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Sustainable agriculture

BMC Plant Biology, 2023
Developing sustainable agricultural practices is currently becoming an increasingly relevant challenge. As the worldwide population rises and climate change affects agriculture globally, new and sustainable approaches must be adopted to ensure food ...
Subhojit Datta, Islam Hamim, Durgesh Kumar Jaiswal, Rungroch Sungthong   +3 more
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TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE

Tropical and Subtropical Agroecosystems
Background: A large part of the society as well as the scientists and actors in the field of agricultural and food systems consider that a profound transformation is necessary to reach more sustainable systems of production.
Philippe Chemineau
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Linking Measure of the Tropical Stingless Bee (Apidae, Meliponini, and Heterotrigona itama) Honey Quality with Hives Distance to the Source of Heavy Metal Pollution in Urban and Industrial Areas in Sabah, Borneo

Journal of Toxicology, 2022
Honey is a natural product of bees, and its chemical composition depends on the nectar sources of the surrounding flora as well as environmental factors.
Nurul Hamizah Salman, Lum Mok Sam, Kimberly Ador, Bellericter Binjamin, Mohd Iftar Johwan Johny-Hasbulah, Suzan Benedick   +5 more
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State of climate smart agriculture (CSA) practices in the North Central and Northwest zones Nigeria

CABI Agriculture and Bioscience, 2023
Agriculture is exposed to climate change. This is particularly the case for developing countries like Nigeria, which suffer from persistent food insecurity today while also facing substantial population growth and a high exposure to the adverse ...
Isaiah Gabriel, Frank Olajuwon, Dominik Klauser, Blessing Michael, Mara Renn   +4 more
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Principles of Sustainable Agriculture: Defining Standardized Reference Points [PDF]

, 2021
No question remains regarding our need to change toward sustainable agriculture. When ranking the industries that have more prevalent environmental impacts, agriculture holds a con siderable share of responsibility.
Ana Marta-Costa, Rui Fragoso, Fragoso, Rui, Marta-Costa, Ana, Trigo, Ana, Ana Trigo   +5 more
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Land Management Legacy Affects Abundance and Function of the acdS Gene in Wheat Root Associated Pseudomonads

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2021
Land management practices can vastly influence belowground plant traits due to chemical, physical, and biological alteration of soil properties. Beneficial Pseudomonas spp.
Heather L. Ruscoe, Rodrigo G. Taketani, Ian M. Clark, George Lund, David Hughes, Ian C. Dodd, Penny R. Hirsch, Tim H. Mauchline   +7 more
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Phytostimulants in sustainable agriculture

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2022
The consistent use of synthetic fertilizers and chemicals in traditional agriculture has not only compromised the fragile agroecosystems but has also adversely affected human, aquatic, and terrestrial life.
Asghari Bano, Aqsa Waqar, Asadullah Khan, Haleema Tariq   +3 more
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Conservation Agriculture for Sustainable Agriculture

International Journal of Plant & Soil Science, 2023
The paper is centered on the concept of conservation agriculture (CA), which is defined as a sustainable cultivation system for the future. Conservation agriculture (CA) is a sustainable farming system that promotes minimal soil disturbance, permanent soil cover, and crop rotations to maintain soil health and productivity.
Pushkar Dev, Suman Khandelwal, S. C. Yadav, Vikas Arya, H. R. Mali, null Poonam, K. K. Yadav   +6 more
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RGB image-based method for phenotyping rust disease progress in pea leaves using R

Plant Methods, 2023
Background Rust is a damaging disease affecting vital crops, including pea, and identifying highly resistant genotypes remains a challenge. Accurate measurement of infection levels in large germplasm collections is crucial for finding new resistance ...
Salvador Osuna-Caballero, Tiago Olivoto, Manuel A. Jiménez-Vaquero, Diego Rubiales, Nicolas Rispail   +4 more
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Deciphering Main Climate and Edaphic Components Driving Oat Adaptation to Mediterranean Environments

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2021
Oat, Avena sativa, is an important crop traditionally grown in cool-temperate regions. However, its cultivated area in the Mediterranean rim steadily increased during the last 20 years due to its good adaptation to a wide range of soils.
Francisco J. Canales, Gracia Montilla-Bascón, Luis M. Gallego-Sánchez, Fernando Flores, Nicolas Rispail, Elena Prats   +5 more
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