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Estimating actual maize yield with WOFOST in data-scarce small-scale cropping systems of South Africa: Data assimilation approach

International Journal of Applied Earth Observations and Geoinformation
Accurate farm-level yield estimation is crucial for informed agricultural decision-making and food security, particularly in data-scarce, small-scale rainfed systems such as those found in South Africa.
Luleka Dlamini, Olivier Crespo, Jos van Dam, Deborah V. Gaso, Allard de Wit   +4 more
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Beyond a dual role: how Purpureocillium lilacinum reprograms citrus metabolism for integrated biocontrol and growth promotion

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, EarlyView.
Abstract BACKGROUND Plants harbor complex microbial communities that are fundamental to their health and productivity. Among them, endophytic fungi such as Purpureocillium lilacinum establish mutualistic associations, offering dual benefits as plant growth promoters and biocontrol agents.
Sana Bouzembila, Kamel Charaabi, Haytham Hamden, Salma Fadhel, Nesrine Tanfouri, Meriem Msaad Guerfali   +5 more
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Degradation kinetics of postharvest quality attributes of rocket leaves grown under different nitrogen rates

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, EarlyView.
Abstract BACKGROUND Diplotaxis tenuifolia L. cv Dallas (rocket leaves) is one of the most widely consumed fresh‐cut salad vegetables in Europe, especially in southern Italy, being appreciated for its pungent taste and health promoting phytochemicals. However, its short postharvest shelf‐life is still a major drawback.
Aysha Saleem, Maria Luisa Amodio, Pramod V Mahajan, Maria Gonnella, Lucia Bonelli, Giancarlo Colelli   +5 more
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Simulated Root Exudation Gradient Reveals Dosage‐Dependent Carbon Sequestration in Desertification Ecosystems

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Root exudates serve as a key driver for the restoration of soil organic carbon (SOC), particularly in aeolian desertification ecosystems where aboveground litter retention is limited. While Salix cupularis is widely planted as an effective pioneer shrub for ecological rehabilitation on the Qinghai‐Tibet Plateau, how the quantity of its root ...
Ran Xue, Xuemei Fang, Dongming Chen, Fei Yan, Aomei Jia, Zhouwen Ma, Yongheng Gao, Jiqiong Zhou, Jian Zhang, Lin Liu   +9 more
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Long‐Term Combined Application of Biochar and Chemical Fertilizers Enhances Potassium Supply Capacity in Continuous Cropping Soils

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sustaining soil potassium (K) supply in intensive continuous cropping systems is increasingly challenging because long‐term crop removal often exceeds the natural replenishment capacity of soil K‐bearing minerals, leading to progressive depletion of plant‐available K pools.
Hangming Guo, Shunguo Liu, Zefang Zhu, Kangbo Xu, Jing Wang, Wenda Wang, Na Li, Jinfeng Yang   +7 more
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Leaf (or assimilation branch) epidermal micromorphology of desert plant in arid and semiarid areas of China [PDF]

Chinese Journal of Plant Ecology, 2016
LIU Yu-Bing, LI Xin-Rong, LI Meng-Meng, LIU Dan, ZHANG Wen-Li   +4 more
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Straw Return Combined With Nitrogen Fertilizer Application Improve Nitrogen Utilization Efficiency by Regulating Soil Physical and Chemical Properties in Spring Maize

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Straw return (SR) and controlled‐release nitrogen fertilizers application can improve soil structure, enhance soil water retention, and promote crop growth. However, the mechanisms through which SR and controlled‐release nitrogen fertilizers application jointly modulate soil physical and chemical properties remain unclear.
Min An, Fuying Hu, Xianghui Ou, Xianjie Tan, Zhenwei Li, Chengqiao Shi, Rui He, Xunbo Zhou   +7 more
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Moderate Biochar–Compost Mixture Is More Effective in Improving Biomass, Nutrient Fluxes, and Photosynthetic Outputs for Sustainable Land Restoration and Soil Fertility

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Soil nutrient depletion severely constrains crop productivity in degraded and saline environments. Strategies such as biochar–compost integration could be useful for sustainable agriculture and land restoration on a global scale. This study evaluated the effects of biochar (1% Bc), compost (1% Co), and their blends (0.5% Bc + 0.5% Co and 1% Bc 
Zainul Abideen, Maria Hasnain, Hans Werner Koyro, Brent L. Nielsen, Irfan Aziz, Nadia Sharif, Rabab Fatima Rizvi, Hamada E. Ali   +7 more
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Improving jujube fruit yield estimation by assimilating a remotely sensed leaf area index into the WOFOST model

, 2020
Jujube fruit has important nutritional and medicinal qualities and is one of the most economically valuable fruits in China. Field-scale jujube fruit yield estimation using site-specific techniques can provide indicators of the reasons for yield gaps, which could be promising to better understand spatial yield variation in jujube orchards, thereby ...
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Beyond Chemical Compliance: A Critical Review Toward Microbiome‐Informed Ecological Exit Criteria for Bioremediated Soils

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Chemical compliance remains the usual endpoint for closing contaminated‐soil remediation projects, although it does not establish recovery of soil function or the durability of the post‐treatment state. This critical review examines when microbiological evidence can contribute to ecological closure decisions.
Mariusz Cycoń
wiley   +1 more source