Ecological management of the nitrogen cycle in organic farms

H Valenzuela - Nitrogen, 2023 - mdpi.com
Nitrogen availability is among the major limiting factors for the production of organic crops. A
central goal of organic farming, according to certification standards, is to rely on ecological …

The Potential of Three Summer Legume Cover Crops to Suppress Weeds and Provide Ecosystem Services—A Review

S Zannopoulos, I Gazoulis, M Kokkini, N Antonopoulos… - Agronomy, 2024 - mdpi.com
Recently, there has been growing interest in the use of summer cover crops that can be
grown during summer fallow periods of crop rotation. This study evaluates the potential of …

Contributions of Different Perennial Grass Species and Their Roots' Characteristics to Soil Organic Carbon Accumulation.

A Skersiene, A Slepetiene, V Stukonis… - Sustainability …, 2024 - search.ebscohost.com
Growing perennial grasses is often cited as one of the possible and most affordable
solutions for mitigating climate change. This practice is also recommended for sustainable …

Biological nitrogen fixation of cowpea in a No-till intercrop under contrasting rainfed agro-ecological environments

ET Mogale, KK Ayisi, L Munjonji, YG Kifle - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Nitrogen (N) availability under no-till intercropping systems has not been widely investigated
in diverse agro-ecological regions in Limpopo Province. Two seasons of rainfed …

Resource use efficiency and system productivity of patchouli (Pogostemon cablin (Blanco) Benth) intercropping with food crops

KM Prakhyath, ND Yogendra, TA Prakash… - Industrial Crops and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Intercropping, the practice of growing multiple crops together, improves resource efficiency
by optimizing sunlight, water, and nutrient use. This approach enhances sustainability by …

[PDF][PDF] Biochemical and molecular evaluation of rhizobium spp. and its growth promotion studies with lentil (lens culinaris medik. L.)

U Banjare, AK Patel, AK Pandey, S Kumar… - Journal of Pure and …, 2023 - researchgate.net
Growth promoting Rhizobiumspp are frequently used as biofertilizers for agricultural
cropping system. Furthermore, isolation, screening and biochemical characterization of …

Evaluation of Pesticide Residues in Grains Sold at Selected Markets of Southwest Nigeria

MA Oshatunberu - 2023 - search.proquest.com
Grains are important staple food globally. To minimize losses caused by pests, pesticides
have long been applied to grains resulting in adverse effects on human health. Against this …

Participatory Evaluation of Spacing and Intercropping on Productivity of Bambara Groundnuts and Sorghum in Embu County, Kenya.

EM Ombasa - 2024 - repository.embuni.ac.ke
Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea L. Verdc) is underutilised in Kenya, and little is
known on its best agronomic practices in various agroecological zones. The objective of this …