Responses of soil pH to no‐till and the factors affecting it: A global meta‐analysis

• Published in: Global change biology Vol. 28; no. 1; pp. 154 - 166
• Main Authors: Zhao, Xin, He, Cong, Liu, Wen‐Sheng, Liu, Wen‐Xuan, Liu, Qiu‐Yue, Bai, Wei, Li, Li‐Jun, Lal, Rattan, Zhang, Hai‐Lin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.01.2022
• Subjects: Acidification; Agricultural practices; Agriculture; Analysis; Annual precipitation; atmospheric precipitation; Calcium; Cations; Clay loam; clay loam soils; Clay soils; Climate Change; Climate change mitigation; conventional tillage; Crop management; crop residue management; Crop residues; Crop rotation; Crops; driver and consequence; Erosion control; Fertilizers; global meta‐analysis; Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; Hydroxyapatite; labor; Labour; Loam soils; Magnesium; Meta-analysis; Mineral nutrients; nitrogen fertilizers; no-tillage; no‐till; Nutrient availability; Nutrient dynamics; Organic matter; pH effects; Phosphorus; Potassium; Residues; Retention; Soil; Soil acidification; Soil chemistry; Soil dynamics; Soil layers; Soil nutrients; Soil pH; Soil properties; Soil temperature; Soil texture; Soils; Subgroups; Surface layers; temperature; Texture; Tillage; Topsoil; soil acidification; driver and consequence; global meta-analysis; no-till; soil pH

No‐till (NT) is a sustainable option because of its benefits in controlling erosion, saving labor, and mitigating climate change. However, a comprehensive assessment of soil pH response to NT is still lacking. Thus, a global meta‐analysis was conducted to determine the effects of NT on soil pH and t...