This page contains an overview of papers published in refereed journals by SoilCare project partners.
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SoilCare Special Issue "Soil Improving Cropping Systems for Sustainable and Profitable Farming in Europe" |
The publications listed in the tables below have references and/or links to the original publication. The majority of publications are Open Access and therefore do not require payment to view.
The publication code within the SoilCare project has been laid down in the 'Data sharing and publication in SoilCare' - agreement that was agreed upon by all project partners at the beginning of the project.
Refereed Journal publications and chapters in books originating from SoilCare research ('SoilCare papers')
Principal Author | Partner institute | Partner # | Publication Title | Journal | Reference or DOI | |
1 | Reed, M.S. | Newcastle University | 2 | A theory of participation: what makes stakeholder and public engagement in environmental management work? | Restoration Ecology | doi:10.1111/rec.12541 |
2 | Hemkemeyer, M | Aarhus University | 13 | Bacterial preferences for specific soil particle size fractions revealed by community analyses. Frontiers in microbiology, 9, p.149. | Frontiers in microbiology | https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2018.00149 |
3 | Thomas, R | Newcastle University | 2 | A framework for scaling sustainable land management options. Land Degradation & Development, 29(10), pp.3272-3284. | Land Degradation & Development | https://doi.org/10.1002/ldr.3080 |
4 | O'Sullivan | Teagasc | 15 | Functional Land Management: Bridging the Think-Do-Gap using a multi-stakeholder science policy interface. | Ambio | https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-017-0983-x |
5 | Ingram, J | University of Gloucestershire | 4 | Are advisory services ‘fit for purpose’ to support sustainable soil management? An assessment of advice in Europe | Soil Use and Management | doi: 10.1111/sum.12452 |
6 | Mills, J | University of Gloucestershire | 4 | The use of Twitter for sustainable soil management knowledge exchange | Soil Use and Management | https://doi.org/10.1111/sum.12485 |
7 | Hallama, M | University of Hohenheim | 5 | Hidden Miners: The role of cover crops and soil microorganisms in P cycling through agroecosystems | Plant & Soil | doi.org/10.1007/s11104-018-3810-7 |
8 | Lipiec, J | Institute of Agrophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences | 20 | Spatial relationships among cereal yields and selected soil physical and chemical properties | Science of the Total Environment | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.03.277 |
9 | Cuevas, J | University of Almería | 26 | A Review of Soil-Improving Cropping Systems for Soil Salinization | Agronomy | https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy9060295 |
10 | Bogusław Usowicz, Jerzy Lipiec | Institute of Agrophysics of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 20 | Determining the effect of exogenous organic materials on spatial distribution of maize yield | Nature - Scientific Reports | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-56266-5 |
11 | Aznar-Sánchez J.A et al | University of Almería | 26 | Smart Agricultural Waste Management in Traditional Mediterranean Crops | Handbook of Environmental Materials Management | 10.1007/978-3-319-58538-3_184-1 |
12 | Rust, N et al | Newcastle University | 2 | Social capital factors affecting uptake of sustainable soil management practices: a literature review | Emerald Open Research | https://doi.org/10.35241/emeraldopenres.13412.1 |
13 | Piccoli et al | University of Padova | 19 | Crop yield after 5 decades of contrasting residue management | Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems | https://doi.org/10.1007/s10705-020-10067-9 |
14 | Bolinder, M.A. et al. | Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences | 23 | The effect of crop residues, cover crops, manures and nitrogen fertilization on soil organic carbon changes in agroecosystems: a synthesis of reviews | Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change | https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11027-020-09916-3 |
15 | Hannula et al | Netherlands Institute of Ecology |
Inconsistent effects of agricultural practices on soil fungal communities across twelve European long‐term experiments |
European Journal of Soil Science | https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ejss.13090 | |
16 | Stankovics, P et al. | JRC | 22 | The interrelations of land ownership, soil protection and privileges of capital in the aspect of land take. | Land Use Policy | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2020.105071 |
17 | Frąc, M., et al. | Institute of Agrophysics of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 20 | Mycobiome Composition and Diversity under the Long-Term Application of Spent Mushroom Substrate and Chicken Manure | Agronomy | https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy11030410 |
18 | Bogusław Usowicz, Jerzy Lipiec | Institute of Agrophysics of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 20 | Spatial variability of saturated hydraulic conductivity and its links with other soil properties at the regional scale | Scientific Reports | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-86862-3 |
19 | Hallama, M et al. | University of Hohenheim | 5 | Interactions between cover crops and soil microorganisms increase phosphorus availability in conservation agriculture | Plant and Soil | https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-021-04897-x |
20 | Lipiec, J, et al. | Institute of Agrophysics of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 20 | Effects of Application of Recycled Chicken Manure and Spent Mushroom Substrate on Organic Matter, Acidity, and Hydraulic Properties of Sandy Soils | Materials | https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14144036 |
21 | Tsanis, I., et al. | Technical University of Crete | 7 | The Impact of Soil-Improving Cropping Practices on Erosion Rates: A Stakeholder-Oriented Field Experiment Assessment | Land | https://doi.org/10.3390/land10090964 |
22 | Aznar-Sánchez J.A., et al | University of Almeria | 26 | Barriers and Facilitators for Adopting Sustainable Soil Management Practices in Mediterranean Olive Groves | Agronomy | https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy10040506 |
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Csitari, G., et al (including Toth, Z). |
Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences | 22 | Effects of Organic Amendments on Soil Aggregate Stability and Microbial Biomass in a Long-Term Fertilization Experiment (IOSDV) | Sustainability | https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/17/9769 |
24 | De Notaris, C et al. | Arhus University | 13 | Long-term soil quality effects of soil and crop management in organic and conventional arable cropping systems | Geoderma | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2021.115383 |
25 | Rust, N A et al. | Newcastle University | 2 | Have farmers had enough of experts? | Environmental Management | https://doi.org/10.1007/s00267-021-01546-y |
26 | Piccoli, I et al. | University of Padova | 19 | Can Long-Term Experiments Predict Real Field N and P Balance and System Sustainability? Results from Maize, Winter Wheat, and Soybean Trials Using Mineral and Organic Fertilisers | Agronomy | https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy11081472 |
27 | Christensen, J T et al. | Arhus University | 13 | Effect of soil P status on barley growth, P uptake and soil microbial properties after incorporation of cover crop shoot and root residues | Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science | https://doi.org/10.1002/jpln.202100046 |
28 | Crotty F et al. | Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust | 14 | Can soil improving cropping systems reduce the loss of soil biodiversity within agricultural soils? | Book chapter in Sustainable soil management as a key to preserving soil biodiversity and stopping its degradation |
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29 | Panagea I et al. | KU Leuven | Soil Water Retention as Affected by Management Induced Changes of Soil Organic Carbon: Analysis of Long-Term Experiments in Europe | Land | https://doi.org/10.3390/land10121362 | |
30 | Sartori, F et al. | University of Padova | 19 | A Multivariate Approach to Evaluate Reduced Tillage Systems and Cover Crop Sustainability | Land | 10.3390/land11010055 |
Related refereed Journal publications and chapters in books written by SoilCare partners but NOT originating from SoilCare research
Principal Author | Partner institute | Partner # | Publication Title | Journal | Reference or DOI | |
1 | Peltre, C | Aarhus University | 13 | Seasonal differences in tillage draught on a sandy loam soil with long-term additions of animal manure and mineral fertilizers | Soil Use and Management, 32(4), pp.583-593 | doi:10.1111/sum.12312 |
2 | Christensen, B.T. | Aarhus University | 13 | Impact of Early Sowing on Winter Wheat Receiving Manure or Mineral Fertilizers | Agronomy Journal | doi:10.2134/agronj2016.11.0677 |
3 | Suarez-Tapia, A | Aarhus University | 13 | Limitation of multi-elemental fingerprinting of wheat grains: Effect of cultivar, sowing date, and nutrient management |
Journal of Cereal Science | doi.org/10.1016/j.jcs.2017.05.015 |
4 | Nobile, C. | Institut Polytechnique UniLaSalle | 5 | Phosphorus-acquisition strategies of canola, wheat and barley in soil amended with sewage sludges | Nature, scientific reports | http://opus.uni-hohenheim.de/volltexte/2020/1677/pdf/Nobile_et_al._2019.pdf |
5 | Rust, N et al | Newcastle University | 2 | Framing of sustainable agricultural practices by the farming press and its effect on adoption | Agriculture and Human Values | https://doi.org/10.1007/s10460-020-10186-7 |