International Journal of Environmental Monitoring and Analysis,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
12(6), P. 149 - 156
Published: Dec. 25, 2024
Ethiopia
is
among
the
countries
vulnerable
to
impact
of
climate
change
due
its
mostly
resilient
on
rain-fed
agriculture,
but
currently
started
crop
production
by
irrigation
even
if
it
not
done
in
large,
and
largely
rural
population.
Carbon
farming
an
emerging
agricultural
practice
focused
at
mitigating
increasing
carbon
sequestration
potential
farmlands.
Both
climate-smart
agriculture
encloses
different
approaches
such
as
agroforestry,
cover
cropping,
application
bio-char
no-till
farming,
all
which
promotes
soil
improves
health;
help
capture
dioxide
from
atmosphere
store
vegetation.
This
system
only
mitigates
greenhouse
gas
emission
also
fortifies
ecosystem
resilience
through
enhancement
fertility,
water
retention
biodiversity.
By
incorporating
into
worldwide
action
frameworks,
landscapes
can
evolve
being
major
sources
gases
functioning
net
sinks.
As
scalable
strategies
address
change,
presents
a
dual
advantage
fulfilling
pressing
requirements
reduce
atmospheric
CO<sub>2</sub>
levels
while
promoting
sustainable
enhancing
economies.
Climate-smart
has
emerged
paradigm
shifting
approach
aimed
improving
productivity,
adapting
evolving
climatic
conditions,
emissions.
review
accentuates
significance
crucial
strategy
for
fulfill
national
determined
contributions
under
Paris
agreement,
simultaneously
bolstering
system.
scaling
up
both
approaches,
attain
harmonious
equilibrium
between
food
security
mitigation;
ensuring
development
rapidly
expanding
Trends in Plant Science,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
30(5), P. 539 - 552
Published: March 4, 2025
Agriculture
faces
the
increasing
demands
of
a
growing
global
population
amid
simultaneous
challenges
to
soils
from
climate
change
and
human-induced
contamination.
Cover
plants
are
vital
in
sustainable
agriculture,
contributing
soil
health
improvement,
erosion
prevention,
enhanced
resilience,
but
their
role
contaminant
management
is
underexplored.
Herein
we
review
utilization
cover
for
remediating
contaminants
such
as
metals,
organic
pollutants,
nitrate,
antibiotics,
antimicrobial
resistance
genes,
plastics,
salts.
We
explore
phytoremediation
strategies
-
including
phytoextraction,
phytodegradation,
phytostabilization
plant
management.
highlight
selecting
effective
need
biomass
removal
non-biodegradable
contaminants,
advocate
incorporating
concepts
into
agricultural
practices
beyond
nutrient
cycling
resilience.
Frontiers in Bacteriology,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
4
Published: May 21, 2025
Introduction
Understanding
how
pasture-crop
rotation
design
influences
long-term
soil
health
and
microbial
dynamics
is
crucial
for
sustainable
agroecosystems.
Pasture-crop
rotations
may
alleviate
degradation,
but
their
effects
or
legacy
on
rhizosphere
microbiomes,
including
potential
recruitment
of
plant-beneficial
microorganisms,
link
to
crop
yield
need
be
better
understood.
This
study
examines
land
use
intensity
grazed
pasture
influence
prokaryotic
diversity,
composition,
functionality,
productivity.
Methods
A
gradient
intensities
ranging
from
continuous
cropping
(CCG),
short
(SR)
long
(LR)
rotations,
permanent
improved
(PIP),
natural
grassland
(NGL)
were
sampled
in
a
field
experiment
established
1995
the
Uruguayan
Pampa.
Moreover,
two
stages
rotation,
one
year
after
sown
with
sorghum
(SRS,
LRS)
years
soybean
(SRG,
LRG),
studied
assess
persistence
pasture-derived
legacies.
Soil
physicochemical
biological
properties
measured
evaluate
along
Bulk
soil,
soybean,
communities
analyzed
across
using
16S
rRNA
gene
amplicon
sequencing
functional
assays
bacterial
isolates.
Results
showed
partial
retention
assessed
through
selected
properties,
i.e.
organic
C,
total
N,
extractable
protein
content
higher
LRG
compared
CCG,
while
an
intermediate
response
was
observed
SRG.
LR
preserved
legacy,
maintaining
bulk
community
composition
similar
PIP
distinct
SR
converged
CCG
diverged
PIP.
Soybean
diversity
strongly
shaped
by
type
inoculation
Bradyrhizobium
elkanii
,
overriding
intensification
legacy.
Key
taxa
(
Streptomyces,
Solibacillus,
Sphingomonas
)
linked
functionality.
Linking
data
rhizobacterial
isolates
that
Pseudomonas
Bacillus
Microbacterium
all
exhibiting
multiple
activities
vitro
enriched
rotations.
Discussion
highlights
design,
particularly
duration
plant
services
health,
contributing
towards
development
resilient
