INSTITUTIONAL INVESTMENT POLICY FRAMEWORKS FOR THE AGRICULTURE OF THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA by Vesna Miletić, Dušan Milosavljević, Boban Kostić

“…It is necessary to sustain agricultural competitiveness, because it will face reduction of customs barriers and ferce competition in the free European market at the moment of becoming a member of the European Union. …”
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Plant Nutrition—New Methods Based on the Lessons of History: A Review by Martin Kulhánek, Dinkayehu Alamnie Asrade, Pavel Suran, Ondřej Sedlář, Jindřich Černý, Jiří Balík

“…In the 21st century, fertiliser application trends should be shifted to local application, precise farming, and nanotechnology; amended with ecofriendly organic fertilisers to ensure sustainable agricultural practices; and supported by new, highly effective crop varieties. …”
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Energy-efficient AI-based Control of Semi-closed Greenhouses Leveraging Robust Optimization in Deep Reinforcement Learning by Akshay Ajagekar, Neil S. Mattson, Fengqi You

“…As greenhouses are being widely adopted worldwide, it is important to improve the energy efficiency of the control systems while accurately regulating their indoor climate to realize sustainable agricultural practices for food production. In this work, we propose an artificial intelligence (AI)-based control framework that combines deep reinforcement learning techniques to generate insights into greenhouse operation combined with robust optimization to produce energy-efficient controls by hedging against associated uncertainties. …”
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Spatio-temporal differentiation on China’s green agricultural total factor productivity guided by digital technology and fuzzy systems by Changcun Wen, Bao Hu, Yongpeng Sun, Yiping Xiao

“…This work endeavors to address these challenges and foster sustainable agricultural development by advocating the principles of agricultural green development and sustainability in China. …”
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Review on advances in toxic pollutants remediation by solid waste composting and vermicomposting by S. Poornima, M. Dadi, S. Subash, S. Manikandan, V. Karthik, S.R. Deena, R. Balachandar, S.K.N. Kumaran, R. Subbaiya

“…Vermicast ensures sustainable agricultural practices in addition to improve soil health and plant growth. …”
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The long way to innovation adoption: insights from precision agriculture by Margherita Masi, Marcello De Rosa, Yari Vecchio, Luca Bartoli, Felice Adinolfi

“…Abstract The adoption of innovations may boost the transition to sustainable agricultural models. Among these innovations, precision farming offers a fundamental contribution to sustainable soil management and the improvement in product quality. …”
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Assessing green manure impact on wheat productivity through Bayesian analysis of yield monitor data by Niko Gamulin, Miroslav Zorić, Đura Karagić, Sreten Terzić

“…The adoption of such methodologies promises to refine farming strategies and policies, ultimately leading to more effective and sustainable agricultural outcomes. The inclusion of a Python script in the appendix illustrates our analytical process, providing a tangible resource for replicating and extending this research within the agronomic community.…”
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A pilot study on the advancement of livestock healthcare bio-capsules and development of customized long-range network in the United Arab Emirates by Khaja Mohteshamuddin, Heejin Kim, Seunghwan Lee, Hanseok Kang, Leo Marlon Estrada, Muhammad Faisal Nadeem, Mohamed Elfatih Hamad, Abdullah Dakheel

“…The country has been making tremendous efforts to build a sustainable agricultural and animal wealth sector that is better able to contribute to its national agenda of food security. …”
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Glycine Betaine Accumulation, Significance and Interests for Heavy Metal Tolerance in Plants by Shafaqat Ali, Zohaib Abbas, Mahmoud F. Seleiman, Muhammad Rizwan, İlkay YAVAŞ, Bushra Ahmed Alhammad, Ashwag Shami, Mirza Hasanuzzaman, Dimitris Kalderis

“…Excessive release of HMs from industrial discharge and other anthropogenic activities has threatened sustainable agricultural practices and limited the overall profitable yield of different plants species. …”
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A global assessment of the long-term effects of biochar application on crop yield by Yuhan Jiang, Tong Li, Xiangrui Xu, Jianfei Sun, Genxing Pan, Kun Cheng

“…Investigating the long-term effects of biochar in increasing crop yields is crucial for food security and sustainable agricultural development. To address this issue, this study performed a coupling of meta-analysis and structural equation model (SEM) based on the establishment of a dataset containing 981 sets of observations. …”
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Unravelling the Recent Developments in the Production Technology and Efficient Applications of Biochar for Agro-Ecosystems by Khushbu Kumari, Raushan Kumar, Nirmali Bordoloi, Tatiana Minkina, Chetan Keswani, Kuldeep Bauddh

“…As a result, biochar can assist in increasing food security by promoting sustainable agricultural systems and preserving an eco-friendly environment. …”
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PV energy penetration in Saudi Arabia: current status, residential, and commercial users, local investment, use in modern agriculture by Muhammad Zubair

“…This research contributes by emphasising local involvement and proposing financial mechanisms, government reforms, and sustainable agricultural development in the region.…”
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An Empirical, Deterministic Design Theory for Compact Drip Emitter Labyrinths by Ghodgaonkar, Aditya, Welsh, Emily, Judge, Benjamin, Bono, Michael, Winter, Amos G

“…Growing food demand, climate change, and constrained natural resources create the need for large-scale, sustainable agricultural intensification. Despite drip irrigation’s ability to be more water efficient than traditional irrigation technologies, its adoption and retention is limited to due to its high hydraulic equipment costs, particularly in low/middle-income countries. …”
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Identification of a Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria, Bacillus Sphaericus (UPMB10), Using PCR-Based DNA Fingerprinting Technique by Khor, Sock kun

“…Biological nitrogen fixation is believed to have a great potential to contribute to productive and sustainable agricultural system for the tropics. Bacillus sphaericus UPMB10 is a locally isolated plant growth promoting rhizobacteria that has the ability to fix atmospheric nitrogen efficiently and has been proven to promote the growth of vegetable soybean, oil palm and bananas. …”
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Land degradation and preventive measures from the perspective of the stakeholders by Heshmati, Mosayeb, Abdu, Arifin, Nik Ab. Majid, Nik Muhamad, Jusop, Shamsuddin

“…These measures would result in sustainable agricultural practices in the Merek catchment and help ensure conservation of its rangeland and forest.…”
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Isolation and characterization of nanocrystalline cellulose from roselle-derived microcrystalline cellulose by Lau, Kia Kian, Jawaid, Mohammad, Ariffin, Hidayah, Karim, Zoheb

“…Roselle fiber is a renewable and sustainable agricultural waste enriched with cellulose polysaccharides. …”
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Kharif crops selection for sustainable farming practices in the rajasthan-india using multiple attribute-based decision-making by Tirth, Vineet, Singh, Ram Karan, Islam, Saiful, Badruddin, Irfan Anjum, Abdullah, Rini Asnida, Algahtani, Ali, Mahmoud, Essam R. I., Arabi, Amir, Shukla, Neeraj Kumar, Gupta, Parul

“…The methodology used in this study may be applied across the globe to select appropriate crops for maximizing the profit, optimizing the natural resources, and promoting sustainable agricultural practices. This study may be used to enhance the agricultural gross domestic product (GDP) to make the agriculturalists self-sufficient and to help the state policymakers in making effective regional policies.…”
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Hind feet position score: A novel trait to genetically reduce lameness incidence by A. Köck, J. Kofler, L. Lemmens, M. Suntinger, M. Gehringer, F.J. Auer, K. Linke, B. Riegler, C. Winckler, G. Berger, C. Egger-Danner

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Roadmap for the European Joint Program SOIL: Towards Climate-Smart Sustainable Management of Agricultural Soils by Visser Saskia, Keesstra Saskia, Ní Choncubhair Órlaith, Mulder Titia, Costantini Edoardo, Sousanna Jean Francois, Chenu Claire, Kuikman Peter, Barron Jennie, Halberg Niels, Nils Borchard

“…The last compartment, application of knowledge, will be facilitated by creating better guidelines, awareness and capacity for Climate-Smart Sustainable Agricultural Soil Management adoption and by strengthening science-to-policy processes at EU and Member State level.…”
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Effect of Weed Management on the Parasitoid Community in Mediterranean Vineyards by Gabriella Möller, Tamar Keasar, Idan Shapira, Daniella Möller, Marco Ferrante, Michal Segoli

“…When the benefits outweigh this risk, weed conservation seems a promising step towards more sustainable agricultural management.…”
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