Climate change and advancing anthropogenic environmental influences lead to more
unpredictable conditions for crop growth. The use of mineral fertilizers to increase crop yield …

In many parts of the world wastewater is not treated at all or only to a limited extend because
there are no resources available to establish an efficient wastewater treatment plant and …

The lack of water is a fundamental issue for survival of peasant communities located at
heights above 3200 masl in the Andean highlands, such as in the case of the Galte …

Arid ecosystems are characterized by low availability and mobility of soil nutrients and slow
geochemical cycles. Management of native vegetation in such ecosystems for fuel, livestock …

Abstract Mungbean (Vigna radiata (L.) R. Wilczek) is an important legume crop of Asia. Salt
concentrations typically causes major yield reductions in mungbean. Although the …

In the context of climate change, quinoa represents a potential alternative crop for increasing
crops diversity, agricultural productivity, and farmer's income in semi-arid regions. However …

Soil is a component that supports human life in different ways. It is used to support plants
and various food crops. Good soil is responsible to provide good land for agricultural …

In the Indian subcontinent, lentil (Lens culinaries Medik) is cultivated mainly on carry-over
residual soil water and nutrients in rainfed rice (Oryza sativa L.)-fallows, coinciding with …

The study has investigated the individual and combined effects of nitrogen and potassium
on the growth, grain yield, and quality of quinoa in ferralsols and acrisols. The experiments …

Poor organic matter and nitrogen (N) deficiency along with salinity in arid and semiarid
region soils are major hurdles to optimization of cereal's yield. In different cereals, maize …