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sustainableagriculture, etc ; agrochemicals; manganese; nanospheres; nanowires; China; Show all 6 Subjects
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... Nanostructured manganese oxides (nano-MnOₓ) have shown great promises as versatile agrochemicals in nano-enabled sustainable agriculture, owing to the coupled benefits of controlled release of dissolved Mn²⁺, an essential nutrient needed by plants, and oxidative destruction of environmental organic pollutants. Here, we show that three δ-MnO₂ nanomaterials consisting of nanosheet-assembled flower-l ...
sustainableagriculture, etc ; Glycine max; hydroponics; metabolomics; nanoparticles; nitrogen cycle; soybeans; Show all 7 Subjects
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... Metal oxide engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) offer a range of opportunities for sustainable agriculture. Despite ENMs acting as vectors of nutrients to plants, it remains unclear whether they promote the uptake of contaminants, such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), by plants. The present work revealed that ENMs (SiO₂ nanoparticles, nSiO₂; CeO₂ nanoparticles, nCeO₂; 100 mg L⁻¹) significan ...
sustainableagriculture, etc ; certification; ecolabeling; food quality; palm oils; regression analysis; surveys; variance; Show all 8 Subjects
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... Palm oil is commonly and increasingly used in many products, despite its association with various problematic ecological, social, and health-related issues. The international Roundtable of Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) label is intended to guide consumers toward more sustainable palm oil product purchases. Unfortunately, it is often the case that consumers profess concern for specific food sustainab ...
... Achieving synergy between food security and phosphorus (P) resource sustainability has been a major challenge for sustainable agriculture. However, addressing this challenge by linking region-specific and whole-process P management strategies has not been investigated. In this study, data collected from field experiments throughout China's major agroecological zones were used to explore potential ...
sustainableagriculture, etc ; Luvisols; Triticum aestivum; equations; field experimentation; phosphorus; phosphorus fertilizers; regression analysis; research; tillage; topsoil; winter wheat; Show all 12 Subjects
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... Reducing the possibility of a potential phosphorus (P) resource crisis and increasing P use efficiency (PUE) by improving P fertilizer management is of paramount importance for truly sustainable agricultural production. However, information on how layered application of phosphate fertilizer at different soil depths affects yield and PUE in winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) is limited. Here, a 2- ...
... Designing solid particles with desirable interfacial affinity from plant-based ingredients is a key area in sustainable food production. Here, a chemical approach is introduced to fabricate conjugate particles by combining a water-insoluble plant protein (zein) and a hydrophilic polysaccharide (cellulose) through Schiff-base reaction. Zein assembles and precipitates into anisotropic particles afte ...
... The growth-promoting ability with the organic fertilizers especially humic substance-based products, it has caused their use to be considered. This research aimed to investigate the effect of foliar application of humic and fulvic acids on essential oil compositions and antioxidant activity of yarrow (Achillea millefolium L.) based on Principal Component Analysis (PCA) and calculating the selectio ...
... This paper highlights ways to address the knowledge–practice gap in the agricultural domain by examining the initiatives of the Community-managed Natural Farming (CNF) Program of the Andhra Pradesh Government in India. The novel initiative to motivate and involve youth known as “Natural Farming Fellows” (NFF), amongst others, has facilitated farmers’ transition to sustainable agriculture practices ...
sustainableagriculture, etc ; biotechnology; rhizosphere; soil; Show all 4 Subjects
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... Plants growing in nature live in association with beneficial, commensal, and pathogenic microbes, which make up the plant microbiota. The close interaction between plants and their microbiotas has raised fundamental questions about plant responses to these microbes and the identity of the main factors driving microbiota structure, diversity, and function in bulk soil, in the rhizosphere, and in th ...
sustainableagriculture, etc ; governance; politics; Europe; Show all 4 Subjects
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... Agriculture is embedded in and interacts with both its ecological and social environments. Under the concept of ‘Multifunctional Agriculture’, these interactions receive attention from scientific and political communities in terms of societal functions that can be fulfilled by farms. The discourse has focused on ecological functions, while agriculture’s social contributions are frequently mentione ...
sustainableagriculture, etc ; agroecology; dimensions; mothers; Show all 4 Subjects
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... Agroecologists mainly work with producers from traditional cultures. Ethno-ecological studies conducted in recent decades, clearly demonstrate that the experience these cultures have accumulated can be defined as wisdom, formed as a complex integrating a set of beliefs that lead to a worldview (an ontological dimension), a repertoire of knowledge (an epistemological dimension), and a series of pra ...
sustainableagriculture, etc ; nanomaterials; planting; sensors (equipment); Show all 4 Subjects
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... Nano-enabled agriculture is now receiving increasing attentions. Among the used nanomaterials, carbon-based nanomaterials are good candidates for sustainable agriculture. Previous review papers about the role of carbon-based nanomaterials in agriculture are either focused on one type of carbon-based nanomaterial or lack systematic discussion of the potential wide applications in agriculture. In th ...
sustainableagriculture, etc ; agriculture; community development; governance; Show all 4 Subjects
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... What are the roles and responsibilities of U.S. academia in global fora such as the United Nations Food Systems Summit? In an effort to be better global partners, the Inter-institutional Network for Food and Agricultural Sustainability (INFAS) accepted an invitation to participate in the UNFSS. INFAS then convened a debriefing for our members to hear from our colleagues about their experiences and ...
sustainableagriculture, etc ; agriculture; coevolution; freshwater; humans; landscapes; Show all 6 Subjects
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... Agriculture occupies 38% of the planet’s terrestrial surface, using 70% of freshwater resources. Its modern practice is dominated by an industrial–productivist discourse, which has contributed to the simplification and degradation of human and ecological systems. As such, agricultural transformation is essential for creating more sustainable food systems. This paper focuses on discursive change. A ...
sustainableagriculture, etc ; genes; genomics; microbiome; multiomics; research; Show all 6 Subjects
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... The success of sustainable agricultural practices has now become heavily dependent on the interactions between crop plants and their associated microbiome. Continuous advancement in high throughput sequencing platforms, omics-based approaches, and gene editing technologies has remarkably accelerated this area of research. It has enabled us to characterize the interactions of plants with associated ...
sustainableagriculture, etc ; entrepreneurship; issues and policy; uncertainty; Show all 4 Subjects
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... This paper presents the sustainable food entrepreneurship framework (SFEF). It aims to further the understanding of the role of entrepreneurship in the sustainability transition of the food system, especially in the context of food system re-localization. The framework conceptualizes sustainable food entrepreneurship as a cyclical ongoing process of change. We argue this enables transcending the b ...
sustainableagriculture, etc ; agricultural research; algorithms; environmental quality; models; Show all 5 Subjects
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... Sustainable agriculture practices are the one that caters for the present without compromising for the future generations and at the same time maintains and enhances environmental quality. With the depletion in the quality environmental conditions and an increase in the global population there is an immense need for ensuring sustainability in agricultural practices. Agricultural research can be th ...
sustainableagriculture, etc ; advocacy; agroecology; politics; socioeconomics; Burkina Faso; Show all 6 Subjects
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... Agroecology has been recognized as a paradigm that can offer multiple ecological and socio-economic benefits. In many developing countries, the promotion of agroecology is facilitated by intermediary organizations such as Farmers’ Organizations (FOs). Detailed studies on how FOs support their farmers in the adoption of agroecology innovations are still scarce, and particularly there are limited st ...
sustainableagriculture, etc ; Actinobacteria; agronomy; plant growth; plant health; Show all 5 Subjects
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... Plant Growth Promoting Bacteria (PGPBs) are a strong ally for sustainable agriculture. They offer an interesting alternative to chemical fertilizers and pesticides. Many microorganisms have been widely documented for their PGPR traits, but actinobacterial microbes which have been increasingly documented only these two past decades for their ability to promote plant growth. Their action on plant he ...