Insights Into Earthworms and Fungi: Pioneering Roles in Mitigating Global Food Scarcity and Combatting Land Degradation DOI Open Access
Sadashiv Chaturvedi, Amit Kumar, Min Liu

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Land Degradation and Development, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Jan. 9, 2025

ABSTRACT Climate change significantly impacts terrestrial ecosystems by altering soil moisture, temperature regimes, rainfall patterns, and frequency of extreme weather events. These disruptions lead to shifts in community structures, accelerates land degradation processes, which turn exacerbate the global food crisis. This review explores roles earthworms fungi improving health mitigating insecurity through their contributions nutrient cycling, fertility, plant growth. Earthworms recognized as key biological agents structures enhancement, carbon sequestration. They play crucial heavy metal remediation, quality, fostering sustainable agricultural practices such organic farming. The emphasizes influence on dynamics, particularly response residues management, characteristics, field conditions. Earthworm activity positively affects microbial communities, growth, even under stress factors like contamination extremes. Review identifies research gaps understanding earthworm distribution, performance, capacity for remediation varied agro‐ecological contexts. In addition biotic factors, present also examines alternative habits superfoods strategies address zero hunger, aligning with United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) poverty eradication, improved health, overall well‐being. By incorporating into systems addressing critical needs, there is significant potential mitigate contribute alleviation crises.

Language: Английский

Bacterial Plant Biostimulants: A Sustainable Way towards Improving Growth, Productivity, and Health of Crops DOI Open Access
Basharat Hamid, Muzafar Zaman,

Shabeena Farooq

et al.

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 13(5), P. 2856 - 2856

Published: March 6, 2021

This review presents a comprehensive and systematic study of the field bacterial plant biostimulants considers fundamental innovative principles underlying this technology. Plant are an important tool for modern agriculture as part integrated crop management (ICM) system, helping make more sustainable resilient. contain substance(s) and/or microorganisms whose function when applied to plants or rhizosphere is stimulate natural processes enhance nutrient uptake, use efficiency, tolerance abiotic stress, biocontrol, quality. The has gained substantial significant heed worldwide environmentally friendly alternative agricultural production. At present, there increasing curiosity in industry researchers about microbial biostimulants, especially (BPBs), improve growth productivity. BPBs that based on PGPR (plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria) play plausible roles promote/stimulate through several mechanisms include (i) acquisition by nitrogen (N2) fixation solubilization insoluble minerals (P, K, Zn), organic acids siderophores; (ii) antimicrobial metabolites various lytic enzymes; (iii) action regulators stress-responsive/induced phytohormones; (iv) ameliorating stress such drought, high soil salinity, extreme temperatures, oxidative heavy metals using different modes action; (v) defense induction modes. Presented here brief emphasizing applicability exertion fulfill current food crisis.

Language: Английский

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How does digital inclusive finance affect carbon intensity? DOI
Chien‐Chiang Lee, Fuhao Wang

Economic Analysis and Policy, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 75, P. 174 - 190

Published: May 20, 2022

Language: Английский

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Application of Zeolites in Agriculture and Other Potential Uses: A Review DOI Creative Commons
Eleonora Cataldo, Linda Salvi,

Francesca Paoli

et al.

Agronomy, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 11(8), P. 1547 - 1547

Published: July 31, 2021

Excessive use of nitrogen fertilizer and inappropriate fertilization designs have negative results in agricultural ecosystems, such as considerable losses through dioxide (NO2) soil leaching ammonia NH3 volatilization. In addition, climate change, with rising summer temperatures reduced precipitation, leads to production declines water shortages the soil. This review aims highlight characteristics natural zeolite focus on their multiple uses agriculture. These minerals are tectosilicates showing an open three-dimensional structure involving cations required balance framework electrostatic charge aluminum silicon tetrahedral units. Different research groups reported more than fifty zeolites; chabazite, clinoptilolite, phillipsite, erionite, stilbite, heulandite, mordenite most well-known. Zeolites great tools help farmer agronomist cope several issues, or pollution, contamination by heavy metals, loss nutrients, water-use efficiency (WUE) drylands. crystalline aluminosilicates considered conditioners improve chemical physical properties, saturated hydraulic conductivity (Ks), infiltration rate, cation exchange capacity (CEC), water-holding (WHC). Owing these materials able reduce nitrate also known for carrying slow-release macronutrients, micronutrients, fertilizers. However, potential areas is apparent, zeolites show promise contributing directly ecosystems a sustainable product.

Language: Английский

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Melatonin-mediated temperature stress tolerance in plants DOI Creative Commons
Ali Raza, Sidra Charagh, Pedro García‐Caparrós

et al.

GM crops & food, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 13(1), P. 196 - 217

Published: Aug. 19, 2022

Global climate changes cause extreme temperatures and a significant reduction in crop production, leading to food insecurity worldwide. Temperature extremes (including both heat cold stresses) is one of the most limiting factors plant growth development severely affect physiology, biochemical, molecular processes. Biostimulants like melatonin (MET) have multifunctional role that acts as “defense molecule” safeguard plants against noxious effects temperature stress. MET treatment improves tolerance by improving several defense mechanisms. Current research also suggests interacts with other molecules, phytohormones gaseous which greatly supports adaptation Genetic engineering via overexpression or CRISPR/Cas system biosynthetic genes uplifts levels transgenic enhances stress tolerance. This review highlights critical production We documented how molecules alleviate MET-mediated breeding would be great potential helping adverse creating plants.

Language: Английский

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Wheat quality: A review on chemical composition, nutritional attributes, grain anatomy, types, classification, and function of seed storage proteins in bread making quality DOI Creative Commons
A. Khalid, Amjad Hameed,

Muhammad Farrukh Tahir

et al.

Frontiers in Nutrition, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 10

Published: Feb. 24, 2023

Wheat ( Triticum aestivum L.) belonging to one of the most diverse and substantial families, Poaceae, is principal cereal crop for majority world’s population. This polyploidy in nature domestically grown worldwide. source approximately half food calories consumed worldwide rich proteins (gluten), minerals (Cu, Mg, Zn, P, Fe), vitamins (B-group E), riboflavin, niacin, thiamine, dietary fiber. seed-storage represent an important energy play a major role determination bread-making quality. The two groups wheat grain proteins, i.e., gliadins glutenins, have been widely studied using SDS-PAGE other techniques. Sustainable production with little input chemicals along high nutritional quality its precise ultimate uses human diet are focus areas improvement. An expansion hereditary base varieties must be considered breeding program. It may accomplished several ways, such as use plant genetic resources, comprising wild relatives landraces, germplasm-assisted through advanced genomic tools, application modern methods, genome editing. In this review, we critically on phytochemical composition, reproduction growth, types, quality, seed storage protein, recent challenges discuss possible ways forward combat those issues.

Language: Английский

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Adaptation of Agriculture to Climate Change: A Scoping Review DOI Open Access
Elena A. Grigorieva, Alexandra Livenets,

Elena Stelmakh

et al.

Climate, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 11(10), P. 202 - 202

Published: Oct. 6, 2023

Since agricultural productivity is weather and climate-related fundamentally depends on climate stability, change poses many diverse challenges to activities. The objective of this study review adaptation strategies interventions in countries around the world proposed for implementation reduce impact development production at various spatial scales. A literature search was conducted June–August 2023 using electronic databases Google Scholar Scientific Electronic Library eLibrary.RU, seeking key words “climate”, “climate change”, “agriculture adaptation”. Sixty-five studies were identified selected review. negative impacts are expressed terms reduced crop yields area, biotic abiotic factors, economic losses, increased labor, equipment costs. Strategies actions that can be emphasized local regional levels are: varieties management, including land use innovative breeding techniques; water soil agronomic practices; farmer training knowledge transfer; national levels: financial schemes, insurance, migration, culture; meteorological services; R&D, early warning systems. Adaptation depend context, region, or country; limiting discussion options measures only one type approach—"top-down” “bottom-up”—may lead unsatisfactory solutions those areas most affected by but with few resources adapt it. Biodiversity-based, “ecologically intensive” agriculture, climate-smart agriculture low-impact strong ecological modernization aiming sustainably increase incomes while addressing interrelated food security. Some taken response may not sufficient even vulnerability change. Future research should focus explore readiness farmers society adopt new constraints they face, as well main factors affecting them, order detect maladaptation before it occurs.

Language: Английский

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The Critical Role of Education and ICT in Promoting Environmental Sustainability in Eastern and Southern Africa: A Panel VAR Approach DOI
Olatunji Abdul Shobande, Simplice Asongu

Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 176, P. 121480 - 121480

Published: Jan. 12, 2022

Language: Английский

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Black soldier fly, Hermetia illucens as a potential innovative and environmentally friendly tool for organic waste management: A mini-review DOI
Kashif Ur Rehman, Clemens Hollah, Karin Wiesotzki

et al.

Waste Management & Research The Journal for a Sustainable Circular Economy, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 41(1), P. 81 - 97

Published: June 22, 2022

The application of black soldier fly (BSF), Hermetia illucens based technology to process organic wastes presents a practical option for waste management by producing feed materials (protein, fat), biodiesel, chitin and biofertilizer. Therefore, BSF recycling is sustainable cost-effective that promotes resource recovery, generates valuable products, thereby creating new economic opportunities the industrial sector entrepreneurs. Specifically, we discussed significance larvae (BSFL) in biowaste. Despite fact BSFL may consume variety materials, whereas, certain lignocellulosic wastes, such as dairy manure, are deficient nutrients, which might slow development. nutritional value larval feeding substrates be improved mixing nutrient-rich like chicken manure or soybean curd residue, instance. Similarly, microbial fermentation used digest waste, releasing nutrients needed BSFL. In this mini-review, thorough discussion has been conducted on various biodegraded BSFL, their co-digestion substrate, well prospective applications safety possible by-products generated at completion treatment process. Furthermore, study examines present gaps challenges direction efficient commercialization its by-products.

Language: Английский

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A comprehensive review of carbon capture science and technologies DOI Creative Commons
Chunfei Wu, Qi Huang, Zhicheng Xu

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Carbon Capture Science & Technology, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 11, P. 100178 - 100178

Published: Dec. 10, 2023

Language: Английский

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Digital Twins in agriculture: challenges and opportunities for environmental sustainability DOI Creative Commons
Warren Purcell, Thomas Neubauer,

Kevin Mallinger

et al.

Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 61, P. 101252 - 101252

Published: Jan. 25, 2023

Food security, land degradation, climate change, and a growing population are interconnected challenges key issues for sustainable agriculture. In this context, the Digital Twin (DT) is uniquely positioned to overcome these support goals of sustainability. Through use state-of-the-art technologies, increased information availability can empower stakeholders pursue objectives production methods. However, if benefits be fully leveraged, potential negative technical social–ecological effects technology must assessed mitigated. Therefore, an exploratory review conducted, outlining progress current examples toward aims Additionally, technological dangers concept investigated, culminating in high-level roadmap that highlights necessary milestones required open development DTs

Language: Английский

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