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Hydrothermal Humification of Biomass for Circular Carbon Management in Sustainable Agro‐Ecosystems

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This article provides a comprehensive overview of biomass hydrothermal humification for building sustainable agro‐ecosystems. It examines the chemical transformation mechanisms and the functional benefits of the produced humic acids in soil remediation.
Ziyun Liu, Zonglu Yao, Yuanhui Zhang, Huiyan Zhang, Lixin Zhao   +4 more
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Chemical staining of particulate organic matter for improved contrast in soil X-ray µCT images

Scientific Reports, 2021
Degradability of organic matter (OM) in soil depends on its spatial location in the soil matrix. A recent breakthrough in 3D-localization of OM combined dual-energy X-ray CT-scanning with OsO4 staining of OM.
Peter Maenhout, Stefaan De Neve, Joanna Wragg, Barry Rawlins, Jan De Pue, Luc Van Hoorebeke, Veerle Cnudde, Steven Sleutel   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Correcting Apparent Priming Bias Unveils Fertilizer Nitrogen‐Risk Archetypes of Surplus and Depletion Across Asian Rice Systems

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Correcting the apparent priming effect resolves systematic biases in Asian rice fertilizer nitrogen accounting. Net soil retention drops below 7%, while 48% of fertilizer escapes, inflicting US$98.53 billion in annual reactive‐nitrogen damages. High‐resolution mapping uncovers N‐risk archetypes across 42% of the rice area, delivering a spatially ...
Xiuyun Liu, Siyuan Cai, Longlong Xia, Jagdish K. Ladha, Xiaoyuan Yan, Xu Zhao   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Advancing Fruit Bioimpedance Monitoring With Sustainable, Soft, And Bio‐Based Electrodes Beyond ECG

Advanced Electronic Materials, EarlyView.
Electrical impedance spectroscopy enables non‐destructive fruit quality monitoring, but conventional ECG and needle electrodes compromise signal stability, fruit physiology, and sustainability. This perspective highlights the transition toward soft, biocompatible, and biodegradable electrode interfaces based on natural substrates, bio‐derived ...
Sundus Riaz, Ahmed Rasheed, Angelo Zanella, Almudena Rivadeneyra, Paolo Lugli, Luisa Petti, Pietro Ibba   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effect of Mineral, Nano and Bio Nitrogen Fertilization on Nitrogen Content and Productivity of Salvia officinalis L. Plant [PDF]

Journal of Soil Sciences and Agricultural Engineering, 2018
Nanotechnology is a novel discovery being explored in almost all the fields and is benefitted too; it may provide keener solutions for the current problems in the field of agriculture.
Mona El-Shazly, W. Abou Batta, Rehab Hegab   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Ban Glyphosate—Does It Affect the Swedish Farmers' Willingness to Grow Cover Crops?

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The cultivation of cover crops is one of the new Eco‐scheme practices introduced in Sweden. This study examines how the design of policy attributes of these schemes influences farmers' willingness to grow cover crops on arable land, with particular focus on the potential impact of a glyphosate ban.
Vivian Wei Huang, Anna Kristina Edenbrandt, Elin Röös   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Interaction Effect of Humic Substances and Mineral Phosphorus Fertilization on Forage Yield and some Macronutrients Uptake of Triticale under different Soil Salinity Levels. [PDF]

Journal of Soil Sciences and Agricultural Engineering, 2019
Salinity becomes one of the most important and serious agricultural problems. Furthermore, it is an ever-present impendence to crop productivity, especially in the countries where irrigation is a determining factor for agricultural activity.
M. El-Metwally, I. Mosaad, M. Al-Anos, Fatma Ghaly   +3 more
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Comparative short-term performance of soil water management options for increased productivity of maize-cowpea intercropping in semi-arid Zimbabwe

Journal of Agriculture and Food Research, 2021
Rainfall variability poses a great challenge to rainfed cropping in sub-Saharan Africa. We evaluated, over three cropping seasons, conservation agriculture (reduced tillage and mulching) and farmer prioritized conventional tillage- and mulching-based ...
Vengai Mbanyele, Florence Mtambanengwe, Hatirarami Nezomba, Jeroen C.J. Groot, Paul Mapfumo   +4 more
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How Video‐Based Information Affects Farmers' Willingness to Pay for Drone Services

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Professional service for digital technology like agricultural drones lowers transaction costs and scope thresholds for smallholders. Meanwhile, perceptual adoption barriers remain underexplored. We conduct a two‐stage choice experiment with a randomized video‐based information treatment among 384 Chinese crop farmers to measure its effect on ...
Hua Zhang, Lena Kuhn, Hang Xiong, Zhanli Sun, Thomas Glauben   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Do outgrower schemes enhance technology adoption and productivity? Evidence from maize farmers in Northern Ghana

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract Nucleus outgrower schemes are contractual arrangements where well‐resourced large‐scale farmers (nucleus farmers) are empowered by development support agencies to take charge of smallholder farmers, by providing them with market access and the necessary training on agronomic practices and farm inputs for production.
Dominic Tasila Konja, Awudu Abdulai
wiley   +1 more source