Land degradation has become one of the biggest environmental challenges human society
is currently facing, which is why understanding the global pattern of this land crisis is …

Conservation of soil health and crop productivity is the central theme for sustainable
agriculture practices. It is unrealistic to expect that the burgeoning crop production demands …

To evaluate the response of saffron to animal manure, and biological and chemical fertilizer
in an arid climate, an experiment was performed as split plots based on a randomized …

The aim of this research was to analyse the effect of rainfall intensity and slope on soil and
nutrient losses by hydric erosion in soils with different hydrological characteristics. This …

Soil erosion is one of the most important processes affecting land degradation, especially in
mountainous areas. The main aim of this study was to assess the dynamics of surface runoff …

Land degradation (LD) is a complex process affected by both anthropogenic and natural
driving variables, and its prevention has become an essential task globally. The aim of the …

Spain is one of the largest wine producers in the world, with Extremadura (south-west Spain)
being its second-largest producing region after Castilla La Mancha. Within Extremadura, the …

Due to the reduction in the prices of oranges on the market and social changes such as the
ageing of the population, traditional orange plantation abandonment in the Mediterranean is …

Constructing a simple and accurate method to identify the risks and control nonpoint source
pollution (NPSP) have become a principal target for the most watersheds with strong soil …

The analysis of land degradation based on sensitivity models has become a widely used
scientific method for understanding the spatial pattern of this complex environmental …