[HTML][HTML] Materials diversity of hydrogel: Synthesis, polymerization process and soil conditioning properties in agricultural field
Background The cumulative influence of global warming, climate abrupt changes, growing
population, topsoil erosion is becoming a threatening alarm for facing food challenges and …
population, topsoil erosion is becoming a threatening alarm for facing food challenges and …
Soil health assessment: A critical review of current methodologies and a proposed new approach
The wellbeing of soils is crucial for securing food production worldwide. The soil health (SH)
concept has been introduced due to an evolving understanding that soil is not just a growing …
concept has been introduced due to an evolving understanding that soil is not just a growing …
Past, present and future of soil quality indices: a biological perspective
The concept of soil quality gives rise to more controversy than that of water or air quality.
However, despite the difficulty in providing a definition, the maintenance of soil quality is …
However, despite the difficulty in providing a definition, the maintenance of soil quality is …
Soil health paradigms and implications for disease management
RP Larkin - Annual Review of Phytopathology, 2015 - annualreviews.org
Soil health has been defined as the capacity of soil to function as a vital living system to
sustain biological productivity, maintain environmental quality, and promote plant, animal …
sustain biological productivity, maintain environmental quality, and promote plant, animal …
Soil degradation as a reason for inadequate human nutrition
R Lal - Food Security, 2009 - Springer
Soil degradation affects human nutrition and health through its adverse impacts on quantity
and quality of food production. Decline in crops' yields and agronomic production …
and quality of food production. Decline in crops' yields and agronomic production …
Identification of soil quality indicators for assessing the effect of different tillage practices through a soil quality index in a semi-arid environment
F Raiesi, V Kabiri - Ecological Indicators, 2016 - Elsevier
Tillage is known to potentially affect soil quality in various ways. In this study, a soil quality
index (SQI) was developed by quantifying several soil attributes either sensitive or …
index (SQI) was developed by quantifying several soil attributes either sensitive or …
A comparison of soil qualities of different revegetation types in the Loess Plateau, China
C Zhang, S Xue, GB Liu, ZL Song - Plant and Soil, 2011 - Springer
Serious soil erosion has resulted in widespread land degradation in the Loess Plateau of
China. In the past two decades, great efforts have been made to restore degraded soil such …
China. In the past two decades, great efforts have been made to restore degraded soil such …
A Soil Management Assessment Framework (SMAF) evaluation of Brazilian sugarcane expansion on soil quality
MR Cherubin, DL Karlen, ALC Franco… - Soil Science Society …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Core Ideas The SMAF efficiently detected soil quality changes under Brazilian tropical
conditions. Soil Quality Index was 0.87 (native vegetation), 0.70 (pasture), and 0.74 …
conditions. Soil Quality Index was 0.87 (native vegetation), 0.70 (pasture), and 0.74 …
Simulating the impact of climate change on maize production in Ethiopia, East Africa
Background Climate change is expected to significantly impact agricultural production
across Africa. While a number of studies assessed this impact in semi-arid southern Africa …
across Africa. While a number of studies assessed this impact in semi-arid southern Africa …
Evaluating impact of irrigation water quality on a calcareous clay soil using principal component analysis
Declining yields from farmland in the Bet She'an Valley, Israel, irrigated with Jordan River
water, raised concerns about resource management and long term sustainability. An …
water, raised concerns about resource management and long term sustainability. An …