Soil health is a term used to describe the general state or quality of soil, and in an
agroecosystem, soil health can be defined as the ability of the soil to respond to agricultural …

Increases in human populations and the emerging challenges of climate change mean that
the world's agricultural systems will need to produce more food in an environment that is …

Conventional tillage coupled with monocropping and limited recycling of crop residues
along with increased pressure from human and livestock population has led to the …

In recent decades, water pollution has become a major concern, threatening both humans
and natural ecosystems. This study aims to analyze seasonal variations in the quality of …

Sustainable land management (SLM) is widely recognized as the key to reducing rates of
land degradation, and preventing desertification. Many efforts have been made worldwide …

Climate change projections for the Mediterranean region are predicting a significant rainfall
decrease and an increase of temperatures. The consequences of these changes on food …

CONTEXT Declining rainfall with increasing variability, increasing temperature extremes,
and declining soil fertility are threatening crop production and ultimately food security in the …

D wight D. Eisenhower, 34th US President (1953 to 1961), summarized the plow dilemma by
stating,“Farming looks mighty easy when your plow is a pencil and you are a thousand miles …

Several circulation models are forecasting climate changes in the Mediterranean region.
Accordingly, it is expected that water scarcity in the region will be higher with drastic shifts of …

Improvement of wheat water use efficiency (WUE= grain yield per unit seasonal
evapotranspiration) in the dryland area of Loess Plateau of China is an imperative imposed …