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Is quinoa‐farming sustainable in marginal environments? Social, economical and environmental aspects
Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, EarlyView.Abstract Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) is an Andean grain crop introduced as a novel crop to many parts of the world in recent years. Recognized for nutritious seeds and high abiotic stress tolerance, it has been promoted as an element of climate‐resilient agriculture, particularly in marginal environments.
Anna Tabea Mengen +5 more
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Guan'gai paishui xuebao【Objective】Excessive chemical fertilizer application in agriculture has resulted in non-point source pollution and increasing soil greenhouse gas emissions, which poses a threat to ecological security and agricultural sustainability.
ZHANG Zhenghao +7 more
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Artichoke (Cynara scolymus L.) as cash-cover crop in an organic vegetable system
Acta Agriculturae Slovenica, 2015 In organic vegetable systems green manure crops play an important role as a nitrogen source, but they cover the soil for several months without producing a direct income.
Anna LENZI, Ada BALDI, Romano TESI
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Plowing Under a Green Manure Crop
, 1950 Photograph of Armin Groeneman, district cooperator, and neighbor, plowing under a green manure crop of four to six ton per acre of sweet clover. Land was limed six or seven years ago with 2.
McConnell, John
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Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Soil degradation compromises ecosystem functioning. Biochar, a carbon‐rich amendment, has gained attention as a promising strategy to enhance soil structure and restore microbial balance. This study investigated the effects of two biochars, cashew bagasse biochar (CBB) and a co‐pyrolyzed biochar produced from sewage sludge and cashew pruning ...
João Marcos Rodrigues dos Santos +18 more
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Annual legumes as green manure crops
, 2013 There is a large number of annual legume species having an economic importance either on a world or local scale, such as pea (Pisum sativum L.), faba bean (Vicia faba L.), lentil (Lens culinaris Medik.), grass pea (Lathyrus sativus L.) and vetches (Vicia spp.).
Ćupina, Branko +6 more
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Crotalaria ochroleuca as a green manure crop in Uganda
African Crop Science Journal, 2010 No Abstract.
Wortmann, Charles S. +2 more
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Utilization of nitrogen in legume-based mobile green manures stored as compost or silage
, 2013 The utilization of nitrogen (N) in green manure leys can be improved by harvesting, storage and spreading of the plant material as manure in other crops. By green manure storage as silage, storage losses of N are lower than by composting.
Kristensen, E. +3 more
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Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration (FMNR) is a low‐cost, adaptable agroforestry practice that enhances land restoration by promoting systematic integration of naturally regenerating trees within farming systems through tree selection and management.
Irene Awino Ojuok +5 more
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Increasing phosphate rock availability using a lupin green manure crop
, 2004 Legumes have been shown to increase the dissolution and utilisation of phosphate rock (PR) phosphorus (P) compared with non-legumes because of their acidifying effect on the rhizosphere. A promising agronomic approach for optimising nutrient availability
Di, Hong +3 more
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