Soil Fertility

Soil fertility is the capacity of soil to sustain agricultural plant growth by providing essential nutrients and maintaining favorable physical, chemical, and biological conditions.

80.8K

Publications

4.1M

Citations

152.9K

Authors

11.6K

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Publications per year

2017–2026

25.4K

Parents

AgronomySoil Sciences

Children

Compost ManagementEssential Plant NutrientsFertilizer SourcesIntegrated Nutrient ManagementMacronutrient ManagementManure ManagementMicronutrient ManagementNitrogen ManagementNutrient AvailabilityNutrient Balance

Publications

80.8K

Statistical Procedures for Agricultural Research.

D. F. Cox, K. A. Gomez, Arthur A. Gomez · Journal of the American Statistical Association · 1985 · 18.2K citations

Agriculture, Agronomy, Soil Sciences +14

Development of a DTPA Soil Test for Zinc, Iron, Manganese, and Copper

W. L. Lindsay, W. A. Norvell · Soil Science Society of America Journal · 1978 · 9.8K citations

Agriculture, Agronomy, Soil Sciences +17

DETERMINATION OF TOTAL, ORGANIC, AND AVAILABLE FORMS OF PHOSPHORUS IN SOILS

R. H. Bray, L. T. Kurtz · Soil Science · 1945 · 7.7K citations

Agriculture, Agronomy, Soil Sciences +14

Nitrogen Cycles: Past, Present, and Future

James N. Galloway, Frank Dentener, Douglas G. Capone et al. · Biogeochemistry · 2004 · 5.4K citations

Agriculture, Earth Sciences, Soil Sciences +12

The story of phosphorus: Global food security and food for thought

Dana Cordell, Jan-Olof Drangert, Stuart White · Global Environmental Change · 2009 · 5.1K citations

Agriculture, Agronomy, Sustainable Agriculture +12

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Authors

152.9K

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Rattan Lal
The Ohio State University, United States
246 publications · 28K citations
87
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FZ
Fusuo Zhang
China Agricultural University, China
197 publications · 25.6K citations
83
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KG
K.E. Giller
Wageningen University & Research, Netherlands
130 publications · 14.8K citations
62
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AN
Andrew N. Sharpley
Waters (United States), United States
119 publications · 12.9K citations
61
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YK
Yakov Kuzyakov
University of Göttingen, Germany
103 publications · 8.9K citations
56
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Institutions

11.6K

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Venues

Soil and Tillage Research
1.6K publications · 125.8K citations
169
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Plant and Soil
2.4K publications · 158.7K citations
167
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Soil Science Society of America Journal
SSSAJ · 2.3K publications · 155.5K citations
162
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Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment
1.4K publications · 111K citations
155
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Soil Biology and Biochemistry
849 publications · 82.4K citations
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See also Soil Fertility
Management Practices	Crop Rotation Conservation Tillage Agroforestry Controlled-release Fertilizers Cover Cropping Residue Retention Lime Amendment Composting Manure Application Monitoring Vineyard Nutrient Management
Nutrient Dynamics	Nutrient Availability Nutrient Leaching Nutrient Cycling Labile Organic Matter Nutrient Runoff Mineralization Nitrification Denitrification
Soil Properties	Soil Organic Matter Soil Organic Carbon Soil Structure Soil Moisture Soil Ph Cation Exchange Capacity Aggregate Stability Soil Porosity Soil Texture Bulk Density Electrical Conductivity Soil Aeration Water-holding Capacity
Assessment Methods	Soil Testing Geographic Information Systems Plant Tissue Analysis Biological Characterization Lidar Remote Sensing Decision Trees Gradient Boosting Soil Fertility Indexing
Biological Factors	Nitrogen Fixation Soil Biodiversity Soil Enzyme Activity Nutrient Cycling Plant Growth-promoting Rhizobacteria Labile Organic Matter Phosphorus Solubilization Soil Microbiomes Microbial Biomass Protein Soil Fauna Ecology Mycorrhizal Genomics