The impact of a controlled-release fertilizer on greenhouse gas emissions and the efficiency of the production of Chinese cabbage

J Sikora, M Niemiec, A Szeląg-Sikora… - Energies, 2020 - mdpi.com
Optimization of plant fertilization is an important element of all quality systems in primary
production, such as Integrated Production, GLOBAL GAP (Good Agriculture Practice) or SAI …

Conservation tillage and organic nutrients management improve soil properties, productivity, and economics of a maize‐vegetable pea system in the Eastern …

R Singh, S Babu, RK Avasthe… - Land Degradation & …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Soil quality restoration and sustainable crop production in the rainfed ecosystem of the
Indian Himalayas can be achieved through effective conservation tillage and organic …

Productivity, soil health, and carbon management index of soybean-wheat cropping system under double zero-tillage and natural-farming based organic nutrient …

G Verma, AK Dhaka, B Singh, A Kumar… - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Conservation-agriculture and organic-farming are two sustainable-agriculture approaches to
ensure food security and environmental-sustainability. Hence, a field study assessed the …

Spatiotemporal variations in the eco-health condition of China's long-term stable cultivated land using Google Earth Engine from 2001 to 2019

G Li, T He, M Zhang, C Wu - Applied Geography, 2022 - Elsevier
Long-term stable cultivated land (LSCL) is associated with food security. However, relevant
studies about monitoring the eco-health condition (EHC) change of LSCL are insufficient at …

Effect of tillage and crop management on runoff, soil erosion and organic carbon loss

M Chowaniak, T Głąb, K Klima… - Soil Use and …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Proper management of soil organic matter is an important issue in the context of sustainable
agriculture. The intensification of production and the loss of organic carbon associated with …

Evaluation of sheep wool as a substrate for hydroponic cucumber cultivation

M Komorowska, M Niemiec, J Sikora… - Agriculture, 2023 - mdpi.com
The problem of the use and disposal of horticultural substrates is an important element of the
optimization of plastic greenhouse production in terms of economic and environmental …

Environmental and production aspects of using fertilizers based on waste elemental sulfur and organic materials

A Lisowska, B Filipek-Mazur, M Komorowska… - Materials, 2022 - mdpi.com
Crop fertilization with sulfur is an important part of agricultural practices, as is the systematic
increase in soil organic matter content. Materials of waste origin constitute a source of plant …

Assessment of the possibilities for the use of selected waste in terms of biogas yield and further use of its digestate in agriculture

M Niemiec, J Sikora, A Szeląg-Sikora… - Materials, 2022 - mdpi.com
The utilization of municipal waste and sewage sludge as a source of energy is technically
very difficult due to high variability of their physical and chemical properties. The aim of this …

Renewable energy promotion instruments used by innovation brokers in a technology transfer network. Case study of the enterprise Europe network

Z Gródek-Szostak, M Suder, R Kusa, A Szeląg-Sikora… - Energies, 2020 - mdpi.com
Stable and sustainable economic development—including that of renewable energy
resources (RES)—requires institutional support of an environment that would enable market …

Closed-loop agricultural production and its environmental efficiency: A case study of sheep wool production in northwestern Kyrgyzstan

M Komorowska, M Niemiec, J Sikora, A Szeląg-Sikora… - Energies, 2022 - mdpi.com
As a country with not only significant production potential but also fragmented land
ownership, the Kyrgyz Republic struggles with environmental efficiency, which is a strategic …