Ciencias de la vida

Impacts of organic input application strategies on soil greenhouse gas emissions in diverse cropping systems in a semiarid region

04/12/2025 - Organic amendments enhance soil quality in agroecosystems, although they may modify the dynamics of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, highlighting complex interactions between soil management and...

Soil smarts: A taxonomic approach to speed up watershed modeling without sacrificing water quality insights

28/11/2025 - Hydrologic modeling studies within the United States frequently utilize the USDA‐Natural Resources Conservation Service State Soil Geographic (STATSGO, 1:250,000 resolution) or Soil Survey...

Soil and water impacts around re‐introduction of manure into farming systems

27/11/2025 - This case study seeks to assess the long‐term impact of manure usage on soil health and water under on‐farm conditions. Explicitly, we concurrently monitored nutrient concentrations in shallow...

Building Climate‐Resilient Healthcare in Tanzania: Strengthening Infrastructure, Sustainability and Policy for Inclusive Health Security

26/11/2025 - This study assesses Tanzania's healthcare infrastructure vulnerability to climate change, using mixed methods to evaluate retrofitting, WASH, renewable energy and governance frameworks. Retrofitted...

Can conservation tillage practices improve soil characteristics in cornfields during a short‐term period?

25/11/2025 - The use of conventional tillage practices in crop production systems has led to a significant soil loss in many regions of Iran. Conservation tillage practices can help restore the degraded soils. A...

Evaluation of sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Monech] genotypes for drought tolerance based on morpho‐physiological traits

20/11/2025 - Sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] is an important crop in Ethiopia, especially in lowland areas where drought stress is a major issue. Despite its tolerance, sorghum is susceptible to...

Climate Change Adaptation in the Upper East Region of Ghana: Assessing Government Policies in Water Conservation and Dry Season Irrigation Farming

12/11/2025 - Dry season irrigation farming is the key to unlocking the potential of food production and economic prowess of smallholder farmers in Sub‐Sahara Africa.ABSTRACTClimate change adaptation has become...

Sustainable Scenarios in Tourism Based on the Observation of Sea Turtles Can Be in Risk When Social Drivers Change: A Socio‐Ecological Model

12/11/2025 - ABSTRACTNature tourism based on the observation of sea turtles is a socioeconomic activity that promotes the conservation of endangered species. However, tourism can affect the nesting sites,...

Study of morphological diversity, antioxidant capacity, and essential oil compositions of Mentha aquatica L.

03/11/2025 - Water mint (Mentha aquatica L.) is a medicinal plant with significant therapeutic potential for treating a wide range of diseases. Due to its ability to grow in various geological environments,...

Differential expression of the shrunken‐2 (sh2) gene in super sweet corn inbred lines under water‐limited conditions

31/10/2025 - Drought stress severely limits corn production, particularly in arid and semi‐arid regions, where erratic climate continues to increase the frequency of water scarcity. Super sweet corn (Zea mays...

Genetic profiling of medium‐grain Presidio rice mutants for grain quality, grain‐filling rate, and abiotic stress tolerance

30/10/2025 - The demand for medium‐grain rice (Oryza sativa L.) in the United States is increasing; therefore, developing high‐yielding, high‐grain quality, and abiotic stress‐tolerant medium‐grain rice...

Rain generated surface runoff water quality and quantity monitoring of bottomland hardwood forests: A review of designs, challenges, and research needs

28/10/2025 - The Mississippi River Basin has been extensively altered with levees, channelization, and agricultural land conversion. Much of the disturbed land was historically bottomland hardwood forests (BHF)...

Soil health assessment across paired cropland and reference sites under diverse edaphic and climatic conditions

28/10/2025 - Soil health is critical to sustain crop productivity and ecosystem functions. However, assessing soil health remains challenging due to variability in soil types, management practices, and climatic...

Soil carbon in regenerating high country grassland agroecosystems in New Zealand

27/10/2025 - Pastoral grasslands in New Zealand's mountainous landscapes contribute substantially to a primarily agricultural national economy. This landscape supports mosaics of regenerating indigenous...

Correction to “Optimizing water‐stressed mungbean for climate‐smart sustainable intensification: Potassium's role in improving soil moisture, physio‐biochemical traits, and yield sustainability”

23/10/2025 - Aromatic rice (Oryza sativa) cultivation is economically essential, but its successful production depends on genotype adaptability and stability across different environments. In Texas, where...

GGE biplot analysis of aromatic rice yield stability and adaptability in Texas

22/10/2025 - Aromatic rice (Oryza sativa) cultivation is economically essential, but its successful production depends on genotype adaptability and stability across different environments. In Texas, where...

Evaluating the effects of industrial hemp cultivation on soil quality in Florida

15/10/2025 - Industrial hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) has garnered increasing attention in the United States for its environmental and economic potential, yet its effects on mineral soil health remain largely...

Soil health unaltered by conversion from no‐till to occasional tillage

15/10/2025 - Achieving greater productivity and ecological sustainability of agricultural soils requires moving beyond conventional management practices. No‐till (NT) enhances soil health while presenting weed...

Impact of long‐term supplemental irrigation on soil organic carbon and nitrogen in sandy soils under conservation tillage in the southeastern United States

01/10/2025 - Management practices that increase soil organic carbon (SOC) and nitrogen (N) stocks improve soil health, crop productivity, and agricultural sustainability. Irrigation is crucial in mitigating the...

Comparative analysis of machine learning algorithms and vegetation indices for mapping Eucalyptus tree woodlots using Sentinel‐2 imagery in the Akaki River catchments

01/10/2025 - Eucalyptus trees (ETs) cover approximately 20 million ha globally, with Brazil leading at 5.6 million ha. In Africa, ET plantations span around 1.5 million ha, primarily in South Africa and Ethiopia....

Onto greener pastures with rotational grazing of cover crops: Lessons learned from four on‐farm case studies

25/09/2025 - Cover crops are touted for improving soil health, reducing nutrient losses to ground and surface waters, and providing soil protection between cash‐crop growing seasons. While they may improve cash...