The role of cover crops in improving soil fertility and plant nutritional status in temperate climates. A review
A Scavo, S Fontanazza, A Restuccia, GR Pesce… - Agronomy for …, 2022 - Springer
Cover crops (CCs) are a promising and sustainable agronomic practice to ameliorate soil
health and crop performances. However, the complex of relationships between CCs, the …
health and crop performances. However, the complex of relationships between CCs, the …
Intercropping—A low input agricultural strategy for food and environmental security
Intensive agriculture is based on the use of high-energy inputs and quality planting materials
with assured irrigation, but it has failed to assure agricultural sustainability because of …
with assured irrigation, but it has failed to assure agricultural sustainability because of …
Revisiting intercropping indices with respect to potato-legume intercropping systems
Intercropping is gaining popularity in developing countries as a viable strategy for
diversifying cropping systems to ease food insecurity, given that arable land is shrinking …
diversifying cropping systems to ease food insecurity, given that arable land is shrinking …
Nitrogen fertilization coupled with iron foliar application improves the photosynthetic characteristics, photosynthetic nitrogen use efficiency, and the related enzymes of …
J Nasar, GY Wang, S Ahmad, I Muhammad… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Photosynthetic rate (Pn) and photosynthetic nitrogen use efficiency (PNUE) are the two
important factors affecting the photosynthesis and nutrient utilization of plant leaves …
important factors affecting the photosynthesis and nutrient utilization of plant leaves …
Photosynthetic activities and photosynthetic nitrogen use efficiency of maize crop under different planting patterns and nitrogen fertilization
The study aimed at assessing the effects of maize-alfalfa intercropping with and without
nitrogen fertilization on photosynthetic characteristics, photosynthetic nitrogen utilization …
nitrogen fertilization on photosynthetic characteristics, photosynthetic nitrogen utilization …
Integrating no-tillage with agroforestry augments soil quality indicators in Kenya's dry-land agroecosystems
Conservation agriculture with trees (CAWT) is one of the best-bet strategies for enhanced
soil quality under extensive and intensive smallholder farming. CAWT is an agroforestry …
soil quality under extensive and intensive smallholder farming. CAWT is an agroforestry …
Aggrandizing soybean yield, phosphorus use efficiency and economic returns under phosphatic fertilizer application and inoculation with Bradyrhizobium
Purpose This study assessed the synergistic effect of inoculation and phosphatic fertilizer
application on nodulation, yields, economic returns, P uptake and use efficacy of soybean …
application on nodulation, yields, economic returns, P uptake and use efficacy of soybean …
Effects of irrigation and fertilization on different potato varieties growth, yield and resources use efficiency in the Northwest China
Y Xing, T Zhang, W Jiang, P Li, P Shi, G Xu… - Agricultural Water …, 2022 - Elsevier
The scarcity of irrigation water has now become the main constraint for crop production
globally. Potato growth in arid and semiarid regions is facing increasing challenges due to …
globally. Potato growth in arid and semiarid regions is facing increasing challenges due to …
Synthetic Fertilizer Application Coupled with Bioslurry Optimizes Potato (Solanum tuberosum) Growth and Yield
Z Shao, ER Mwakidoshi, EM Muindi, RP Soratto… - Agronomy, 2023 - mdpi.com
Biogas bioslurry, which is normally a bio-digestion product from livestock refuse, can be
utilized as an inorganic fertilizer, thus boosting not only soil fertility but also crop growth and …
utilized as an inorganic fertilizer, thus boosting not only soil fertility but also crop growth and …
Application of bio and chemical fertilizers improves yield, and essential oil quantity and quality of Moldavian balm (Dracocephalum moldavica L.) intercropped with mung bean …
S Faridvand, E Rezaei‐Chiyaneh… - Food and Energy …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Intercropping Moldavian balm with mung bean is an ecological approach for improving
resource productivity. A field experiment was conducted over two growing seasons (2018 …
resource productivity. A field experiment was conducted over two growing seasons (2018 …