Sustainability,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
16(19), С. 8319 - 8319
Опубликована: Сен. 25, 2024
The
impact
of
conservation
tillage
(CST)
practices
on
soil
properties,
carbon
sequestration
and
yield
sustainability
over
short,
medium,
long
durations
remain
insufficiently
understood,
especially
in
semiarid
Central
India.
Therefore,
our
objective
was
to
investigate
the
effects
optimal
duration
CST
adoption
for
enhancing
sequestration,
sustainable
yields.
We
conducted
a
study
farmers’
fields
Akola
district
India,
where
had
been
practised
4
15
years,
within
soybean
+
pigeon
pea–chickpea
cropping
sequence.
Our
findings
revealed
significant
(p
<
0.05)
improvements
physical
properties
with
short-term
(4
6
years),
alongside
increasing
availability
nitrogen
phosphorus,
longer
implementation
(10
years).
lowest
organic
(SOC)
observed
conventional
(CT_y),
while
all
increased
SOC
content
CT_y,
ranging
from
22.2
38.4%.
Further,
experimental
dominated
passive
C
pools
(Cfrac3
Cfrac4).
Consequently,
long-term
facilitated
positive
rates,
contrasting
negative
or
minimal
CT_y
treatments.
However,
compared
CST,
demonstrated
higher
equivalent
yields
comparable
chickpea
mainly
due
delayed
germinations
induced
by
lower
temperatures
plots.
conclude
that
integrating
site-specific
characteristics,
management
practices,
regional
climate
conditions
into
agriculture
frameworks
maximizes
efficacy
ensures
productivity.
These
help
optimize
agricultural
considering
potential
losses
changes
despite
implementing
CST.
Trees Forests and People,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
15, С. 100491 - 100491
Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2024
Forests
affect
regional
climates,
livelihoods
and
global
cycles
of
water,
carbon
nitrogen.
Anthropogenic
activities
climatic
change
forest
health
national
growth.
Therefore,
developing
effective
management
plans
requires
understanding
the
drivers
The
primary
objective
this
study
was
to
understand
long-term
effect
abiotic
factors
on
growth
forests
in
region.
This
used
Moderate
Resolution
Imaging
Spectroradiometer
(MODIS)
data
for
vegetation
indices
like
NDVI
EVI
NASA's
Land
Assimilation
datasets
(wind
speed,
evapotranspiration,
soil
moisture
temperature)
their
role
through
statistical
techniques
such
as
Pearson's
correlation
Multiple
Linear
Regression.
examined
relationship
between
standard
monthly
variables
(i.e.,
temperature
at
different
profiles
up
2
metres
depth,
land
surface
temperature,
relative
humidity,
wind
velocity,
air
height)
selected
Eastern
Himalayas
two
decades
(2001-2020,
n=240).
Rainfall,
other
associated
significantly
affected
It
observed
that
rainfall
alone
However,
its
impact
maximum
after
months
rain
events,
reflecting
a
significant
lag
effect.
Soil
depths
all
types.
Reduced
had
more
old-growth
than
younger
forests.
Regression
models
developed
with
explained
higher
variability
In
conclusion,
reveals
rainfall,
area.
has
implications
region
formulating
better
strategies
mitigate
climate
effects
future.
Cogent Food & Agriculture,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
10(1)
Опубликована: Фев. 6, 2024
New
photovoltaic
panels
are
installed
on
agricultural
land
every
day
and
yet
their
effect
the
quality
of
soil
has
not
been
fully
verified.
Unfortunately,
there
many
scientific
works
that
focus
real
in
conditions.
The
presented
work
intended
to
establish
basic
principles
through
which
placement
changes
surrounding
soil.
Since
is
a
very
complex
system,
six
properties
were
worked
on,
labeled
as
'master
properties'
by
Kuzyakov
Zamanian.
It
was
found
photovol
power
plants
can
have
positive
under
certain
According
our
conclusions,
it
be
assumed
PV
will
number
properties,
we
mainly
expect
an
increase
stability
aggregates,
content
organic
matter
increased
development
microbial
community.
Soil Science Society of America Journal,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
88(3), С. 846 - 857
Опубликована: Март 29, 2024
Abstract
The
degradation
of
soil
quality
in
intensive
cropping
systems
demands
urgent
attention
to
preserve
health
and
sustain
crop
productivity.
A
2‐year
field
experiment
conducted
the
loamy
sand
Gujarat's
Plains
Hills
explored
integrated
nutrient
management
(INM)
effects
on
dynamics,
attributes,
microbial
populations
maize
(
Zea
mays
L.)–sesame
Sesamum
indicum
L.)
cropping.
Using
a
randomized
block
design
with
three
replications
12
treatments,
notable
enhancements
physical
conditions
were
observed
following
application
organic
manure
inorganic
fertilizers.
Specifically,
75%
recommended
dose
fertilizer
(RDF)
25%
(RDN)
through
vermicompost,
added
an
NPK
consortium
via
application,
significantly
increased
N,
P,
K
uptake
as
compared
other
treatments.
RDF
RDN
farmyard
manure,
led
substantial
increase
carbon
levels
nitrogen
availability
post‐maize
sesame
harvests,
well
marked
populations.
Correlation
analysis
representing
degree
association
among
all
traits
underscores
potential
INM
strategies
mitigate
enhance
cycling
within
maize–sesame
systems,
thereby
promoting
agricultural
sustainability
this
specific
agro‐climatic
region.
