISOTOPES", "DESERTIFICATION", "\u039413C", "SHRUB-GRASS STEPPE", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "BIOGEOCHEMISTRY", "&Delta;13C", "01 natural sciences", "LIFE FORMS", "https://purl.org/becyt/ford/4.5", "13. 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Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Agronomia; Argentina", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "Nitrates", "Organic Fractions", "https://purl.org/becyt/ford/4.1", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "https://purl.org/becyt/ford/4", "Nitrate Leaching", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "Volatilization", "15. Life on land", "Tagged Nitrogen", "6. 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The experimental design consisted of two tillage treatments: reduced tillage (RT) and zero tillage (ZT), and three crop rotation treatments: continuous soybean (SS), corn\u2013soybean (CS), and soybean\u2013corn (SC). Soil samples were taken at soybean planting and harvest. The following quantifications were performed: soil microbial populations by soil dilution plate technique on selective and semi-selective culture media; microbial respiration and microbial biomass by chloroform fumigation-extraction; microbial activity by fluorescein diacetate hydrolysis; and fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) profiles. Soil chemical parameters were also quantified. Soil organic matter content was significantly lower in RT and SS sequence crops, whereas soil pH and total N were significantly higher in CS and SC sequence crops. Trichoderma and Gliocladium populations were lower under RTSS and ZTSS treatments. Except in a few cases, soil microbial respiration, biomass and activity were higher under zero tillage than under reduced tillage, both at planting and harvest sampling times. Multivariate analyses of FAMEs clearly separated both RT and ZT management practices at each sampling time; however, separation of sequence crops was less evident. In our experiments ZT treatment had highest proportion of 10Me 16:0, an actinomycetes biomarker, and 16:1\u03c99 and 18:1\u03c97, two fatty acids associated with organic matter content and substrate availability. In contrast, RT treatment had highest content of branched biomarkers (i15:0 and i16:0) and of cy19:0, fatty acids associated with cell stasis and/or stress. As cultural practices can influence soil microbial populations, it is important to analyze the effect that they produce on biological parameters, with the aim of conserving soil richness over time. Thus, in a soybean-based cropping system, appropriate crop management is necessary for a sustainable productivity without reducing soil quality.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "Bacteria", "Cropping System", "Fungi", "Soybean Management", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "Soil Microflora", "6. Clean water", "12. 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Six agricultural fields located in two of the main banana production areas of Venezuela were selected. The experimental sites were in large farms (\u2265\u200950 ha) with four productivity levels in \u201cGran Nain\u201d bananas, with an area of 4 ha for each of four productive levels: High - High, High - Low, Low - High, and Low - Low. Sixty sampling points were used to characterize the soils under study. Additionally, a Productivity Index (PI) based on three different biometric data on plant productivity was proposed. Through hierarchical statistical analysis, the first 16 soil variables that best explained the PI were selected. Thus, five multiple linear regression models were estimated, using the stepwise regression method. Subsequently, a performance analysis was used to compare the prediction quality range and the error associated with the number of soil variables selected for the proposed models. The selected model included the following soil variables: Mg, penetration resistance, total microbial respiration, bulk density, and omnivorous free-living nematodes. These variables explain the PI with an R2 of 0.55, the mean absolute error (MAE) of 0.8, and the root of the mean squared error (RMSE) of 1.0. The five selected variables are proposed to characterize the soil Productivity Index in banana and could be used in a site-specific soil management program for the banana areas of Venezuela.", "keywords": ["0106 biological sciences", "2. Zero hunger", "Penetration resistance", "Musaceae", "BULK DENSITY", "SOIL QUALITY", "Total microbial respiration", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "TOTAL MICROBIAL RESPIRATION", "01 natural sciences", "Bulk density", "Soil quality", "FREE-LIVING NEMATODES", "MUSACEAE", "https://purl.org/becyt/ford/4.1", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "https://purl.org/becyt/ford/4", "Free-living nematodes", "PENETRATION RESISTANCE"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s42729-020-00317-8.pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.1007/s42729-020-00317-8"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Journal%20of%20Soil%20Science%20and%20Plant%20Nutrition", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1007/s42729-020-00317-8", "name": "item", "description": "10.1007/s42729-020-00317-8", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1007/s42729-020-00317-8"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2020-08-12T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1016/j.agee.2013.10.022", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-06-23T16:15:58Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2013-11-16", "title": "Uncropped Field Margins To Mitigate Soil Carbon Losses In Agricultural Landscapes", "description": "Fil: D'acunto, Luciana. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas. Oficina de Coordinacion Administrativa Parque Centenario. Instituto de Investigaciones Fisiologicas y Ecologicas Vinculadas a la Agricultura; Argentina", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "0106 biological sciences", "Decomposition", "13. Climate action", "Field Margins", "https://purl.org/becyt/ford/4.1", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "Agricultural Intensification", "https://purl.org/becyt/ford/4", "Pampas", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. 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Most research has focused on understanding grain yield response to N supply; so there is little and contradictory information on the influence of N supply on WUEg in water limited environments and on ET response to N supply under contrasting water availability. The objectives of our research were to elucidate whether N supply affects WUEg in water limited environments; and to clarify the expected response to N supply of maize ET and its components under contrasting soil water availability. Maize crops were grown at Balcarce, Argentina during three seasons. Treatments included two water regimes (i.e. rain-fed and irrigated) and two rates of N (i.e. 120\u00a0kg\u00a0N\u00a0ha\u22121 or non-fertilized). Measurements included (i) soil water content and intercepted photosynthetically active radiation (iPAR) during the whole crop season, and (ii) grain yield and shoot dry matter at physiological maturity. Crop ET was calculated by means of a water balance and soil evaporation was estimated by means of micro-lysimeters. Our results show that N supply did not influence WUEg in water limited environments; but N supply significantly increased ET (2\u20138%) under all water availability conditions. Maize seasonal ET increments were closely related to the improvement of seasonal iPAR in non-water limited environments, but not in water limited environments. In non-water limited environments, ET response to N supply was mediated by the concomitant effects of iPAR increments on increasing transpiration while reducing evaporation. In water limited environments, ET slightly increased in response to iPAR increments due to N supply. The low ET increment in water limited environments with frequent low superficial soil water content (i.e. \u22642\u00a0mm\u00a0cm\u22121) was probably not influenced by reductions in evaporation (E); but associated with stomata closure in response to water deficiencies. This is consistent with the fact that N supply did not promote improvements in radiation use efficiency for biomass production (RUEb) in these environments.", "keywords": ["EVAPORATION", "2. Zero hunger", "https://purl.org/becyt/ford/4.5", "INTERCEPTED PHOTOSYNTHETICALLY ACTIVE RADIATION", "ZEA MAYS L", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "https://purl.org/becyt/ford/4", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "7. Clean energy", "6. Clean water"], "contacts": [{"organization": "M. Cambareri, Diego Cerrudo, Laura Echarte, Laura Echarte, P. Barbieri, P. Barbieri, M.D. Hern\u00e1ndez, A. Della Maggiora,", "roles": ["creator"]}]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fcr.2015.03.017"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Field%20Crops%20Research", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1016/j.fcr.2015.03.017", "name": "item", "description": "10.1016/j.fcr.2015.03.017", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1016/j.fcr.2015.03.017"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2015-07-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1016/j.geoderma.2006.02.004", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-06-23T16:16:55Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2006-06-22", "title": "Cultivation Effects On The Distribution Of Organic Carbon, Total Nitrogen And Phosphorus In Soils Of The Semiarid Region Of Argentinian Pampas", "description": "Abstract   Cultivation of native land can reduce the quality of soil by decreasing topsoil contents of organic carbon, total nitrogen, and phosphorus in the semiarid Pampas of Argentina. The objective of this study was to analyze the changes produced by cultivation on organic carbon (OC), total nitrogen (TN) and phosphate (inorganic and organic fractions) in two aggregate sizes of three different semiarid soils of Argentina as a function of soil depth. The study was carried out on three soils (loamy Hapludoll, loamy Haplustoll and sandy loam Haplustoll), with two uses compared at each site. Generally, the Caldenal savanna-like ecosystem (native soil) and a cultivated counterpart with annual crops for more than 60\u00a0years (cultivated soil) were compared. Results showed that all soils had similar distribution patterns with depth of OC, TN, total inorganic phosphorus (Pi), organic phosphorus (Po) and available phosphorus (Pa) in the 100\u20132000\u00a0\u03bcm and", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "Semiarid Soils", "Phosphorus", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. 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Since 2002, 1214 permanent and semi-permanent plots within the PEBANPA Network have enabled researchers to monitor and assess functions and trends among vegetation parameters, biodiversity, forest dynamics, soil physicochemical characteristics, and land use management. The objectives of this manuscript are to communicate the role and rationale of the PEBANPA Network, summarize examples of the main results found within the network and provide guidance to decision makers with respect to advancing sustainable land management in southern Patagonia. As examples, rangeland health indices, seedling and sapling regeneration under different timber managed forests, litterfall and seeds production under silvopastoral use, and soil carbon content impacted by livestock grazing have all been assessed. Vegetation and environmental variables including soil respiration, soil water infiltration, soil water retention capacity, soil erosion, and litter cover were measured under different grazing intensities. Livestock and forestry production have caused changes in the original floristic patterns, with several areas experiencing desertification. Heavy stocking rates have caused the greatest impacts on grassland soil carbon (C) loss as a consequence of soil erosion. We were able to conclude that low \u2212 medium grazing intensities yield the most positive impacts for biodiversity and soil physicochemical characteristics. Studies regarding levels of seedling and sapling regeneration post-harvest of timber further supported the importance of long-term monitoring due to the strongest evidence of interactions occurring 20 to 30 years after harvest. Distribution patterns of vascular plants and epigaeic coleopterons diversity revealed statistically significant differences among geographical zones and dominant vegetation types. The PEBANPA Network helps southern Patagonia address the challenges of unsustainable land management and climate change through monitoring ecosystem function and services. Long-term monitoring of biodiversity and ecosystem function help decision makers better understand the impacts of land use practices, develop well-informed policies and secure present and future human well-being.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "0106 biological sciences", "LIVESTOCK GRAZING", "ECOSYSTEM SERVICES", "LAND USE PRACTICES", "15. Life on land", "01 natural sciences", "12. Responsible consumption", "CARBON SEQUESTRATION", "13. 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Overall, cover cropping significantly increased parameters of soil microbial abundance, activity, and diversity by 27%, 22%, and 2.5% respectively, compared to those of bare fallow. Moreover, cover cropping effect sizes varied by agricultural covariates like cover crop termination or tillage methods. Notably, cover cropping effects were less pronounced under conditions like continental climate, chemical cover crop termination, and conservation tillage. This meta-analysis showed that the soil microbiome can become more robust under cover cropping when properly managed with other agricultural practices. However, more primary research is still needed to control between-study heterogeneity and to more elaborately assess the relationships between cover cropping and the soil microbiome.", "keywords": ["CLIMATE", "2. Zero hunger", "MICROBIAL ACTIVITY", "13. 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The inclusion of grass as cover crops during the winter season could be a sustainable strategy to increase crop intensification in sequences where soybean predominates, helping to maintain soil fertility, organic matter levels and enhance soil physical properties. The aim of this research was to evaluate the effects of 8 years of sustainable crop intensification (by increasing the proportion of cereals in crop rotations) on soil organic carbon, macro- and micronutrients associated with granulometric fractions of different lability in a Typic Argiudoll of the Rolling Pampa, Argentina. The experiment included two crop sequences commonly used in this area: soybean-soybean (S-S) and maize-soybean-wheat/soybean (M-S-W/S) combined with the inclusion of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) as cover crop (CC) in winter. The intensification sequence indices (ISI) were 0.39, 0.69, 0.55 and 0.64 for S-S, S-CC-S, M-S-W/S and M-CC-S-W/S, respectively. The carbon measured in the coarse particulate fraction (Pcf) in the 0\u20135\u202fcm soil depth was 3 times larger in S-CC-S than in S-S. Cropping intensity also modified N, S, P, Ca and Mn in the Pcf with no changes in Mg, K, Zn, Fe and Cu contents. Among the carbon fractions studied, only the carbon measured in the Pcf and the easy mineralizable carbon estimated by the soil respiration in the first soil layer (0\u20135\u202fcm), were positively correlated with the ISI. In the present study, 8 years under sustainable crop intensification were sufficient to show changes in the mineral associated fraction (Maf). Increases in the C in the Maf in maize legume-based rotation, suggest SOC accumulation in more stable carbon pools.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "GRASS COVER CROPS", "https://purl.org/becyt/ford/4.1", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "https://purl.org/becyt/ford/4", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "NO TILLAGE", "15. 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We measured C and N pools of belowground biomass, particulate organic matter (POM), and the mineral associated organic matter (MAOM) in the top meter of the soil. Grazing exclusion in the R\uffc3\uffado de la Plata grasslands promoted (1) decreased belowground biomass stocks across all sites, (2) increased soil organic carbon (SOC) and soil organic nitrogen (SON) stocks in upland soils, and (3) decreased stocks in shallow and lowland soils. In all cases, SOC and SON variations were largely derived by changes in MAOM stocks that maintained their C:N ratios unchanged. In contrast, stocks of the labile POM fractions changed little, but C:N ratios of these fractions decreased after grazing removal. We hypothesize that changes in soil organic matter (SOM) contents between grazed and ungrazed stands result from the balance between changes in belowground N allocation patterns (root N retention hypothesis) and the ability of the soil to retain the extra N available after the exclusion of herbivores and the cessation of volatilization and leaching from urine and dung patches (N loss hypothesis). On the basis of our results we suggest that the relative importance of these two cooccurring mechanisms will shape grazing effects on SOM stocks, depending on soil properties, including texture, pH and soil depth, and vegetation type, particularly allocation patterns and C:N ratios of different plant species.</p>", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "ARGENTINA", "GRAZING", "AGRICULTURE", "SOIL SCIENCES", "SOIL ORGANIC MATTER", "RANGE MANAGEMENT", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "carbono", "pastoreo", "nitrogeno", "13. 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Life on land", "N-P Limited Environment", "01 natural sciences"], "contacts": [{"organization": "Mendoza, Rodolfo Ernesto, Bailleres, Mat\u00edas Andres, Garc\u00eda, Ileana Vanesa, Ruiz, Oscar Adolfo,", "roles": ["creator"]}]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1080/01904167.2015.1087032"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Journal%20of%20Plant%20Nutrition", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1080/01904167.2015.1087032", "name": "item", "description": "10.1080/01904167.2015.1087032", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1080/01904167.2015.1087032"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2015-09-11T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1094/PHYTO-07-17-0255-R", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-06-23T16:19:08Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2018-01-31", "title": "Characterization of Argentinian Endemic Aspergillus flavus Isolates and Their Potential Use as Biocontrol Agents for Mycotoxins in Maize", "description": "<p>Maize (Zea mays L.) is a highly valuable crop in Argentina, frequently contaminated with the mycotoxins produced by Aspergillus flavus. Biocontrol products formulated with atoxigenic (nontoxic) strains of this fungal species are well known as an effective method to reduce this contamination. In the present study, 83 A. flavus isolates from two maize regions of Argentina were characterized and evaluated for their ability to produce or lack of producing mycotoxins in order to select atoxigenic strains to be used as potential biocontrol agents (BCA). All of the isolates were tested for aflatoxin and cyclopiazonic acid (CPA) production in maize kernels and a liquid culture medium. Genetic diversity of the nonaflatoxigenic isolates was evaluated by analysis of vegetative compatibility groups (VCG) and confirmation of deletions in the aflatoxin biosynthesis cluster. Eight atoxigenic isolates were compared for their ability to reduce aflatoxin and CPA contamination in maize kernels in coinoculation tests. The A. flavus population was composed of 32% aflatoxin and CPA producers and 52% CPA producers, and 16% was determined as atoxigenic. All of the aflatoxin producer isolates also produced CPA. Aflatoxin and CPA production was significantly higher in maize kernels than in liquid medium. The 57 nonaflatoxigenic strains formed six VCG, with AM1 and AM5 being the dominant groups, with a frequency of 58 and 35%, respectively. In coinoculation experiments, all of the atoxigenic strains reduced aflatoxin from 54 to 83% and CPA from 60 to 97%. Members of group AM1 showed a greater aflatoxin reduction than members of AM5 (72 versus 66%) but no differences were detected in CPA production. Here, we described for the first time atoxigenic isolates of A. flavus that show promise to be used as BCA in maize crops in Argentina. This innovating biological control approach should be considered, developed further, and used by the maize industry to preserve the quality properties and food safety of maize kernels in Argentina.</p>", "keywords": ["0301 basic medicine", "2. Zero hunger", "Micotoxinas", "0303 health sciences", "Argentina", "Biocontrol", "Genetic Variation", "Mycotoxins", "maize", "Zea mays", "Maize", "03 medical and health sciences", "https://purl.org/becyt/ford/4.5", "Biological Control Agents", "13. 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Biocontrol products formulated with atoxigenic (nontoxic) strains of this fungal species are well known as an effective method to reduce this contamination. In the present study, 83 A. flavus isolates from two maize regions of Argentina were characterized and evaluated for their ability to produce or lack of producing mycotoxins in order to select atoxigenic strains to be used as potential biocontrol agents (BCA). All of the isolates were tested for aflatoxin and cyclopiazonic acid (CPA) production in maize kernels and a liquid culture medium. Genetic diversity of the nonaflatoxigenic isolates was evaluated by analysis of vegetative compatibility groups (VCG) and confirmation of deletions in the aflatoxin biosynthesis cluster. Eight atoxigenic isolates were compared for their ability to reduce aflatoxin and CPA contamination in maize kernels in coinoculation tests. The A. flavus population was composed of 32% aflatoxin and CPA producers and 52% CPA producers, and 16% was determined as atoxigenic. All of the aflatoxin producer isolates also produced CPA. Aflatoxin and CPA production was significantly higher in maize kernels than in liquid medium. The 57 nonaflatoxigenic strains formed six VCG, with AM1 and AM5 being the dominant groups, with a frequency of 58 and 35%, respectively. In coinoculation experiments, all of the atoxigenic strains reduced aflatoxin from 54 to 83% and CPA from 60 to 97%. Members of group AM1 showed a greater aflatoxin reduction than members of AM5 (72 versus 66%) but no differences were detected in CPA production. Here, we described for the first time atoxigenic isolates of A. flavus that show promise to be used as BCA in maize crops in Argentina. This innovating biological control approach should be considered, developed further, and used by the maize industry to preserve the quality properties and food safety of maize kernels in Argentina.</p></article>", "keywords": ["0301 basic medicine", "2. Zero hunger", "Micotoxinas", "0303 health sciences", "Argentina", "Biocontrol", "Genetic Variation", "Mycotoxins", "maize", "Zea mays", "Maize", "03 medical and health sciences", "https://purl.org/becyt/ford/4.5", "Biological Control Agents", "13. Climate action", "Aflatoxinas", "Antibiosis", "https://purl.org/becyt/ford/4", "Aspergillus Flavus", "Zea Mays", "Ma\u00edz", "Aspergillus flavus", "Plant Diseases"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/pdf/10.1094/PHYTO-07-17-0255-R"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.1094/phyto-07-17-0255-r"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Phytopathology%C2%AE", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1094/phyto-07-17-0255-r", "name": "item", "description": "10.1094/phyto-07-17-0255-r", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1094/phyto-07-17-0255-r"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2018-07-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1111/sum.12176", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-06-23T16:19:52Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2015-03-04", "title": "Impact Of Cattle Grazing On Temperate Coastal Salt Marsh Soils", "description": "Abstract<p>Over the last two decades, grazing intensity has increased in the temperate salt marshes of Samboromb\uffc3\uffb3n Bay (Argentina) due to agricultural expansion and the displacement of domestic livestock to these areas. We investigated the effect of cattle grazing on soil chemical and physical properties in the higher (HE), medium (ME) and lower (LE) elevation levels of this temperate salt marsh. Soil data were collected from both a National Park, where cattle grazing has been excluded for more than 35\uffc2\uffa0yrs, and an adjacent commercial livestock farm continuously grazed by cattle. We found that soil salinity was greater on the grazed than on the ungrazed sites, especially those in theMEandLE. This could be related to the upward flow of salts from the saline groundwater, driven by the increase in the proportion of bare soil on grazed sites. The increase in soil salinity changed the plant community structure through the increase of salt\uffe2\uff80\uff90tolerant and non\uffe2\uff80\uff90palatable species and the decrease of palatable species. Soil physical variables (soil bulk density and soil bearing capacity) were also higher on the grazed than on the ungrazed sites, which can be related to the decrease in soil organic matter (SOM), and suggest an incipient compaction process; however, the values were still lower than those considered critical for plant growth in clay soils. These results suggest that continuous grazing management in this temperate salt marsh might have negative consequences for animal production and ecosystem conservation, mainly related to the increased soil salinity. Further research will be necessary to evaluate the suitability of switching to intermittent grazing management.</p>", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "Salinity", "Bearing Capacity", "Compaction", "Cattle Grazing", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "https://purl.org/becyt/ford/4.5", "13. Climate action", "Salt Marsh Soils", "Soil Bulk Density", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "https://purl.org/becyt/ford/4", "14. Life underwater"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1111/sum.12176"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Soil%20Use%20and%20Management", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1111/sum.12176", "name": "item", "description": "10.1111/sum.12176", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1111/sum.12176"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2015-03-04T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1890/08-1730.1", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-06-23T16:20:43Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2009-11-18", "title": "A global meta-analysis of soil exchangeable cations, pH, carbon, and nitrogen with afforestation", "description": "<p>Afforestation, the conversion of non\uffe2\uff80\uff90forested lands to forest plantations, can sequester atmospheric carbon dioxide, but the rapid growth and harvesting of biomass may deplete nutrients and degrade soils if managed improperly. The goal of this study is to evaluate how afforestation affects mineral soil quality, including pH, sodium, exchangeable cations, organic carbon, and nitrogen, and to examine the magnitude of these changes regionally where afforestation rates are high. We also examine potential mechanisms to reduce the impacts of afforestation on soils and to maintain long\uffe2\uff80\uff90term productivity.</p><p>Across diverse plantation types (153 sites) to a depth of 30 cm of mineral soil, we observed significant decreases in nutrient cations (Ca, K, Mg), increases in sodium (Na), or both with afforestation. Across the data set, afforestation reduced soil concentrations of the macronutrient Ca by 29% on average (P&lt; 0.05). Afforestation byPinusalone decreased soil K by 23% (P&lt; 0.05). Overall, plantations of all genera also led to a mean 71% increase of soil Na (P&lt; 0.05). Mean pH decreased 0.3 units (P&lt; 0.05) with afforestation.</p><p>Afforestation caused a 6.7% and 15% (P&lt; 0.05) decrease in soil C and N content respectively, though the effect was driven principally byPinusplantations (15% and 20% decrease,P&lt; 0.05). Carbon to nitrogen ratios in soils under plantations were 5.7\uffe2\uff80\uff9311.6% higher (P&lt; 0.05). In several regions with high rates of afforestation, cumulative losses of N, Ca, and Mg are likely in the range of tens of millions of metric tons. The decreases indicate that trees take up considerable amounts of nutrients from soils; harvesting this biomass repeatedly could impair long\uffe2\uff80\uff90term soil fertility and productivity in some locations. Based on this study and a review of other literature, we suggest that proper site preparation and sustainable harvest practices, such as avoiding the removal or burning of harvest residue, could minimize the impact of afforestation on soils. These sustainable practices would in turn slow soil compaction, erosion, and organic matter loss, maintaining soil fertility to the greatest extent possible.</p>", "keywords": ["0106 biological sciences", "Nitrogen", "Microbiology", "01 natural sciences", "333", "salinity", "Trees", "12. Responsible consumption", "acidification", "Soil", "SOIL NUTRIENTS", "afforestation", "SALINITY", "https://purl.org/becyt/ford/4.1", "https://purl.org/becyt/ford/4", "soil carbon", "Biology", "BASE CATIONS", "Ecosystem", "2. Zero hunger", "Environmental Microbiology and Microbial Ecology", "Forestry", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "Hydrogen-Ion Concentration", "15. Life on land", "Carbon", "sustainable harvest", "13. Climate action", "SUSTAINABLE HARVEST", "AFFORESTATION", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "soil nutrients", "base cations", "SOIL CARBON", "ACIDIFICATION"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1890/08-1730.1"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Ecological%20Applications", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1890/08-1730.1", "name": "item", "description": "10.1890/08-1730.1", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1890/08-1730.1"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2009-12-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.2136/sssaj2007.0250", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-06-23T16:21:07Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2008-06-20", "title": "Tillage Effects On Soil Carbon Balance In A Semiarid Agroecosystem", "description": "<p>Tillage systems may affect soil C sequestration, with a potential impact on crop productivity or organic matter mineralization. We evaluated crop yield, C inputs to the soil, and in situ CO2\uffe2\uff80\uff93C fluxes under no\uffe2\uff80\uff90till and conventional tillage (disk tillage) during the 3\uffe2\uff80\uff90 to 6\uffe2\uff80\uff90yr period from the installation of an experiment in an Entic Haplustoll of the Semiarid Pampean Region of Argentina to elucidate the mechanisms responsible for possible management\uffe2\uff80\uff90induced soil organic matter changes. Yield and biomass production were greater under no\uffe2\uff80\uff90till than disk tillage for all the crops included in the rotation (oat [Avena sativa L.] + hairy vetch [Vicia villosa Roth ssp. villosa], corn [Zea mays L.], wheat [Triticum aestivum L.], and oat). This result was attributed to the higher soil water content under no\uffe2\uff80\uff90till. Carbon inputs to the soil averaged 4 Mg C ha\uffe2\uff88\uff921 yr\uffe2\uff88\uff921 under no\uffe2\uff80\uff90till and 3 Mg C ha\uffe2\uff88\uff921 yr\uffe2\uff88\uff921 under disk tillage. Soil temperature was similar between tillage systems and CO2\uffe2\uff80\uff93C emission was about 4 Mg C ha\uffe2\uff88\uff921 yr\uffe2\uff88\uff921, with significant but small differences between treatments (\uffe2\uff88\uffbc0.2 Mg C ha\uffe2\uff88\uff921 yr\uffe2\uff88\uff921). Carbon balance of the soil was nearly equilibrated under no\uffe2\uff80\uff90till; meanwhile, greater C losses as CO2 than inputs in crop residues were measured under conventional tillage. Organic C in the soil was 5.4 Mg ha\uffe2\uff88\uff921 higher under no\uffe2\uff80\uff90till than the disk tillage treatment 6 yr after initiation of the experiment. Results showed that in our semiarid environment, C sequestration occurred under no\uffe2\uff80\uff90till but not conventional tillage. The sequestration process was attributed to the effect of the tillage system on crop productivity rather than on the mineralization intensity of soil organic pools.</p>", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "Tillage Systems", "https://purl.org/becyt/ford/4.1", "Soils", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "https://purl.org/becyt/ford/4", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.2136/sssaj2007.0250"}, {"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/sssaj2007.0250", "name": "item", "description": "10.2136/sssaj2007.0250", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.2136/sssaj2007.0250"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2008-07-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "11336/255698", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-06-23T16:25:58Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2018-01-31", "title": "Characterization of Argentinian EndemicAspergillus flavusIsolates and Their Potential Use as Biocontrol Agents for Mycotoxins in Maize", "description": "<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><article><p>Maize (Zea mays L.) is a highly valuable crop in Argentina, frequently contaminated with the mycotoxins produced by Aspergillus flavus. Biocontrol products formulated with atoxigenic (nontoxic) strains of this fungal species are well known as an effective method to reduce this contamination. In the present study, 83 A. flavus isolates from two maize regions of Argentina were characterized and evaluated for their ability to produce or lack of producing mycotoxins in order to select atoxigenic strains to be used as potential biocontrol agents (BCA). All of the isolates were tested for aflatoxin and cyclopiazonic acid (CPA) production in maize kernels and a liquid culture medium. Genetic diversity of the nonaflatoxigenic isolates was evaluated by analysis of vegetative compatibility groups (VCG) and confirmation of deletions in the aflatoxin biosynthesis cluster. Eight atoxigenic isolates were compared for their ability to reduce aflatoxin and CPA contamination in maize kernels in coinoculation tests. The A. flavus population was composed of 32% aflatoxin and CPA producers and 52% CPA producers, and 16% was determined as atoxigenic. All of the aflatoxin producer isolates also produced CPA. Aflatoxin and CPA production was significantly higher in maize kernels than in liquid medium. The 57 nonaflatoxigenic strains formed six VCG, with AM1 and AM5 being the dominant groups, with a frequency of 58 and 35%, respectively. In coinoculation experiments, all of the atoxigenic strains reduced aflatoxin from 54 to 83% and CPA from 60 to 97%. Members of group AM1 showed a greater aflatoxin reduction than members of AM5 (72 versus 66%) but no differences were detected in CPA production. Here, we described for the first time atoxigenic isolates of A. flavus that show promise to be used as BCA in maize crops in Argentina. This innovating biological control approach should be considered, developed further, and used by the maize industry to preserve the quality properties and food safety of maize kernels in Argentina.</p></article>", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "0301 basic medicine", "Micotoxinas", "0303 health sciences", "Argentina", "Biocontrol", "Genetic Variation", "Mycotoxins", "maize", "Zea mays", "Maize", "03 medical and health sciences", "https://purl.org/becyt/ford/4.5", "Biological Control Agents", "13. Climate action", "Aflatoxinas", "Antibiosis", "https://purl.org/becyt/ford/4", "Aspergillus Flavus", "Zea Mays", "Ma\u00edz", "Aspergillus flavus", "Plant Diseases"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/pdf/10.1094/PHYTO-07-17-0255-R"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/11336/255698"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Phytopathology%C2%AE", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "11336/255698", "name": "item", "description": "11336/255698", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/11336/255698"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2018-07-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.5424/sjar/2016142-8395", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-06-23T16:24:48Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2016-06-01", "description": "<p>Agricultural systems where monoculture prevails are characterized by fertility losses and reduced contribution to ecosystem services. Including cover crops (CC) as part of an agricultural system is a promising choice in sustainable intensification of those demanding systems. We evaluated soil microbial functionality in cash crops in response to the inclusion of CC by analyzing soil microbial functions at two different periods of the agricultural year (cash crop harvest and CC desiccation) during 2013 and 2014. Three plant species were used as CC: oat (Avena sativa L.), vetch (Vicia sativa L.) and radish (Raphanus sativus L.) which were sown in two different mixtures of species: oat and radish mix (CC1) and oat, radish and vetch mix (CC2), with soybean monoculture and soybean/corn being the cash crops. The study of community level physiological profiles showed statistical differences in respiration of specific C sources indicating an improvement of catabolic diversity in CC treatments. Soil enzyme activities were also increased with the inclusion of CC mixtures, with values of dehydrogenase activity and fluorescein diacetate hydrolysis up to 38.1% and 35.3% higher than those of the control treatment, respectively. This research evidenced that CC inclusion promotes soil biological quality through a contribution of soil organic carbon, improving the sustainability of agrosystems. The use of a CC mixture of three plant species including the legume vetch increased soil biological processes and catabolic diversity, with no adverse effects on cash crop grain yield.</p>", "keywords": ["diversification", "Plantas de Cobertura", "Soil Microorganisms", "enzymes", "Agricultural environment and ecology", "microorganisms; soil functionality; sustainability; diversification; enzymes", "SUSTAINABILITY", "https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5", "Microorganismos del Suelo", "11. Sustainability", "https://purl.org/becyt/ford/4.1", "MICROORGANISMS", "https://purl.org/becyt/ford/4", "https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1", "microorganisms", "2. Zero hunger", "S", "Agriculture", "Soil Biology", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "sustainability", "Sostenibilidad", "Sustainability", "SOIL FUNCTIONALITY", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "DIVERSIFICATION", "soil functionality", "ENZYMES", "Biolog\u00eda del Suelo", "Cover Plants"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.5424/sjar/2016142-8395"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Spanish%20Journal%20of%20Agricultural%20Research", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.5424/sjar/2016142-8395", "name": "item", "description": "10.5424/sjar/2016142-8395", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.5424/sjar/2016142-8395"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2016-06-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "11336/146044", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-06-23T16:25:58Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2020-08-12", "title": "Relationship Between Soil Properties and Banana Productivity in the Two Main Cultivation Areas in Venezuela", "description": "To identify the main edaphic variables most correlated to banana productivity in Venezuela and explore the development of an empirical correlation model to predict this productivity based on soil characteristics. Six agricultural fields located in two of the main banana production areas of Venezuela were selected. The experimental sites were in large farms (\u2265\u200950 ha) with four productivity levels in \u201cGran Nain\u201d bananas, with an area of 4 ha for each of four productive levels: High - High, High - Low, Low - High, and Low - Low. Sixty sampling points were used to characterize the soils under study. Additionally, a Productivity Index (PI) based on three different biometric data on plant productivity was proposed. Through hierarchical statistical analysis, the first 16 soil variables that best explained the PI were selected. Thus, five multiple linear regression models were estimated, using the stepwise regression method. Subsequently, a performance analysis was used to compare the prediction quality range and the error associated with the number of soil variables selected for the proposed models. The selected model included the following soil variables: Mg, penetration resistance, total microbial respiration, bulk density, and omnivorous free-living nematodes. These variables explain the PI with an R2 of 0.55, the mean absolute error (MAE) of 0.8, and the root of the mean squared error (RMSE) of 1.0. The five selected variables are proposed to characterize the soil Productivity Index in banana and could be used in a site-specific soil management program for the banana areas of Venezuela. The authors recognize the financial support for international mobility of the Ibero-American scholarship program (2018\u20132019) of Banco Santander. Also, by project \u201cTechnological innovations for the management and improvement of the quality and health of banana soils in Latin America and the Caribbean\u201d financed by FONTAGRO and coordinated by Bioversity International (before INIBAP) and project SHui (European Commission Grant Agreement number: 773903).", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "0106 biological sciences", "Penetration resistance", "Musaceae", "BULK DENSITY", "SOIL QUALITY", "Total microbial respiration", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "TOTAL MICROBIAL RESPIRATION", "01 natural sciences", "Bulk density", "Soil quality", "FREE-LIVING NEMATODES", "MUSACEAE", "https://purl.org/becyt/ford/4.1", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "https://purl.org/becyt/ford/4", "Free-living nematodes", "PENETRATION RESISTANCE"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s42729-020-00317-8.pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/11336/146044"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Journal%20of%20Soil%20Science%20and%20Plant%20Nutrition", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "11336/146044", "name": "item", "description": "11336/146044", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/11336/146044"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2020-08-12T00:00:00Z"}}], "links": [{"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "This document as GeoJSON", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items?keywords=https%3A%2F%2Fpurl.org%2Fbecyt%2Fford%2F4&f=json", "hreflang": "en-US"}, {"rel": "alternate", "type": "text/html", "title": "This document as HTML", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items?keywords=https%3A%2F%2Fpurl.org%2Fbecyt%2Fford%2F4&f=html", "hreflang": "en-US"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection URL", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main", "hreflang": "en-US"}, {"type": "application/geo+json", "rel": "first", "title": "items (first)", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items?keywords=https%3A%2F%2Fpurl.org%2Fbecyt%2Fford%2F4&", "hreflang": "en-US"}, {"rel": "last", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "items (last)", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items?keywords=https%3A%2F%2Fpurl.org%2Fbecyt%2Fford%2F4&offset=24", "hreflang": "en-US"}], "numberMatched": 24, "numberReturned": 24, "distributedFeatures": [], "timeStamp": "2026-06-24T13:18:10.949815Z"}