Agriculture plays an important role in sustaining all human activities. Major challenges such
as overpopulation, competition for resources poses a threat to the food security of the planet …

With more than 60% of the land farmed, with vulnerable freshwater and marine
environments, and with one of the most intensive, export-oriented livestock sectors in the …

Agricultural greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions contribute approximately 12% to total global
anthropogenic GHG emissions. Cereals (rice, wheat, and maize) are the largest source of …

Components of the field nitrogen (N) balance (input and surplus) are often used to predict
nitrate leaching from agricultural lands. However, management factors, such as use of catch …

It is anticipated that organic farming systems provide benefits concerning soil conservation
and climate protection. A literature search on measured soil-derived greenhouse gas …

Methane and nitrous oxide emissions, their global warming potential, carbon efficiency ratio
and related biogeochemical properties of a tropical soil planted to rice were investigated …

Catch crops, especially leguminous catch crops, may increase crop nitrogen (N) supply and
decrease environmental impacts in cropping systems, but they may also stimulate nitrous …

Organic reduced tillage aims to combine the environmental benefits of organic farming and
conservation tillage to increase sustainability and soil quality. In temperate climates, there is …

While many water-saving rice production techniques have been adopted in China, the
environmental effects of these techniques require further investigation. This study aims to …

A gradient of agricultural intensification (from permanent meadows to permanent crops, with
rotation crops and meadows as intermediary steps) was studied in the course of the RMQS …