Ensuring planetary survival: the centrality of organic carbon in balancing the multifunctional nature of soils

PM Kopittke, AA Berhe, Y Carrillo… - Critical Reviews in …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Not only do soils provide 98.7% of the calories consumed by humans, they also provide
numerous other functions upon which planetary survivability closely depends. However, our …

Soil security—Strategizing a sustainable future for soil

SJ Evangelista, DJ Field, AB McBratney, B Minasny… - Advances in …, 2024 - Elsevier
Soil is a central component to seven existential challenges humanity currently faces,
including food, water and energy security, climate change abatement, biodiversity …

Use and adaptations of machine learning in big data—Applications in real cases in agriculture

A Cravero, S Sepúlveda - Electronics, 2021 - mdpi.com
The data generated in modern agricultural operations are provided by diverse elements,
which allow a better understanding of the dynamic conditions of the crop, soil and climate …

Land-use affects soil microbial co-occurrence networks and their putative functions

P Xue, B Minasny, AB McBratney - Applied Soil Ecology, 2022 - Elsevier
Soil microbial interactions are crucial in performing ecosystem functions. The microbial co-
occurrence network could shed a new understanding of microbial functioning as affected by …

Spatiotemporal mismatch of global grain production and farmland and its influencing factors

W Chen, G Wang, W Cai, X Che, W Zhou… - Resources …, 2023 - Elsevier
Identification of the spatial mismatch between grain production and farmland resources and
its influencing factors remains a key issue affecting global food security. However, previous …

[HTML][HTML] A proposal for the assessment of soil security: Soil functions, soil services and threats to soil

SJ Evangelista, DJ Field, AB McBratney, B Minasny… - Soil Security, 2023 - Elsevier
Human societies face six existential challenges to their sustainable development. These
challenges have been previously addressed by a myriad of concepts such as soil …

Mechanisms of chitosan nanoparticles in the regulation of cold stress resistance in banana plants

A Wang, J Li, AA Al-Huqail, MS Al-Harbi, EF Ali… - Nanomaterials, 2021 - mdpi.com
Exposure of banana plants, one of the most important tropical and subtropical plants, to low
temperatures causes a severe drop in productivity, as they are sensitive to cold and do not …

Fertilizers for food and nutrition security in sub-Saharan Africa: an overview of soil health implications

C Dimkpa, W Adzawla, R Pandey, WK Atakora… - Frontiers in Soil …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) faces chronic food insecurity associated with soil degradation
and the peculiar aftermath of climate change and exacerbated by rising population and …

[HTML][HTML] Comprehensive evaluation of effects of various carbon-rich amendments on overall soil quality and crop productivity in degraded soils

M Song, J Li, L Gao, Y Tian - Geoderma, 2023 - Elsevier
Soil degradation is a global menace to agricultural crop production. Since loss of soil
organic carbon (SOC) is a significant characteristic of soil degradation and since SOC …

Consideration for flavonoid-containing dietary supplements to tackle deficiency and optimize health

J Solnier, C Chang, J Pizzorno - International Journal of Molecular …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Randomized clinical trials (RCT) and observational studies have highlighted the importance
of flavonoid consumption for human health. Several studies have associated a high intake of …