Optimizing sustainable agriculture: A comprehensive review of agronomic practices and their impacts on soil attributes

Journal of Environmental Management, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 364, P. 121487 - 121487

Published: June 17, 2024

This study explores agronomic management (AM) effects on soil parameters under diverse conditions. Investigating tillage practices (TP), nutrient (NM), crop rotation (CR), organic matter (OM), irrigation (IM), and mulching (MS), it aims to reveal impacts productivity, availability, microbial activity, overall health. Varied TP affect quality through compaction, porosity, erosion risk. Proper NM is vital for cycling, preventing imbalances acidification. CR disrupts pest cycles, reduces weed pressure, boosts recycling. OM enhances by influencing carbon, pH, fertility, water retention. Optimizing IM regulates content without inducing waterlogging. MS contributes content, retention, structure, temperature-moisture regulation, benefiting biota, aggregation, health agricultural productivity. The review emphasizes integrated nutrient, CR, management's positive impact fertility activity. Different variations production. Judicious implementation of these essential sustainable agriculture. synthesis identifies uncertainties proposes research directions optimizing productivity while ensuring environmental sustainability. Ongoing inquiry can guide a balanced approach between yields resilient stewardship future generations.

Language: Английский

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Versatile simplistic correction of T-higrow sensors for improved soil moisture measurement accuracy

Measurement Science and Technology, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 35(9), P. 095801 - 095801

Published: May 23, 2024

Abstract The use of soil moisture sensors for irrigation can help reduce water and energy consumption risks groundwater contamination, which are essential aspects pursuing sustainable development goals. However, increased adoption this technology is limited by calibration requirements, technical complexities, sensor costs. In work, a simplified method reducing the measurement error recently released low-cost (T-Higrow) presented. only requires measurements dry sample from target soil, inputted into simple correction formula to at higher levels. requirements proposed enough most labs or extension services. This was compared commonly used linear, polynomial, logarithmic regression models based on repeated bench-scale experiments within 0%–35% range in silt sandy loam soils silica sand. Uncorrected readings correlated well with ( r : 0.94–0.98), but significant overestimation (25%–60% error). showed comparable reduction across all types. All methods reduced down 2%–10% (0.02–0.1 cm 3 −3 ) maintained high correlations > 0.94), except correlation around 3%. Variability amongst generally low (Standard Deviation: 0.01–0.03) particularly ranges below 20%, also case sensor-to-sensor variability 0.01–0.03). Sensor evaluation works needed increase accessibility improved conservation.

Language: Английский

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Comparing evapotranspiration estimations using crop model-data fusion and satellite data-based models with lysimetric observations: Implications for irrigation scheduling

Agricultural Water Management, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 311, P. 109372 - 109372

Published: Feb. 24, 2025

Language: Английский

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Analysing the impacts of irrigation and primary nutrients on shoot and root characteristics, soil temperature and moisture extraction pattern of winter maize in Gangetic plains of India

Discover Plants., Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 2(1)

Published: April 10, 2025

Language: Английский

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Accumulation of Lead and Cadmium by Vegetables at Different Levels of Gray Forest Soil Moistening in the Conditions of the Right Bank Forest Steppe of Ukraine

Journal of Ecological Engineering, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 24(10), P. 198 - 204

Published: Aug. 21, 2023

Providing a sufficient level of moisture while growing vegetables is the key to high yield, its excessive or insufficient amount can lead negative phenomena -disrupt normal functioning plants, deteriorate their chemical composition, etc.Every year, in certain areas Ukraine, particular, Right Bank Forest Steppe, one observe unevenness precipitation (from very low an abnormally short period time).During heavy rainfall, plant nutrition system disrupted due movement chemicals into deeper layers soil, which may become inaccessible root thereby changing quantitative and qualitative indicators production.The purpose main direction research was aimed at studying influence different levels gray forest soil conditions Steppe Ukraine on content, accumulation coefficients danger (Pb) cadmium (Cd) leaf mass parsley, dill spinach grown zone man-made mobile sources pollution).According results, it established that vegetable plants (parsley, dill, spinach) accumulate several times more Pb Cd per unit compared content these toxicants same soil.At (98-134 mm) during formation vegetables, lower coefficient observed, moderate (30-37 mm).The results indicate when soils under with mass, decrease observed.

Language: Английский

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Assessing irrigation impact on water quality conditions: A case study in the River Noguera Ribagorçana (NE Spain)

Agricultural Water Management, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 296, P. 108809 - 108809

Published: April 3, 2024

The need to feed an increasing population while limiting the environmental impact of agriculture is currently one greatest challenges relating food chain. One key factors involved in doing this irrigation, which has a downstream that can be minimised if nutrient and water management are efficiently undertaken. objective study was determine irrigation improvements done at field scale modern irrigated areas reduce its return flow impact. conducted Noguera Ribagorçana River basin, NE Spain, where almost 6000 ha land were brought into from 2000 2009. We based our on quality dataset, measured four different sites along 29 km2 stretch river over period 20 years. Our results show increase nitrate (from 1.7 mg·L−1 10.5 mg·L−1) salt concentrations (electrical conductivity 297 675 µS·m−1) course compared most upstream monitoring site. That exclusively associated with flows newly area. highest found during non-irrigation season corresponds local rainy season. To impact, better required. Autumn leaching could lowered by reducing volume applied final weeks crop cycles order allow soil retain received rainfall. deal issue, we propose methodology moisture end In way, ecosystems located further would reduced yields productivity area maintained.

Language: Английский

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Synergistic Effects of Soil-Based Irrigation and Manure Substitution for Partial Chemical Fertilizer on Potato Productivity and Profitability in Semiarid Northern China

Plants, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 13(12), P. 1636 - 1636

Published: June 13, 2024

Soil-based irrigation and the partial substitution of chemical fertilizers with manure are promising practices to improve water nitrogen (N) use efficiency. We hypothesize that their combination would simultaneously benefit potato production, tuber quality profitability. A two-year experiment was conducted in semiarid northern China investigate combined effects three treatments [rainfed (W0), soil-based (W1), conventional (W2)] N [no (N0), (N1), 25% (N2)] on these indicators, perform a comprehensive evaluation correlation analysis. The results showed separately affected all indicators except vitamin C content. Compared W2, W1 significantly increased productivity by 12% efficiency (IWUE) 30% due 10% lower evapotranspiration 21% use. However, W2 negatively crude protein Conversely, this compensated N1 N2. There were slight differences between N2 for average across treatments, while under W1, leaf area index (LAI) recovery (REN) 18% 29.4%, respectively, over N1. Also, evaluations W1N2 performed best, highest yield, profit acceptable quality. This can be explained increase LAI, IWUE REN positive correlations yield net return. Consequently, had complementary synergistic

Language: Английский

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Soil moisture-based irrigation interval and irrigation performance evaluation: In the case of lower kulfo catchment, Ethiopia

Heliyon, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 10(16), P. e36089 - e36089

Published: Aug. 1, 2024

The lack of soil moisture-based irrigation intervals, poor distribution water among users, and the time-based spatial variability supply have been challenges for productivity schemes in Lower Kulfo catchment, Southern Ethiopia. This study was conducted to develop intervals evaluate delivery field level efficiencies. Soil content, flow along canal were measured directly, duty estimated by using CropWat 8 model. To minimize stress or excess problems, needs be applied when content drops 35.7 % onion pepper, 34.4 %% watermelon, 32.5 wheat maize from capacity. However, at 36.2 onion, 35.4 36.4 maize, 35 existing scheme that increased amount field. average percentage moisture depletion (p) time 27.4 %, which below recommended value. adopted design interval 4 & 6 days 5 7 watermelon wheat, respectively. mean adequacy dependability lower catchment 1 0 Arba Minch scheme, 0.5 0.2 University farmland, 0.4 0.25 private farmland 0.1 0.43 Kollashara value equity 0.7 January, 0.6 February, 0.8 March indicates highly temporary variation adequacy. conveyance 82.7 on-farm efficiency also 56.6 %. crop yield present 0.5ton/ha 4.9ton/ha 6.2ton/ha 0.6ton/ha 4.2ton/ha very low compared with other control area. Inadequate inequitable distribution, variable hinder catchment; adopting optimized practices robust management can enhance efficiency, equity, productivity.

Language: Английский

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Influence of parent material mineralogy on forest soil nutrient release rates across a nutrient richness gradient

Geoderma, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 451, P. 117081 - 117081

Published: Nov. 1, 2024

Language: Английский

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Are conductivity sensors useless for irrigators? Exploring measurement consistency around soil moisture thresholds relevant to different applications

Irrigation and Drainage, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Dec. 2, 2024

Abstract The cheap conductivity‐based sensors favoured by farmers for soil moisture monitoring remain largely ignored researchers because of their low accuracy, which results in high uncertainty regarding utility irrigators. In this work, conductivity measurements were compared with dielectric permittivity ranges relevant to different applications. showed that the captured variability well ( R 2 > 0.8) throughout full range tested (0%–35%), is consistent literature. Conductivity consistently distinguished dry from wet conditions p < 0.0001) and reflected lower 0.5) but not higher (>20%). This problematic important thresholds such as field capacity saturation are upper ranges. found lack any meaningful most applications except those distinguishing indicating lower‐range patterns, arid environments. gives some merit considering very cost if corrosion minimised. described evaluation approach suggested an example developers, labs extension services better communicate potential sensor utilities restrictions practitioners improve accessibility decision support technologies.

Language: Английский

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