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Contaminants of emerging concern in agricultural soils: Current understanding, overlooked issues, and future priorities

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Contaminants of emerging concern (CECs) in agriculture represent a growing global challenge for food safety and public health. In this review, we synthesized evidence on how substances such as pharmaceuticals, microplastics, and per‐ and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) enter soils, accumulate in crops, and affect ecological and human health. We found
Laura J. Carter, Evyatar Ben Mordechay, Benny Chefetz, Zeyou Chen, Xinyi Cui, Jay Gan, Hui Li, Audrey Moores, Xiaoyu Gao   +8 more
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Current use of peat, plastic and fertiliser inputs in organic horticultural and arable crops across Europe [PDF]

, 2018
The use of contentious inputs linked to plant protection, and the use of peat, plastic and fertilisers used in growing have been mapped in selected organically produced crops in 10 countries across Europe.
Caceres, Rafaela, Cirvilleri, Gabriella, de Cara, Manuel, Katsoulas, Nikolaos, Kir, Alev, Knebel, Lucas, Løes, Anne-Kristin, Malinska, Krystyna, Oudshoorn, Frank, Raskin, Ben, Rayns, Francis, Schmutz, Ulrich, Valleix, Sophie   +12 more
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Responses of soil nutrients, enzyme activities, and maize yield to straw and plastic film mulching in coastal saline-alkaline

Plant, Soil and Environment
To address the issue of low soil nutrients and low crop yields in coastal alkaline salines, a field experiment of straw combined with plastic film mulching in coastal alkaline salines was conducted in this study to explore the effects of different ...
Zhen Liu, Mengkun Zhang, Zengjiao Wang, Ying Shen, Deheng Zhang, Shenghao Zhang, Xingchao Qi, Xuepeng Zhang, Tao Sun, Shenzhong Tian, Tangyuan Ning   +10 more
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Effect of Plastic Film Colours and Perforations on Energy Distribution, Soil Temperature, and Evaporation

Agronomy, 2023
Plastic film mulching is a commonly used agricultural measure in arid/cold regions to improve crop growth. Despite previous studies on the impact of film mulching on soil water/heat status and crop growth, it is not clear how plastic film colours and ...
Zunqiu Xu, Rony Wallach, Jian Song, Xiaomin Mao   +3 more
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Impact of plastic mulch film debris on soil physicochemical and hydrological properties

Environmental Pollution, 2020
The plastic mulch films used in agriculture are considered to be a major source of the plastic residues found in soil. Mulching with low-density polyethylene (LDPE) is widely practiced and the resulting macro- and microscopic plastic residues in agricultural soil have aroused concerns for years.
Qi, Yueling, Beriot, Nicolas, Gort, Gerrit, Huerta Lwanga, Esperanza, Gooren, Harm, Yang, Xiaomei, Geissen, Violette   +6 more
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Understanding the Effects of Processing Conditions on the Properties and Durability of Poly(Butylene Succinate)

Journal of Vinyl and Additive Technology, EarlyView.
Understanding the effects of processing conditions on the properties and durability of poly(butylene succinate). ABSTRACT This study investigates the effect of processing conditions on the structural, mechanical, and degradation behavior of poly(butylene succinate) (PBS), a promising biodegradable polyester.
Erika Alessia Di Liberto, Giulia Infurna, Nadka Tz. Dintcheva   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Tables describing the use of various inputs during organic growing of important horticultural and arable crops across Europe [PDF]

, 2018
This Annex presents the results of the survey carried out in the frame of Tasks 3.1. and Task 5.1 in the Organic PLUS project. A common table/questionnaire for both tasks was used in order to map the use of contentious inputs linked to plant protection ...
Katsoulas, Nikolaos, Løes, Anne-Kristin
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Desempenho do melão rendilhado em função da profundidade de gotejo e utilização de mulching [PDF]

, 2008
The modern techniques of water supply through irrigation can substantially reduce water waste, which contributes to attend the enlarging water demand. The objective of this work was to study the influence of subsurface drip irrigation and mulching over ...
BELTRAME NETO, Eugênio, CHAVES, Sérgio WP, COELHO, Rubens D, FERRAZ, Priscylla, MELO, Paulo CT de, MONTEIRO, Rodrigo OC, PIEDADE, Sônia Maria de S, SHIRAHIGE, Fernando H   +7 more
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Effects of Film Mulching Cultivation During the Whole Growth Period of Flue-cured Tobacco on Physicochemical Properties and Bacterial Community Structure of Tobacco-planting Soil

Guangdong nongye kexue, 2023
【Objective】The soil environment of tobacco planting can be impacted by plastic film mulching, which affects the structure of the soil microbial community and the growth and development of flue-cured tobacco.
Chong GUO, Shuhua ZENG, Yajie LIU, Yide YANG, Yang YANG, Min YAN, Foyuan CHEN, Wei HAN, Lei LIU   +8 more
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Multivariate trait profiling and genetic diversity in a global foxtail millet germplasm panel

Plant Biology, EarlyView.
Four elite foxtail millet groups discovered from 260 accessions: perfect for breeding climate‐resilient, high‐yielding dual‐purpose crops. Abstract Foxtail millet (Setaria italica L.), known for its climate resilience and dual‐purpose utility, is underutilized in breeding programs despite its agricultural potential.
Y. Zhao, H.‐J. Wang, B. Yang, P. B. Li, Z. Kuerban, H. Wang, G. Feng, X. Hu   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source