Energy Crop-Based Biogas as Vehicle Fuel—The Impact of Crop Selection on Energy Efficiency and Greenhouse Gas Performance by Pål Börjesson, Thomas Prade, Mikael Lantz, Lovisa Björnsson

“…All systems could still reach a 60% GHG reduction, due to the improved agricultural management when digestate replaces mineral fertilisers.…”
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Genotoxicity of Polystyrene (PS) Microspheres in Short-Term Exposure to Gametes of the Sand Dollar <i>Scaphechinus mirabilis</i> (Agassiz, 1864) (Echinodermata, Echinoidea) by Andrey Alexandrovich Mazur, Viktor Pavlovich Chelomin, Elena Vladimirovna Zhuravel, Sergey Petrovich Kukla, Valentina Vladimirovna Slobodskova, Nadezda Vladimirovna Dovzhenko

“…However, regardless of the level of DNA damage, spermatozoa retained the ability to fertilise eggs with up to 97% efficiency. We must acknowledge that the genotoxic property of microplastic against sperm to some extent predicts the development of long-term adverse effects of environmental significance.…”
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Alpha-, gamma- and beta-proteobacteria detected in legume nodules in Latvia, using full-length 16S rRNA gene sequencing by A. Klūga, L. Dubova, I. Alsiņa, N. Rostoks

“…Rhizobia are soil bacteria that form nodules on legumes and fix atmospheric nitrogen, reducing the need for chemical fertilisers. In most studies rhizobia are described as alpha-proteobacteria and have been studied extensively for several decades. …”
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An Overview of Anaerobic Digestion of Agricultural By-Products and Food Waste for Biomethane Production by Alessandro Neri, Bruno Bernardi, Giuseppe Zimbalatti, Souraya Benalia

“…Biomethane production also enables the generation of electricity and produces digestate, a by-product of the digestion process that can be used as a soil conditioner or fertiliser. This review aims to highlight how substrate pretreatment, together with the optimisation of operating parameters, application of additives, recirculation of digestate and frequent feeding, can increase biogas production. …”
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Act of phosphorus on cell hydraulic state, K+ use efficiency and induction of positive correlations between yield and vegetative traits in chickpea by H. Sadji-Ait Kaci, A. Chaker-Haddadj, A. Nedir-Kichou, F. Aid

“…These results suggest that the use of suitable amounts of phosphorus fertiliser (i. e. 90 kg ha–1) to saline soil is a beneficial starter for plant development, yield components and rehabilitation of degraded soils.…”
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Forms of Toxic and Trace Metals in Grassland Soils of Galicia, Spain by Cristina López-Mateo, Raúl Marcos-Rodríguez, Florentino Díaz-Rodríguez, Maria Luisa Fernandez-Marcos, Maria Luisa Fernandez-Marcos

“…The latter element can be added by both the application of cattle slurry and inorganic phosphate fertilisers.…”
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Comparison of the Possibilities of Environmental Usage of Sewage Sludge from Treatment Plants Operating with MBR and SBR Technology by Robert Kowalik, Jolanta Latosińska, Monika Metryka-Telka, Rafał Porowski, Jarosław Gawdzik

“…Sewage sludge from sewage treatment plants has soil-forming and fertilising properties. However, sewage sludge cannot always be used in nature, including agriculture. …”
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A Critical Review of Risk Assessment Models for <i>Listeria monocytogenes</i> in Produce by Ursula Gonzales-Barron, Vasco Cadavez, Juliana De Oliveira Mota, Laurent Guillier, Moez Sanaa

“…Despite nine of the thirteen QRA models recovered being focused on fresh or RTE leafy greens, none of them represented important factors or sources of contamination in the primary production, such as the type of cultivation, water, fertilisers or irrigation method/practices. Cross-contamination at processing and during consumer’s handling was modelled using transfer rates, which were shown to moderately drive the final risk of listeriosis, therefore highlighting the importance of accurately representing the transfer coefficient parameters. …”
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Active Capping Treatment of Copper and Chromium Contaminated Sediment with Bentonite Kaolin and Sand to Inhibit their Release to the Overlying Water by Mohammed Kabir Aliyu, Ahmad Tarmizi Bn Abd Karim, Chee Ming Chan, Aeslina Abdulkadir, Zawawi Bin Daud, Adeleke Abdulrahman Oyekanmi

“…The public concern over sediment contamination brought on by mining operations, excessive use of chemical fertilisers or pesticides, industrial, agricultural, and municipal effluent, is increasing. …”
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Outcrossing Rate and Fruit Yield of Hass Avocado Trees Decline at Increasing Distance from a Polliniser Cultivar by Stephen J. Trueman, Joel Nichols, Michael B. Farrar, Helen M. Wallace, Shahla Hosseini Bai

“…However, many orchards are established with wide blocks of single cultivars, which can result in high percentages of self-fertilised fruit and sub-optimal yield and quality. …”
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Determination of Water Footprint for the Cotton and Maize Production in the Küçük Menderes Basin by M. Tolga Esetlili, Z. Ali Serbeş, Bihter Çolak Esetlili, Yusuf Kurucu, Sezai Delibacak

“…As a result, the first-crop corn production, which has a high blue WF of 3840 m³/ton in the basin, has the highest greywater footprint due to the use of intensive chemical fertilisers. This was followed by cotton with 2331 m³/ton, and the second-crop silage corn production had the lowest greywater footprint. …”
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Emissions Reduction Strategies for the Orange and Cherry Industries in New South Wales by Aaron T. Simmons, Marja Simpson, Paul-Antoine Bontinck, John Golding, Tim Grant, Jess Fearnley, Steven Falivene

“…This study assesses the climate change mitigation potential of five management changes to on-farm cherry and orange production (revegetation, the use of nitrification inhibitors, renewable energy, green N fertilisers, and pyrolysis of orchard residues) over a 25-year period. for example, orchards in relevant growing regions. …”
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Irish Grassland Research — main achievements and advancements in the past 60 yrs and where to progress to next by M. O’Donovan, P. Dillon, P. Conaghan, D. Hennessy

“…Future systems will require more robust grazing animals with healthier functional traits, more diverse swards supporting improved animal performance and require fewer fertiliser and chemical inputs, and will support more biodiversity and enhanced carbon storage.…”
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Acute toxicity of experimental fertilizers made of blood meal, spent coffee ground and biomass ash by Ciesielczuk Tomasz, Rosik-Dulewska Czesława, Poluszyńska Joanna, Sławińska Irena

“…The experimental fertilizer formulas included also rape oil used as a plasticizer for controlling the nutrients release from the fertiliser. Mustard (Sinapis alba L.), oats (Avena sativa sp. …”
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Bull Sperm Capacitation Is Accompanied by Redox Modifications of Proteins by Agnieszka Mostek, Anna Janta, Anna Majewska, Andrzej Ciereszko

“…The ability to fertilise an egg is acquired by the mammalian sperm during the complex biochemical process called capacitation. …”
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Use, calibration and verification of agroecological models for boreal environments: A review by Daniel Forster, Samuli Helama, Matthew T. Harrison, Clarence Alan Rotz, Jinfeng Chang, Phillippe Ciais, Elizabeth Pattey, Perttu Virkajärvi, Narasinha Shurpali

“…Agroecological models can when appropriately calibrated and evaluated, facilitate improved productivity while minimising environmental impacts by identifying system interactions, and quantifying greenhouse gas emissions, soil carbon stocks and fertiliser use. While models designed for temperate and tropical zones abound, few are developed specifically for boreal zones, and there is uncertainty around the performance of existing models in boreal areas. …”
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Development of elephant grass in response to irrigation with different levels of domestic sewage by José Normand Vieira Fernandes, Mara Suyane Marques Dantas, Benito Moreira de Azevedo, Carlos Newdmar Vieira Fernandes, Denise Vieira Vasconcelos, Isabel Cristina da Silva Araújo

“…The treatments comprised five combinations of treated domestic effluent (TDE) and well water (WW): T1 (100% WW), T2 (25% TDE + 75% WW), T3 (50% TDE + 50% WW), T4 (75% TDE + 25% WW), T5 (100% TDE), and an additional treatment (T6) of 100% well water + a mineral fertiliser (NPK) recommended for elephant grass. The following variables were analysed: number of leaves, stem diameter, number of tillers, plant height, leaf area, fresh and dry weight of the leaves and stems, fresh and dry weight production, and the macronutrient content of the aerial part of the plant. …”
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Effects of lowered water table and agricultural practices on a remnant restiad bog over four decades by B.R. Clarkson, V.M. Cave, C.H. Watts, D. Thornburrow, N.B. Fitzgerald

“…Although raised bogs are inherently P-limited, the nature of the limitation appears to be changing at the remnant, with P becoming less limiting, a likely side effect of local fertiliser application. An ecological tipping point may be imminent, accompanied by a switch to higher productivity and expansion of woody species which are better adapted to lowered water table and increased nutrients.…”
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Potatoes in Ireland: Sixty years of potato research and development, market evolution and perspectives on future challenges by D. Griffin, L. Bourke, E. Mullins, M. Hennessy, S. Phelan, S. Kildea, D. Milbourne

“…The industry faces many challenges in the future, largely framed by climate change, the need to reduce fertiliser and plant protection products as part of the EU Farm to Fork Strategy and industry size constraints. …”
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Development of a Systems Model for Assessing Pathways to Resilient, Sustainable, and Profitable Agriculture in New Zealand by Clémence Vannier, Thomas A. Cochrane, Peyman Zawar-Reza, Larry Bellamy

“…A decision support tool was developed through Stella Architect, bringing together production, market values, land use, water use, energy, fertiliser consumption, and emissions from agricultural sectors (dairy, beef, sheep, cereals, horticulture, and forests). …”
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