Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Dongxiao He, Jianmin Chu, Hongxiao Yang
Summary: The study found that soil salinity in the terrace crop lands has decreased to <4 g.kg(-1), while in the crude flats it remains >6 g.kg(-1). Soil pH in the terrace croplands has significantly increased to >9, and organic matter content has drastically decreased, which is different from that observed in terrace slopes and crude flats. Terrace construction is effective in developing coastal saline flats for agricultural use, but traditional land use in the Yellow River delta has caused chronic soil degradation that is not conducive to a sustainable industry.
Article
Food Science & Technology
S. Chandrasekhar, Vijay Laxmi Pandey, Soham Sahoo
Summary: This study/models the cropping decisions of Indian agricultural households and finds evidence of "stickiness" in crop choice, with farmers rarely switching to non-cereal crops within a cropping year, presenting challenges for crop diversification. The study also shows that irrigated plots are less likely to be left fallow and more likely to grow cereals.
Article
Agronomy
Md. Noor E. Alam Siddique, Lisa Lobry de Bruyn, Chris N. Guppy, Yui Osanai
Summary: The study compared the effects of different physiographic and land types on soil organic carbon content and pH, finding a significant increase in SOC content over 20 years, while soil pH decreased. The influence of land type on SOC content was greater than physiography, and the impact of land management on SOC content and pH remains unclear.
Article
Plant Sciences
Modupe Olufemi Doyeni, Urte Stulpinaite, Ausra Baksinskaite, Skaidre Suproniene, Vita Tilvikiene
Summary: The study found that after three years of application in the agricultural system, digestate fertilization increased the nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium content in the soil, with yields higher than synthetic nitrogen fertilizer. There was a strong correlation between nitrogen use efficiency and yield in the digestate treatments, showing potential for short to mid-term use compared to synthetic nitrogen fertilizer.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Muhammad Tayyab, Ziqi Yang, Caifang Zhang, Waqar Islam, Wenxiong Lin, Hua Zhang
Summary: Sugarcane monoculture leads to soil problems such as acidification and degradation, reducing soil fertility and beneficial microbes. Analysis showed the impact of this cultivation method on soil and microbial communities.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Shaon Kumar Das, Goutam Kumar Ghosh, Ravikant Avasthe, Burhan U. Choudhury, Vinay Kumar Mishra, Manik Chandra Kundu, Aniruddha Roy, Tilak Mondal, Achal Lama, D. S. Dhakre
Summary: The addition of different organic manures and biochar to soil significantly influences the microbial biomass carbon and soil enzyme activity, with varying effects under different treatment conditions.
BIOMASS CONVERSION AND BIOREFINERY
(2021)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Chengshu Wang, Guanghui Zhang, Pingzong Zhu, Shiqi Chen, Yuanqiang Wan
Summary: Soil function assessment is important for mitigating soil degradation and achieving sustainable use of soil resources. This study investigated the spatial variation of soil functions with land use type and slope position in a small agricultural watershed. The results showed significant variations in soil properties and functions between different land use types and slope positions. Soil erosion was found to be the dominant process affecting soil functions by altering soil properties. Measures promoting nutrient accumulation and controlling soil erosion should be implemented to enhance soil functions. These findings are valuable for designing soil and water conservation measures in agricultural watersheds to enhance ecological services.
Article
Soil Science
Luis Fernando Marion, Robson Schneider, Mauricio Roberto Cherubin, Gustavo Stolzenberg Colares, Patrik Gustavo Wiesel, Adilson Bem da Costa, Eduardo Alcayaga Lobo
Summary: This research compared six strategies for calculating soil quality indexes and identified the simplest, most effective, and low-cost assessment tool for soil quality in southern Brazil. The results showed that all indexes efficiently detected soil quality changes in different systems, and the weighted addition method using a reduced number of soil indicators may be a potential protocol for soil management.
SOIL & TILLAGE RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Environmental Studies
George Bilas, Nikolaos Karapetsas, Anne Gobin, Konstantinos Mesdanitis, Gergely Toth, Tamas Hermann, Yaosheng Wang, Liangguo Luo, Thomas M. Koutsos, Dimitrios Moshou, Thomas K. Alexandridis
Summary: This study used Land Suitability Analysis (LSA) to evaluate the suitability of maize cultivation on different agricultural lands and employed Soil-Improving Cropping Systems (SICS) to improve land suitability. The results demonstrate that LSA can evaluate scenarios of management practices and recognize limiting factors.
Review
Horticulture
Huan Zhang, Carol Miles, Beverly Gerdeman, Deirdre Griffin LaHue, Lisa DeVetter
Summary: This review paper discusses the use of plastic mulch in perennial fruit systems, comparing non-biodegradable plastic mulches like PE and PP with soil-biodegradable plastic mulches (BDMs). The choice of plastic mulch impacts plant growth, soil environment, and pest/disease management, with mulch selection dependent on crop type, horticultural goals, climate, and production system. Researchers should continue exploring different plastic mulch options and investigate long-term impacts in perennial fruit cropping systems.
SCIENTIA HORTICULTURAE
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Yasir Hanif Mir, Mumtaz Ahmad Ganie, Tajamul Islam Shah, Shabir Ahmed Bangroo, Shakeel Ahmad Mir, Aanisa Manzoor Shah, Fehim Jeelani Wani, Anzhen Qin, Shafeeq Ur Rahman
Summary: Soil microbial activity plays a crucial role in carbon cycling and soil carbon storage potential. The composition of microbial communities is significant for maintaining environmental services. This study found that land conversion can lead to the depletion of soil microbial diversity.
Article
Soil Science
Xia Zhang, Shuwei Shen, Shaoqi Xue, Yongsheng Hu, Xudong Wang
Summary: Examining the effects of different agricultural practices on soil organic carbon (SOC) mineralization and sequestration is important for mitigating climate change and improving soil quality. A 12-year field experiment in Northwest China showed that wheat-maize rotation, no-tillage, and subsoiling increased SOC stocks and soil aggregate stability. The adoption of subsoiling under a wheat-maize rotation system improved soil structure and SOC sequestration, while decreasing SOC mineralization in semiarid regions.
SOIL & TILLAGE RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Fangkai Zhao, Lei Yang, Haw Yen, Xinwei Yu, Li Fang, Min Li, Liding Chen
Summary: This study investigated the relationships between antibiotic residues, bacterial communities, and earthworm populations in different land-use types. The results showed that antibiotics were more commonly found in maize and peanut fields compared to forests. Land use influenced the effects of antibiotics on soil bacteria and earthworms, with peanut fields showing negative correlations between antibiotic concentrations and bacterial diversity and earthworm abundance. On the other hand, antibiotics improved bacterial diversity in forest soils. Overall, earthworm populations demonstrated higher tolerance to antibiotics than soil bacterial communities. Agricultural land use played a role in modulating the responses of soil bacteria and earthworms to antibiotic contamination, suggesting earthworms as a potential alternative for controlling antibiotic pollution.
JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Khalid Hussain, Ayesha Ilyas, Irshad Bibi, Thomas Hilger
Summary: The study found that in the uplands of South Asia, the intercropping system of maize-chili-hedgerows with minimum tillage and fertilization can effectively reduce soil loss, increase land productivity, and economic returns.
Article
Agronomy
Jaan Kuht, Viacheslav Eremeev, Liina Talgre, Evelin Loit, Erkki Maeorg, Kalle Margus, Eve Runno-Paurson, Helena Madsen, Anne Luik
Summary: Soil microbes play a crucial role in nutrient cycling and maintaining soil health. This study found that both the cropping system and the precrops in rotation have significant effects on soil microbial hydrolytic activity (SMA). Organic systems with cover crops and composted manure showed higher SMA compared to conventional systems. The effects of pesticides and low organic residuals in unfertilized conventional systems resulted in lower SMA, indicating that these systems are not sustainable for soil health.
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
K. Velmourougane, R. Prasanna
JOURNAL OF APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY
(2017)
Review
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Asha Bharti, Kulandaivelu Velmourougane, Radha Prasanna
JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYCOLOGY
(2017)
Review
Microbiology
Kulandaivelu Velmourougane, Radha Prasanna, Anil Kumar Saxena
JOURNAL OF BASIC MICROBIOLOGY
(2017)
Article
Microbiology
Shobit Thapa, Kunal Ranjan, Balasubramanian Ramakrishnan, Kulandaivelu Velmourougane, Radha Prasanna
JOURNAL OF BASIC MICROBIOLOGY
(2018)
Article
Microbiology
Shobit Thapa, Radha Prasanna, Kunal Ranjan, Kulandaivelu Velmourougane, Balasubramanian Ramakrishnan
MICROBIOLOGICAL RESEARCH
(2017)
Article
Microbiology
Shobit Thapa, Radha Prasanna, Balasubramanian Ramakrishnan, Neelam Sheoran, Aundy Kumar, Kulandaivelu Velmourougane, Arun Kumar
ARCHIVES OF MICROBIOLOGY
(2018)
Article
Microbiology
Kulandaivelu Velmourougane, Radha Prasanna, Gautam Chawla, Lata Nain, Arun Kumar, Anil Kumar Saxena
JOURNAL OF BASIC MICROBIOLOGY
(2019)
Article
Microbiology
Kulandaivelu Velmourougane, Radha Prasanna, Puram Supriya, Balasubramanian Ramakrishnan, Shobit Thapa, Anil Kumar Saxena
MICROBIOLOGICAL RESEARCH
(2019)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Asha Bharti, Radha Prasanna, Kulandaivelu Velmourougane, Arun Kumar, Yashbir Singh Shivay, Lata Nain
WASTE AND BIOMASS VALORIZATION
(2020)
Article
Plant Sciences
Shobit Thapa, Radha Prasanna, Balasubramanian Ramakrishnan, Himanshu Mahawar, Asha Bharti, Aundy Kumar, Kulandaivelu Velmourougane, Yashbir Singh Shivay, Arun Kumar
Summary: This study highlights the importance of utilizing phyllospheric microbes as change-agents to engineer microbial communities for inhibiting fungal pathogen progression in rice crops. The root-shoot linkages play a critical role in the effective biocontrol of indigenous microbes, applied as soil drench or foliar agents. Different microbial inoculation methods show significant effects on chlorophyll concentrations, enzyme activities, and gene abundances, demonstrating the potential for environmentally friendly disease management strategies.
PHYSIOLOGICAL AND MOLECULAR PLANT PATHOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Desouza Blaise, Kulandaivelu Velmourougane, Savitha Santosh, Angamuthu Manikandan
Summary: Growing live mulch can be a cost-effective way to control weeds and enhance soil biological activity and microbial diversity in Bt cotton fields. Different mulch types have varied effects on soil biological activity, with some crops showing potential to improve soil biology and serve as alternatives to plastic mulch. Analysis of the soil metagenome data revealed the abundance of different bacterial phyla in mulch treatments, highlighting the potential of mulching to positively impact soil health and biodiversity.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Kulandaivelu Velmourougane, Angamuthu Manikandan, D. Blaise, Mageshwaran Vellaichamy
Summary: Composting cotton stalks can reduce dependency on farmyard manure, decrease inorganic fertilizer use, enhance soil health, and have similar effects on cotton yield, fiber quality, and soil properties as farmyard manure.
WASTE AND BIOMASS VALORIZATION
(2022)
Article
Microbiology
Kulandaivelu Velmourougane, Radha Prasanna, Shashi Bala Singh, Rajesh Kumar, Supradip Saha
FEMS MICROBIOLOGY ECOLOGY
(2017)
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
K. Velmourougane, R. Prasanna, A. K. Saxena, Shashi Bala Singh, Gautam Chawla, R. Kaushik, B. Ramakrishnan, L. Nain
APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY AND MICROBIOLOGY
(2017)
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Radha Prasanna, Garima Saxena, Babita Singh, Kunal Ranjan, Rishi Buddhadeo, Kulandaivelu Velmourougane, Balasubramanian Ramakrishnan, Lata Nain