Agricultural Water Management,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
299, P. 108894 - 108894
Published: May 23, 2024
Biodegradable
film
(BF),
as
a
superior
substitute
for
traditional
polyethylene
(PF),
has
experienced
consistent
increase
in
China.
However,
significant
research
gap
persists
regarding
the
utilization
of
BF
assessing
farmland
carbon
balance.
This
experiment
examined
responses
maize
growth,
yield,
irrigation
water
productivity
(IWP),
CO2
emissions,
and
field
net
sequestration
(NCS)
to
two
types
(BF1,
100-day
induction
period,
BF2,
80-day
period),
PF,
three
amounts
(I1,
I2,
I3:
5250,
5625,
6000
m3
ha–1),
by
conducting
two-year
(2019–2020)
trial
typical
arid
semi-arid
region
The
results
indicated
that
biodegradable
mulching
(BFM)
negatively
affected
resulting
reduced
yield
IWP.
Especially
under
I1
level,
6.26%–13.99%
IWP
6.64–13.85%.
Notably,
I2
BF1
had
comparable
impact
on
PF.
Additionally,
exerted
more
pronounced
promoting
effect
total
biomass
than
Concerning
balance,
short-term
application
resulted
emissions
(5.74–6.30%
9.27–12.37%
BF2),
without
any
NCS
cropland.
Taking
into
account
economic
value
ecology,
we
recommended
utilizing
5625
ha–1
areas,
while
opting
with
longer
period
whenever
feasible.
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 Change Biology,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
29(14), P. 4069 - 4080
Published: April 28, 2023
Exogenous
carbon
turnover
within
soil
food
web
is
important
in
determining
the
trade-offs
between
organic
(SOC)
storage
and
emission.
However,
it
remains
largely
unknown
how
influences
sequestration
through
mediating
dual
roles
of
microbes
as
decomposers
contributors,
hindering
our
ability
to
develop
policies
for
management.
Here,
we
conducted
a
13
C-labeled
straw
experiment
demonstrate
regulated
residing
influence
transformation
stabilization
process
after
11
years
no-tillage.
Our
work
demonstrated
that
fauna,
"temporary
container,"
indirectly
influenced
SOC
processes
mediated
feeding
on
microbes.
Soil
biota
communities
acted
both
drivers
contributors
cycling,
with
32.0%
exogenous
being
stabilizing
form
microbial
necromass
"new"
carbon.
Additionally,
proportion
mineral-associated
particulate
showed
"renewal
effect"
driven
by
promoted
be
more
stable.
study
clearly
illustrated
inputs
accumulation.
Plants,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
13(16), P. 2285 - 2285
Published: Aug. 17, 2024
This
review
paper
synthesizes
the
current
understanding
of
greenhouse
gas
(GHG)
emissions
from
field
cropping
systems.
It
examines
key
factors
influencing
GHG
emissions,
including
crop
type,
management
practices,
and
soil
conditions.
The
highlights
variability
in
across
different
Conventional
tillage
systems
generally
emit
higher
levels
carbon
dioxide
(CO
