The adoption of tillage during summer fallow can effectively store precipitation in and increase the soil water content dryland wheat fields eastern Loess Plateau; however, its influencing mechanism is still unknown. Three measures were implemented 2018, namely, no-tillage (NTF), subsoiling (STF), plough (PTF), to investigate changes porosity different growth periods winter their contribution s...

Keystone taxa play an important role in soil nutrient cycling and crop growth can be influenced by tillage. We investigated the composition of keystone their relationships with properties under different long-term tillage practices. Four treatments (i.e., CT, conventional tillage; NT, no mulch; RT, reduced SS, subsoiling mulch) were maintained for twenty-one years. Co-occurrence network (CoNet)...

Background: The compaction of subsoils in agriculture is a threat to soil functioning. Measures aimed at the prevention, amelioration, and/or impact alleviation compacted have been studied for more than century, but less smallholder agriculture. Methods: A meta-analysis was conducted quantitatively examine effects and measures mechanized small-holder countries, using studies published during 20...

Herbaceous weed control (HWC) is prescribed for growing season control of vegetative competition in hardwood afforestation attempts on former agricultural areas. Without HWC, planted seedlings often exhibit poor growth and survival. While currently employed HWC methods are proven, there is a substantial void in research comparing HWC treatments spanning multiple years. A total of 4,320 bare-roo...

In winter 1999-2000 trials of deep tillage and recontouring of skid trails were implemented on three sites in northeastern Kentucky, USA to examine their potential as skid trail retirement options. While effective, current Best Management Practices (BMPs) for trail retirement do not address two potential benefits of retirement: recovery of normal hill slope hydrology and amelioration of soil co...