Details
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Advances in Agronomy |
| Editors | Donald L. Sparks |
| Publisher | Academic Press Inc. |
| Pages | 179-240 |
| Number of pages | 62 |
| ISBN (print) | 9780128207659 |
| Publication status | Published - 2020 |
Publication series
| Name | Advances in Agronomy |
|---|---|
| Volume | 161 |
| ISSN (Print) | 0065-2113 |
Abstract
Agricultural management is a key force affecting soil processes and functions. Triggered by biophysical constraints as well as rapid structural and technological developments, new management practices are emerging with largely unknown impacts on soil processes and functions. This impedes assessments of the potential of such emerging practices for sustainable intensification, a paradigm coined to address the growing demand for food and nonfood products. In terms of soil management, sustainable intensification means that soil productivity is increased while other soil functions and services, such as carbon storage and habitat for organisms, are simultaneously maintained or even improved. In this paper we provide an overview of research challenges to better understand how emerging soil management practices affect soil processes and functions. We distinguish four categories of soil management practices: spatial arrangements of cropping systems, crops and rotations, mechanical pressures, and inputs into the soil. Key research needs identified for each include nutrient efficiency in agroforestry versus conventional cropping systems, soil-rhizosphere microbiome elucidation to understand the interacting roles of crops and rotations, the effects of soil compaction on soil–plant–atmosphere interactions, and the ecotoxicity of plastics, pharmaceuticals and other pollutants that are introduced into the soil. We establish an interdisciplinary, systemic approach to soil science and include cross-cutting research activities related to process modeling, data management, stakeholder interaction, sustainability assessment and governance. The identification of soil research challenges from the perspective of agricultural management facilitates cooperation between different scientific disciplines in the field of sustainable agricultural production.
Keywords
- Agricultural management, Future, Research challenges, Soil functions
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences(all)
- Agronomy and Crop Science
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences(all)
- Soil Science
Sustainable Development Goals
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Advances in Agronomy. ed. / Donald L. Sparks. Academic Press Inc., 2020. p. 179-240 (Advances in Agronomy; Vol. 161).
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T1 - Soil research challenges in response to emerging agricultural soil management practices
AU - Techen, Anja K.
AU - Helming, Katharina
AU - Brüggemann, Nicolas
AU - Veldkamp, Edzo
AU - Reinhold-Hurek, Barbara
AU - Lorenz, Marco
AU - Bartke, Stephan
AU - Heinrich, Uwe
AU - Amelung, Wulf
AU - Augustin, Katja
AU - Boy, Jens
AU - Corre, Marife
AU - Duttman, Rainer
AU - Gebbers, Robin
AU - Gentsch, Norman
AU - Grosch, Rita
AU - Guggenberger, Georg
AU - Kern, Jürgen
AU - Kiese, Ralf
AU - Kuhwald, Michael
AU - Leinweber, Peter
AU - Schloter, Michael
AU - Wiesmeier, Martin
AU - Winkelmann, Traud
AU - Vogel, Hans Jörg
N1 - Funding Information: This research has been funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) through the program BonaRes—soil as a sustainable resource for the bioeconomy (031B0511A/B/C, 031A561A/B, 031A558, 031B0509A, 031B0025A, 031A559C, 031A560A, 031B0507A, 031A562A, 031B0510A, 031B0027A, 031B0026A, 031A563A/C, 031B0514A, 031B0513A). Thank you also to Veronika Strauss for technical assistance.
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - Agricultural management is a key force affecting soil processes and functions. Triggered by biophysical constraints as well as rapid structural and technological developments, new management practices are emerging with largely unknown impacts on soil processes and functions. This impedes assessments of the potential of such emerging practices for sustainable intensification, a paradigm coined to address the growing demand for food and nonfood products. In terms of soil management, sustainable intensification means that soil productivity is increased while other soil functions and services, such as carbon storage and habitat for organisms, are simultaneously maintained or even improved. In this paper we provide an overview of research challenges to better understand how emerging soil management practices affect soil processes and functions. We distinguish four categories of soil management practices: spatial arrangements of cropping systems, crops and rotations, mechanical pressures, and inputs into the soil. Key research needs identified for each include nutrient efficiency in agroforestry versus conventional cropping systems, soil-rhizosphere microbiome elucidation to understand the interacting roles of crops and rotations, the effects of soil compaction on soil–plant–atmosphere interactions, and the ecotoxicity of plastics, pharmaceuticals and other pollutants that are introduced into the soil. We establish an interdisciplinary, systemic approach to soil science and include cross-cutting research activities related to process modeling, data management, stakeholder interaction, sustainability assessment and governance. The identification of soil research challenges from the perspective of agricultural management facilitates cooperation between different scientific disciplines in the field of sustainable agricultural production.
AB - Agricultural management is a key force affecting soil processes and functions. Triggered by biophysical constraints as well as rapid structural and technological developments, new management practices are emerging with largely unknown impacts on soil processes and functions. This impedes assessments of the potential of such emerging practices for sustainable intensification, a paradigm coined to address the growing demand for food and nonfood products. In terms of soil management, sustainable intensification means that soil productivity is increased while other soil functions and services, such as carbon storage and habitat for organisms, are simultaneously maintained or even improved. In this paper we provide an overview of research challenges to better understand how emerging soil management practices affect soil processes and functions. We distinguish four categories of soil management practices: spatial arrangements of cropping systems, crops and rotations, mechanical pressures, and inputs into the soil. Key research needs identified for each include nutrient efficiency in agroforestry versus conventional cropping systems, soil-rhizosphere microbiome elucidation to understand the interacting roles of crops and rotations, the effects of soil compaction on soil–plant–atmosphere interactions, and the ecotoxicity of plastics, pharmaceuticals and other pollutants that are introduced into the soil. We establish an interdisciplinary, systemic approach to soil science and include cross-cutting research activities related to process modeling, data management, stakeholder interaction, sustainability assessment and governance. The identification of soil research challenges from the perspective of agricultural management facilitates cooperation between different scientific disciplines in the field of sustainable agricultural production.
KW - Agricultural management
KW - Future
KW - Research challenges
KW - Soil functions
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U2 - 10.1016/bs.agron.2020.01.002
DO - 10.1016/bs.agron.2020.01.002
M3 - Contribution to book/anthology
AN - SCOPUS:85080028977
SN - 9780128207659
T3 - Advances in Agronomy
SP - 179
EP - 240
BT - Advances in Agronomy
A2 - Sparks, Donald L.
PB - Academic Press Inc.
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