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Tillage and Its Effect on Agricultural Soils: A Quality Index Approach
AgronomyThe growing demand for quality food has intensified agricultural practices, thus deteriorating soil fertility. In response, reclamation techniques such as minimum, zero, or no tillage have been applied, especially in the Bajio region of the State of ...
María de la Luz Xochilt Negrete-Rodríguez +6 more
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Ecosystem Services of Kettle Holes in Agricultural Landscapes
Agronomy, 2020 Kettle holes are small water bodies of glacial origin which mostly occur in agricultural landscapes. They provide numerous ecosystem services (ES), but their supply may be negatively affected by agricultural management.
Filip Vasić +3 more
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The efficacy of conservation practices in reducing floods and improving water quality
Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2023 Conservation practices such as crop rotation, filter strips, and constructed wetlands are nature-based approaches intended to safeguard natural resources in agricultural landscapes. In this study, we reviewed the literature on how conservation practices,
Shivendra Srivastava +3 more
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Risks and Risk Management in Agriculture
Zeszyty Naukowe SGGW w Warszawie - Problemy Rolnictwa Światowego, 2013 Agriculture has always been exposed to a wide spectrum of risks. But it is largely undisputed that farmers have faced growing risks in recent years. More volatile agricultural and input prices, climate change, ongoing discussions about the future of the Common Agricultural Policy, increasing difficulty in finding qualified farm workers, and growing ...
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Agricultural Water Management in Brandenburg
, 2011 The present study explores whether regional water resources can be used more efficiently by Brandenburg’s agricultural systems. A systematic analysis of measures to raise the water efficiency follows the description of agriculture in Brandenburg today.
Drastig, Katrin +4 more
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Diversity, 2022 The successful establishment of invasive populations is closely linked to environmental factors. It is unclear whether coexisting species in the native area follow the same genetic pattern in the invaded continents under the local climate factors.
Benliang Zhao +5 more
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Crop Management Impacts the Soybean (Glycine max) Microbiome
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2020 Soybean (Glycine max) is an important leguminous crop that is grown throughout the United States and around the world. In 2016, soybean was valued at $41 billion USD in the United States alone.
Reid Longley +8 more
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Resilience-Based Perspectives to Guiding High-Nature-Value Farmland through Socioeconomic Change
Ecology and Society, 2013 Global environmental challenges require approaches that integrate biodiversity conservation, food production, and livelihoods at landscape scales. We reviewed the approach of conserving biodiversity on "high-nature-value" (HNV) farmland, covering 75 ...
Tobias Plieninger, Claudia Bieling
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California Agriculture, 2012 Air pollutants, notably particulate matter (PM) with aerodynamic diameter smaller than 2.5 micrometers (PM2.5), are emitted during agricultural burning. We studied a winter period in Imperial County when predominantly bermuda-grass stubble was burned. At
Martha Harnly +5 more
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The evolving fresh market berry industry in Santa Cruz and Monterey counties
California Agriculture, 2016 The fresh market berry industry in Santa Cruz and Monterey counties has contributed significantly to the agricultural vibrancy of the two counties and the state of California.
Laura Tourte, Mark Bolda, Karen Klonsky
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