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Assessment of Soil Degradation by Erosion Based on Analysis of Soil Properties Using Aerial Hyperspectral Images and Ancillary Data, Czech Republic

open access: yesRemote Sensing, 2017
The assessment of the soil redistribution and real long-term soil degradation due to erosion on agriculture land is still insufficient in spite of being essential for soil conservation policy.
Daniel Žížala   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Strategies for sustainable land management and poverty reduction in Uganda: [PDF]

open access: yes
"The government of Uganda, with help from its development partners, is designing and implementing policies and strategies to address poverty, land degradation, and declining agricultural productivity.
Jagger, Pamela   +5 more
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LINKING LAND QUALITY, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY, AND FOOD SECURITY [PDF]

open access: yes
Land quality and land degradation affect agricultural productivity, but quantifying these relationships has been difficult. Data are limited, and impacts are sensitive to the choices that farmers make.
Wiebe, Keith D.
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Soil Degradation: Will Humankind Ever Learn? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Citation: Karlen, D. L., & Rice, C. W. (2015). Soil Degradation: Will Humankind Ever Learn? Sustainability, 7(9), 12490-12501. doi:10.3390/su70912490Soil degradation is a global problem caused by many factors including excessive tillage, inappropriate ...
Karlen, D. L., Rice, Charles W.
core   +2 more sources

Developing optimal drip irrigation schedule for alfalfa production in desert using the HYDRUS-1D model

open access: yesGuan'gai paishui xuebao
【Objective】 Soil water is one of the most important abiotic factors influencing plant growth in arid areas. This paper aims to develop an optimal drip irrigation schedule for alfalfa production in desert farmlands in Northwestern China.
MIAO Qingyuan   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Assessment of soil degradation and resilience at northeast Nile Delta, Egypt: The impact on soil productivity

open access: yesEgyptian Journal of Remote Sensing and Space Sciences, 2012
In Egypt, the soil degradation is the main constraint to the development of agricultural sector. In the last few decades, the farmers and the government have made a great effort to resist soil degradation. The resistance of soils to degradation processes
W.A.M. Abdel Kawy, R.R. Ali
doaj   +1 more source

Confronting the environmental consequences of the Green Revolution in Asia: [PDF]

open access: yes
Intensive double or triple monocropping of rice has caused degradation of the paddy micro environment and reductions in rice yield growth in many irrigated areas in Asia.
Pingali, Prabhu L., Rosegrant, Mark W.
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Antibiotics in the Soil Environment—Degradation and Their Impact on Microbial Activity and Diversity

open access: yesFrontiers in Microbiology, 2019
Antibiotics play a key role in the management of infectious diseases in humans, animals, livestock, and aquacultures all over the world. The release of increasing amount of antibiotics into waters and soils creates a potential threat to all ...
M. Cycoń   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

A Fifty-Year Sustainability Assessment of Italian Agro-Forest Districts [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
DistrictAs cropland management and land use shifted towards more intensive practices, global land degradation increased drastically. Understanding relationships between ecological and socioeconomic drivers of soil and landscape degradation within these
Clemente, Matteo   +4 more
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