Future agriculture calls for increased input (eg, water, nutrients, pesticides) use efficiency
while maintaining or improving productivity, minimizing environmental impacts, and …

Rice production in Nigeria is vulnerable to climate risks and rice farmers over time have
experienced the risks and their respective impacts on rice farming. Rice farmers have also …

Inefficient water management in rice paddy is responsible for a large quantity of water and
nutrient loss, which causes tremendous economic and environmental costs. Yet, quantified …

Emerging studies provide promising evidence that applying zeolite combined with water-
saving irrigation could effectively retain soil nutrients and increase rice yields. However, the …

Rice production involves abundant water and fertilizer inputs and is prone to nitrogen (N)
loss via surface runoff and leaching, resulting in agricultural diffuse pollution. Based on a …

A suitable nitrogen (N) application rate (NAR) and ideal planting period could improve
upland rice productivity, enhance the soil water utilization, and reduce N losses. This study …

The application of iron powder stimulated the growth of iron-reducing bacteria as a
respiratory substrate and enhanced their nitrogen (N)-fixing activity in flooded paddy soils …

Agriculture is recognized as the major source of groundwater nitrate (NO 3−) contamination;
yet quantifying its effects is still challenging in large, due to the difficulty to track the …

Purpose The intensive cultivation of turfgrass requires a high quantity of water and fertilizer.
The fertilizers can leach and reach groundwater or be transported by run-off to water …

Whole orchard recycling (WOR) is an emerging practice in perennial cropping systems and
is an alternative to open or cogeneration burning. It is an orchard removal practice that …