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Agricultural Soil Science [PDF]

Nature, 1964
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Prospects and constraints in smallholder farmers' adoption of multiple soil carbon enhancing practices in Western Kenya

Heliyon, 2020
Most smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are adversely affected by low soil fertility, land degradation and climate change-related shocks such as drought. These problems lead to low productivity and low household income.
George Magambo Kanyenji, Willis Oluoch-Kosura, Cecilia Moraa Onyango, Stanley Karanja Ng'ang'a   +3 more
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Integrating soil science into agricultural production frontiers [PDF]

Environment and Development Economics, 2013
AbstractThis paper integrates soil science variables into an economic analysis of agricultural output among small-scale farmers in Kenya's highlands. The integration is valuable because farmers’ choice of inputs depends on both the status of the soil and socioeconomic conditions.
Anders Ekbom, Yonas Alem, Thomas Sterner
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Interactive effect of land use systems on depth-wise soil properties and micronutrients minerals in North-Western, India

Heliyon, 2023
Micronutrients play a vital role in improving growth and performance of different crops. Management of soil micronutrients for better crop production needs sound understanding of their status and causes of variability. Therefore, in order to evaluate the
Salwinder Singh Dhaliwal, Vivek Sharma, Arvind Kumar Shukla, Janpriya Kaur, Rajeev Kumar Gupta, Vibha Verma, Manmeet Kaur, Vijay Kant Singh, Prabhjot Singh   +8 more
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Increase in soil organic carbon by agricultural intensification in northern China [PDF]

, 2014
Acknowledgements. This research was supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (no. 31370527 and 31261140367) and the National Science and Technology Support Program of China (no. 2012BAD14B01-2).
Lal, R., Liao, Y., Meng, F. Q., Smith, P., Wu, W. L.   +4 more
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Biological removal of iron and sulfate from synthetic wastewater of cotton delinting factory by using halophilic sulfate-reducing bacteria

Heliyon, 2019
Industrial and agricultural wastewater treatment, which has the potential to cause serious risks to human health and the environment, has special importance at the lowest cost and highest efficiency such as biological processes to treat wastewater.
Mehrnoush Eskandari Torbaghan, Gholam Hossein Khalili Torghabeh   +1 more
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Total and labile pools of organic carbon in relation to soil biological properties under contrasting land-use systems in a dry mountainous region

Carbon Management, 2022
This study evaluated the effect of contrasting land-use systems on changes in pools of total organic carbon (TOC) and its labile fractions, and identified the sensitivity of soil properties as a minimum data set (MDS) for assessing soil quality change in
Sandeep Sharma, Pritpal Singh, Padma Angmo, Sanjay Satpute   +3 more
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Communicating soil carbon science to farmers: incorporating credibility, salience and legitimacy [PDF]

, 2016
A key narrative within climate change science is that conserving and improving soil carbon through agricultural practices can contribute to agricultural productivity and is a promising option for mitigating carbon loss through sequestration.
Bahadur Ghaley, Bhim, Dibari, Camilla, Ferrise, Roberto, Grønbech Hansend, Jens, Iglesias, Ana, Ingram, Julie, Karaczun, Zbigniew, McVittie, A, Merante, Paulo, Mills, Jane, Molnar, Andras, Sánchez, Berta   +11 more
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Design of a Soil Cutting Resistance Sensor for Application in Site-Specific Tillage [PDF]

, 2013
One objective of precision agriculture is to provide accurate information about soil and crop properties to optimize the management of agricultural inputs to meet site-specific needs.
Agüera Vega, Juan, Carballido, Jacob, Gil, Jesús, Gliever, Chris J., Pérez Ruiz, Manuel   +4 more
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Soil salinization in agriculture: Mitigation and adaptation strategies combining nature-based solutions and bioengineering

iScience
Summary: Soil salinization is among the most critical threats to agriculture and food security. Excess of salts adversely affects soil structure and fertility, plant growth, crop yield, and microorganisms.
Paolo Tarolli, Jian Luo, Edward Park, Gianni Barcaccia, Roberta Masin   +4 more
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