Conservation Agriculture as a Sustainable System for Soil Health: A Review
Soil health is a term used to describe the general state or quality of soil, and in an agroecosystem, soil health can be defined as the ability of the soil to respond to agricultural practices in a way that sustainably supports both agricultural production and the provision of other ecosystem servic...
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| author | Cárceles Rodríguez, Belén Durán-Zuazo, Víctor Hugo Soriano Rodríguez, Miguel García-Tejero, Iván F. Gálvez Ruiz, Baltasar Cuadros Tavira, Simón |
| author_facet | Cárceles Rodríguez, Belén Durán-Zuazo, Víctor Hugo Soriano Rodríguez, Miguel García-Tejero, Iván F. Gálvez Ruiz, Baltasar Cuadros Tavira, Simón |
| author_sort | Cárceles Rodríguez, Belén |
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| description | Soil health is a term used to describe the general state or quality of soil, and in an agroecosystem, soil health can be defined as the ability of the soil to respond to agricultural practices in a way that sustainably supports both agricultural production and the provision of other ecosystem services. Conventional agricultural practices cause deterioration in soil quality, increasing its compaction, water erosion, and salinization and decreasing soil organic matter, nutrient content, and soil biodiversity, which negatively influences the productivity and long-term sustainability of the soil. Currently, there are many evidences throughout the world that demonstrate the capability of conservation agriculture (CA) as a sustainable system to overcome these adverse effects on soil health, to avoid soil degradation and to ensure food security. CA has multiple beneficial effects on the physical, chemical, and biological properties of soil. In addition, CA can reduce the negative impacts of conventional agricultural practices on soil health while conserving the production and provision of soil ecosystem services. Today, agricultural development is facing unprecedented challenges, and CA plays a significant role in the sustainability of intensive agriculture. This review will discuss the impact of conservation agricultural practices on soil health and their role in agricultural sustainability. |
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| spelling | oai:repositorio.ual.es:10835-141062023-04-12T18:55:34Z Conservation Agriculture as a Sustainable System for Soil Health: A Review Cárceles Rodríguez, Belén Durán-Zuazo, Víctor Hugo Soriano Rodríguez, Miguel García-Tejero, Iván F. Gálvez Ruiz, Baltasar Cuadros Tavira, Simón conservation agriculture indicators soil health sustainability Soil health is a term used to describe the general state or quality of soil, and in an agroecosystem, soil health can be defined as the ability of the soil to respond to agricultural practices in a way that sustainably supports both agricultural production and the provision of other ecosystem services. Conventional agricultural practices cause deterioration in soil quality, increasing its compaction, water erosion, and salinization and decreasing soil organic matter, nutrient content, and soil biodiversity, which negatively influences the productivity and long-term sustainability of the soil. Currently, there are many evidences throughout the world that demonstrate the capability of conservation agriculture (CA) as a sustainable system to overcome these adverse effects on soil health, to avoid soil degradation and to ensure food security. CA has multiple beneficial effects on the physical, chemical, and biological properties of soil. In addition, CA can reduce the negative impacts of conventional agricultural practices on soil health while conserving the production and provision of soil ecosystem services. Today, agricultural development is facing unprecedented challenges, and CA plays a significant role in the sustainability of intensive agriculture. This review will discuss the impact of conservation agricultural practices on soil health and their role in agricultural sustainability. 2022-11-30T13:41:20Z 2022-11-30T13:41:20Z 2022-11-23 info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2571-8789 http://hdl.handle.net/10835/14106 10.3390/soilsystems6040087 en https://www.mdpi.com/2571-8789/6/4/87 Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacional http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess MDPI |
| spellingShingle | conservation agriculture indicators soil health sustainability Cárceles Rodríguez, Belén Durán-Zuazo, Víctor Hugo Soriano Rodríguez, Miguel García-Tejero, Iván F. Gálvez Ruiz, Baltasar Cuadros Tavira, Simón Conservation Agriculture as a Sustainable System for Soil Health: A Review |
| title | Conservation Agriculture as a Sustainable System for Soil Health: A Review |
| title_full | Conservation Agriculture as a Sustainable System for Soil Health: A Review |
| title_fullStr | Conservation Agriculture as a Sustainable System for Soil Health: A Review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Conservation Agriculture as a Sustainable System for Soil Health: A Review |
| title_short | Conservation Agriculture as a Sustainable System for Soil Health: A Review |
| title_sort | conservation agriculture as a sustainable system for soil health: a review |
| topic | conservation agriculture indicators soil health sustainability |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/10835/14106 |
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