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Eco‐Efficient in Mediterranean Olive Grove Systems: Insights From a Life Cycle Cost Analysis in Southern Portugal

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study assesses and compares the eco‐efficiency of six olive production systems in the Alentejo region, southern Portugal, employing a life cycle costing (LCC) approach directly integrated with a prior life cycle assessment (LCA). Although LCC has been increasingly applied to Mediterranean olive‐growing, empirical research in Portugal ...
Rachel Hermeto de Pádua Souza, Rui Fragoso, Carlos Marques, Anna Irene De Luca   +3 more
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Respective Advantages of Growing Different Green Manure With Nitrogen Fertilization in Cotton‐Based Cropping Systems: Insights From a Three‐Year Field Study

Food and Energy Security
Planting green manure to improve cash crop yield and soil health has been widely recognized, and understanding cash crop performance after green manure integration is pivotal for determining its potential to bolster and enhance crop productivity and ...
Zhenggui Zhang, Jian Wang, Weibin Huang, Yingchun Han, Guoping Wang, Lu Feng, Xiaofei Li, Shiwu Xiong, Minghua Xin, Yabing Li, Zhanbiao Wang   +10 more
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Challenges in Implementing European Regulation on Water Reuse for Sustainable Agriculture

Environmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Regulation (EU) 2020/741 on minimum requirements for water reuse is a key policy for sustainable water management under growing water scarcity in Europe. This paper examines expert perspectives on the challenges involved in implementing EU regulation for water reuse in agriculture, aiming to broaden existing research, which is largely ...
Patricia Allgaier, Roberta Maffettone, Kevin Grecksch   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Managing equine asthma: Owner adherence, practical constraints and environmental protocol evaluation

Equine Veterinary Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Adherence to recommendations for environmental management is central to equine asthma (EA) treatment. Reasons for non‐adherence warrant further investigation. Objectives To: (1) evaluate adherence to recommendations for environmental changes, identify reasons for incomplete implementation, assess changes in clinical signs and ...
Lea Stucki, Gertraud Schüpbach, Alessandra Ramseyer, Conny Herholz, Vinzenz Gerber   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Precision Fermentation for Next Generation Food Ingredients: Technological Foundations, Food Applications, Sustainability, and Regulatory Challenges

Food Bioengineering, EarlyView.
Precision fermentation uses engineered microorganisms to produce targeted food ingredients, including proteins, enzymes, lipids, flavors, vitamins, and bioactives. This review examines its technological foundations, food applications, safety, sustainability, economics, regulation, and consumer acceptance, emphasizing that performance depends on host ...
Nora Ali Hassan, Rawaa H. Tlay, Tarek Gamal Abedelmaksoud   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Towards Water, Food and Energy Security: The Global Challenges and Possible Solutions for a Holistic Vision of Sustainability

Irrigation and Drainage, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This invited paper gives an overview of the challenges the world is facing and offers a possible solution for water and food security within the holistic integrated concept of the water–energy–food (WEF) nexus. The paper summarizes the experience the author gained through working on various research projects at national and international ...
Ragab Ragab
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Farmers' Soil–Water Management Practices and Perspectives on Soil Salinization in Mirab Abaya District, Gamo Zone, Southern Ethiopia

Irrigation and Drainage, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Soil salinization is a critical threat, impacting 20% of the world's irrigated lands and jeopardizing food security. In Ethiopia's Mirab Abaya district of the Gamo Zone, unsustainable irrigation methods exacerbate this issue. This paper examines local farmers' soil–water management systems and their awareness of salinization, aiming to educate
Oloba Jobe, Fanuel Laekemariam, Dereje Tsegaye, Demelash Wendemeneh   +3 more
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Maize Yield, Water Productivity and Economic Analysis Under Different Irrigation and Nitrogen Management Strategies Using Field Data and CERES‐Maize Model

Irrigation and Drainage, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT There is limited integrated evaluation of nitrogen (N) and irrigation management strategies for improving maize yield and productivity using crop models. The effects of N and irrigation on maize yield and productivity under centre pivot (CPI) and subsurface drip irrigation (SDI) using the CERES‐Maize model were investigated. N treatments were (
Ebrahim Amiri, Suat Irmak, P. Aalaee Bazkiaee   +2 more
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Edaphic Controls Override Climatic and Management Effects on Soil Organic Carbon in Southern African Agroecosystems

Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Understanding the relative importance of climatic, edaphic, and management controls on soil organic carbon (SOC) is essential for improving SOC prediction and land management in data‐scarce agroecosystems. Aim This study quantified SOC drivers across Southern African agroecosystems using 655 observations covering climatic variables,
Samuel Ayodele Mesele, Abosede B. Babatunde, Andrei Rozanov, Ádám Csorba, Mary Steverink‐Mosugu   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Growth Analysis of Corn (Zea mays L. cv. SC 604) With Different Fertilizers Application [PDF]

Ikufīziyuluzhī-i Giyāhān-i Zirā̒ī, 2013
To investigate the responses growth indices of corn (Zea mays L. cv. SC 604) to using plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) and phosphate solubilizing microorganisms (PSM) and rhizobacteria, a field experiment was conducted during 2008.
M. Yazdani, H. Pirdashti, M.A. Bahmanyar
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