Agriculture is facing several challenges related to its sustainability. In this regard, the need to
reduce its environmental impact related to the use of synthetic inputs and its potential role in …

The world's population is expected to increase from the current 8 billion to 9.7 billion by
2050 and could reach a peak of almost 10.4 billion in the mid-2080s [1]. According to …

Under climatic changes, certain regions must deal with water scarcity, decrease in soil
organic matter content, and increased erosion and desertification processes. Among others …

Nowadays, soil functionality and productivity are severely impaired due, in great part, to the
fact that most of the land is being intensively used for food production and urbanization …

Fertilizers stand at the base of current agricultural practices, providing the nutrient
sustainment required for growing plants. Most fertilizers are synthetic chemicals, whose …

A combination of organic and conservation approaches have not been widely tested, neither
considering agronomic implications nor the impacts on the environment. Focussing on the …

Organic fertilizers have been shown to stimulate CH4 uptake from agricultural soils.
Managing fertilizer application to maximize this effect and to minimize emission of other …

Sustainable and at the same time high-yield agriculture are among the recent challenges for
this sector. The development of fertilizers that can be better used by plants, as well as the …

Mediterranean climate, found in some regions between latitudes 30 and 45, is characterized
by having mild winters and warm and dry summers. Over one half of the area with …

Soil organic carbon (SOC), the major component of soil organic matter (SOM), is extremely
important in all soil processes. Organic material in the soil is essentially derived from plant …