IntechOpen eBooks,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: April 3, 2025
Climate
change
and
global
warming
pose
serious
threats
to
agriculture,
water
resources,
the
environment,
especially
in
Mediterranean
climate
zone.
This
region
is
facing
rising
temperatures
decreasing
rainfall,
while
frequency
of
extreme
weather
events,
such
as
droughts,
floods,
heavy
increasing.
The
basin
holds
only
1.2%
world’s
renewable
it
expected
that
freshwater
resources
will
decrease
by
25–50%
2050.
Turkey
one
most
affected
countries,
with
diminishing
sources
significant
losses
agricultural
land,
creating
challenges
for
both
supply
rural
development.
Rising
have
negatively
impacted
traditional
farming
practices.
For
example,
planting
dates
winter
crops
like
wheat
barley
shifted,
resulting
lower
yields
due
stress.
Moreover,
shortages
led
reduced
soil
moisture,
making
harder
grow
during
critical
periods.
In
Turkey,
much
used
agriculture
comes
from
groundwater,
which
rapidly
depleting,
causing
a
decline
groundwater
levels
increased
energy
costs
extraction.
To
overcome
these
challenges,
sustainable
management
practices
must
be
implemented.
Efficient
irrigation
techniques,
water-saving
methods,
solutions
enhance
productivity
are
crucial
addressing
issues.
Frontiers in Plant Science,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
16
Published: March 11, 2025
Nitrogen
is
a
critical
nutrient
for
plant
growth
and
productivity,
but
inefficiencies
in
its
use
agriculture
present
both
economic
environmental
challenges.
Enhancing
nitrogen
efficiency
(NUE)
essential
promoting
sustainable
crop
production
mitigating
the
negative
impacts
of
loss,
such
as
water
pollution
greenhouse
gas
emissions.
This
review
discusses
various
strategies
aimed
at
improving
NUE,
with
focus
on
agronomic
practices,
genetic
advancements,
integrated
management
approaches.
Traditional
methods,
including
split
application
controlled-release
fertilizers,
are
explored
alongside
precision
techniques,
which
enable
real-time
adjustments
to
based
soil
conditions.
Advances
genetics
biotechnology,
conventional
breeding,
modification,
genome
editing,
have
contributed
development
varieties
improved
uptake
assimilation.
Additionally,
role
beneficial
microbes,
nitrogen-fixing
bacteria
mycorrhizal
fungi,
highlighted
natural
means
enhancing
availability
reducing
reliance
synthetic
fertilizers.
The
further
emphasizes
practices
legume-based
rotations,
continuous
cover
cropping,
organic
fertilization,
contribute
enrichment
overall
health.
By
combining
these
agronomic,
genetic,
microbial
strategies,
holistic
approach
can
be
achieved,
maximizing
yields
while
minimizing
impacts.
strategy
supports
resilient
agricultural
systems,
long-term
fertility
productivity.
Global Change Biology,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
31(4)
Published: April 1, 2025
ABSTRACT
Feeding
the
growing
human
population
sustainably
amidst
climate
change
is
one
of
most
important
challenges
in
21st
century.
Current
practices
often
lead
to
overuse
agronomic
inputs,
such
as
synthetic
fertilizers
and
water,
resulting
environmental
contamination
diminishing
returns
on
crop
productivity.
The
complexity
agricultural
systems,
involving
plant‐environment
interactions
management,
presents
significant
scientific
technical
for
developing
sustainable
practices.
Addressing
these
necessitates
transdisciplinary
research,
intense
collaboration
among
fields
plant
science,
engineering,
computer
social
sciences.
Five
case
studies
are
presented
here
demonstrating
successful
approaches
toward
more
water
fertilizer
use.
These
span
multiple
scales.
By
leveraging
whole‐plant
signaling,
reporter
plants
can
transform
our
understanding
communication
enable
efficient
application
fertilizers.
use
new
technologies
could
increase
availability
phosphorus
soil.
To
accelerate
advancements
breeding
cultivars,
robotic
high‐throughput
screening
different
environments
at
a
scale
discussed.
At
ecosystem
scale,
recovery
from
aquatic
systems
methods
minimize
leaching
described.
Finally,
outputs
affect
all
people,
integration
stakeholder
perspectives
needs
into
research
outlined.
highlight
how
cross‐training
biologists,
engineers,
scientists
bring
diverse
expertise
tackling
grand
agriculture,
driving
discovery
innovation.
IntechOpen eBooks,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: April 3, 2025
Climate
change
and
global
warming
pose
serious
threats
to
agriculture,
water
resources,
the
environment,
especially
in
Mediterranean
climate
zone.
This
region
is
facing
rising
temperatures
decreasing
rainfall,
while
frequency
of
extreme
weather
events,
such
as
droughts,
floods,
heavy
increasing.
The
basin
holds
only
1.2%
world’s
renewable
it
expected
that
freshwater
resources
will
decrease
by
25–50%
2050.
Turkey
one
most
affected
countries,
with
diminishing
sources
significant
losses
agricultural
land,
creating
challenges
for
both
supply
rural
development.
Rising
have
negatively
impacted
traditional
farming
practices.
For
example,
planting
dates
winter
crops
like
wheat
barley
shifted,
resulting
lower
yields
due
stress.
Moreover,
shortages
led
reduced
soil
moisture,
making
harder
grow
during
critical
periods.
In
Turkey,
much
used
agriculture
comes
from
groundwater,
which
rapidly
depleting,
causing
a
decline
groundwater
levels
increased
energy
costs
extraction.
To
overcome
these
challenges,
sustainable
management
practices
must
be
implemented.
Efficient
irrigation
techniques,
water-saving
methods,
solutions
enhance
productivity
are
crucial
addressing
issues.
