Enhancing soil health and crop yields through water-fertilizer coupling technology
Yingying Xing,
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Xiangzhu Zhang,
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Xiukang Wang
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Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
8
Published: Nov. 21, 2024
Water-fertilizer
coupling
technology
has
emerged
as
a
pivotal
strategy
in
modern
agriculture,
recognized
for
its
potential
to
enhance
soil
environmental
quality,
promote
crop
growth,
and
ensure
sustainable
resource
utilization.
With
increasing
global
food
demands
concerns,
optimizing
agricultural
practices
is
essential
achieving
security
ecological
balance.
This
review
aims
systematically
the
direct
impacts
of
water-fertilizer
on
physical,
chemical,
biological
properties
soil,
while
elucidating
underlying
mechanisms
that
drive
responses.
Additionally,
it
evaluates
optimization
associated
benefits.
The
findings
indicate
significantly
improves
structural
stability,
enhances
microbial
diversity,
increases
enzyme
activities.
An
appropriate
ratio
markedly
boosts
biomass
carbon
nitrogen
content,
facilitating
nutrient
mineralization
accelerating
decomposition
organic
matter.
implementation
intelligent
management
systems
shown
water
use
efficiency
reduce
fertilizer
loss
rates,
thereby
minimizing
footprint
production.
crucial
improving
health,
yields,
efficiency.
not
only
supports
but
also
contributes
national
rural
revitalization
efforts.
Future
research
should
focus
interaction
among
crops,
water,
fertilizer.
It
strengthen
development
regulation
models
decision
support
guide
production
effectively.
Policymakers
are
encouraged
adoption
integrated
strategies
foster
resilience.
underscores
importance
advancing
means
achieve
productivity
safeguarding
integrity,
aligning
with
principles
socialism
Chinese
characteristics.
Language: Английский
Soil Health Under Global Change and Human Impact
Land Degradation and Development,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 22, 2025
ABSTRACT
Soil
health
is
pivotal
to
sustain
biological
productivity,
maintain
environmental
quality,
and
ensure
the
of
plants,
animals,
ultimately
humans.
Global
changes—such
as
climate
warming,
elevated
CO₂
atmospheric
concentration,
droughts,
floods—as
well
human
impacts
like
land‐use
change,
chemical
contamination,
application
fertilizer
pesticides,
threaten
soil
health.
Protecting
raising
global
awareness
on
this
topic
are
now
critical
sustainable
management
natural
agricultural
ecosystems
under
change.
This
Special
Issue
includes
19
studies
in
three
thematic
groups.
The
first
group
methodological
advances
assessment
health,
exploring
new
tools,
techniques,
approaches
for
accurate
evaluation.
second
encompasses
examining
how
responds
forestry
practices.
third
addresses
human‐induced
pollution
its
effects
Overall,
these
provide
contemporary
insight
into
managed
methods
These
contributions
will
shape
strategies
functions
preserve
healthy
soils
future
generations,
including
efforts
meet
Sustainable
Development
Goals
21st
century.
Language: Английский
Restoring Nature's Allostasis to Disordered Water Ecosystems with KELEA - Kinetic Energy Limiting Electrostatic Attraction
Authorea (Authorea),
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: April 29, 2024
Natural
ecosystems
typically
sustain
their
functions
despite
moderate
changes
in
one
or
more
of
components.
The
adaptability
to
change
is
referred
as
Nature’s
Allostasis.
Functional
sustainability
not
intrinsically
possible,
however,
if
the
alterations
within
ecosystem
exceed
certain
thresholds,
tipping
points.
resulting
failure
Allostasis
attributed
an
insufficiency
required
energy.
KELEA,
acronym
for
Kinetic
Energy
Limiting
Electrostatic
Attraction,
proposed
a
fundamental
force
Nature.
Its
primary
role
may
be
prevent
fusion
and
annihilation
electrostatically
attracted
opposing
electrical
charges.
It
also
life
energy
that
distinct
from
photosynthesis
food
metabolism.
Various
compounds
devices
can
create
elevated
localized
levels
KELEA.
One
such
compound,
marketed
Kiko
Technology,
comprises
volcanic
materials
have
been
pulverized,
heated,
subsequently
cooled
before
being
made
into
small
cylindrical
pellets.
Water
close
heightened
KELEA
responds
by
loosening
its
intermolecular
hydrogen
bonding.
activated
water
assist
restoring
polluted
inland
waterways.
This
was
shown
treating
several
bodies
water,
which
were
heavily
contaminated
with
toxic
blue-green
algae
(cyanobacteria).
Relatively
few
pellets
conjunction
amounts
biochar
mineral
conditioner
long-lasting
remedial
benefits.
Moreover,
there
progressive
return
wildlife
treated
regions
water.
relatively
simple
approach
should
find
widespread
application
many
world’s
Language: Английский