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Synergistic Interactions and Short-Term Impact of Tillage Systems on Soil Physico-Chemical Properties and Organic Carbon Sequestration in North-Eastern Romania

Segla Serginho Cakpo, Mariana Rusu, Cosmin Ghelbere, Gabriel Dumitru MIHU, Tudor George Aostăcioaei, Ioan Boti, Gerard Jităreanu, Denis Țopa

Agriculture · 2026

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Summary

Tillage practices regulate soil health by influencing soil’s physico-chemical qualities and its capacity to sequester organic carbon. Maintaining soil health contributes to ecosystem stability and fluidity in the soil–plant–atmosphere relationship. This study aimed to evaluate soil porosity (SP), aeration limit (SAL), soil capillary capacity (SCC), soil total capacity (STC), soil temperature (Ts), air temperature (Ta), nutrient availability, soil organic carbon (SOC), and soil organic matter (SOM) under three different tillage systems: no-tillage (NT), minimum tillage (MT), and conventional tillage (CT), based on a short-term field experiment. This research was conducted on Cambic Chernozem soil using a randomized complete block design with three replications. The results revealed a signif

Subject
Soil carbon & organic matter
Source type
Peer-reviewed study
System type
Other
DOI
10.3390/agriculture16020179
Catalogue ID
SNmoi1q6k5-h3h4cc
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