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Responses of soil microbial processes and community structure to tillage events and implications for soil quality
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In this paper, the authors describe the responses of soil carbon and nitrogen dynamics, microbial biomass, and microbial community structure to a tillage event in intensively managed vegetable crop systems in California.About:
This article is published in Geoderma.The article was published on 2003-06-01. It has received 260 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: No-till farming & Soil quality.read more
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Bacterial and Fungal Contributions to Carbon Sequestration in Agroecosystems
TL;DR: In this paper, the current knowledge of microbial processes affecting C sequestration in agroecosystems is reviewed, and gaps within our knowledge on MOM-C dynamics and how they are related to soil properties and agricultural practices are identified.
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Tillage and crop residue effects on soil carbon and carbon dioxide emission in corn-soybean rotations.
Mahdi Al-Kaisi,Xinhua Yin +1 more
TL;DR: Adopting less intensive tillage systems such as no-tillage, strip-t Tillage, deep rip, and chisel plow and better crop residue cover are effective in reducing CO2 emission and thus improving soil C sequestration in a corn-soybean rotation.
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Land use and climatic factors structure regional patterns in soil microbial communities
TL;DR: Overall, soil water availability was an important determinant of soil microbial community composition, and effects of environmental and management factors suggest that agricultural management can have larger effects on soil microbial communities than elevation and precipitation gradients.
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Impact of No-Tillage and Conventional Tillage Systems on Soil Microbial Communities
TL;DR: In this paper, the effects of long-term conventional and no-tillage practices on microbial community structure, enzyme activities, and selected physicochemical properties were determined in a continuous corn system on a Decatur silt loam soil.
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Changes in Soil Microbial Community Structure in a Tallgrass Prairie Chronosequence
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined changes in soil microbial community structure following cessation of tillage-based agriculture and through subsequent succession in a C-accruing tallgrass prairie restoration chronosequence.
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