Comparative studies, such as the analysis of physicochemical properties and the microbiological composition of soil, are burdened with many problems resulting from the various locations of soils—often, different weather conditions among the exp...
Adjusting Polish law to EU standards, many studies were started in the 1990s on the harmfulness of presumably contaminating elements (PCE) to the environment and the quality of plants intended produced for food purposes. For this reason, in 1987, a u...
Agricultural practices can affect root-associated microbiota, but the effect of fertilization is still poorly examined. The aim of this study was to obtain 16S and ITS metagenomic profiles of tomato rhizosphere and root endosphere under mineral (NPK)...
The effect of rock cover on rainfall impact and hydrodynamic flow behavior is a topic that needs to be further explored. In this paper, the effects of rock fragments embedded (trapped in the topsoil layer) in clay soil on runoff and sediment yield un...
Root-knot nematodes are considered the most important group of plant-parasitic nematodes due to their wide range of plant hosts and subsequent role in yield losses in agricultural production systems. Chemical nematicides are the primary control metho...
Maize/peanut intercropping is practiced widely to increase land productivity and considered a sustainable way for using and saving resources through peanut’s complementary N source via biological N2 fixation. Our study aims to understand how ma...
Mulching is a management technique to control weeds in organic and integrated tomato production. Our experiment was designed to investigate the impact of organic mulch combined with irrigation on the weed species composition and weed seed bank of ope...
Monitoring and improving environmental stress in crops is vital for the sustainable development of agriculture and food security. Traditional experimental methods are costly and time-consuming, yet crop growth models focus mainly only on water and nu...
This study focuses on the physical modelling of the aggregate composition of the arable soil horizon in order to evaluate its effect on the yield of winter wheat. It is hypothesised that the maximum possible yield can be achieved under the soil and c...
Bitter gourd (Momordica charantia L.), one of the valued vegetable crops in India, is severely affected by yellow mosaic disease caused by two begomoviruses, tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus (ToLCNDV) and bitter gourd yellow mosaic virus (BgYMV). The...
Crop coefficients (Kc) are important for the development of irrigation schedules, but few studies on Kc focus on saline soils. To propose the growth-stage-specific Kc values for sunflowers in saline soils, a two-year micro-plot experiment was conduct...
Stevia is a semi-perennial crop grown to obtain the diterpene glycosides in its leaves, which are processed to manufacture non-caloric sweeteners. Anaerobic soil disinfestation (ASD) and fungicide application were evaluated for the management of stev...
Biochar application has been confirmed as an efficient way to increase the productivity of the agricultural system. However, the potential of biochar combined with reducing fertilization on the yield, and the fertilizer utilization efficiency of the...
The aim of the experiment was to assess the effects of municipal sewage sludge, mushroom substrate, and hydrogel on the quality of energy grass species and their biomass yield. The experiment was conducted in the climatic conditions of central-easter...
The aim of the study was to evaluate the changes in glomalin-related soil proteins (GRSP) content, microbial diversity and soil physical quality depending on the type of soil measures of soil improvement and changes in soil health. The study was base...
Organic amendments can alter soil structure, root development, and carbon cycling, yet their coordinated effects remain unclear. Based on a long-term field microplot experiment established in 2009, four amendment systems with equivalent annual N, P,...
Nitrogen (N) management is an important strategy for improving the yield, grain quality, and N use efficiency of rice (Oryza sativa). Exploring appropriate N application rates is essential for high-quality rice production in China, especially in the...
This study aimed to conduct an ecotoxicological assessment of soils reclaimed with waste, assessing the treatments’ impacts on both plants and the soils themselves. The reclamation experiment was conducted on the former sulfur mine “Jezi&...
The integration of oilseed rape (OSR) into sugar beet rotation systems is restricted due to the very good host status of OSR for the beet cyst nematode (BCN) Heterodera schachtii. In contrast to sugar beet, the cultivation of winter OSR covers a long...
Popillia japonica Newman (Japanese beetle) is an invasive, polyphagous pest in North America, as adults feed on plant foliage and larvae on roots. Management in crops relies on foliar and soil applications of insecticides, but entomopathogenic nemato...
Husk tomato (Physalis philadelphica Lam.) a source of functional food and medicinal compounds, has attracted renewed interest for production in temperate zones. Field-grown husk tomato yield and fruit properties and their relationship with soil chemi...
Imbalance of nutrients limits crop yields. Although K fertilization receives sufficient attention in research and practice, Mg supply is rather neglected. The effect of Mg fertilization (0, 5 and 10 g Mg/m2), combined with two K fertilization rates (...
An open-field 3-year-long microplot experiment was set up with three micropropagated lines (SC Blossom, BFT Indiana, and STM Hajdúsági) of giant reed (Arundo donax L.). Plants were grown on a soil cover of a former sewage settling pond...
The diversification of cover crops grown in soils with granulometric variability may potentially enhance microbial community and enzyme activities. Thus, the main goal was to evaluate the effect of autumn/winter cover crop sequences and cash crops in...
To investigate how different training modes of salt stress priming affect the dynamic variation of the salt tolerance threshold (STT) in summer maize, a micro-plot experiment with staged brackish water irrigation was conducted. Based on physiological...
Monitoring wheat traits across diverse environments requires reliable sensing tools that balance accuracy, cost, and scalability. This study compares the performance of proximal and UAV-derived NDVI sensing for predicting the key agronomic traits in...
The influence of different mulching measures on soil moisture, soil temperature, and crop growth was investigated during the jujube growing season in rain-fed jujube orchards using micro-plot experiments. The mulching treatments included clean tillag...
The characterization of straw decomposition and the resulting carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) release is crucial for understanding the effects of different straw returning methods on the immobilization and cycling of soil organic carbon (SOC) and soil to...
Biomass can be used for electricity generation, especially in developing countries, but also in developed ones, where the utilization of renewable energy sources is being integrated into a sustainable economy. There are considerable differences in th...
Late blight caused by the oomycete Phytophthora infestans is considered the biggest threat to potato farming worldwide. For susceptible cultivars, the disease is often managed by frequent applications of fungicides to reduce yield loss. The use of bi...
Soil aggregates are crucial for fertility and organic carbon (C) sequestration, with straw decomposition by soil microbes playing a key role in this process. However, the mechanisms of how fertilization and microbes control straw decomposition and th...
The effects of maize/peanut intercropping on crop yields, peanut nodulation, biological nitrogen (N) fixation in peanuts, crop N uptake, and N use efficiency under different N application rates were studied. A long-term maize/peanut intercropping mic...
Cadmium (Cd) pollution poses a growing threat to rice production in acidic paddies. In south China, a common agricultural practice involves the combined utilization of Chinese milk vetch (M) and rice straw (R). However, it is unclear how the addition...
Lower nitrogen recovery efficiency (NRE) and negative environmental impacts caused by excessive nitrogen (N) fertilization threaten the sustainability of agriculture. Efficient and appropriate fertilization practices are extremely important to achiev...
This study investigated the effects of varying levels and combinations of calcium (Ca) and magnesium (Mg) supplementation on the diversity, composition, and species differentiation of the rhizosphere soil bacterial community in rainfed maize, aiming...
Crop disease detection with remote sensing is a challenging area that can have significant economic and environmental impact on crop disease management. Spectroscopic remote sensing in the visible and near-infrared (NIR) region has the potential to d...
Premature leaf senescence during the late growth stage of Arachis hypogaea (peanut) reduces photosynthetic capacity and restricts pod filling, thereby limiting yield. Although biochar has been widely used for soil improvement due to its porous struct...
The characterization of soil physicochemical properties and the resulting soil enzyme activity changes are crucial for understanding the effects of various tillage and straw management techniques on crop grain yield. In 2018–2019, we conducted...
To investigate the impact of brackish water irrigation on the multidimensional root distribution and root-shoot characteristics of summer maize under different salt-tolerance-training modes, a micro-plot experiment was conducted from June to October...
Progressive urbanization and increasing pressure on urban green areas necessitate the search for innovative, ecological, and efficient solutions for lawn management. The shallow root system of grasses, combined with a long vegetation period, makes th...
Coastal lands are often affected by salinization, which leads to a deterioration of soil structure and a decrease in land productivity. As a widely used soil amendment, biochar has been proven to improve poor soil properties and promote crop growth a...
Microbial inoculants are increasingly used in conservation agriculture to enhance soil biological functioning and crop performance, yet their field effectiveness remains variable. This study evaluated how soil resource status, extracellular enzyme ac...
While numerous studies have examined the effects of direct and carbonized straw return on soil fertility, most focus on short-term impacts. Long-term research is needed to understand how these practices affect soil fertility and organic carbon transf...
In Northeast China’s degraded croplands, nitrate (NO3−-N) leaching is the dominant pathway for fertilizer-nitrogen (N) loss, which presents an increasing threat to the quality of groundwater. Conservation tillage, defined as no-tillage (N...
A mineral fertiliser has positive effects in improving turmeric nutrients, soil enzymes and soil properties. The aim of this research was to study the effect of mineral fertilisers on the content of mineral elements in turmeric rhizome, soil enzymes...
Many mountainous regions of the humid tropics experience serious soil erosion following rapid changes in land use. In northern Lao People’s Democratic Republic (PDR), the replacement of traditional crops by tree plantations, such as teak trees,...