Knowledge gaps related to long-term soil health impacts

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Sourced from the abstract and conclusions and stated research gap and limitations section and stated challenges and future-work section of the source papers, classified as general, drawn from work published between 2023 and 2026, spanning 6 journals. Those papers have been cited 8 times in total.

Supporting evidence — 8 representative gaps

• Conservation Agriculture Improves Soil Resilience by Integrating Physical, Chemical, and Biological Pathways (2026) · Global Change Biology Communications · doi

  ABSTRACT Conventional tillage in tropical and semiarid regions accelerates the degradation of soil functions, yet the cumulative impacts of Conservation agriculture on the physical, chemical, and biological dimensions of soil quality remain insufficiently integrated within unified analytical frameworks.

  generalabstractevidence 5/5
  Keywords: soil abstract conventional tillage tropical semiarid regions accelerates degradation functions cumulative impacts conservation agriculture physical
• Synergistic effect of compost and PGPR in improving Mentha longifolia in newly reclaimed soil (2026) · Discover Food · doi

  Future research should explore the application of this sustainable strategy to other medicinal crops to enhance productivity in newly reclaimed soil. In addition, further research is needed to focus on the integrated management strategy's long-term eco- nomic feasibility, soil health, and microorganism dynamics, and on crop resilience.

  generalconclusionsevidence 5/5
  Keywords: strategy soil future explore application sustainable medicinal crops enhance productivity newly reclaimed addition further needed
• Modern concept of tillage and its importance in relation to yield of crop (2026) · Plant Science Today · doi

  Knowledge gaps related to long-term soil health impacts and site-specific tillage recommendations. Limited understanding of the effects of modern tillage practices on soil health and crop productivity.

  generalstated research gapevidence 5/5
  Keywords: knowledge gaps related long-term soil health impacts site-specific
• Modern concept of tillage and its importance in relation to yield of crop (2026) · Plant Science Today · doi

  Knowledge gaps related to long-term soil health impacts and site-specific tillage recommendations. Challenges such as weed pressure, equipment requirements, and early-season germination issues.

  generallimitations sectionevidence 5/5
  Keywords: knowledge gaps related long-term soil health impacts site-specific
• Metagenomic insights into the effects of tillage regime and branch-pruning mulch on soil carbon cycling and microbial function in apple orchards (2026) · Plant and Soil · doi

  Soil erosion and degradation caused by clean tillage. Limited understanding of the effects of tillage regime and mulching material on soil carbon cycling and microbial function. Need for more sustainable orchard management practices.

  generalstated challengesevidence 5/5
  Keywords: soil erosion degradation caused clean tillage limited understanding
• Investigation of the long-term effects of conservation tillage systems on the quality of clay-loamy soil in the Eastern Slovak Lowland (2026) · Scientific Reports · doi

  The paper identifies a gap in understanding the effects of conservation tillage systems on soil quality. It notes that the effects of tillage on soil physical, chemical, and biological properties are not well understood.

  generalstated research gapevidence 5/5
  Keywords: paper identifies gap understanding effects conservation tillage systems
• Investigation of the long-term effects of conservation tillage systems on the quality of clay-loamy soil in the Eastern Slovak Lowland (2026) · Scientific Reports · doi

  further research on the effects of conservation tillage on soil quality and crop productivity, - investigation of the impact of climate change on soil organic matter decomposition, - study of the long-term effects of reduced tillage on soil biological activity

  generalfuture-work sectionevidence 5/5
  Keywords: further research effects conservation tillage soil quality crop
• A seven‐year study on the effects of four tillage modes on soil physicochemical properties, microbial biomass, enzymatic activities, and grain yield in a rice–ratoon rice cropping system (2023) · Food and Energy Security · cited 8× · doi

  However, there is no more information on the relative impact of soil tillage practices on soil physical and chemical properties, microbial biomass, and enzymatic activity, and grain yield in a rice–ratoon rice cropping system remains to be tested.

  generalabstractevidence 4/5
  Keywords: soil rice there information relative impact tillage practices physical chemical properties microbial biomass enzymatic activity

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