Ngā hua rapu - "soil quality index"

Green manure effectively improves soil nutrients and crop yields, yet its partial substitution for chemical nitrogen fertilizer (CF) in maize systems remains underexplored in ecologically fragile Karst landscapes. To assess the effect of alfalfa green manure on maize yield, soil nutrients, enzymes,...

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Land conversion is considered an effective measure to ensure national food security in China, but little information is available on the quality of low productivity soils, in particular those in acid sulfate soil regions. In our study, acid sulfate paddy soils were divided into soils with high, medi...

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【Objective】Qitai County, a major grain-producing area in Xinjiang, is adopting modern agricultural technologies such as aerial pest control, Beidou navigation, precision sowing, and integrated water-fertilizer management. Taking Yaozhanzi village as an example, this paper analyzes the spatial distri...

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Fertilization impacts soil organic carbon (SOC) and its stability, key factors for soil quality and climate change mitigation. This study assessed the long-term effects of chemical (CON) and organic (ORG) fertilizations on oxidizable SOC pools, SOC stability, and soil quality in cacao soils. Soils w...

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Assessing cropland soil quality and identifying limiting indicators are crucial in guiding sustainable agricultural practices, particularly in fragile agricultural ecosystems. However, a unified understanding of key limiting indicators and the controlling factors of soil quality remains lacking due...

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As the ecological security barrier in northwestern China, understanding how natural grassland (NG) utilization pattern transformation in the northern Qilian foothills affects soil quality and ecosystem multifunctionality supports regional ecosystem management. The study compared soil chemical and bi...

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The rice-wheat system (RWS) in India, vital for agricultural sustainability, faces challenges from conventional methods such as burning crop residues and tillage, leading to nutrient depletion and soil organic matter loss. This study aimed to assess the impacts s of different burning and tillage pra...

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Pig slurry fertigation can modify soil biochemical properties by promoting glomalin production and shifting microbial communities; however, its impacts under varying water regimes remain insufficiently quantified. We assessed irrigated and rainfed systems by integrating the soil quality index (SQI)...

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Water scarcity in arid regions poses a severe threat to agricultural sustainability, necessitating optimized irrigation strategies. This study investigates the cumulative impacts of long-term irrigation deficits on soil quality, microbial diversity, and maize yield in the arid maize fields of Xinjia...

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Organic and mineral growing media are commonly used in horticultural soilless systems for vegetable cropping in greenhouses and net-houses. However, extraction of these materials adversely affects environmental quality. The objective of this study was to assess the horticultural potential of biochar...

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