Worldwide Portal to Information on Soil Health

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Soil Management • Soil and water conservation   · soil erosion   · soil moisture retention   · land rehabilitation • Soil cover and vegetation   · cover crops     - legume cover crops     - grass cover crops     - other cover crops   · mulch   · weeds   · natural vegetative succession • Soil fertility and organic matter   · green manure   · animal manure   · crop residue   · compost   · integrated nutrient management • Soil cultivation   · reduced (minimum) tillage   · no-till & conservation agriculture   · conventional tillage • Carbon sequestration	Cropping Systems • Agroforestry   · alley cropping, hedgerows   · agro-silvopastoral systems   · multi-purpose trees     - nitrogen fixing trees     - non-nitrogen fixing trees   · nutrient cycling • Plant and livestock interactions • Crop and fallow systems   · shifting cultivation   · managed fallows • Cropping patterns   · intercropping   · relay cropping   · crop rotation • Miscellaneous tropical systems • Temperate organic farming issues	Soil Ecology • General soil health • Soil biology   · biocontrol, suppressiveness     - fungi     - bacteria     - nematodes     - arthropods     - other organisms   · decomposition and nutrient cycling     - macrofauna     - microorganisms      -- nitrogen fixers      -- mycorrhiza      -- saprophytes     - plants   · soil organism and plant interactions • Soil structure and environment   · soil physics and structure   · biological influences     - soil organic matter     - soil organisms   · soil types   · soil chemistry • Nutrient cycles   · nitrogen   · phosphorus   · other nutrients
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