Soil & Tillage Research

Papers
(The median citation count of Soil & Tillage Research is 7. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)
ArticleCitations
Dynamic soil hydraulic properties in regenerative agriculture: Effects of crop and forest integration in livestock systems236
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Loss and conservation of soil organic carbon and nutrients in arid and semiarid China during aeolian dust emissions138
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Physical properties of technosols at brown coal mine wastes in Eastern Siberia116
Plow layer management during the fallow season can enhance the wheat productivity and resource utilization in a semi-arid region115
Biogeochemistry of dissolved organic matter and inorganic solutes in soil profiles of tropical pasturelands107
Future warming-induced phosphorus loss mitigated by land conversion and degradation106
Early-stage effects of carbon-rich soil amendments stimulate retention-related nitrogen genes while maintaining nitrogen and yield levels101
Carbon accumulation dynamics and development processes of peatland established after the Changbaishan Millennium eruption97
Driving mechanisms of the soil aggregate breakdown-formation on soil organic carbon mineralization under splash erosion86
Effects of long-term fertiliser application on cropland soil carbon dynamics mediated by potential shifts in microbial carbon use efficiency85
Soil aggregate carbon stocks and sequestration efficiency under long-term fertilization across China’s croplands85
Changes in micronutrient concentrations under minimum tillage and cotton-based crop rotations in irrigated Vertisols81
Micro/nanobubble-aerated drip irrigation affects saline soil microenvironments and tomato growth by altering bacterial communities80
Short-term no-tillage improves soil water retention and maintains soil aeration at high moisture conditions despite reduced macroporosity78
A 44-year balanced fertilizer application affected rill erosion resistance by changing humus, aggregates, and polyvalent cation73
Control of landscape position on organic matter decomposition via soil moisture during a wet summer73
A comparison of preferential flow characteristics and influencing factors between two soils developed in the karst region of Southwest China72
Spatio-temporal evolution of water erosion in the western Songnen Plain: Analysis of its response to land use dynamics and climate change71
Hydraulic and pore functions of differently textured soils modified by biochar from different parts of the mango plant70
Development of pedotransfer functions for predicting hydraulic parameters of van Genuchten model by incorporating environmental variables on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau70
Long-term straw return increases fungal residual contribution to soil microaggregate nitrogen pool: An eco-enzymatic stoichiometric study69
Zero-valent iron addition stimulated straw-derived carbon accumulation in submerged soil69
Response of soil microbial biomass C, N, and P and microbial quotient to agriculture and agricultural abandonment in a meadow steppe of northeast China69
Responses of soil reactive nitrogen losses and nitrogen pools to straw mulching68
Legume-based crop diversification reinforces soil health and carbon storage driven by microbial biomass and aggregates66
Combined impact of no-tillage and cover crops on soil carbon stocks and fluxes in maize crops64
Effect of different underlying surfaces on hydraulic parameters of overland flow60
Deep tilling and localized liming improve soil chemical fertility and sugarcane yield in clayey soils59
Does spontaneous cover crop increase the stocks of soil organic carbon and nitrogen in commercial olive orchard?58
A high-resolution physical modelling approach to assess runoff and soil erosion in vineyards under different soil managements58
Interspecific interactions increase soil aggregate stability through altered root traits in long-term legume/maize intercropping57
The role of legume roots in carbon sequestration, soil health enhancement, and salinity mitigation under climate change: A comprehensive review56
Organic fertilizer substitution increased soil organic carbon through the association of microbial necromass C with iron oxides56
Root processes counteract the suppression of nitrogen-induced priming effects by enhancing microbial activity and catabolism in greenhouse vegetable production systems56
Soil loss estimation using RUSLE model: Comparison of conventional and digital soil data at watershed scale in central Iran56
Microbial role in enhancing transfer of straw-derived nitrogen to wheat under nitrogen fertilization55
A deeper look at crop residue and soil warming impact on the soil C pools55
The effect of long-term soil surface mulching on SOC fractions and the carbon management index in a semiarid agroecosystem54
The role of roots traits of climax community species to shear strength in the Loess Hilly Region, China53
Soil salt crusts greatly reduce wind erosion and PM10 emission on sandy loam53
Examining the land leveling impacts on the physical quality of lowland soils in Southern Brazil53
Particulate organic carbon is more sensitive to nitrogen addition than mineral-associated organic carbon: A meta-analysis53
A chemotaxis-haptotaxis coupled mechanism reducing bacterial mobility in disturbed and intact soils51
Enzyme activities and microbial nutrient limitations in response to digestate and compost additions in organic matter poor soils in the Marches, Italy51
Biosolids and conservation tillage for rainfed wheat farming in dry Mediterranean climates51
Long-term response of bahiagrass pastures to elevated atmospheric CO2 and fertility management: Forage quality50
Effect of modified bentonite on copper migration via bank soils in the Jialing River, Southwest China50
No-tillage is beneficial for controlling ground-dwelling cricket population: Evidence from gut microbiota50
Roots are the key for soil C restoration: A comparison of land management in the semiarid Argentinean Pampa49
Editorial Board48
Modeling and digital mapping of shallow water table depth using satellite-based spectral and thermal data: Introducing a framework for digital shallow water table mapping48
Ammonia volatilization measured with the IHF method in a rainfed arable crop: Evaluation of tillage intensity and the number of experimental replicates48
Control of snow mold damage of winter wheat by snow compaction (Yuki-fumi)47
Interpretation of uniaxial, confined compression test data for agricultural topsoils47
Pyrolysis of different organic feedstock combinations as soil amendments enhances the reclamation of saline-sodic soil46
Analysis of phosphorus forms on different soil types using heterogeneous isotope exchange reaction46
Wind erosion after steppe conversion in Kazakhstan46
Yield, soil Nitrogen content and weed control in six years of conservation agriculture on-farm field trials in Southwest Germany46
The impact of paleoclimatic on the structural strength of loess paleosol sequences and its implications for tillage on the Loess Plateau: A case study from Luochuan profile46
Nutrient supplementation changes chemical composition of soil organic matter density fractions in desert steppe soil in northern China46
Response of leaf, litter, and root ecological stoichiometries to grazing exclosure duration on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau45
Divergent accumulation of microbial necromass and plant lignin phenol induced by adding maize straw to fertilized soils45
Depth-dependent patterns in the C:N:P stoichiometry of different soil components with reclamation time in coastal poplar plantations45
Effect of installing soil-loosening plow on the working performance and power consumption of the shovel-type seedbed preparation machine for rapeseed in rice stubble fields44
Characterising and quantifying soil clay-sized minerals using mid-infrared spectroscopy44
Impacts of landscape factors on gully retreat and its morphological characteristics in hilly areas of Northeast China44
Combining rotary and deep tillage increases crop yields by improving the soil physical structure and accumulating organic carbon of subsoil44
Morphology-based mechanism of desiccation cracking in soil and montmorillonite44
Applications of Computed Tomography (CT) in environmental soil and plant sciences43
Border row effects on the distribution of root and soil resources in maize–soybean strip intercropping systems43
Straw retention combined with phosphorus fertilizer promotes soil phosphorus availability by enhancing soil P-related enzymes and the abundance of phoC and phoD genes43
Long-term excessive phosphorus fertilization alters soil phosphorus fractions in the acidic soil of pomelo orchards43
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A tale of two systems: Does reducing tillage affect soil health differently in long-term, side-by-side conventional and organic agricultural systems?42
Effects of earthworm activities on soil nutrients and microbial diversity under different tillage measures42
Soil health assessment for different tillage and cropping systems to determine sustainable management practices in a humid region42
Green manure provides growth benefits for soil mesofauna by promoting soil fertility in agroecosystems42
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Roles of soil organic acids and base cations in Mollisol acidification during the peak growth stage of crops41
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Efficacy of earthworm casts on sediment and nitrate loss with runoff in the Chinese Loess Plateau41
Double cropping and tillage intensity in continuous wheat agroecosystems have variable impacts on soil hydrologic and physical properties41
A data assimilation-based heat pulse method for monitoring soil hydraulic and thermal parameters in root zones40
Effects of nutrient fertilization and soil tillage on soil CO2 emissions in a long-term grassland experiment40
Spatiotemporal variation of soil water potential and its significance to water balance for a desert shrub area40
Impact of concentrated flow and shallow water table on pesticides trapping efficiency of vegetative filter strips – A case study of Northeast China40
Integration of tillage indices and textural features of Sentinel-2A multispectral images for maize residue cover estimation40
Is soil respiration of a chernozem under shallow cultivation similar to moldboard plowing or no-tillage?40
Evaluation of nutrient spatial distribution and heavy metal pollution improvement in small-scale farmland under the action of biochar and microbial organic fertilizer39
Assessing the impact of soil shrinkage and pore size dynamics on rice crop yield in expansive clay soils39
Linking soil phosphorus fractions to associated microbial functional profiles under crop rotation on the Loess Plateau of China39
Aggregate pore structure, stability characteristics, and biochemical properties induced by different cultivation durations in the Mollisol region of Northeast China39
Centennial scale temporal responses of soil magnetic susceptibility and spatial variation to human cultivation on hillslopes in Northeast China39
Prediction of soil organic matter using VNIR spectral parameters extracted from shape characteristics39
Impacts of a fully mechanized timber harvesting system on soil physical properties after a pronounced dry period38
Effects of crop residue on wind erosion due to dust storms in Hotan Prefecture, Xinjiang, China38
Fungal necromass is vital for the storage of subsoil C after deep injection of compost38
Impacts of straw return coupled with tillage practices on soil organic carbon stock in upland wheat and maize croplands in China: A meta-analysis38
Depth-driven responses of soil organic carbon fractions to orchard cover crops across China: A meta-analysis38
Response of soil organic carbon stock to land use is modulated by soil hydraulic properties37
Alteration in surface energy balance fluxes induced from long-term disk-tilled versus no-till management in maize production37
Ammonia-oxidizing bacteria are the primary N2O producers in long-time tillage and fertilization of dryland calcareous soil37
Integration of Sentinel-1/2 and topographic attributes to predict the spatial distribution of soil texture fractions in some agricultural soils of western Iran37
Comparative evaluation of the effect of conventional and robotic mechanical weeding on topsoil physical attributes36
Long-term Conservation Agriculture increases sulfur pools in soils together with increased soil organic carbon compared to conventional practices36
Temperature sensitivity of soil respiration to elevated temperature and nitrogen availability36
Enhanced microplastic retrieval efficiency from cultivated soil samples through optimized pre-treatment in density-based extraction36
The effects of fine roots and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi on soil macropores36
Response law and prediction model of soil erosion considering vegetation and litter cover under different rainfall intensities in the Loess Plateau35
Combined measurement of roots, δ18O and δ2H, and a Bayesian mixed model capture the soil profiles of wheat water uptake in a deep loamy soil35
Assessment of soil water retention characteristics based on VNIR/SWIR hyperspectral imaging of soil surface35
The application of amendments improves properties of salt-affected soils across China35
Soil and management effects on aggregation and organic matter dynamics in vineyards35
Soil-SAM: Segment anything model for soil pore identification35
Pull-out characteristics of herbaceous roots of alfalfa on the loess in different growth stages and their impacts on slope stability35
The fate of soil microbial communities under seasonal and continuous yak grazing in alpine meadows of Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau35
Undecomposed litter mixed in the soil can increase interrill erosion on hillslopes: A laboratory study35
Short-term dynamic responses of soil properties and soil fauna under contrasting tillage systems34
Winter cover crops favor cereal crop in N competition against creeping thistle Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop34
A mathematical model for predicting the draft force of shank-type tillage tine in a compacted sandy loam34
Responses of freeze-thaw process and hydrothermal variations within soil profiles to the cultivation of forest and grassland in Northeast China34
Speciation, spatial distribution and bioavailability of phosphorus in a tropical soil cultivated with soybeans and wheat as affected by soil tillage in a long-term field experiment34
No-till farming and greenhouse gas fluxes: Insights from literature and experimental data34
Covariate selection approaches in spatial prediction of soil quality indices using machine learning models at the watershed scale, west of Iran33
Effects of vibration parameters on the interfacial adhesion system between soil and metal surface33
The effects of no-tillage and conventional tillage on greenhouse gas emissions from paddy fields with various rice varieties33
Mechanism of microbial inhibition of rainfall erosion in black soil area, as a soil structure builder33
Physical, topological and hydraulic properties of an Oxisol under conservation practices: X-ray tomography imaging and pore-network simulation33
Assessing the effects of agricultural management practices and land-use changes on soil organic carbon stocks33
Rotational horse grazing and dry weather maximize infiltration into soil macropores32
Optimization design and performance study of a subsoiler underlying the tea garden subsoiling mechanism based on bionics and EDEM32
Zeolite application coupled with film mulched drip irrigation enhances crop yield with less N2O emissions in peanut field32
Possibility of exogenous organic carbon input to increase global soil nitrogen supply potential: A meta-analysis32
Assessment of soil vulnerability to erosion in different land surface configurations and management practices under semi-arid monsoon climate32
Short-term response on microstructure and soil organic matter characteristics after fertilization change in an Andic Anthrosol32
Fate of atrazine in soybean (Glycine max L.) and corn (Zea mays L.) succession in Brazilian subtropical conditions32
Fusion of Gamma-rays and portable X-ray fluorescence spectral data to measure extractable potassium in soils31
Carbon farming practices for European cropland: A review on the effect on soil organic carbon31
Effects of road- vs. field-recommended tyre inflation pressures and small variations in soil moisture content on traffic-induced soil compaction during seedbed preparation31
Response of soil microbial properties in the life cycle of potatoes to organic substitution regimes in North China31
Prediction of water retention properties of French soils using the in situ volumetric water content at field capacity as single input data31
Does the duration of no-till implementation influence depth distribution of soil organic carbon, hydro-physical properties, and computed tomography-derived macropore characteristics?31
Soil surface properties and infiltration response to crust forming of a sandy loam and silt loam31
Spatial-temporal variation of soil organic matter decomposition potential in China31
Nitrogen-induced soil acidification mitigates the negative effects of nitrogen addition on SOC stability30
Hydrochar prepared from different sources of kitchen waste for paddy soil application: Closing the gap between resource recycling and gaseous nitrogen reduction30
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Short-term morphological evolution of an ephemeral gully in the Dry-hot Valley of Southwest China30
Integration of Sentinel-1 and 2 for estimating soil organic carbon content in reclaimed coastal croplands with novel indices30
Depth matters: The impact of vegetation clipping on phosphorus fractions across peatland depth profiles30
Ratio of physical model parameters can retrieve aggregate size from different types of soil in cultivated regions29
Trade-offs between high yields and soil CO2 emissions in semi-humid maize cropland in northern China29
Modeling compaction effects on hydraulic properties of soils using limited information29
Controlling enhanced surface runoff components as a result of a freezing-thawing cycle by inoculating soil bacteria and cyanobacteria29
Micro-nano bubbles irrigation improves rice yield under nitrogen deficiency by regulating soil microbial community28
Effect of innovative mineral-organic mixtures on enzymatic activity, ecotoxicity, and microbial communities in contaminated soil28
Glyphosate and AMPA dynamics during the transition towards conservation agriculture: Drivers under shallow groundwater conditions28
Spatial correlation of nutrients in a typical soil-hickory system of southeastern China and its implication for site-specific fertilizer application28
Optimizing drip irrigation with alternate use of fresh and brackish waters by analyzing salt stress: The experimental and simulation approaches28
Vertical distribution of soil water repellency in ortsteinic soils in relation to land use28
Winter wheat cover crop increased subsoil organic carbon in a long-term cotton cropping system in Tennessee28
Identifying the best tillage system to maintain soil properties and crop yields after Conservation Reserve Program grassland conversion28
Relative role of soil nutrients vs. carbon availability on soil carbon mineralization in grassland receiving long-term N addition28
Soil structure development in a five-year chronosequence of maize cropping on two contrasting soil textures28
Investigating the relationships between soil and sugarcane attributes under different row spacing configurations and crop cycles using the state-space approach27
Crop residue management challenges, opportunities and way forward for sustainable food-energy security in India: A review27
Potential of no-till agriculture as a nature-based solution for climate-change mitigation in Brazil27
Macroscopic mechanical behavior and microstructural evolution of compacted loess in the Chinese Loess Plateau27
Paddock-scale carbon and greenhouse gas budgets in the first year following the renewal of an intensively grazed perennial pasture27
A systematic review of strategies for identifying and stabilizing dispersive clay soils for sustainable infrastructure27
Adaptive regulation of microbial community characteristics in response to nutrient limitations under mulching practices across distinct climate zones27
The impact of precipitation on N2O emissions during the freeze-thaw cycle in a typical grassland in Inner Mongolia27
Effects of soil physical and chemical properties on phosphorus adsorption-desorption in fluvo-aquic soil under conservation tillage27
Soil organic carbon content and mineralization controlled by the composition, origin and molecular diversity of organic matter: A study in tropical alpine grasslands27
Mapping the soil C:N ratio at the European scale by combining multi-year Sentinel radar and optical data via cloud computing26
Effects of different tillage on morpho-physiological traits of dryland chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.)26
Erratum to “Multiyear crop residue cover mapping using narrow-band vs. broad-band shortwave infrared satellite imagery” [Soil Tillage Res. 251 (2025) 1–19]26
Effects of long-term monocropping, rotation cropping, and fertilization on energy and fuel requirements for fall moldboard plowing in a clay-loam soil26
Experimental study on splash erosion resistance of granite residual soil improved by microbially induced carbonate precipitation26
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The PROMETHEE-GAIA: A multi-criteria decision-making method for identifying best conservation agricultural practices26
Improved soil organic matter monitoring by using cumulative crop residue indices derived from time-series remote sensing images in the central black soil region of China26
Modeling soil erodibility and critical shear stress parameters for soil loss estimation26
Contrasting responses of soil organic and inorganic carbon to manure addition in calcareous soil26
Anisotropy of soil hydraulic properties induced by repeated machinery traffic in a Typic Argiudoll of the Argentinean Pampas Region26
Effect of soil supplementation with mineral-organic mixtures on the amount of maize biomass and the mobility of trace elements in soil26
Results of cone and piston pull-out tests for evaluation of clay-soil adhesion25
Effects of rainfall characteristics and contour tillage on ephemeral gully development in a field in Northeastern China25
Biochar rather than organic fertilizer mitigated the global warming potential in a saline-alkali farmland25
Soil water, nutrient distribution and use efficiencies under different water and fertilizer coupling in an apple–maize alley cropping system in the Loess Plateau, China25
Five years of conservation tillage and weed management in a rice-chickpea rotation of northern Gangetic Plains of India: Weed growth, yield benefits and economic profitability25
Long-term gully dynamics over cropland in the black soil area of China based on systematic sampling25
Assessing the methane mitigation potential of biochar and stover incorporation: Insights from the emission dynamics and soil microbiome in maize agroecosystems25
Microbial attributes as structural quality index for physical health of an Oxisol under compaction levels25
Divergent responses of phoD- and pqqC-harbouring bacterial communities across soil aggregates to long fertilization practices25
Estimating the permeability of soils under different tillage practices and cropping systems: Roles of the three percolating pore radii derived from X-ray CT25
Evaluation analysis of the saturated paste method for determining typical coastal saline soil salinity25
Co-cultivation of rice and aquatic animals: Improving soil fertility and providing more rice in China25
Long-term impacts of agronomic practices on winter wheat yield, water use efficiency, and nitrogen use efficiency in global dryland regions: A meta-analysis25
A bionic profiling-energy storage device based on MBD-DEM coupled simulation optimization reducing the energy consumption of deep loosening24
Soil gas diffusivity and pore continuity dynamics under different tillage and crop sequences in an irrigated Mediterranean area24
Constraints on mineral-associated and particulate organic carbon response to regenerative management: carbon inputs and saturation deficit24
Evolution of the transport properties of soil aggregates and their relationship with soil organic carbon following land use changes24
Using nitrogen-loaded biochar for soil improvement to decrease applied nitrogen and stabilize rice yield under alternate wet-dry irrigation24
High soil bacterial diversity increases the stability of the community under grazing and nitrogen24
Low efficacy of different crop residue management on C and N stocks after five decades24
Influence of inorganic and organic fertilizers on the performance of water-absorbing polymer amended soils from the perspective of sustainable water use efficiency24
Structure liming reduces draught requirement on clay soil24
Soil organic carbon trade-offs under conservation tillage: Carbon stock versus stability mediated by particulate and mineral-associated fractions24
Enhanced clay mineral–mediated ammonium fixation–release turnover under no–tillage with straw retention: An effective buffering mechanism for nitrogen retention and supply in agroecosystems of Northea24
Effects of long-term manure substitution regimes on soil organic carbon composition in a red paddy soil of southern China24
Contrasting effects of different straw return modes on net ecosystem carbon budget and carbon footprint in saline-alkali arid farmland24
Effect of long-term tillage and cropping system on portion of fungal and bacterial necromass carbon in soil organic carbon23
Variability in mollic epipedon thickness in response to soil erosion–deposition rates along slopes in Northeast China23
Assessing the soil organic carbon stability and greenhouse gases mitigation in rice-wheat system: Seventeen-years assessment of tillage and residue management23
Exploring biochar addition impacts on soil erosion under natural rainfall: A study based on four years of field observations on the Loess Plateau23
Silicon uptake and utilization on Panicum maximum grass modifies C:N:P stoichiometry under warming and soil water deficit23
Linkage between aggregate stability of granitic soils and the permanent gully erosion in subtropical China23
Biochar application increased soil carbon sequestration by altering organic carbon components in aggregates23
Assessing the impacts of climate change on crop yields, soil organic carbon sequestration and N2O emissions in wheat–maize rotation systems23
Fifteen-years of continuous application of organic materials improve the soil aggregation, organic carbon status and sustain the productivity of the basmati rice-wheat system23
From science to practice: The AGSUS protocol for monitoring and certification of sustainable soil management and carbon sequestration23
Long-term mulched drip irrigation enhances the stability of soil aggregates by increasing organic carbon stock and reducing salinity23
Evaluation of the gully erosion susceptibility by using UAV and hybrid models based on machine learning23
Long-term land use and tillage influence on phosphorus species in Brazilian Oxisols: A multi-technique assessment by chemical P fractionation, 31P NMR and P K-edge XANES spectroscopies23
Legume cover crops enhance soil organic carbon via microbial necromass in orchard alleyways23
Multi-scale analysis of soil property variability in Northeast China's black soils using advanced geospatial models22
No-till annual wheat increases plant productivity, soil microbial biomass, and soil carbon stabilization relative to intermediate wheatgrass in a Mediterranean climate22
Mapping cation exchange capacity and exchangeable potassium using proximal soil sensing data at the multiple-field scale22
Deep vertical rotary tillage mitigates salinization hazards and shifts microbial community structure in salt-affected anthropogenic-alluvial soil22
Does no-tillage mitigate the negative effects of harvest compaction on soil pore characteristics in Northeast China?22
Comparing WEPP with USLE based models: The role of bare fallow runoff and soil loss plots22
Improvement in dryland crop performance and soil properties with multiple annual applications of lignite-derived humic amendment22
Towards rapid analysis with XRF sensor for assessing soil fertility attributes: Effects of dwell time reduction22
Variability in soil characteristics in the field–bund transition area increases water loss potential in paddy fields22
Effective prediction of soil organic matter by deep SVD concatenation using FT-NIR spectroscopy22
Effects of fallow and chemical fertilizer applications on soil carbon and nitrogen pools in North China Plain: Medium-term and long-term trends22
Current limitations and future research needs for predicting soil precompression stress: A synthesis of available data22
Soil organic matter pools response to perennial grain cropping and nitrogen fertilizer22
Approximate analytical solution to equation for two-dimensional soil-water movement in ponding infiltration based on numerical simulation22
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Comparative effect of conventional and adaptive management approaches on watershed health22
High-molecular-weight dissolved organic matter enhanced phosphorus availability in paddy soils: Evidence from field and microcosm experiments22
Soil profile carbon sequestration and nutrient responses varied with cover crops in irrigated forage rotations22
Field and numerical investigation of soil water–salt dynamics under deep vertical rotary tillage in the Hetao Plain22
Response to “Geometric standard errors are multiplicative not additive” and erratum21
Changes in carbon and phosphorus storages and humic substances in a Ferralsol, after tillage and animal manures applications21
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