Medio ambiente y sostenibilidad

Soil CO2 and N2O fluxes from simple and diversified crop rotations in the Central Corn Belt

10/07/2025 - Agriculture in the United States has become highly productive but environmental consequences remain. Agriculture makes up a disproportionate share of net US greenhouse gas emissions compared to its...

Winter cover crop integration on soil nitrogen loss from a subtropical warm‐season pasture field and its potential mitigation

10/07/2025 - Bermudagrass is a summer forage crop with high nitrogen (N) demand. Introducing winter cover crops may sustain bermudagrass yields with less fertilizer, reducing environmental N losses. Field trials...

Genetic diversity and population structure analysis of Pisum sativum var. abyssinicum genotypes from Northern Ethiopia using ISSR markers

07/07/2025 - Pisum sativum var. abyssinicum is a globally important legume crop, and its genetic diversity is vital for crop improvement, sustainable agriculture, and biodiversity conservation. This study...

Evaluating the Potential of ChatGPT to Support Climate Risk and Adaptation Assessment

01/07/2025 - Scaling up adaptation is essential for addressing climate risks, but there are no globally applicable, sector‐based inventories of adaptation options. Assistive technologies like ChatGPT can help...

Evaluating selected soil hydraulic properties under varied land use types at the Arjo‐Dhidhessa Estate Sugar Factory, Western Ethiopia

20/06/2025 - This study investigates the effects of land use type and soil depth on soil hydraulic properties at the Arjo‐Dhidhessa Estate Sugar Factory, Western Ethiopia. Soil samples (15 composites) were...

Estimating biomass and carbon stock in orange trees (Citrus sinensis L. Osbeck) of the São Paulo and southwestern Minas Gerais citrus belt, Brazil

16/06/2025 - The living biomass and carbon stock of Citrus sinensis (L. Osbeck) orchards from the citrus belt in the states of São Paulo and southwestern Minas Gerais, Brazil, is receiving increasing attention...

Advancing wheat breeding in Ethiopia: Challenges and opportunities in breeding for nutrient use efficiency: A review

16/06/2025 - Wheat plays a critical role in Ethiopia's food security, nutrition, and economic development. Despite increased production and expansion into diverse agro‐ecological zones, productivity remains...

Evaluating adequacy of corn nitrogen recommendations in long term cover cropping systems

16/06/2025 - Achieving optimum nitrogen (N) use efficiency in corn (Zea mays L.) production is challenging. We questioned whether Virginia's yield goal (YG)‐based N recommendation (N factor = 17.9 kg Mg−1,...

Multilevel Decision‐Making and Protected Area Prioritization

15/06/2025 - ABSTRACTConservation initiatives depend on interactions among organizations and communities that have different goals. Multilevel hierarchies provide a common decision‐making structure with...

Influence of agro‐ecological zones on soil phosphorus fractions in central Nepal

30/05/2025 - Soil plays a pivotal role as the primary repository of phosphorus (P) in terrestrial ecosystems. Sequential fractionation, a widely employed technique, is applied to provide comprehensive insights...

Determining a water budget for an established tailwater recovery system in the Mississippi Alluvial Plain

28/05/2025 - In the Mississippi Alluvial Plain, also known as the Delta, tailwater recovery (TWR) on‐farm storage (OFS) systems are a best management practice to address both water quality and quantity issues....

Impacts of farming management on soil health and water quality in Kentucky

28/05/2025 - Use of synthetic chemicals for crop production negatively impacts soil and water quality in Kentucky, including eutrophication and water pollution. However, field research data on these aspects in...

Relating soil herbicide residue levels to sugar beet stand and growth reduction

22/05/2025 - One common recommendation given to farmers who suspect herbicide carryover to sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.) is to conduct laboratory tests to assess herbicide residue levels in the soil. While this...

Coping with future climate change positively‐adaptation policies and actions in China

21/05/2025 - The article is focusing on three aspects of adaptation in China, including adaptation policy‐making mechanism, adaptation actions in different sectors, specific actions in rural communities.Due to...

The effects of adaptation on the phenological changes of winter wheat in the warmer North China Plain

20/05/2025 - Crop phenology is greatly affected by global warming, but the actual changes in crop phenology are the interaction of warming and human interventions, while few investigations have been carried on...

Crop acreage portfolio analysis of introducing more hemp in Kentucky

15/05/2025 - Introducing new crops or promoting the incorporation of environmentally beneficial crops into agricultural fields could alter acreage, crop mix, and on‐farm revenue. For instance, promoting hemp in...

Cover‐crop effects on near‐surface soil physical properties, infiltration, and nematodes over time in the Lower Mississippi River Valley

14/05/2025 - Human population growth and climate change are stressors that continue to put pressure on current agricultural production systems. Cover crops (CC) as a means to improve soil health remain widely...

Glyphosate resistance and EPSPS gene amplification confirmed in a waterhemp (Amaranthus tuberculatus) biotype from Connecticut

10/05/2025 - Waterhemp (Amaranthus tuberculatus) is an economically important broadleaf weed that threatens corn and soybean production across the United States. A waterhemp biotype (CT_Res [resistant biotype...

Environmental impact of fertilizers’ use in crop production in Mexico: (In)efficient use for domestic demand or exports?

10/05/2025 - It is widely recognized that fertilizers are essential inputs for agricultural production while at the same time, their use may generate harmful impacts on the environment. This paper takes advantage...

Seasonal variations in net ecosystem exchange of CO2 and conservation of water use efficiency of cotton in the Mississippi Delta

07/05/2025 - Accurately quantifying the net ecosystem exchange (NEE) of CO2 is a critical prerequisite for developing alternative farm management strategies to enhance carbon sequestration in biological systems...

Potassium dynamics in cotton with a white clover living mulch: A Georgia Piedmont case study

28/04/2025 - Cover crop utilization is an important strategy for improving row crop sustainability and plays a critical role in managing plant–soil nutrient relations needed to maintain cotton (Gossypium...