Management of crop residues for improving input use efficiency and agricultural sustainability

S Sarkar, M Skalicky, A Hossain, M Brestic, S Saha… - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
Crop residues, the byproduct of crop production, are valuable natural resources that can be
managed to maximize different input use efficiencies. Crop residue management is a well …

[HTML][HTML] Sustainable agricultural management of saline soils in arid and semi-arid Mediterranean regions through halophytes, microbial and soil-based technologies

S Navarro-Torre, P Garcia-Caparrós, A Nogales… - Environmental and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Soil salinization is an important global issue since marginal salt-affected soils have harmful
consequences in agriculture and ecosystems. This article reviews different sustainable …

Using machine learning algorithms to estimate soil organic carbon variability with environmental variables and soil nutrient indicators in an alluvial soil

K John, I Abraham Isong, N Michael Kebonye… - Land, 2020 - mdpi.com
Soil organic carbon (SOC) is an important indicator of soil quality and directly determines
soil fertility. Hence, understanding its spatial distribution and controlling factors is necessary …

Soil nitrogen dynamics in natural forest ecosystem: a review

MF Sardar, F Younas, ZUR Farooqi… - Frontiers in Forests and …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Nitrogen (N) is an important component of the forest soils and plays a pivotal role in the
ecosystem's health, also in broadleaf and Moso bamboo (Phyllostachys edulis) forests …

Ecosystem functions of microbial consortia in sustainable agriculture

A Aguilar-Paredes, G Valdés, M Nuti - Agronomy, 2020 - mdpi.com
Knowledge of the agricultural soil microbiota, of the microbial consortia that comprise it, and
the promotion of agricultural practices that maintain and encourage them, is a promising way …

Microbial keystone taxa drive crop productivity through shifting aboveground-belowground mineral element flows

JL Wang, KL Liu, XQ Zhao, GF Gao, YH Wu… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Unbalanced fertilization of nutritional elements is a potential threat to environmental quality
and agricultural productivity in acid soil. Harnessing keystone taxa in soil microbiome …

Food security impacts of the “4 per Thousand” initiative

R Lal - Geoderma, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The “4 per Thousand”(4p1000) initiative of the COP21 in Paris, and the Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs) or the Agenda 2030 of the UN were both launched in 2015. The …

Knowledge domain and research progress in the field of crop rotation from 2000 to 2020: a scientometric review

B Wang, J Liu, Q Liu, J Sun, Y Zhao, J Liu… - … Science and Pollution …, 2023 - Springer
As one of the most fundamental and prevalent agronomic practices, crop rotation is of great
significance for the optimization of regional planting structure and sustainable agricultural …

Potential soil organic carbon sequestration vis-a-vis methane emission in lowland rice agroecosystem

SR Das, BK Nayak, S Dey, S Sarkar… - Environmental …, 2023 - Springer
Mitigating the atmospheric greenhouse effect while enhancing the inherent soil quality and
productive capacity is possible through soil carbon (C) sequestration, which has a significant …

[HTML][HTML] Soil fertility index based on altitude: A comprehensive assessment for the cassava development area in Indonesia

S Nariyanti, A Herawati, G Herdiansyah… - Annals of Agricultural …, 2022 - Elsevier
The local variety of Jarak Towo cassava has a distinctive sweet taste and soft texture,
suitable for use as raw materials for the creative food industry. The development of quality …