Fertilizers for food and nutrition security in sub-Saharan Africa: an overview of soil health implications

C Dimkpa, W Adzawla, R Pandey, WK Atakora… - Frontiers in Soil …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) faces chronic food insecurity associated with soil degradation
and the peculiar aftermath of climate change and exacerbated by rising population and …

Liming remediates soil acidity and improves crop yield and profitability-a meta-analysis

RO Enesi, M Dyck, S Chang, MS Thilakarathna… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Soil acidity reduces base cations required for plant growth and may result in phytotoxic
concentrations of soluble aluminum. Liming acidic soils is generally promoted as an …

Assessment of soil heavy metal pollution and associated ecological risk of agriculture dominated mid-channel bars in a subtropical river basin

MM Hoque, A Islam, ARMT Islam, SC Pal… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
The elevated concentrations of heavy metals in soil considerably threaten ecological and
human health. To this end, the present study assesses metals pollution and its threat to …

Impact of progressive and retrogressive land use changes on ecosystem multifunctionality: Implications for land restoration in the Indian Eastern Himalayan region

B Kurmi, AJ Nath, GW Sileshi, R Pandey… - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Land use change, anthropogenic exploitation and climate change have impacted the flow of
services in the Himalayan region. The dominant land uses in the region including natural …

A comprehensive methodology for determining buffering capacity of landfill-mined-soil-like-fractions

VSNS Goli, P Singh, DN Singh - Science of the Total Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
The utilization of landfill-mined-soil-like-fractions (LFMSF), which is a major fraction resulting
from landfill mining (LFM) activity, is being debated owing to a lack of comprehensive …

The Mangrove Swamp Rice Production System of Guinea Bissau: Identification of the Main Constraints Associated with Soil Salinity and Rainfall Variability

G Garbanzo, MR Cameira, P Paredes - Agronomy, 2024 - mdpi.com
Mangrove swamp rice production (MSRP) refers to rice cultivation in former mangrove soils
that have been anthropogenically modified for food production. The method utilizes the …

Role of calcium nutrition in plant Physiology: Advances in research and insights into acidic soil conditions-A comprehensive review

T Jing, J Li, Y He, A Shankar, A Saxena, A Tiwari… - Plant Physiology and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Plant mineral nutrition has immense significance for crop productivity and human well-being.
Soil acidity plays a major role in determining the nutrient availability that influences plant …

Novel insights into factors associated with yield response and nutrient use efficiency of maize and rice in sub-Saharan Africa. A review

S Zingore, IS Adolwa, S Njoroge, JM Johnson… - Agronomy for …, 2022 - Springer
A common theme emerging from nutrient omission trials conducted extensively across sub-
Saharan Africa has been the large variability in yield response to applied nutrients. Yet, little …

Land Degradation and its impacts on Biodiversity and Ecosystem services

P Ekka, S Patra, M Upreti, G Kumar… - Land and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Land degradation is a big challenge that has an impact on ecosystem integrity with
reference to diminishing long‐term ecological productivity, native biological diversity, and …

Effect of lime rates and method of application on soil properties of acidic Luvisols and wheat (Triticum aestivum, L.) yields in northwest Ethiopia

W Ejigu, YG Selassie, E Elias, E Molla - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
Soil acidity has become a major constraint that threatens sustainable agricultural production
in Ethiopia. This study was conducted to evaluate effects of lime rates and application …