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AgriFood: Journal of Agricultural Products for Food, EarlyView.Heavy metal pollution reduces soil health and threatens food safety by entering plants; however, the use of nanoparticles, biofertilizers, and organic fertilizers such as biochar offers a promising strategy for improvement and sustainable agriculture. ABSTRACT Heavy metal (HM) pollution, resulting from human activities such as mining and the excessive ...
Sina Siavash Moghaddam +4 more
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Agronomy, 2023 An evaluation of soil quality sustainability can support decision making for the sustainable use of land resources. However, certain current problems associated with these evaluations remain unaddressed, e.g., the evaluation indicators do not fully ...
Yan Zhou +4 more
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Organic matter recovery in sandy soils under bush fallow in southern Mozambique
, 2009 Bush fallow under shifting cultivation is commonly practised by subsistence farmers in southern Mozambique. This farming system is likely to persist due to the existence of large sparsely inhabited areas, coupled with financial limitations preventing ...
Ledin, Stig, +1 more
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Sustainable Manufacturing Platforms for Closed‐Cycle Bioeconomy Applications
Asia-Pacific Journal of Chemical Engineering, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The transition to a circular bioeconomy requires innovative production platforms that prioritize sustainability, resource efficiency, and waste minimization. Organic waste from agriculture, aquaculture, and food production represents an underutilized feedstock for biomanufacturing, contributing to a circular economy.
Yelizaveta Chernysh +2 more
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DIE ERDE: Journal of the Geographical Society of Berlin, 2014 In Oman, during the last three decades, agricultural water use and groundwater extraction has dramatically increased to meet the needs of a rapidly growing population and major changes in lifestyle.
Al-Rawahi, Mohamed Nasser +3 more
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Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining, EarlyView.Abstract Improving fertilizer use efficiency is essential for reducing environmental pollution, sustaining agricultural production, and maximizing the economic profitability of crop production systems. This study tested the hypothesis that the formulation strategy of biochar‐based fertilizers, rather than nutrient addition alone, is associated with ...
Md. Al‐Amin +7 more
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Biological Control in Agroecosystems
Science, 1982 Living organisms are used as biological pest control agents in (i) classical biological control, primarily for permanent control of introduced perennial weed pests or introduced pests of perennial crops; (ii) augmentative biological control, for temporary control of native or introduced pests of annual crops grown in monoculture; and (iii) conservative
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Review of Tropical Agroecosystems
, 2004 Rreview of Tropical Agroecosystems. Edited by J.H. Vandermeer. CRC Press, 2000 N.W. Corporate Blvd, Boca Raton, FL 33431, U.S.A.; 2003. 268 pp. £66.99.
Bennett, James
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Ways forward for resilience research in agroecosystems [PDF]
, 2018 Agroecosystems are on both the receiving and contributing ends of increasingly demanding climatic and environmental conditions. Maintaining productive systems under resource scarcity and multiplicative stresses requires precise monitoring and systems ...
Gaudin, Amélie CM +5 more
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT For regenerative agricultural systems such as food forests to move from experimental niches to scalable market solutions, they must attract consumer acceptance and sufficient willingness to pay a price premium. This study examines the demand‐side drivers of consumers' willingness to pay for food forest produce, focusing on nature connectedness,
Ada Folques +3 more
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