A major uncertainty in soil carbon studies is how inputs of fresh plant-derived carbon affect the turnover of existing soil organic matter (SOM) by so-called priming effects. Priming may occur directly as a result of ...

With the need to identify sustainable modes of food production for growing populations there has been a growing interest in the potential of organic farming. Although evidence suggests that organic systems can produce food ...

Soil organic carbon (SOC) is an important component of soils for the various goods and services that soils perform. But SOC stocks have declined significantly in soils around the world over many years due to poor land ...