Nature Food,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
2(10), P. 773 - 779
Published: Sept. 30, 2021
Food
security
interventions
and
policies
need
reliable
estimates
of
crop
production
the
scope
to
enhance
on
existing
cropland.
Here
we
assess
performance
two
widely
used
'top-down'
gridded
frameworks
(Global
Agro-ecological
Zones
Agricultural
Model
Intercomparison
Improvement
Project)
versus
an
alternative
'bottom-up'
approach
Yield
Gap
Atlas).
The
Global
Atlas
extra
potential
locally
for
a
number
sites
representing
major
breadbaskets
then
upscales
results
larger
spatial
scales.
We
find
that
from
top-down
are
alarmingly
unlikely,
with
estimated
being
lower
than
current
farm
at
some
locations.
consequences
using
these
coarse
predict
food
illustrated
by
example
sub-Saharan
Africa,
where
different
approaches
would
lead
prognoses
about
future
cereal
self-sufficiency.
Our
study
shows
foresight
associated
agriculture
research
priority
setting
based
yield
gaps
derived
subject
high
degree
uncertainty
benefit
incorporating
bottom-up
approaches.
Nature Communications,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
11(1)
Published: Oct. 27, 2020
Abstract
Sustainable
soil
carbon
sequestration
practices
need
to
be
rapidly
scaled
up
and
implemented
contribute
climate
change
mitigation.
We
highlight
that
the
major
potential
for
is
in
cropland
soils,
especially
those
with
large
yield
gaps
and/or
historic
organic
losses.
The
implementation
of
measures
requires
a
diverse
set
options,
each
adapted
local
conditions
management
opportunities,
accounting
site-specific
trade-offs.
propose
establishment
information
system
containing
localised
on
group,
degradation
status,
crop
gap,
associated
carbon-sequestration
potentials,
as
well
provision
incentives
policies
translate
options
into
region-
soil-specific
practices.
Microorganisms,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
8(12), P. 1930 - 1930
Published: Dec. 4, 2020
Feeding
a
rising
population
of
currently
7.8
billion
people
globally
requires
efficient
agriculture,
which
is
preferably
sustainable.
Today,
farmers
are
largely
dependent
on
synthetic
fungicides
to
avoid
food
losses
caused
by
fungal
diseases.
However,
the
extensive
use
these
has
resulted
in
emergence
fungicide-resistant
pathogens
and
concerns
have
been
raised
over
residual
effects
environment
human
health.
In
this
regard,
biocontrol
agents
(BCAs)
proposed
as
an
alternative
standard
but
their
disease
management
capacity
usually
incomplete
heavily
relies
uncontrollable
environmental
conditions.
An
integrated
approach
combining
BCAs
with
fungicides,
focus
review,
put
forward
way
reduce
fungicide
doses
manage
plant
diseases
thereby
residue
harvested
crops.
addition,
such
strategy
antifungal
treatments
different
modes
action
reduces
selection
pressure
chances
resistance
development.
allow
its
large-scale
implementation,
further
knowledge
needed,
comprising
timing,
number
interval
repeated
BCA
applications
compatibility
fungicides.
The
might
differ
when
applied
mixture
or
used
alternation.
Scientific Data,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
9(1)
Published: April 19, 2022
Human
Footprint,
the
pressure
imposed
on
eco-environment
by
changing
ecological
processes
and
natural
landscapes,
is
raising
worldwide
concerns
biodiversity
conservation.
Due
to
lack
of
spatiotemporally
consistent
datasets
Footprint
over
a
long
temporal
span,
many
relevant
studies
this
topic
have
been
limited.
Here,
we
mapped
annual
dynamics
global
from
2000
2018
using
eight
variables
that
reflect
different
aspects
human
pressures.
The
accuracy
assessment
revealed
good
agreement
between
our
results
previously
developed
in
years.
We
found
more
than
two
million
km
Nature Communications,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
12(1)
Published: Dec. 9, 2021
Abstract
Future
rice
systems
must
produce
more
grain
while
minimizing
the
negative
environmental
impacts.
A
key
question
is
how
to
orient
agricultural
research
&
development
(R&D)
programs
at
national
global
scales
maximize
return
on
investment.
Here
we
assess
yield
gap
and
resource-use
efficiency
(including
water,
pesticides,
nitrogen,
labor,
energy,
associated
warming
potential)
across
32
cropping
covering
half
of
harvested
area.
We
show
that
achieving
high
yields
efficiencies
are
not
conflicting
goals.
Most
have
room
for
increasing
yield,
efficiency,
or
both.
In
aggregate,
current
total
production
could
be
increased
by
32%,
excess
nitrogen
almost
eliminated,
focusing
a
relatively
small
number
with
either
large
gaps
poor
efficiencies.
This
study
provides
essential
strategic
insight
prioritizing
R&D
investments
ensure
adequate
supply
impact
in
coming
decades.
National Science Review,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
9(1)
Published: May 20, 2021
Cropland
redistribution
to
marginal
land
has
been
reported
worldwide;
however,
the
resulting
impacts
on
environmental
sustainability
have
not
investigated
sufficiently.
Here
we
of
cropland
in
China.
As
a
result
urbanization-induced
loss
high-quality
croplands
south
China
(∼8.5
t
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