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Rapid and Simultaneous Detection of Hazardous Heavy Metals Contamination in Agricultural Soil Using Infrared Reflectance Spectroscopy

IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 2019
Soil function can be disrupted by highly accumulated contaminations in soils, due to several human activities such as building construction, mining, sewage disposal, transportation, and fertilizing. These activities may cause contaminations especially by
Devianti, Sufardi, Zulfahrizal, A. A. Munawar   +3 more
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Nutritional improvement of wheat by foliar application of moringa leaf extract

Fundamental and Applied Agriculture, 2018
A field experiment was conducted at the Soil Science Field Laboratory of Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU), Mymensingh, during rabi season to evaluate the effect of foliar application of moringa leaf extract on productivity and nutrient uptake ...
Nusrat Jahan Jhilik, Tahsina Sharmin Hoque, Abu Zofar Mohammad Moslehuddin, Mohammad Anwarul Abedin   +3 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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Environmental Lessons of Virgin Lands: Organisational and Scientific Aspects

Известия Уральского федерального университета. Серия 2: Гуманитарные науки, 2023
This article considers the reasons for the aggravation of the ecological situation which manifested itself in the wind erosion of soil over vast territories during the mass development of virgin lands in the Soviet Union through the prism of the history ...
Aleksandr Vasilievich Rychkov
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Replacement of rice-wheat cropping system with alternative diversified systems concerning crop productivity and their impact on soil carbon and nutrient status in soil profile of north-west India

Cogent Food & Agriculture, 2023
The depth-wise depletion of soil organic carbon (OC), macro, micro, and secondary nutrients under the rice-wheat system has resulted in multi-nutrient deficiencies and a decline in crop productivity, emphasizing the replacement of rice-wheat with ...
Sharanjit Kaur Brar, Salwinder Singh Dhaliwal, Vivek Sharma, Sandeep Sharma, Manpreet Kaur   +4 more
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Bridging gaps and seeding futures: A synthesis of soil salinization and the role of plant-soil interactions under climate change

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Summary: Soil salinization, exacerbated by climate change, poses significant threats to agricultural productivity, land restoration, and ecosystem resilience.
Hao Tang, Lei Du, Chengcheng Xia, Jian Luo   +3 more
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Human Health and Soil Health Risks from Heavy Metals, Micro(nano)plastics, and Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria in Agricultural Soils

Agronomy, 2022
Humans are exposed to agricultural soils through inhalation, dermal contact, or the consumption of food. Human health may be at risk when soils are contaminated; while some soil contaminants such as heavy metals (HMs) have been extensively studied ...
Stanislava Perković, C. Paul, F. Vasić, K. Helming   +3 more
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Soil organic carbon and biological indicators of uncultivated vis-à-vis intensively cultivated soils under rice–wheat and cotton–wheat cropping systems in South-Western Punjab

Carbon Management, 2020
Soil carbon (C) pools and biological indicator plays an important role in maintaining soil quality. Land use change from naturally undisturbed to intense cultivation had significant impact on C storage due to change in soil biological properties.
Sandeep Sharma, Pritpal Singh, G. P. S. Sodhi   +2 more
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Influence of molybdenum application on soil nutrient status and uptake by cauliflower (Brassica oleracea var. botrytis L.) in an Acid Alfisol soil

Environment Conservation Journal, 2023
A field investigation was carried out to evaluate the impact of molybdenum (Mo) application on the yield and nutrient status of cauliflower in an acid Alfisol.
Anmoldeep Singh Chakkal, Pardeep Kumar, Nagender Pal Butail, Munish Sharma, Praveen Kumar, Deepika Suri, Arvind Kumar Shukla   +6 more
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Role of agroforestry systems in enrichment of soil organic carbon and nutrients: A review

Environment Conservation Journal, 2023
Monocropping systems have intensively exploited natural resources in recent decades, and the indiscriminate use of inorganic fertilizers, combined with agro-chemicals, has resulted in the deterioration of natural resources such as soil and water ...
Pankaj, K.K. Bhardwaj, Rajni Yadav , Vishal Goyal , Manoj Kumar Sharma , K.S. Ahlawat   +5 more
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