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Enhancement of Soil Organic Carbon, Water Use Efficiency and Maize Yield (Zea mays L.) in Sandy Soil through Organic Amendment (Grass Peat) Incorporation

open access: yesAgronomy
The efficient use of organic amendment (OM) is considered an economic, environmental and sustainable practice to improve soil quality, especially the accumulation of organic carbon (C) and water use efficiency (WUE) in dryland agriculture.
Kaiqi Yang   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Lead Halide Perovskite Photoelectrocatalysis

open access: yesAdvanced Materials, EarlyView.
Lead halide perovskite semiconductors have emerged as highly promising materials for solar fuel and chemical synthesis. This perspective discusses advances made in the rational photoelectrode design to improve solar‐to‐chemical conversion, product scope, and scalability.
Virgil Andrei
wiley   +1 more source

Ecosystem functioning, ecosystem services and rooibos production as affected by connectivity to natural vegetation and agrochemical use in rooibos tea (Aspalathus linearis) farming

open access: yes, 2011
Globally, increasing land-use intensity has led to more intensive farming practices at the local scale and the loss of non-crop habitats at the landscape scale which may affect various ecosystem services.
Herbst, Marianté
core  

Comparative evaluation of strawberry cultivars under Subhash Palekar natural farming and conventional farming regimes in Doaba region of Punjab conditions

open access: yes
Natural farming, a recent agricultural innovation emphasizing minimal inputs, helps boost crop production. While strawberries are conventionally cultivated, their natural farming potential remains untapped. In this regard,  an experiment was conducted to
Singh, S. K.   +4 more
core   +2 more sources

Organic farming: Present status, scope and prospects in northern India

open access: yes, 2017
Organic agriculture has emerged as an important priority area globally in view of the growing consciousness for safe and healthy food, long term sustainability and environmental concerns despite being contentious in history.
Bilal A. Padder   +9 more
core   +2 more sources

Participatory Guarantee Systems: structure, benefits and reasons for participation – insights from the Italian case study of Campi Aperti

open access: yesFrontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
Participatory Guarantee Systems (PGS) have emerged from initiatives introduced by farmers and civil society to ensure the organic quality of products by directly involving producers, consumers, and other stakeholders in the guarantee process. While actor
Greta Winkler   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Natural farming rice in Japan

open access: yes, 2023
The national demand for staple food rice in Japan is consistently on a downward trend due to population decline and diet changes. The falling rice prices and soaring fertilizer prices cause a growing deficit in rice farmers, especially small-scale farmers. Japanese government spends a considerable budget to deal with the rice surplus by encouraging the
Qin, Fanya   +2 more
openaire   +1 more source

Cornus Mas L. Seed‐Derived Biosorbent for Methylene Blue Removal: Surface Characterization and Biosorption Performance

open access: yesAdvanced Materials Interfaces, EarlyView.
Cornus mas L. seeds are transformed into a high‐performance biosorbent through chemical modification, effectively removing methylene blue from aqueous solutions. Comprehensive characterization and optimization reveal a maximum biosorption capacity of 71.71 mg g−1, establishing this sustainable, cost‐effective material as a promising solution for ...
Hakan Yıldız   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Farm animal welfare: Beyond “natural” behavior

open access: yesScience, 2023
An animal-centered view guided by what animals value could improve welfare on ...
openaire   +3 more sources

Parallel Electrical Integration of Photo Bio Electrochemical Systems (photo‐BESs): Performance Gains and Load Dependency

open access: yesAdvanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
Parallel wiring of bioelectrochemical devices with conventional generators unexpectedly boosts output. A biophotovoltaic paired with a solar cell delivers up to 50% more power at low loads than their separate contributions; a plant microbial fuel cell shows similar current gains.
Valeria Marsaglia   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

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