Cover crops play an increasingly important role in improving soil quality, reducing
agricultural inputs and improving environmental sustainability. The main objectives of this …

Agricultural systems are nitrogen (N) deficient throughout the world and N is the most
important nutrient in realizing the maximum potential of the crop and sustainability of the …

A major societal challenge is to produce sufficient food for a growing global population while
simultaneously reducing agricultural nitrogen pollution to within safe environmental …

Ridge-furrow mulching can reduce soil evaporation and conserve rainfall, thereby
increasing crop yield and water use efficiency (WUE) in dryland cropping systems. In this …

Application of crop residues to agricultural fields is a significant source of the greenhouse
gas nitrous oxide (N 2 O) and an essential factor affecting the soil organic carbon (SOC) …

Hydrothermal carbonization represents a promising technique for transforming microalgae
into the hydrochar with abundant phytoavailable nutrients. However, the effects of …

The identification of site-specific agricultural management practices in order to maximize
yield while minimizing environmental nitrogen losses remains in the center of environmental …

Mulching and nitrogen are critical drivers of crop production for smallholders of the Loess
Plateau in China. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of mulching and …

Climate change poses a significant threat to agriculture, highlighting the need for adaptation
strategies to reduce its impacts. Agronomic adaptation strategies, such as changes in …

For avoiding competition with food production, marginal land is economically and
environmentally highly attractive for biomass production with short‐rotation coppices (SRC …