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Some love them, others hate them: Understanding farmers' tree planting decisions in Scotland

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Agroforestry is increasingly recognized as a sustainable agricultural land use system with potential to sequester carbon, create and repair habitats, enhance biodiversity and offer environmental and socio‐economic benefits, including improved agricultural productivity.
Albert Mvula, Katrin Prager, Josie Geris
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Hyperspectral inversion of heavy metal content in farmland soil under conservation tillage of black soils. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Chen Y, Shi W, Aihemaitijiang G, Zhang F, Zhang J, Zhang Y, Pan D, Li J.   +7 more
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Saplings of significance: Nurturing cultural value of new tree plantings through participatory opportunities

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Tree‐planting initiatives are a crucial part of international sustainability and climate action efforts. Yet, many of these initiatives fail to achieve their long‐term sustainability and climate goals. The role of community value is an often‐overlooked factor in promoting the success of new tree plantings.
Claire L. Narraway, Eline van Remortel, Sophie B. Cowling, Divya Kumar, Hanna Mroczka, Emilija Rudzinskaite, Georgina Sturgeon, Sasha Woods, Daniel B. Hayhow   +8 more
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Critical assessment of furrow openers and operational parameters for optimum performance under conservation tillage. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Madhusudan BS, Kushwaha HL, Kumar A, Parray RA, Swain SS, Chowdhury M, Nag RH, Asha KR, Rathod SK, Kumar P, Anand R, Al-Ansari N, Dewidar AZ, Mattar MA.   +13 more
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Conservation tillage and nutrient management practices in summer rice (Oryza sativa L.) favoured root growth and phenotypic plasticity of succeeding winter pea (Pisum sativumL.) under eastern Himalayas, India. [PDF]

Heliyon, 2021
Das A, Rangappa K, Basavaraj S, Dey U, Haloi M, Layek J, Idapuganti RG, Lal R, Deshmukh NA, Yadav GS, Babu S, Ngachan S.   +11 more
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Growing trees on farms: Navigating the goals and values of farmers

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Agricultural landscapes represent critical contexts for advancing policy objectives related to tree cover expansion. This paper explores how farmers' values influence their willingness or ability to grow trees on farms. Research is based on 49 interviews and two focus groups with farmers in England and draws on two social science research ...
Stephen McConnachie, Robert D. Fish, Holly Harris, Beth B. F. T. Brockett, Harry Marshall, Maddy Pearson, Grace van der Wielen, Bianca Ambrose‐Oji   +7 more
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Analyzing the Influence of Conservation Tillage and Manure on Soil Parameter Modulations in Croplands. [PDF]

Plants (Basel)
Dugan I, Pereira P, Kisic I, Matisic M, Bogunovic I.   +4 more
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Social and cultural considerations for the restoration of ‘lost’ tree species: The fall and rise of elm

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Attempts to address biodiversity loss have led to ecosystem and species restoration efforts. Tree species restoration is particularly relevant because of increasing threats from pests and pathogens. However, there are different notions of ‘loss’, as well as sociocultural considerations, including social acceptability, which are often neglected
Fritha West, Rehema M. White, Althea L. Davies, Richard Buggs, Mariella Marzano   +4 more
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Conservation tillage: a way to improve yield and soil properties and decrease global warming potential in spring wheat agroecosystems. [PDF]

Front Microbiol
Sadiq M, Rahim N, Tahir MM, Alasmari A, Alqahtani MM, Albogami A, Ghanem KZ, Abdein MA, Ali M, Mehmood N, Yuan J, Shaheen A, Shehzad M, El-Sayed MH, Chen G, Li G.   +15 more
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Engaging the public in plant science: Communication facilitators and barriers of scaling up a citizen science campaign

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Volunteers have been involved in nature observations for decades through citizen science initiatives, providing large data sets as well as problem identification that allow a more complete understanding of many natural phenomena. Although communication is a core component in citizen science, the key factors that determine its effectiveness in ...
Kristiina Gibson, Monika Suškevičs, Baiba Prūse, Marta Barberis, Sara A. O. Cousins, Živa Fišer, Margaux Julien, Marianne Kivastik, Marcin Klisz, Attila Lengyel, Zuzana Münzbergová, Radosław Puchałka, Iris Reinula, Froukje Rienks, Julie Koch Sheard, Viktor Siverin, Bojana Stojanova, Sabrina Träger, Tsipe Aavik   +18 more
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