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Table 4 The number of studies included in the systematic map investigating amendment interventions

From: What are the effects of agricultural management on soil organic carbon in boreo-temperate systems?

Intervention

No. of studies

Crop residue

31

 Unspecified

4

 Composted

40

 Uncomposted

 

  Green (mulch)

16

  Yellow

36

  Burned

18

Manure

 

 Unspecified

63

 Liquid (slurry)

18

 Solid

112

  Cattle

9

  Poultry

3

  Composted

14

Lime

9

Sewage sludge

17

Green manure

24

Peat/sediment

10

Domestic compost/waste

4

Processed wood (sawdust/woodchips)

8

Different application methods

1

Bone meal/animal products

1

  1. Interventions are catalogued in a hierarchical way, such that column one is broad intervention groups, whilst columns two and three are more specific sub-categories from within the category in the preceding column