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Role of Soil Biology on Soil Health for Sustainable Agricultural Production
For tenable agriculture production and soil health maintenance, microbial and faunal activity is very important which helps to maintain ecology in...
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Soil Biology in Tropical Ecosystems
This textbook explores the complex nature of soil biological communities and their environments, and covers deserts, rainforests, seasonal tropical...
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X-ray Computed Tomography Imaging & Soil Biology
Since C. Darwin (1809–1882), V. Dokuchaev (1846–1903) and H. Jenny (1899–1992), soil organisms have been well-known as the key element of soil...
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Soil Microbiome as a Key Factor in Soil Health
The present demands for both sustaining food security and the environment, impose a great challenge to the field of agriculture. Conventional...
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The Future of Soil Science in Italy
This chapter addresses the future of soil science from an Italian perspective. It complements a previously published work, “Future Soil Issues”, in...
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Soil microbiome engineering for sustainability in a changing environment
Recent advances in microbial ecology and synthetic biology have the potential to mitigate damage caused by anthropogenic activities that are...
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Microbial Enzymes for Soil Health
Soil enzymes `activate various key reactions necessary for the life processes of soil-based microorganisms in agriculture. Soil enzymes are important...
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Introduction to Synthetic Biology
Synthetic biology is a multidisciplinary field of research that aims to develop new biological components, devices, and systems, as well as redesign...
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CNR’s Contribution to the Advancement of Soil Science in Italy
The contributions to soil science due to the researchers of the National Research Council of Italy (Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, CNR) are...
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Soil Proverbs: Cultural Language of the Soil
Culture and proverbs have common elements and characteristics (Illustration 1): they are learned and shared, take time to develop, and are...
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Synthetic Biology: Safety Issues
Safety issues are the key issues for the healthy development of synthetic biology. The generation of novel life forms, biosafety, and biosecurity are...
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The Development of Soil Science in Tuscany
Concerning agronomical and forestry studies, Tuscany has an ancient tradition. Especially since the eighteenth century, and all along the century...
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Tropical tree ectomycorrhiza are distributed independently of soil nutrients
Mycorrhizae, a form of plant–fungal symbioses, mediate vegetation impacts on ecosystem functioning. Climatic effects on decomposition and soil...
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Soil-Forming Factors
The expression of a soil results from five factors operating collectively: climate, organisms, relief, parent material, and time. The factors...
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Future/Emerging Soil Issues
Soils are basic prerequisite for meeting human needs but human pressure on soil resourceHuman pressure on soil resource is reaching critical limits....
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Initial Observation of Protist from Soil
Soil is a complex and dynamic ecosystem that is home to a large number of microbial communities. These communities are composed of diverse groups of...
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Insights into Earthworm Biology for Vermicomposting
Vermicomposting refers to the use of earthworms to change organic materials into a humus-like substance called vermicompost. The growth of earthworms...
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Bioengineered Microbes for Restoration of Soil Health
The issue of soil health restoration is gaining more attention worldwide as soil quality has deteriorated over the decades, negatively impacting...
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Return of the organism? The concept in plant biology, now and then
This essay argues for the importance of an organismic perspective in plant biology and considers some of its implications. These include an increased...
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The Development of Soil Science in Apulia
The history of soil science in Apulia region begins at the Agricultural Station (today CREA—Council for Agricultural Research and Economics) and it...