Climate Change Impacts on Legume Physiology and Ecosystem Dynamics: A Multifaceted Perspective

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 16(14), P. 6026 - 6026

Published: July 15, 2024

As valuable sources of plant-based protein, leguminous vegetables (grain legumes) are essential for global food security and contribute to body growth development in humans as well animals. Climate change is a major challenge agriculture that creates problems the plants. However, legume productivity threatened by climate factors, including rising temperatures, shifting precipitation patterns, increased atmospheric carbon dioxide levels, intensified extreme events, altered pest/pathogen activity. This review synthesizes approximately 136 studies assess effects on crops. Under all emissions trajectories, mean temperatures projected rise beyond optimal growing thresholds 2050, carrying yield reductions between 10 49% beans, soybeans, cowpeas, lentils without adaptation measures. The elevated may transiently enhance yields up 18%, but benefits dramatically decline above 550 ppm cannot offset other impacts. Altered rainfall along with recurrent drought heat waves also expected decrease crop yields, seed quality, soil nitrogen levels worldwide. Furthermore, proliferation pests fungal diseases poses significant risks, amplified shifts 84% reviewed studies. These multifaceted impacts threaten gains sustainably meeting protein demand. Realizing resilience will require accelerated heat/drought-tolerant varieties, enhanced climate-informed agronomic practices, strong policy interventions, social safety nets explicitly supporting producers, addition policies/steps governments taking address challenges crisis. highlights adaptations mechanisms required crops thrive fulfill their roles nutrition. It explores how these can be improved better withstand environmental stresses, nutritional profiles, increase yields. Additionally, discusses importance legumes sustainable security, emphasizing potential future feeding population. By focusing critical aspects, aims underscore ensuring healthy supply.

Language: Английский

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Effect of Organic and Biological Fertilizers on Yield and Physiology of Vigna radiata Under Tillage Systems

Journal of soil science and plant nutrition, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: May 2, 2025

Language: Английский

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Legume Production and Problems in the Mediterranean Region

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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Greek consumers' perspectives on sustainable food: a cluster analysis approach

British Food Journal, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Nov. 22, 2024

Purpose Sustainable development has become increasingly urgent due to significant environmental and social challenges, sustainable food consumption emerged as a critical component of this development. This study examined Greek consumers’ sustainability preferences explores consumer segments related demographics choices. Design/methodology/approach An online survey 285 consumers from Attica, Greece, reported on wide range factors: health-related attributes, waste, miles, fair trade perceptions. Findings Five factors affecting were identified: attributes , unhealthy preferences, organic qualities, local seasonal attitudes . Based these factors, three discovered. Ecocentrics displayed strong towards sustainability; conformists exhibited higher preference for conventional, Western-type diets; convenientarians showed quick affordable meals with limited concern sustainability. Demographics (gender age) associated preferences. Despite the financial constraints faced by most consumers, patterns consistent principles, which may be explained long-standing tradition Mediterranean diet. Research limitations/implications is not without limitations. The cross-sectional design prevents establishing causal relationships between demographic Future research should explore longitudinal studies assess how behaviours evolve over time, particularly in response economic changes. would provide deeper insights into durability evolution sample used was drawn Attica region, largely urban. Therefore, findings generalisable other parts especially rural areas where practices choices might differ. include more diverse geographic samples better understand regional variations behaviour, settings. Practical implications These strongly suggest necessity raising awareness regarding fast-prep meals, meat-substitute products plant-based options that are organic. Social Furthermore, recognition gender age determinants challenges traditional assumptions stereotypes about highlighting need inclusive approach sustainability, takes account varying perspectives experiences different groups. alignment characteristics underscores targeted interventions strategies promote across have rates marriage parenthood, indicating family dynamics encourage Originality/value contribution twofold: (1) it provides data perceptions an economically challenged country (2) offers new evidence actual size sustainable/non-sustainable Greece. Understanding crucial developing support address specific needs low-income countries. By investigating dynamics, valuable broader offering framework policymakers businesses evolving consumers.

Language: Английский

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Liquid organic-mineral fertilisers in the technology of growing winter peas

Scientific Horizons, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 27(7), P. 75 - 86

Published: June 6, 2024

The issue of adapting to climate change through the expansion crop types has sparked interest in winter peas, which can be introduced into rotations stabilise yield legumes, positively affect soil fertility, and increase arable land productivity, but nutrition system peas needs investigated optimised, especially considering rising cost mineral fertilisers. purpose this study was investigate effect liquid organic-mineral fertilisers on quality pea grain sowing. To complete objectives study, a field trial conducted Odesa Oblast Ukraine 2021-2023. replication experiment fourfold, arrangement variants systematic. Liquid organo-mineral were used experiment, applied once during restoration spring vegetation, budding phase twice (restoration vegetation+budding); control variant did not involve application preparations. It found that use crops helps its yield, growth rate is unstable, depends weather conditions, ranged within 0-30.4% over years research. studied had substantial protein concentration grain, per unit area increased by an average 22.4%, thousand-kernel weight increased, limits statistical significance. obtained findings suggested possibility using for growing resource-saving or organic technology zone high meteorological risks, it should considered their effectiveness determined composition frequency application. practical value lies development elements system, provides sowing 0.24-0.41 t/ha, content level profitability production – 117-152%, while contributes biologisation technology, reduces fertilisers, mitigates chemical load soils

Language: Английский

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