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MULCHING WITH ORGANIC MATTER OF FRUIT BUSHES

Fruit Growing Research
The paper proposes the use of natural mulch in fruit shrub plantations. During the work, the evaluation of some studies from the specialized literature regarding the efficiency of soil moisture conservation and the reduction of evaporation, the prevention of competition with weeds for nutrients and water, as well as their neutralization compared to ...
Gabriel Nae, Florin Nenciu, Andreea Matache   +2 more
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Nanoplastics: Methods, Exposure and Effects on Domestic, Farm and Wild Animals

Journal of Applied Toxicology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Nanoplastics (NPs) are synthetic polymer particles ranging in size from 1 nm to 1 μm that have been identified as a major concern for ecosystems and organisms due to their plethora of negative effects. The aim of this review is to provide a comprehensive overview of the knowledge relating to exposure and effects of NPs in domestic (i.e., farm ...
B. De Felice, M. Bertazzo, A. F. Tabaran, M. Parolini, R. P. Popa, A. Pintea, L. J. Spicer, A‐L. Nagy, F. Caloni   +8 more
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Use of organic and green mulches in an apple orchard

Proceedings of the New Zealand Plant Protection Conference, 1998
Four organic mulches, sawdust, straw, compost and wooldust and two green mulches, grass and clover were compared with herbicide for weed control in an established apple orchard. The green mulches Serra hard fescue (Festuca longifolia) and Tahora white clover (Trifolium repens) were established on plots previously treated with compost or wooldust.
M.J. Hartley, A. Rahman
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Grassland forage legumes and drought mitigation – sheep wool application improved soil water availability and enhanced drought–stress responses

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Sheep wool may reduce drought stress in grasslands when used as a soil amendment. Two experiments were conducted to explore if: (i) water absorbed by wool would be biologically ‘active’ and therefore available to plants, using a novel method of measuring water activity (aw); and, (ii) adding wool to compost would delay water stress ...
Siân Bethan MacKintosh, Rhyn Fychan, John Walter Davies, Huw Gareth Powell, Mark Boileau Scott, Christina Louise Marley   +5 more
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From Knowledge to Practice: Information Access, Smallholders' Behavior, and the Adoption of Climate‐Resilient Soil Management Practices in Coastal Cameroon

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Smallholder farmers in coastal Cameroon face accelerating soil degradation and climate variability. However, the adoption of sustainable agricultural practices (SAPs) remains uneven. This study examines how information behavior and motivational objectives shape SAP adoption in the Tiko municipality using a cross‐sectional survey of 122 ...
Ayat Ullah, Vladimir Verner, Zdenek Oprsal, Mustapha Yakubu Madaki, William Nkomoki, Miroslava Bavorova   +5 more
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Functional Effects of the Pioneer Fern Dicranopteris on Soil Fertility and Its Spatial Patterns in Degraded Hilly Landscapes

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Vegetation recovery is vital for reversing soil degradation in subtropical red soil regions. This study evaluates the role of the pioneer fern Dicranopteris in enhancing soil fertility and its spatial variability across degraded hills in South China.
Xiqin Yan, Meijie Liu, Long Yang, Lei Chen, Shijie Zhang, Xiaolin Xia, Jingyu Zhang   +6 more
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Bacillus subtilis Mobilizes Phosphorus by Reshaping P Pools, Sorption, and Enzyme Activities

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Low phosphorus (P) availability constrains crop production in saline‐alkaline soils of Xinjiang, China. We tested whether Bacillus subtilis (B. subtilis) mobilizes soil P by altering P fractions, sorption–desorption, and P‐cycling enzymes in a saline‐alkaline cotton soil. Under conventional fertilization, B. subtilis was applied at 0 (B0), 15 (
Haiping Xie, Wenbin Deng, Yiming Zhao, Rongjiang Yao, Guangming Liu, Jinlin Chen   +5 more
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Yield Performance of Organic Sweetpotato Varieties in Various Mulches

Horticulturae, 2017
Interest in organic sweetpotato production in the United States has been growing as consumers and producers are becoming increasingly concerned about how their food is cultivated.
Sochinwechi Nwosisi, Dilip Nandwani, Bharat Pokharel   +2 more
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Straw Return Combined With Nitrogen Fertilizer Application Improve Nitrogen Utilization Efficiency by Regulating Soil Physical and Chemical Properties in Spring Maize

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Straw return (SR) and controlled‐release nitrogen fertilizers application can improve soil structure, enhance soil water retention, and promote crop growth. However, the mechanisms through which SR and controlled‐release nitrogen fertilizers application jointly modulate soil physical and chemical properties remain unclear.
Min An, Fuying Hu, Xianghui Ou, Xianjie Tan, Zhenwei Li, Chengqiao Shi, Rui He, Xunbo Zhou   +7 more
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Comparative Effectiveness of Different Mulch Types and Application Rates for Reducing Runoff and Sediment Yield on Forest Skid Trails

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Rehabilitation of skid trails following timber harvesting is critical for preserving forest soil integrity, particularly within ecologically sensitive ecosystems such as the Hyrcanian forests of northern Iran, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Although mulching is widely recommended for erosion control, field evidence comparing different locally ...
Masoumeh Ahmadi, Meghdad Jourgholami, Baris Majnounian, Shahram Khalighi Sigaroodi, Francesco Latterini, Rachele Venanzi, Angela Lo Monaco, Rodolfo Picchio   +7 more
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