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Mulching Improves the Soil Hydrothermal Environment, Soil Aggregate Content, and Potato Yield in Dry Farmland

Agronomy
Mulching could effectively improve the soil hydrothermal environment, improve changes in the soil structure, increase entropy, and conserve soil moisture to solve the problem of grain reduction caused by perennial drought in Northwest China.
Zhen Ma, Jiantao Ma, Yuwei Chai, Wenhuan Song, Fanxiang Han, Caixia Huang, Hongbo Cheng, Lei Chang   +7 more
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Influence of Varieties and Mulching on the Quality and Quantity of Vegetable Pepper Yield

Horticulturae, 2022
The influence of the cultivation method on green pepper fruits was investigated. Six pepper cultivars were planted using soil covered by brown mulching foil and in uncovered soil.
Magdaléna Valšíková-Frey, Jiří Mlček, Martina Bučková, Anna Adámková, Martin Adámek, Tunde Jurikova   +5 more
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Business and Governance Strategies for Circular Economy Valorization of Construction Timber: A Systematic Review

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The valorization of construction and demolition timber is essential to advancing circular economy objectives but remains constrained by fragmented organizational, network, and institutional practices. For firms in the construction sector, this represents a critical strategic adaptation challenge.
Reeko Watanabe, Martin Skitmore, Patrick S. W. Fong, Tingting Liu, Hong Guan, Benoit P. Gilbert, William Leggate   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

To mulch or not to mulch? Effects of gravel mulch toppings on plant establishment and development in ornamental prairie plantings

PLOS ONE, 2017
In recent years, North American prairie vegetation has served as a design model for highly attractive, low-cost and low-maintenance plantings in German urban green spaces. Where mixed-planting techniques, gravel mulch toppings and non-selective maintenance techniques such as mowing are used, prairie plantings are considered to be cost-effective ...
Anja Schmithals, Norbert Kühn
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Upcycling Real‐World Post‐Consumer Polyolefins Plastics Into Light Olefins Via Microwave‐Assisted Processing

Carbon Energy, EarlyView.
Microwave‐driven Ru@α‐Fe2O3 selectively upgrades real‐world post‐consumer mixed polyolefin waste into light olefins with high gas yields and olefin selectivity at markedly reduced temperatures compared with conventional thermal pyrolysis. Strong tolerance of additives and feed heterogeneity highlights an energy‐efficient and scalable route for circular
Yi Su, Chunlin Luo, Md Emdadul Haque, Kangqi Gao, Brandon Robinson, Yujuan Chen, Debangsu Bhattacharyya, Jianli Hu, Yuxin Wang   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

How 1st‐Tier Suppliers Respond to Green Public Procurement Policies: An Empirical Analysis

Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article analyses how 1st‐tier suppliers to public organisations respond operationally to Green Public Procurement (GPP) policies. Through a multiple case study of 12 Italian firms operating in different sectors, we develop a classification of suppliers' responses, identifying two interrelated macro‐types: internal operations realignment ...
Antonio Cavallin Toscani, Andrea Vinelli
wiley   +1 more source

Postharvest Survival of Foodborne Pathogens on Strawberry Surfaces at Different Maturity Levels

Food Safety and Health, EarlyView.
This study highlights the survival of E. coli and L. monocytogenes on strawberries at different maturity stages and storage temperatures. Predictive microbial modeling revealed temperature‐ and ripeness‐dependent survival trends, emphasizing the importance of temperature control and ripeness in developing effective strategies to enhance strawberry ...
Prachi Pahariya, Derek J. Fisher, Abhinav Mishra, Ruplal Choudhary   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Transforming Agricultural Water Management Through the Water–Energy–Food Nexus: Trends, Opportunities, Barriers and Solutions

Irrigation and Drainage, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Agricultural water management (AWM) is increasingly transitioning towards transformative thinking, where interconnected sectors, including water, energy and food, are managed holistically. Trends point towards cross‐sectoral and harmonised strategies to optimise water use efficiency and productivity, integrate renewable energy, promote ...
Luxon Nhamo, Cuthbert Taguta, Sylvester Mpandeli, Tinashe Dirwai, Stanley Liphadzi, Tafadzwanashe Mabhaudhi   +5 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
wiley   +1 more source

Effect of different levels of macro nutrients (NPK) and mulching on growth, quality and yield of chrysanthemum (Dendranthema grandiflora) cv. Marigold

The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 2018
The present investigation was conducted to study the effect of different levels of nutrients (NPK) and mulching on various growth and flowering traits of chrysanthemum (Dendranthema grandiflora Tzvelev) cv. Marigold.
CHAITRA G S, SEETHARAMU G K, RAJIV KUMAR, MUNIKRISHNAPPA P M, SHIVANNA M   +4 more
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