02254naa a2200253 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001902200140006002400360007410000140011024500930012426000090021750006450022652008010087165300630167265300280173565300170176365300270178065300170180770000160182470000150184070000150185577301300187010649032024-10-30       2024    bl uuuu     u00u1 u    #d  a0167-88097 a10.1016/j.agee.2024.1093162DOI1 aRUBIO, V.  aBiomass inputs drive agronomic management impacts on soil health.h[electronic resource]  c2024  aArticle history: Received 21 February 2024, Revised 20 August 2024, Accepted 28 September 2024, Available online 9 October 2024, Version of Record 9 October 2024, To be published 1 February 2025. -- Correspondence: Rubio, V.; Estación Experimental INIA La Estanzuela, Ruta 50 km 11, Colonia, Uruguay; email:vrubio@inia.org.uy  -- Funding: This research was funded by the National Institute of Agricultural Research (INIA), Uruguay. Cornell University and Fulbright Uruguay-ANII supported V. Rubio through a graduate fellowship. -- License: This article is under a Creative Commons license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ ).  aABSTRACT.- Numerous conservation and regeneration practices are recognized as effective strategies in the management of soil health (SH), a critical factor for ensuring the sustainability of food production systems. Despite their acknowledged importance, the multifaceted impacts of these practices often lead to confounding effects, and reliance on generic categorization of agronomic practices often falls short in portraying the drivers of SH. We advocate for a paradigm shift from a label-centric approach to one rooted in processes. Our study underscores the pivotal role of aboveground biomass cycling as an indicator for assessing the potential of agronomic management practices to instigate shifts in carbon balances, and, consequently SH.  © 2024 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V.  aÁREA DE RECURSOS NATURALES, PRODUCCIÓN Y AMBIENTE - INIA  aConservation management  aSoil biology  aSoil health indicators  aSoil physics1 aNÚÑEZ, A.1 aBERGER, A.1 aVAN ES, H.  tAgriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 2025, Volume 378, 109316. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2024.109316  -- OPEN ACCESS