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View article: Long‐Term Effects of No‐Till Systems on Soil Structure and Function Under Climate Change: An Exploratory Modelling Study
Long‐Term Effects of No‐Till Systems on Soil Structure and Function Under Climate Change: An Exploratory Modelling Study Open
No‐till may have the potential to improve the resilience of agricultural systems to climate change by enhancing soil structure and soil health. However, the experimental evidence for this is inconclusive because few field trials have been …
View article: Daycent model performance to simulate yield and soil carbon across diverse soil management practices in several long-term experiments
Daycent model performance to simulate yield and soil carbon across diverse soil management practices in several long-term experiments Open
Agricultural systems are a major source of greenhouse gas emissions, contributing significantly to global climate change. As the demand for food increases, there is a need to identify sustainable soil management practices that minimize env…
View article: <scp>SoilManageR</scp> —An R Package for Deriving Soil Management Indicators to Harmonise Agricultural Practice Assessments
<span>SoilManageR</span> —An R Package for Deriving Soil Management Indicators to Harmonise Agricultural Practice Assessments Open
Understanding the effects of agricultural soil management on the soil system and its functions is crucial to ensure the sustainable use of soil. Due to the countless ways in which soil can be managed, it is not an easy task to compare soil…
View article: Drought effects on trait space of winter wheat are independent of land management
Drought effects on trait space of winter wheat are independent of land management Open
Summary Investigating plant responses to climate change is key to develop suitable adaptation strategies. However, whether changes in land management can alleviate increasing drought threats to crops in the future is still unclear. We cond…
View article: Limited capability of organic farming and conservation tillage to enhance agroecosystem resilience to severe drought
Limited capability of organic farming and conservation tillage to enhance agroecosystem resilience to severe drought Open
CONTEXT: Climate change increasingly threatens food security, particularly through prolonged phases of drought. It is therefore important to evaluate and develop arable cropping systems with an enhanced capability to withstand severe droug…
View article: Water uptake patterns of pea and barley responded to drought but not to cropping systems
Water uptake patterns of pea and barley responded to drought but not to cropping systems Open
Agricultural production is under threat of water scarcity due to increasingly frequent and severe drought events under climate change. Whether a change in cropping systems can be used as an effective adaptation strategy against drought is …
View article: Organic and conservation agriculture promote ecosystem multifunctionality
Organic and conservation agriculture promote ecosystem multifunctionality Open
Considering agroecosystem multifunctionality is essential for designing sustainable cropping systems.
View article: Supplementary material to "Water uptake patterns of pea and barley responded to drought but not to cropping systems"
Supplementary material to "Water uptake patterns of pea and barley responded to drought but not to cropping systems" Open
Table S1 Stable water isotope values (δ 18 O and δ 2 H, ‰) of soil in control and drought subplots under different cropping systems (C-IT for Conventional intensive tillage, C-NT for Conventional no tillage, O-IT for Organic intensive till…
View article: Water uptake patterns of pea and barley responded to drought but not to cropping systems
Water uptake patterns of pea and barley responded to drought but not to cropping systems Open
Agricultural production is under threat of water scarcity due to increasingly frequent and severe drought events under climate change. Whether a change in cropping systems can be used as an effective adaptation strategy against drought is …
View article: Carbon Sequestration By Organic Conservation Tillage – A Comprehensive Sampling Campaign In Nine European Long-Term Trials
Carbon Sequestration By Organic Conservation Tillage – A Comprehensive Sampling Campaign In Nine European Long-Term Trials Open
Conservation tillage is suggested to sequester carbon although a stratification of soil organic carbon rather than a total increase is mostly observed. It is not clear whether conservation tillage in combination with organic farming practi…
View article: A closer look at the functions behind ecosystem multifunctionality: A review
A closer look at the functions behind ecosystem multifunctionality: A review Open
In recent years there has been an upsurge of studies on ecosystem multifunctionality (EMF), or the ability of ecosystems to simultaneously provide multiple functions and/or services. The concept of EMF itself, the analytical approaches use…
View article: Additional file 4 of Correction to: Cropping practices manipulate abundance patterns of root and soil microbiome members paving the way to smart farming
Additional file 4 of Correction to: Cropping practices manipulate abundance patterns of root and soil microbiome members paving the way to smart farming Open
Additional file 4. A zip archive comprising the command line code and necessary input files needed to replicate bioinformatic analysis.
View article: Additional file 5 of Correction to: Cropping practices manipulate abundance patterns of root and soil microbiome members paving the way to smart farming
Additional file 5 of Correction to: Cropping practices manipulate abundance patterns of root and soil microbiome members paving the way to smart farming Open
Additional file 5. A zip archive with the R script and necessary input files needed to reproduce all statistical analyses and graphics.
View article: Supplementary_Table_S1_J_Ecol.xlsx
Supplementary_Table_S1_J_Ecol.xlsx Open
Table compiling all functions measured in EMF studies of our review.
View article: Interactive Effects of Subsidiary Crops and Weed Pressure in the Transition Period to Non-Inversion Tillage, A Case Study of Six Sites Across Northern and Central Europe
Interactive Effects of Subsidiary Crops and Weed Pressure in the Transition Period to Non-Inversion Tillage, A Case Study of Six Sites Across Northern and Central Europe Open
Reducing soil tillage can lead to many benefits, but this practice often increases weed abundance and thus the need for herbicides, especially during the transition phase from inversion tillage to non-inversion tillage. We evaluated if sub…
View article: Does conversion to reduced tillage really increase soil organic carbon stocks in organic arable farming
Does conversion to reduced tillage really increase soil organic carbon stocks in organic arable farming Open
Aggravation of weather extremes increases awareness of climate change consequences. Mitigation options are in demand that aim to reduce the atmospheric concentration of greenhouse gases. Amongst others, the conversion from ploughing to red…
View article: Does conversion to conservation tillage really increase soil organic carbon stocks in organic arable farming
Does conversion to conservation tillage really increase soil organic carbon stocks in organic arable farming Open
Aggravation of weather extremes increases awareness of climate change consequences. Mitigation options are in demand which aim to reduce the atmospheric concentration of greenhouse gases. Amongst others, conversion from ploughing to conser…
View article: A Comparison of Major Arable Production Systems: An Agronomic, Environmental and Ecological Evaluation
A Comparison of Major Arable Production Systems: An Agronomic, Environmental and Ecological Evaluation Open
One of the primary challenges of our time is develop sustainable farming systems that can feed the world with minimal environmental impact. Some studies argue that organic farming systems are best because these have minimal impact on the e…