Overview
Soil improvement studies investigate methods and practices to enhance soil physical, chemical, and biological properties to support sustainable agricultural productivity. Research published in Agronomy Research on this topic addresses multiple dimensions of soil enhancement, including the application of organic amendments such as bat guano and biofertilizers to improve crop yields in systems ranging from sunflower cultivation to maize silage production. The journal has published work examining nitrogen fertilizer management in challenging environments, including saline soils and paddy systems, as well as modeling approaches to predict nutrient leaching losses. Studies have explored the role of crop residue retention in semi-arid tropical agriculture and the use of symbiotic microbial consortia for disease mitigation in perennial crops. Additional research has applied precision agriculture techniques and spectroscopic methods to optimize fertilizer response and predict yields. This body of work reflects the critical need to address interconnected challenges of land degradation, climate change, and food security, particularly in regions facing declining fertilizer efficiency and stagnant grain production. The research emphasizes both traditional soil amendments and emerging technologies for monitoring and managing soil health across diverse cropping systems and environmental conditions.
Research published in this journal
12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.
Indian Agriculture needs a Strategic Shift for Improving Fertilizer Response and Overcome Sluggish Foodgrain Production
Ecological Significance of Residues Retention for Sustainability of Agriculture in the Semi-arid Tropics
Connecting the use of Biofertilizers on Maize silage or Meadows with Progress in Milk Quality and Economy
Geoscience and Remote Sensing on Horticulture as Support for Management and Planning
Efficacy of Bat Guano on Growth and Yield of Some Hybrid Sunflower (Helianthus annus, L.) Cultivars in Sudan
Spectroscopic and Foliar pH Model for Yield Prediction in a Symbiotic Corn Production
NIRS Footprint of Bio-Fertilizers from Hay Litter-Bags
Effect of Nitrogen Fertilizer on some Attributes of SorghumGrown in Saline Soil under Irrigation
Rice Yield Advances Under Precision Agriculture: a Farm Lesson
Nitrogen Leaching Loss Estimation from Paddy Soil in the Taihu Lake Region of China by a Newly Developed Simple Model
Efficacy of Commercial Symbiotic Bio-Fertilizer Consortium for Mitigating the Olive Quick Decline Syndrome (OQDS)
How this research is being cited
The 12 articles above have been cited 135 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.
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