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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Straw return was more beneficial to improving saline soil quality and crop productivity than biochar in the short term. [PDF]
Cong P +5 more
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Farmer‐Led Strategies for Water Conservation in the Urmia Lake Basin, Iran
ABSTRACT This study examines the urgent issues of water scarcity and limited farmer livelihoods in the Urmia Lake basin. To address these challenges, we apply the Governance, Autonomy, Integration, and Needs orientation (GAIN) methodology. Our participatory approach revealed that farmers prioritised actionable measures for water management, yield ...
Sina Besharat +20 more
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Enhancing Photosynthetic Carbon Transport in Rice Plant Optimizes Rhizosphere Bacterial Community in Saline Soil. [PDF]
Zhang W, Yang S, Wei T, Su Y.
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Measuring soil salinity changes associated with irrigation in naturally saline soils
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ABSTRACT Food security in Kerala depends on effective irrigation, but poor‐quality irrigation water poses threats such as salinity, sodicity and reduced soil productivity. Although past assessments have been localised, this study presents the first comprehensive, statewide evaluation of irrigation water suitability across 44 major rivers in Kerala.
Raji Karuna +2 more
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Bioremediation of diesel-contaminated saline soil and enhancement of microbial salinity tolerance by a biosurfactant-producing Bacillus subtilis AHV-KH11 and external surfactant application: bio-toxicity assessment. [PDF]
Barzegar G +7 more
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Wild Animal Suffering Is Not Intractable: A Precautionary Approach to Compassionate Intervention
ABSTRACT Wild animals suffer due to human activity, yet natural factors contribute far more significantly to their suffering. In light of this, some propose that we have a pro tanto obligation to intervene in ecosystems to improve wild animal welfare.
Tristan Katz
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Ameliorative effect of poly-γ-glutamic acid biopreparation on coastal saline soil. [PDF]
Liu P +7 more
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Abstract The sedimentary succession at Whittlesey preserves a unique British late Middle Pleistocene to Holocene record back to a time equivalent to at least marine oxygen isotope stage 8 (ca. 250 ka). This study builds on previously published sedimentology, geochronology and palaeoecology results to establish 20 sedimentary facies associations, with ...
H. E. Langford +3 more
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