Effects of Manure-Based Nitrogen Substitution for Chemical Nitrogen Fertilizers on Economic Benefits and Water-Use Efficiency of Maize by Xiaojuan Wang, Le Tian, Lulu Xu

“…How to use nitrogen fertilizer is crucial for farmers in boosting crop yield and fostering sustainable agricultural development. We hypothesized that replacing the nitrogen (N) provided by mineral fertilizer with manure would enhance the soil water storage, increase water use efficiency (WUE), maintain maize yield, and improve economic benefits. …”
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Use of Gis for Spatial Mapping of Soil Fertility in Dhanusha, Nepal by Santosh kumar Yadav, Karuna Kafle, Abichal Poudel, Rashil Gelal, Bhushan Adhikari

“…Soil fertility evaluation is an important aspect in the context of sustainable agricultural production of an area. This study was carried out to find the soil fertility status of the Dhanushadham Municipality, Dhanusha, Nepal located at 26°52’N, 86o02’E using GPS and GIS. …”
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Impact of Internet Use on Farmers’ Organic Fertilizer Investment: A New Perspective of Access to Credit by Feilong Weng, Xuan Liu, Xuexi Huo

“…Encouraging farmers to increase the use of organic fertilizer will be conducive to promoting the green transformation of farmers’ production and realize sustainable agricultural development. As a long-term investment, the accuracy of farmers’ access to organic fertilizer information and the supporting role of credit are important factors that affect their organic fertilizer application decisions. …”
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Water-Saving Agricultural Technologies: Regional Hydrology Outcomes and Knowledge Gaps in the Eastern Gangetic Plains—A Review by Mohammad A. Mojid, Mohammed Mainuddin

“…Therefore, multidisciplinary future research should quantify regional hydrology outcomes by measuring the components of regional water balance in order to develop a proper water management policy for sustainable agricultural production.…”
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Attitude of Rural Youths towards Family Farming in Dass, Bauchi State, Nigeria and the Implications for Policy by Y M Abdullahi, A S Gidado, S A Jibril

“…The Dass scenario was found to be unique and amenable to sustainable agricultural and community development. A key policy implication of the situation was the need to harness these assets of the youths’ towards empowering them, through appropriate…”
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Proper Biochar Increases Maize Fine Roots and Yield via Altering Rhizosphere Bacterial Communities under Plastic Film Mulching by Yanghui Sui, Yanbo Wang, Wanxin Xiao, Cheng Chang, Shuping Zhang, Haiyan Zhao

“…Biochar amendment is considered a sustainable agricultural strategy to improve crop yields. However, information on grain yield, fine roots and in relation to rhizosphere microbial communities in maize under plastic film mulching is very limited. …”
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Enhancing Coccinella Beetle Biological Pest Control via a Floral Approach in Cucumber Greenhouse by Moazam Hyder, Yuyan Li, Muhammad Fahad Raza, Maosen Zhang, Junjie Chen, Jianjun Mao, Aslam Bukero, Lisheng Zhang

“…The implementation of conservation biological control technologies presents supplementary ecological advantages, thus offering practical implications for the promotion of sustainable agricultural practices.…”
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Analysis on Coupling Coordination Degree for Cropland and Livestock from 2000 to 2020 in China by Jianxing Chen, Xuesong Gao, Yanyan Zhang, Petri Penttinen, Qi Wang, Jing Ling, Ting Lan, Dinghua Ou, Yang Li

“…The decoupling of cropland and livestock due to the industrialization of livestock production is a difficult problem for sustainable agricultural development in many global locations, including China. …”
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Tracking the spatio-temporal change of cropping intensity in China during 2000–2015 by Huimin Yan, Fang Liu, Yuanwei Qin, Zhong’en Niu, Russell Doughty, Xiangming Xiao

“…Therefore, spatially-explicit analysis detecting trends of cropping intensity are important preconditions for sustainable agricultural development. However, knowledge about the spatiotemporal dynamics of cropping intensity in China remains limited. …”
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Prediction of End-Of-Season Tuber Yield and Tuber Set in Potatoes Using In-Season UAV-Based Hyperspectral Imagery and Machine Learning by Chen Sun, Luwei Feng, Zhou Zhang, Yuchi Ma, Trevor Crosby, Mack Naber, Yi Wang

“…Timely estimation of end-of-season tuber production using in-season information can inform sustainable agricultural management decisions that increase productivity while reducing impacts on the environment. …”
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Observed trends in daily extreme precipitation indices in Aguascalientes, Mexico by Osias Ruiz‐Alvarez, Vijay P. Singh, Juan Enciso‐Medina, Ronald Ernesto Ontiveros‐Capurata, Carlos Antonio Costa dosSantos

“…For mitigating the effects of these phenomena, it is suggested that water be used more efficiently for sustained agricultural production systems and ecosystem management. …”
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Mapping Maize Tillage Practices over the Songnen Plain in Northeast China Using GEE Cloud Platform by Jian Li, Weilin Yu, Jia Du, Kaishan Song, Xiaoyun Xiang, Hua Liu, Yiwei Zhang, Weijian Zhang, Zhi Zheng, Yan Wang, Yue Sun

“…Spatial and temporal information on farm practices provides a theoretical basis for agricultural development planning efforts, which can promote sustainable agricultural development.…”
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Contribution of a Seeded Cover Crop Mixture on Biomass Production and Nutrition Status Compared to Natural Vegetation in a Mediterranean Olive Grove by Safiye Tul, Ioanna Manolikaki, Nektaria Digalaki, Georgios Psarras, Ioannis Koufakis, Argyro Kalaitzaki, Chrysi Sergentani, Georgios Koubouris

“…In addition, this study suggests that sustainable agricultural management practices would provide significant benefits in terms of nutrient retention and CO₂ fixation, thus improving ecosystems in Mediterranean countries.…”
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Long-Term Impact of Wastewater Irrigation on Soil Pollution and Degradation: A Case Study from Egypt by Manal A. Alnaimy, Sahar A. Shahin, Zuzana Vranayova, Martina Zelenakova, Enas Mohamed Wagdi Abdel-Hamed

“…Our findings provide important information for decision makers in Egypt and similar countries for the development of a strategy for the use of wastewater in irrigation for sustainable agricultural management.…”
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Biochar Amends Saline Soil and Enhances Maize Growth: Three-Year Field Experiment Findings by Yan Yue, Qimei Lin, Guitong Li, Xiaorong Zhao, Hao Chen

“…Consequently, this study suggests that biochar is a promising soil amendment that can enhance maize growth in saline soil for at least three years in a field experiment, providing valuable insights for sustainable agricultural practices in salt-affected regions.…”
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Unsupervised Adversarial Domain Adaptation for Agricultural Land Extraction of Remote Sensing Images by Junbo Zhang, Shifeng Xu, Jun Sun, Dinghua Ou, Xiaobo Wu, Mantao Wang

“…Agricultural land extraction is an essential technical means to promote sustainable agricultural development and modernization research. …”
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The effect of plant domestication on the seed microbiome by Soldan, R

“…It is becoming increasingly clear that advances in our understanding of plant-microbe interactions could make a significant difference in sustainable agricultural production.</p> <p>In my thesis, we approach this ever-evolving topic to try to advance our understanding of plant-microbe interactions within the agricultural ecosystem. …”

Garlic polysaccharides as promising functional food ingredients by Chanyuan, Xie, Fook, Yee Chye

“…As one of the main active components of garlic, garlic polysaccharide (GP) can be acquired directly from water extraction or recovered from garlic processing wastewater to maintain the sustainable agricultural development. GP is an inulin-type fructosan which has a (2→1)-linked β-D-Fruf backbone with (2→6)-linked β-D-Fruf side chains with the total molecule weight less than 10,000 Da that belong to the neokestose-based fructans family. …”
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Chemical characteristics of representative high aluminium saturation soil as affected by addition of soil amendments in a closed incubation system. by Cristancho Rodríguez, Jose Álvaro, Musa, Mohamed Hanafi, Syed Rastan, Syed Omar, Yusop, Mohd Rafii

“…Soil acidity is one of the main factors that limits profitable and sustained agricultural production. This study examined the performance of selected amendments in improving soil fertility of acidic tropical soils. …”
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Competencies influencing extension workers' job performance in relation to the good agricultural practices in Malaysia by Tiraieyari, Neda, Idris, Khairuddin, Uli, Jegak, Hamzah, Azimi

“…Towards this objective, attention has been given on sustainable agricultural productions in Malaysia. This study is an attempt to investigate job performance of extension workers in terms of competency in relation to the Good Agricultural Practices. …”
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