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Soil Health

open access: yesResearch on World Agricultural Economy, 2021
Soil deterioration is caused by biological, physical and chemical factors and can not be attributed to chemical fertilizers. Based on the concept of soil health, we use biological, physical and chemical measures to regulate ecological balance and achieve the remediation goal. Soil is a small universe.
Daoren Tuya   +5 more
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Development of rapid and precise approach for quantification of bacterial taxa correlated with soil health

open access: yesFrontiers in Microbiology, 2023
The structure and dynamic of soil bacterial community play a crucial role in soil health and plant productivity. However, there is a gap in studying the un−/or reclaimed soil bacteriome and its impact on future plant performance.
Taghreed Khaled Abdelmoneim   +5 more
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Interactive effects of intercropping and mulching under conservation tillage as sustainable agriculture increased cotton productivity

open access: yesFrontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2023
Climate change poses a significant risk to food security. Recent floods in Pakistan could serve as an example. In the current climate change scenario, there is a dire need to develop methods that increase crop productivity and reduce the threat of food ...
Muhammad Adil   +12 more
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Economic gains using organic P source and inoculation with P-solubilizing bacteria in sugarcane

open access: yesRevista Brasileira de Engenharia Agrícola e Ambiental, 2022
Biological agribusiness has grown substantially worldwide and requires efficient strategies to maintain or increase crop production. However, little is known about the real economic gains associated with belowground mechanisms in agriculture, including ...
Antonio M. M. Silva   +3 more
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Vineyard floor management intensity impacts soil health indicators and plant diversity across South Australian viticultural landscapes

open access: yesOENO One, 2023
Throughout the last thirty years, major shifts in vineyard floor management have been observed. Challenges initially posed by intensive tillage included high rates of soil erosion and the degeneration of soil structure and soil organic matter, which lead
Merek M. Kesser   +3 more
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Resting Subtropical Grasslands from Grazing in the Wet Season Boosts Biocrust Hotspots to Improve Soil Health

open access: yesAgronomy, 2021
Effective grazing management in Australia’s semi-arid rangelands requires monitoring landscape conditions and identifying sustainable and productive practice through understanding the interactions of environmental factors and management of soil health ...
Wendy J. Williams   +12 more
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Organic farming as the basis for the long-term health of the soil ecosystem [PDF]

open access: yesActa Agriculturae Serbica, 2021
This study compares and discusses two farming systems that differ in content - organic and conventional (intensive) systems. In this regard, a modern definition of soil content is proposed, with the "soil ecosystem" concept used as the modern alternative
Semenov Aleksandr M.   +4 more
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First Report of Three Tylenchidae Taxa from Southern Alberta, Canada

open access: yesHorticulturae, 2021
Members of the family Tylenchidae are highly abundant in soil habitats, including agricultural settings, where they play key ecological roles. In the present study, we identified three Tylenchidae species, namely Basiria bhabi, Coslenchus acceptus, and ...
Maria Munawar   +2 more
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Organic inputs with reduced chemical fertilizers improve yield, antioxidant components, and defense mechanisms in Tomato (var. Pusa Sheetal) [PDF]

open access: yesBIO Web of Conferences
Chemical fertilizers are widely used to meet the nutritional needs of crops and increase yields; but, due to their high cost and abuse, certain adverse effects are causing the soil to deteriorate.
Verma Shiv Bhushan   +2 more
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The Role of Biofertilizer in Combination with Different NPK Fertilizer Treatments on Growth Characteristics and Yield Responses of Chicken Pea (Cicer arietinum L.)

open access: yesJurnal Keteknikan Pertanian Tropis dan Biosistem, 2023
This study aimed to investigate the role of mycorrhiza and humic acid in regulating soil nutrient levels and their effects on the quantitative and qualitative traits of chickpea plants. Our results showed that the application of humic acid and mycorrhiza,
Maryam Hosseini   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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