Abstract The One Health concept proposes that there is a connection between human,
animal and environmental health. Plants and their health are not explicitly included. In this …

Agriculture is a resource-intensive enterprise. The manner in which food production systems
utilize resources has a large influence on environmental quality. To evaluate prospects for …

Common agricultural practices such as excessive use of agro-chemicals, deep tillage and
luxury irrigation have degraded soils, polluted water resources and contaminated the …

Consultants, farm advisors, resource conservationists, and other land managers may benefit
from decision tools that help identify the most sustainable management practices. Indices of …

Many recent reviews and meta-analyses of N 2 O emissions do not include data from
Mediterranean studies. In this paper we present a meta-analysis of the N 2 O emissions from …

Background Climate-smart agriculture (CSA) addresses the challenge of meeting the
growing demand for food, fibre and fuel, despite the changing climate and fewer …

Purpose–This paper aims to perform a meta‐analysis of the literature comparing the
environmental impacts of organic and conventional farming and linking these to differences …

That the health of soils, plants, animals, and people are linked is an ancient idea that still
resonates. Growing evidence links farm management, soil health, and plant health but …

Understanding the role of diversity in the functioning of ecosystems has important
implications for agriculture. Previous agricultural research has shown that crop rotation and …

Even though organic management practices are intended to enhance soil performance by
altering the quantity or quality of soil organic matter (SOM), there is no consensus on how to …