Opportunities for enhancing the climate resilience of coffee production through improved crop, soil and water management

P Bracken, PJ Burgess, NT Girkin - Agroecology and Sustainable …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Climate change is adversely affecting coffee production, impacting both yields and quality.
Coffee production is dominated by the cultivation of Arabica and Robusta coffee, species …

Soil organic matter turnover: Global implications from δ13C and δ15N signatures

E Soldatova, S Krasilnikov, Y Kuzyakov - Science of The Total Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
The turnover and residence time of carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) in soil is a fundamental
parameter reflecting the rates of soil organic matter (SOM) transformation and the …

Role of reactive nitrogen species in changing climate and future concerns of environmental sustainability

M Rizwan, H Tanveer, MH Ali, M Sanaullah… - … Science and Pollution …, 2024 - Springer
The nitrogen (N) cycle is an intricate biogeochemical process that encompasses the
conversion of several chemical forms of N. Given its role in food production, the need for N …

Remediation of lead-contaminated shooting range soil: biodegradable chelator-assisted washing and subsequent post-treatment using FeCl3 and CaO

S Ni, S Rahman, S Kasai, S Yoshioka, KH Wong… - … Technology & Innovation, 2023 - Elsevier
Lead (Pb) contamination in shooting range soils is an increasing concern due to high Pb
content, threatening the ecosystems and human health. Chelator-assisted washing and …

[HTML][HTML] Water and soil quality respond to no-tillage and cover crops differently through 10 years of implementation

ER Waring, C Pederson, A Lagzdins, C Clifford… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2024 - Elsevier
Addressing the global problem of eutrophication will require better management of inorganic
nitrogen (N) on the agricultural landscape. This study investigates the impacts of no-tillage …

[HTML][HTML] Rapid and selective quantitative colourimetric analysis of nitrite in water using a S-Nitrosothiol based method

E Latvyte, A Greenwood, A Bogush, JE Graves - Water Research X, 2024 - Elsevier
This study introduces a novel S-nitrosothiol based method for the rapid and highly selective
detection of nitrite in complex water matrices. Sodium 3-mercapto-1-propanesulfonate forms …

Protecting soybean yields from enrofloxacin toxicity: The role of Bradyrhizobium japonicum inoculation

RZ Marques, LP Rodrigues, G Kaschuk, JCM Brito… - Rhizosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Soybean plants are sensitive to the antimicrobial enrofloxacin (Enro), demonstrating
significant yield reductions when exposed to this pharmaceutical. In this study, we …

Genomic and Metabolic Characterization of Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria Isolated from Nodules of Clovers Grown in Non-Farmed Soil

M Wójcik, P Koper, K Żebracki, M Marczak… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
The rhizosphere microbiota, which includes plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR), is
essential for nutrient acquisition, protection against pathogens, and abiotic stress tolerance …

DNRA and ANRA-centered microbial mechanism of biogas slurry on soil nitrogen leaching: An indication from a laboratory study

J Cheng, L Wang, T Jiang, T He, F Sun, W Yin - Applied Soil Ecology, 2023 - Elsevier
Biogas slurry has ammonia (NH 4+-N) abundance and is applied in a major production
region, Southwest China. This study compared the consequent environmental risk of …

[HTML][HTML] Responses of Soil Enzymes Activities to Sprinkler Irrigation and Differentiated Nitrogen Fertilization in Barley Cultivation

A Siwik-Ziomek, R Kuśmierek-Tomaszewska - Agriculture, 2024 - mdpi.com
Our study aimed to assess the impact of sprinkler irrigation on the activity of selected soil
enzymes in terms of nitrogen metabolism and oxidation–reduction processes in soil with …