Plants,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
12(2), P. 311 - 311
Published: Jan. 9, 2023
Planting
a
deep-rooted
green
manure
(GM)
(more
than
1.0
m
depth)
greatly
improves
soil
fertility
and
reduces
the
loss
of
nutrients.
However,
few
studies
have
examined
response
nitrogen
(N)
distribution
in
profile
subsoil
N
recovery
to
long-term
planting
incorporation
GM.
Based
on
12-year
(2009−2021)
experiment
spring
maize-winter
GMs
rotation
North
China
Plain
(NCP),
this
study
investigated
effects
different
that
were
planted
over
winter,
including
ryegrass
(RrG,
Lolium
L.)
(>1.0
m),
Orychophragmus
violaceus
(OrV,
(>0.8
hairy
vetch
(VvR,
Vicia
villosa
Roth.)
maize
yield,
deep
profile,
use
efficiencies,
functional
gene
abundances
involving
nitrification−denitrification
processes
N2O
production.
Compared
with
winter
fallow,
yield
significantly
increased
by
11.6%
after
10
years
manuring,
water
storage
0−200
cm
5.0−17.1%
at
seedling
stage.
The
total
content
layer
0−90
15.8−19.7%,
while
nitrate
(80−120
cm)
decreased
17.8−39.6%.
GM
rate
(10.4−32.7%)
fertilizer
partial
productivity
(4.6−13.3%).
Additionally,
topsoil
genes
(ammonia-oxidizing
archaea
amoA,
ammonia-oxidizing
bacterial
nirS,
nirK)
without
increasing
production
potential.
These
results
indicated
effectively
reduce
accumulation
nitrates
improve
crop
demonstrating
great
value
manuring
soil,
increase
risk
NCP.
Nature Communications,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
15(1)
Published: Jan. 3, 2024
Abstract
Global
food
production
faces
challenges
in
balancing
the
need
for
increased
yields
with
environmental
sustainability.
This
study
presents
a
six-year
field
experiment
North
China
Plain,
demonstrating
benefits
of
diversifying
traditional
cereal
monoculture
(wheat–maize)
cash
crops
(sweet
potato)
and
legumes
(peanut
soybean).
The
diversified
rotations
increase
equivalent
yield
by
up
to
38%,
reduce
N
2
O
emissions
39%,
improve
system’s
greenhouse
gas
balance
88%.
Furthermore,
including
crop
stimulates
soil
microbial
activities,
increases
organic
carbon
stocks
8%,
enhances
health
(indexed
selected
physiochemical
biological
properties)
45%.
large-scale
adoption
cropping
systems
Plain
could
32%
when
wheat–maize
follows
alternative
rotation
farmer
income
20%
while
benefiting
environment.
provides
an
example
sustainable
practices,
emphasizing
significance
diversification
long-term
agricultural
resilience
health.
The Innovation Geoscience,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
1(1), P. 100015 - 100015
Published: Jan. 1, 2023
<p>The
sustainability
of
life
on
Earth
is
under
increasing
threat
due
to
human-induced
climate
change.
This
perilous
change
in
the
Earth's
caused
by
increases
carbon
dioxide
and
other
greenhouse
gases
atmosphere,
primarily
emissions
associated
with
burning
fossil
fuels.
Over
next
two
three
decades,
effects
change,
such
as
heatwaves,
wildfires,
droughts,
storms,
floods,
are
expected
worsen,
posing
greater
risks
human
health
global
stability.
These
trends
call
for
implementation
mitigation
adaptation
strategies.
Pollution
environmental
degradation
exacerbate
existing
problems
make
people
nature
more
susceptible
In
this
review,
we
examine
current
state
from
different
perspectives.
We
summarize
evidence
Earth’s
spheres,
discuss
emission
pathways
drivers
analyze
impact
health.
also
explore
strategies
highlight
key
challenges
reversing
adapting
change.</p>
Agronomy,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
15(3), P. 565 - 565
Published: Feb. 25, 2025
Without
transformative
adaptation
strategies,
the
impact
of
climate
change
is
projected
to
reduce
global
crop
yields
and
increase
food
insecurity,
while
rising
greenhouse
gas
(GHG)
emissions
further
exacerbate
crisis.
While
agriculture
a
major
contributor
through
unsustainable
practices,
it
also
offers
significant
opportunities
mitigate
these
adoption
sustainable
practices.
This
review
examines
climate-smart
(CSA)
as
key
strategy
for
enhancing
productivity,
building
resilience,
reducing
GHG
emissions,
emphasizing
need
strategic
interventions
accelerate
its
large-scale
implementation
improved
security.
The
analysis
revealed
that
nitrogen
use
efficiency
(NUE)
has
in
developed
countries,
NUE
remains
at
55.47%,
precision
nutrient
management
integrated
soil
fertility
strategies
enhance
productivity
minimize
environmental
impacts.
With
40%
world’s
agricultural
land
already
degraded,
sustainability
alone
insufficient,
necessitating
shift
toward
regenerative
practices
restore
degraded
water
by
improving
health,
biodiversity,
increasing
carbon
sequestration,
thus
ensuring
long-term
resilience.
CSA
including
agriculture,
biochar
application,
agroforestry,
improve
security,
emissions.
However,
result
variability
highlights
site-specific
optimize
benefits.
Integrating
multiple
enhances
health
more
effectively
than
implementing
single
practice
alone.
Widespread
faces
socio-economic
technological
barriers,
requiring
supportive
policies,
financial
incentives,
capacity-building
initiatives.
By
adopting
technologies,
can
transition
sustainability,
securing
systems
addressing
challenges.
Global Environmental Change Advances,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
1, P. 100001 - 100001
Published: Jan. 1, 2023
Carbon
removals
associated
with
incremental
gains
in
soil
organic
carbon
(SOC)
at
scale
have
enormous
potential
to
mitigate
global
warming,
yet
confusion
over
contexts
that
elicit
SOC
accrual
abound.
Here,
we
examine
how
bespoke
interventions
(through
irrigation,
fertiliser,
crop
type
and
rotations),
antecedent
levels
impact
on
long-term
greenhouse
gas
(GHG)
emissions.
Using
a
whole
farm
systems
modelling
approach
informed
using
participatory
research,
discovered
an
inverse
relationship
between
stocks
realised
following
intervention,
greater
initial
resulting
lower
ex
poste
change
SOC.
We
found
was
greatest
for
clays
least
sands,
although
changes
sandy
loam
soils
were
also
low.
Diversified
adaptations
–
implemented
through
inclusion
of
grain
legumes
within
wheat/canola
rotations
more
conducive
improvement
stocks,
followed
by
Intensified
(implemented
rates
areas
under
nitrogen
fertiliser
rice
maize
rotations).
Adaptations
Simplified
reducing
irrigation
use
resulted
the
lowest
accrual.
In
most
cases,
fell
when
outset
than
4–5%,
regardless
intervention
made,
or
type,
rotation,
production
system
climate.
contend
(1)
management
primarily
impacted
surface
(0–30
cm)
had
de
minimus
deep
(30–100
cm),
(2)
including
wheat,
canola
faba
beans
(3)
scenarios
high
status
quo
little
productivity,
not
necessarily
GHG
emissions
intensity,
(4)
productivity
intensity
largely
function
quantum
nitrogenous
added,
rather
(5)
aspirations
improving
are
likely
be
futile
if
already
(4–5
%).
conclude
exists
where
low
(<1%),
which
may
include
regions
land
degradation,
chronic
erosion
and/or
other
constraints
vegetative
ground
cover
could
sustainably
consistently
alleviated.
