TY - JOUR
T1 - Cropping leads to the loss of soil organic matter
T2 - how can we prevent it?
AU - Chaplot, Vincent
AU - Smith, Pete
PY - 2022/6/2
Y1 - 2022/6/2
N2 - Soil organic matter (SOM), which associates carbon to key plant nutrients, has been stored in soils for thousands of years and scientists have long recognised its positive impact on key environmental functions such as food production and climate regulation. As soon as a virgin land (forest or grassland) is cultivated, there is a tendency for the soil to lose its SOM and we still largely misunderstand the underlying mechanisms, leading to inappropriate decisions being taken to fight soil, climate and overall ecosystem degradation.
AB - Soil organic matter (SOM), which associates carbon to key plant nutrients, has been stored in soils for thousands of years and scientists have long recognised its positive impact on key environmental functions such as food production and climate regulation. As soon as a virgin land (forest or grassland) is cultivated, there is a tendency for the soil to lose its SOM and we still largely misunderstand the underlying mechanisms, leading to inappropriate decisions being taken to fight soil, climate and overall ecosystem degradation.
U2 - 10.1016/j.pedsph.2022.06.002
DO - 10.1016/j.pedsph.2022.06.002
M3 - Article
JO - Pedosphere
JF - Pedosphere
SN - 1002-0160
ER -
