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Environmental Sciences
Daniel A. Kane, Mark A. Bradford, Emma Fuller, Emily E. Oldfield, Stephen A. Wood
Summary: Higher levels of soil organic matter are associated with greater yields, lower yield losses, and lower rates of crop insurance payouts under drought in the United States. The positive effects of soil organic matter on yield resilience are partially explained by its impact on available water capacity and cation exchange capacity, with potential additional mechanisms not fully captured by those metrics. Overall, soil organic matter predicts yield resilience at regional scales and should be considered in agricultural policy and financial planning.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2021)
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Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Mitchell C. Hunter, Armen R. Kemanian, David A. Mortensen
Summary: The study found that cover crops did not alleviate or exacerbate drought stress in subsequent maize crops. Different types of cover crops had minimal impact on maize yield, but drought significantly reduced crop yield.
AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
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Environmental Studies
Carmen Carmona-Torres, Carlos Parra-Lopez, Samir Sayadi, Liliana Reina-Usuga
Summary: The abandonment of agricultural activity has negative impacts in rural areas, especially in sloping olive groves. This paper analyzes the reasons for abandonment and the alternatives, such as organic farming, and aims to provide insights for public policies to mitigate the negative effects and promote the best alternative. The results suggest that organic farming is a better option than conventional farming, and increasing the surface area of olive grove fields can reduce the risk of abandonment.
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Agronomy
Clarisse Mendoza Gonzalvo, Wilson Florendo Aala, Keshav Lall Maharjan
Summary: This study conducted a survey on 70 Filipino farmers to understand their perspectives on coexisting farming methods, finding that both biotech and organic farmers have a non-linear decision-making process. Biotech farmers are more influenced by internal factors, while organic farmers rely more on external influences. The presence of maverick executives within the organic farmers supports the idea that coexistence can empower farmers.
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Plant Sciences
Emad A. A. Alsherif, Omar Almaghrabi, Ahmed M. M. Elazzazy, Mohamed Abdel-Mawgoud, Gerrit T. S. Beemster, Renato Lustosa Sobrinho, Hamada AbdElgawad
Summary: The combination of compost, mycorrhizal fungi, and carbon nanoparticles can alleviate the negative effects of drought on maize plants by promoting the accumulation of soluble sugars and fatty acids, as well as increasing the levels of antioxidants and osmoprotectants.
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Agronomy
Li-Chao Wei, Hua-Ping Zhang, Xiao-Lin Wang, Sui-Qi Zhang
Summary: Water shortage and soil erosion greatly restrict agricultural development on the Loess Plateau in China. The study shows that treatment with organic manure significantly increases maize grain yield and water use efficiency. Organic manure also promotes root growth and maximizes water transpiration and evaporation, playing a vital role in biomass allocation. These findings provide important guidance for increasing maize yield and can serve as a reference for other crops in understanding the relationship between water and manure.
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Environmental Sciences
Antoine Denis, Baudouin Desclee, Silke Migdall, Herbert Hansen, Heike Bach, Pierre Ott, Amani Louis Kouadio, Bernard Tychon
Summary: This research explores how spatial remote sensing can support the organic crop certification process by identifying significant biochemical and biophysical differences between organic and conventional maize fields using multispectral satellite images. The study demonstrates that satellite images can effectively discriminate between organic and conventional maize fields, paving the way for improved organic maize certification processes. By utilizing spectral or spatial heterogeneity indices, this research offers a promising and innovative approach to utilizing satellite technology in the certification of organic agriculture products.
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Plant Sciences
Tereza Hammerschmiedt, Antonin Kintl, Jiri Holatko, Adnan Mustafa, Tomas Vitez, Ondrej Malicek, Tivadar Baltazar, Jakub Elbl, Martin Brtnicky
Summary: Digestate prepared from anaerobic digestion can be used as a fertilizer to enrich soil and plants with nutrients. This study found that digestates containing legume biomass can stimulate microbial activity in soil, but caution is needed to prevent increased nitrogen losses if plants cannot quickly take up mineralized nitrogen.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2022)
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Soil Science
Nicolas L. Breil, Thierry Lamaze, Vincent Bustillo, Claire-Emmanuelle Marcato-Romain, Benoit Coudert, Solen Queguiner, Nathalie Jarosz-Pelle
Summary: The aim of this study was to understand the impact of the combination of no-till and cover cropping on soil organic carbon (SOC) and soil respiration. The results showed that for soils with high initial SOC contents, there was no significant difference in SOC and respiration between the conservation practices and conventional practices. However, for soils with low initial SOC contents, the conservation practices significantly increased SOC and respiration.
SOIL & TILLAGE RESEARCH
(2023)
Review
Agronomy
Ebrahim Navid Sadjadi, Roemi Fernandez
Summary: This research explores the challenges and opportunities of agriculture digitalization in Spain, aiming to enhance productivity, product quality, production costs, sustainability, and environmental protection. The study examines the legal, technical, infrastructural, educational, financial, and market challenges, as well as the potential benefits digitalization can bring, in order to support decision-making and the adaptation of professionals in the sector.
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Environmental Sciences
Yansheng Li, Zhihuang Xie, Meng Zhou, Changkai Liu, Zhenhua Yu, Junjiang Wu, Jian Jin, Yuan Chen, Xingyi Zhang, Xiaobing Liu
Summary: Improving soil productivity through consecutive cattle manure addition significantly increased soybean yield and organic carbon content in soybean seeds, as well as improved soil available nutrient concentrations.
LAND DEGRADATION & DEVELOPMENT
(2021)
Article
Agronomy
Alberto Santillan-Fernandez, Yolanda Salinas-Moreno, Jose Rene Valdez-Lazalde, Mauricio Antonio Carmona-Arellano, Javier Enrique Vera-Lopez, Santiago Pereira-Lorenzo
Summary: Mexico heavily relies on maize imports to meet national demand. The agricultural policy in Mexico primarily focuses on improving maize productivity through the use of improved varieties, including transgenic ones. However, the adoption of transgenic maize is not economically profitable in rainfed regions, where native maize varieties are valued for their resilience to technological and environmental changes.
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Agronomy
Zihan Liu, Chenxu Zhao, Peng Zhang, ZhiKuan Jia
Summary: Plastic film mulching measures have been shown to be effective in conserving water and increasing crop yields, although their long-term impact on sustaining crop production under dryland conditions is unclear. A nine-year field experiment in the Loess Plateau region of China evaluated different mulching methods and found that plastic mulching improved soil quality, water retention, and grain yield compared to the control group. The water use efficiency was also higher under plastic mulches. Overall, flat planting with full surface cover of plastic film mulch seems to be a viable option for improving maize productivity in rainfed conditions.
AGRICULTURAL WATER MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Environmental Studies
Ajin S. Anil, Vinod K. Sharma, Raimundo Jimenez-Ballesta, Chittar M. Parihar, Siba P. Datta, Mandira Barman, Kapil A. Chobhe, Chiranjeev Kumawat, Abhik Patra, Surendra Singh Jatav
Summary: Over the past decade, scientific studies have focused on the effects of global phosphorus scarcity on food security. A comprehensive strategy that considers demand reduction and recycling possibilities is needed. Research shows that reduced tillage and crop residue retention can improve soil phosphorus content and provide additional benefits in conservation agriculture.
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Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Wushuai Zhang, Hong Li, Lanyue Liang, Sixian Wang, Prakash Lakshmanan, Zhicheng Jiang, Chunying Liu, Hua Yang, Maolin Zhou, Xinping Chen
Summary: Soil carbon sequestration is important for improving soil quality, ensuring food security, and mitigating climate change. This study explored the effect of integrated straw-tillage systems on maize productivity and carbon budget in Southwest China. The results showed that straw retention and rotary tillage achieved the highest system productivity, while straw retention and no-tillage were superior in soil carbon sequestration and carbon budget.
AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Amaranta Herrero, Fern Wickson, Rosa Binimelis
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Environmental Sciences
Angelika Hilbeck, Rosa Binimelis, Nicolas Defarge, Ricarda Steinbrecher, Andras Szekacs, Fern Wickson, Michael Antoniou, Philip L. Bereano, Ethel Ann Clark, Michael Hansen, Eva Novotny, Jack Heinemann, Hartmut Meyer, Vandana Shiva, Brian Wynne
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES EUROPE
(2015)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Rosa Binimelis, Anne Ingeborg Myhr
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Fern Wickson, Rosa Binimelis, Amaranta Herrero
Editorial Material
Ecology
Joachim H. Spangenberg, Joan Martinez-Alier, Ines Omann, Iliana Monterroso, Rosa Binimelis
ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS
(2009)
Article
Ecology
Rosa Binimelis, Iliana Monterroso, Beatriz Rodriguez-Labajos
ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS
(2009)
Review
Ecology
Beatriz Rodriguez-Labajos, Rosa Binimelis, Iliana Monterroso
ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS
(2009)
Article
Environmental Sciences
I. Monterroso, R. Binimelis, B. Rodriguez-Labajos
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2011)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Miluse Trtikova, Andre Lohn, Rosa Binimelis, Ignacio Chapela, Bernadette Oehen, Niklaus Zemp, Alex Widmer, Angelika Hilbeck
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2017)
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Rosa Binimelis, Fern Wickson
AGROECOLOGY AND SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS
(2019)
Editorial Material
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
C. R. Anderson, R. Binimelis, M. P. Pimbert, M. G. Rivera-Ferre
AGRICULTURE AND HUMAN VALUES
(2019)
Article
Geography
Amaranta Herrero, Rosa Binimelis, Fern Wickson
SOCIOLOGIA RURALIS
(2017)
Article
Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary
Veronica Escurriol Martinez, Rosa Binimelis, Marta G. Rivera-Ferre
Review
Geography
Rosa Binimelis, Walter Pengue, Iliana Monterroso
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Georgina Catacora-Vargas, Rosa Binimelis, Anne I. Myhr, Brian Wynne
AGRICULTURE AND HUMAN VALUES
(2018)