Plants,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
13(23), P. 3261 - 3261
Published: Nov. 21, 2024
Water
resources
are
crucial
factors
that
limit
vegetation
recovery,
and
rational
planning
of
silvicultural
patterns
is
essential
for
the
efficient
utilization
water
in
arid
semi-arid
regions.
This
study
examined
strategies
pure
shrubs
(pure
stands
The Science of The Total Environment,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
950, P. 175353 - 175353
Published: Aug. 6, 2024
Traditional
ditches
("acequias"
in
Spanish)
derive
meltwater
and
infiltrate
groundwater
providing
ecological
services
downstream
the
semi-arid
Sierra
Nevada
range
(SE
Spain).
Therefore,
they
may
act
as
a
nature-based
solution
by
alleviating
drought
stress
trees
growing
near
enhancing
growth
reducing
their
intrinsic
water-use
efficiency
(iWUE).
Such
mitigation
role
of
acequias
is
critical
given
that
some
oak
(Quercus
pyrenaica)
pine
(Pinus
sylvestris)
stands
reach
xeric
distribution
limits
Europe.
We
compared
tree-ring
width
data
wood
δ
Agronomy,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
14(10), P. 2286 - 2286
Published: Oct. 4, 2024
In
drylands,
where
the
annual
precipitation
is
low
and
erratic,
improving
water
storage
capacity
available
in
soil
crucial
for
crop
production.
To
explore
effect
of
long-term
agronomic
management
on
soil,
four
systems
were
used
(including
farmer’s
model
(FM),
high
nitrogen
input
(HN),
manure
amendment
(MM),
biochar
(BM))
eight
consecutive
years,
variation
wheat
yield
hydraulic,
physical,
chemical
properties
0–100
cm
profile
investigated.
The
practices
varied
terms
seeding
rates,
(N)-application
strategies,
application
or
biochar.
results
showed
that,
under
was
increased
by
17–35%,
water-use
efficiency
14–29%
when
compared
to
(FM)
(HN).
However,
no
significant
differences
found
(BM)
HN.
MM
mainly
due
higher
saturated
hydraulic
conductivity,
content,
field
capacity,
which
led
an
increase
29–48
mm.
Furthermore,
also
improved
organic
matter,
porosity,
root
length
density,
weight
density
reduced
bulk
are
beneficial
improvement
above
properties.
Therefore,
it
a
practical
way
ensure
crops
dryland
can
be
profoundly
regulated
management.
Plants,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
13(23), P. 3261 - 3261
Published: Nov. 21, 2024
Water
resources
are
crucial
factors
that
limit
vegetation
recovery,
and
rational
planning
of
silvicultural
patterns
is
essential
for
the
efficient
utilization
water
in
arid
semi-arid
regions.
This
study
examined
strategies
pure
shrubs
(pure
stands