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We are excited to announce a journal name change from Soils to Soil Systems.[...]

Peer review is the driving force of journal development, and reviewers are gatekeepers who ensure that Soil Systems maintains its standards for the high quality of its published papers [...]

Although the application of biological materials has shown potential in improving the environment of salinized soil, the impact on the transformation of soil phosphorus forms in salinized soil, especially when combined with B. mucilaginosus (BM)...

There is a balanced plant–water relationship in the original vegetation in the desert area. With the increase in the population and social development of the desert area, people need the goods and services of the forest vegetation ecosystem. To meet...

The role of soil in the existential environmental problems of declining biodiversity, climate change, water and energy security, impacting on food security has highlighted the need to link the soil functions to ecosystem services. We describe and ill...

Soils provide many functions as they represent a habitat for flora and fauna, supply water, nutrient, and anchorage for plant growth and more. They can also be considered as large bioreactors in which many processes occur that involve the consumption...

Soil information is the basis for the site-specific management of soils. The study aimed to digitize soil information and classify it into soil mapping units (SMUs) using geostatistics. The study area was grouped into 12 SMUs, or management zones. Th...

Soil pH significantly impacts microbial activity and community assembly, which in turn determines the temperature sensitivity (Q₁₀) of soil respiration. Due to the high soil acidification in China, it is necessary to understand how soil acidification...

Differences in land use and land management significantly alter the physicochemical and microbial properties of soil, especially in the long term. These properties in turn determine the land’s ability to sustain plant growth and support agricul...

The soil security framework has been conceptualized and views soil as a resource that needs to be secured to avoid or minimize adverse environmental/anthropogenic impacts and undesirable consequences for people. Our critical literature review suggest...

The aim of the study was to evaluate the changes in glomalin-related soil proteins (GRSP) content, microbial diversity and soil physical quality depending on the type of soil measures of soil improvement and changes in soil health. The study was base...

Intensifying soil health means managing soils to enable sustainable crop production and improved environmental impact. This paper discusses soil health intensification by reviewing studies on the relationship between soil structure, soil organic matt...

Since 2005, the ‘Soil of the Year’ campaign has aimed to highlight the ecological functions and societal relevance of soils in Germany. This article analyses the campaign’s concept, evolution and outreach strategies. It evaluates it...

Reductive Soil Disinfestation (RSD) is a good method which can restore degraded greenhouse soil and effectively inactivate soil-borne pathogens. However, the approach needs to be optimized in order to facilitate its practical application in various r...

Biochar increases crop yield, soil reliability, and carbon sequestration. This study examined how biochar affected soil properties and tomato yield in saline soil. The experiment was conducted in areas surrounding Khulna Agricultural University and i...

Soil security identifies global challenges and a series of dimensions that are necessary requirements to meet those global challenges using sustainable land management. The soil security concept is applied to two contrasting soil landscape systems wi...

The content of organic matter in the soil, its labile (hot water extractable carbon–HWEC) and stable (soil organic carbon–SOC) form is a fundamental factor affecting soil productivity and health. The current research in soil organic matter (SOM) is f...

Microplastic (MPL) and nanoplastic (NPL) contamination in soils is widespread, impacting soil invertebrates, microbial communities, and soil–plant systems. Here, we compiled the information from 100 research articles from 2018 onwards to enhanc...

The long term effects of applying livestock manures as soil amendment are well known. However, these manures usually contain high soluble salts content, which could increase the soil salinity and sodicity within a short time after their application....

In this work, we modelled the response of soil water repellency (SWR) persistence to the decrease in moisture in drying soils, and we explored the implication of soil particle size distribution and specific surface area on the SWR severity and persis...

Saline-alkali soil imposes severe adverse effects on soil utilization and agriculture production worldwide. Amelioration of saline-alkali soil is crucial to ensure global food security and promote sustainable agricultural development. Here, the effec...

Although many Soil Spectral Libraries (SSLs) have been created globally, these libraries still have not been operationalized for end-users. To address this limitation, this study created an online Brazilian Soil Spectral Service (BraSpecS). The syste...

There is an urgent need for an updated and relevant soil information system (SIS) to sustainably use and manage the land across Africa. Accurate data on soil pollution is essential for effective decision-making in soil health monitoring and managemen...

Soil organic carbon (SOC) is an important indicator of soil quality and directly determines soil fertility. Hence, understanding its spatial distribution and controlling factors is necessary for efficient and sustainable soil nutrient management. In...

A growing demand for resources has led to the expansion of agricultural areas worldwide. However, land conversion associated with poor soil management might lead to soil physical degradation. We investigated the effects of land conversion on soil phy...

Various soil concepts have emerged since the beginning of the twentieth century, with some shared similarities. These concepts have contributed to a rise in the awareness of protecting limited soil resources, but not every idea has equally gained wid...

In recent years, soil erosion caused by water erosion has gradually increased due to the increase of extreme precipitation. In order to reduce soil erosion caused by extreme precipitation, it is necessary to monitor soil erosion and found out the fac...

Soil contamination with potentially toxic elements (PTEs) is considered one of the most severe environmental threats, while among remediation strategies, research on the application of soil amendments has received important consideration. This review...

Soil is one of the most important natural resources and medium for plant growth. Anthropogenic interventions such as tillage, irrigation, and fertilizer application can affect the health of the soil. Use of fertilizer nitrogen (N) for crop production...

Sandy soil, one of the most abundant soil types in the world, often has lower crop productivity because of poor water and fertilizer retention capacity. The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of the new soil conditioner DewEco (fe...

To explore the spatial distribution characteristics of soil physical properties and soil erosion in sloping farmland with ridges in the black soil areas of northeast China, sloping farmland with ridges built with woven bags (RW) along the contour lin...

Soils and crops in orchard agrosystems are particularly vulnerable to climate change and environmental stresses. In many orchard soils, soil biodiversity and the ecosystem services it provides are under threat from a range of natural and manmade driv...

Soils in floodplains and riparian zones provide important ecosystem functions and services. These ecosystems belong to the most threatened ecosystems worldwide. Therefore, the management of floodplains has changed from river control to the restoratio...

Soil improvement methods can result in changes in the microbial community in blueberry soil. Bacterial communities play an important role in soil fertilizer and plant nutrient acquisition. In this study, the response of microbial community compositio...

Severe erosion persists in the red soil region of southern China despite dense vegetation. Stratified vegetation volume (SVV), which integrates horizontal and vertical vegetation density, better captures understory structure than fractional cover. He...

Comprehensive soil surveys necessitate the integration of multidimensional pedological information, ranging from the morphological delineation of horizons and the taxonomic identification of soil groups to the quantitative assessment of soil organic...

Different from the traditional deep tillage, deep vertical rotary tillage can smash deep soil without disturbing the soil layer, which improves soil water infiltration and promotes salt leaching. This has gradually been applied in the research into s...

Soil salinization is a problem that arouses the world’s attention. Soil salinity is an important limitation for agriculture production in coastal area. Phosphorus is a very important nutrient element in the process of plant growth, and its effe...

Tillage practices significantly influence soil nutrient retention, soil structure, and stability. However, the impact of tillage practices on soil stability and erosion resistance through the perturbation approach of soil structure remains unclear. T...

Climate change imprints on soil are projected primarily through the changes in soil moisture and surge in soil temperature and CO₂ levels in response to climate change and is anticipated to have varying impacts on soil characteristics and processes t...

Readily available environmental covariates in current digital soil mapping usually do not indicate the spatial differences between deep soil attributes. This, to a large extent, leads to a decrease in the accuracy of 3D soil mapping with depth, which...

Soils represent the largest reservoir of organic carbon (OC) in terrestrial ecosystems, storing approximately 1500 Gt C. Forest and grassland ecosystems contribute 39% and 34% to global terrestrial carbon stocks, with soils holding about 44% and 89%...

Chemical and plant-based strategies have become increasingly critical for the remediation of saline–alkali soils. However, the underlying mechanisms driving improvements in soil quality and ecological functionality remain insufficiently underst...

In the last 32 years (1993–2024), the application of electric fields in soil management (soil electrokinetic, SEK) has undergone several stages of optimization and intensification. SEK has used both alternating current (AC) and direct current (...

Our objective is to provide an optimistic strategy for reversing soil degradation by increasing public and private research efforts to understand the role of soil biology, particularly microbiology, on the health of our world’s soils. We begin by def...

Mangrove revegetation is a vital strategy to recover ecosystem services (e.g., climate regulation and pollutants retention) provided by these ecosystems. Although soils are directly or indirectly responsible for diverse ecosystem services in mangrove...

One of the key challenges in environmental protection is the reclamation of soils degraded by organic pollutants. Effective revitalization of such soils can contribute to improving the climate and the quality of feed and food, mainly by eliminating h...

The assessment of the soil redistribution and real long-term soil degradation due to erosion on agriculture land is still insufficient in spite of being essential for soil conservation policy. Imaging spectroscopy has been recognized as a suitable to...

Land use change is associated with both higher fossil fuel usage and global cement production, significantly impacting environmental sustainability. Cement dust emission is the third-largest source of anthropogenic CO₂ emissions, right behind fossil...

Understanding soil–plant–microbe inter- and intra- interactions are essential for ensuring proper soil health, quality, and soil-mediated ecosystem services (e.g., nutrient cycling) required for human–plant–animal life. Intens...