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Impact of Rice Straw Mulch on Soil Physical Properties, Sunflower Root Distribution and Yield in a Salt-Affected Clay-Textured Soil

open access: yesAgriculture, 2021
Puddling of clay soils for rice transplanting causes a loss of soil structure and vertical shrinkage cracks that are hypothesized to hamper sunflower root growth in the following dry season.
Priya Lal Chandra Paul   +3 more
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Fragment size and diversity of mulches affect their decomposition, nutrient dynamics, and mycorrhizal root colonisation

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2023
Plant-based mulch has been proposed as a sustainable way of maintaining soil fertility. However, the role of mulch diversity, quality, and size in decomposition dynamics, and their effect on crop yield, has not been fully explored.
Dimitrios Gaitanis   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Sustainable Land Use and Management

open access: yesSustainability, 2023
With the rapid development of urbanization and social economy, the utilization and protection of land have become one of the great social problems globally [...]
Lu Zhang, Bing Kuang, Bohan Yang
openaire   +1 more source

From centralised planning to collaborative urban land use planning: The case of Wat Ket, Chiang Mai, Thailand

open access: yesSocial Sciences and Humanities Open, 2021
The conventional approach to urban planning in Thailand has been a centralised process that relies mainly on decisions by urban planners, based on national regulations and policies.
Somporn Sangawongse   +2 more
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Monitoring and assessment of sustainable land management: overview of issues. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Defining sustainable land management. A reference frame for the monitoring and assessment of sustainable land management. Advanced scientific methods for the monitoring and assessment of sustainable land management.
MACHADO, P. L. O. de A.
core   +1 more source

Soil Characteristics and Fertility of the Unique Jarrah Forest of Southwestern Australia, with Particular Consideration of Plant Nutrition and Land Rehabilitation

open access: yesLand, 2023
The jarrah forest is a natural ecosystem with significant endemism in the flora and fauna. The forest stands on the western edge of the ancient Great Plateau of Western Australia on the granitic shield of the Yilgarn craton (2.5 Gya).
Amin Soltangheisi   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Adoption of multiple sustainable land management practices and its effects on productivity of smallholder maize farmers in Nigeria

open access: yesResources, Environment and Sustainability, 2022
The problem of land degradation has resulted into low agricultural productivity over the last two decades in Nigeria thus encouraging sustainable land management practices.
Adetomiwa Kolapo   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

A trade-off between farm production and flood alleviation using land use tillage preferences as a natural flood management (NFM) strategy

open access: yesSmart Agricultural Technology, 2023
Trade-off studies effectively compare rational decisions when choosing alternatives. This study utilizes a Bayesian belief network (BBN) model to analyse land use tillage practices for flood management, considering climate, soilscape, slope, and farming ...
Qaisar Ali
doaj   +1 more source

Population carrying capacity and sustainable agricultural use of land resources in Caoxian County (North China) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2002
In this study, an attempt is made to assess the potential sustainable agricultural use of the land resources in Caoxian County in north China. Based on a land resources inventory (physiography, climate, soil, land use and management), the rotation of ...
Van Ranst, Eric, Ye, Liming
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Sustainable land management: managing land better for environmental benefits

open access: yes, 2021
England is at a historical crossroad for the governance of land and the natural environment. Actions for addressing and adapting to climate change, achieving food security and tackling the biodiversity crisis are all embedded in and depend on how land is managed.
Philip Donkersley   +2 more
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