Soil management evidence
What farming does to soil: 40,492 findings from 2,909 studies.
Search by practice, soil property and site. Every finding states where it comes from: newly read ones with page and passage of the paper, older ones entered by researchers.
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Ways into the library
- Evidence synthesisWhat a practice does to a soil property, counted per study, when it holds, and a paragraph for your manuscript.
- Knowledge spacePractices and properties in 3D, a one-minute guided tour, and chains of effects between any two concepts.
- MapWhere the studies were done, with the same filters as the search.
- GuideHow the library works, what you can rely on, and how to use it for a review or a model.
Most studied effects
How often a practice was found to raise, lower or not change a soil property, across all papers that report it.
Zero tillageSoil organic carbon
493 papersZero tillageBulk density
195 papersZero tillageTotal Nitrogen
183 papersZero tillageYield
152 papersConservation tillageSoil organic carbon
121 papersReduced tillageSoil organic carbon
99 papersZero tillageMicrobial biomass Carbon
92 papersZero tillageParticulate organic carbon
81 papers
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Drop in the PDF. The library reads bibliography, sites, treatments and results itself and asks you only about what it is unsure of.
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Upload the PDF
Bibliography comes from the DOI; nothing to type.
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The library reads it
Tables, text and figure captions, in the background. You can keep working.
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Confirm what is uncertain
About ten items per paper, each with the passage it came from.
Recently added
Effect of Pesticide and Humic Preparation on the Soil Structure during Pea and Chickpea Cultivation
Bezuglova et al. · 2021 · Agronomy
13 findings1 site
Winter legumes in rice crop rotations reduces nitrogen loss, and improves rice yield and soil nitrogen supply
Yu, Xue & Yang · 2013 · Agronomy for Sustainable Development
11 findings1 site
Crop Diversification Enhances Peanut Productivity Through Soil Fertility Improvement and Key Taxa Enrichment in Red Soil
Wang et al. · 2026 · Agronomy
30 findings1 site
RESPONSE OF AGRONOMIC BIOFORTIFICATION WITH ZINC ON DUAL-PURPOSE OATS AND POST-HARVEST SOIL NUTRIENT STATUS IN ZINC DEFICIENT SOIL OF NORTHEASTERN REGION OF INDIA
· 2024 · Plant Archives
16 findings1 site
Tillage and Liquid Dairy Manure Effects on Overland Flow Nitrogen and Phosphorus Loss Potential in an Upper Midwest Corn Silage-Winter Triticale Cropping System
Sherman, Young & Cavadini · 2021 · Agronomy
19 findings1 site
Seasonal Impacts of Organic Fertilizers, Cover Crop Residues, and Composts on Soil Health Indicators in Sandy Soils: A Case Study with Organic Celery
Ray & Zhao · 2025 · Agronomy
41 findings1 site