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Conservation agriculture and ecosystem services: An overview
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The potential and limitations of conservation agriculture for low productivity, small-scale farming systems in Sub Saharan Africa and South Asia is discussed in this article. But, the authors highlight some research priorities for ecosystem services in conservational agriculture.About:
This article is published in Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment.The article was published on 2014-04-01. It has received 658 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Conservation agriculture & Soil quality.read more
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Intensive Cultivation of Kiwifruit Alters the Detrital Foodweb and Accelerates Soil C and N Losses
TL;DR: The results showed that the CONV soils significantly contained fewer earthworms, and more C and N was lost from these soils than from the less intensively managed soils, highlighting the importance of including the contribution of soil biota to soil processes when optimizing fertilization loads and mitigating environmental impacts of agricultural practices.
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Soil and Nutrient Losses under Cultivated Bush and Climbing Beans on Terraced Humid Highland Slopes of Southwestern Uganda
Geofrey Gabiri,Joy Apiyo Obando,Moses M. Tenywa,J. G. M. Majaliwa,C.L. Kizza,A. Zizinga,Robin A. Buruchara +6 more
TL;DR: In this article, the effects of climbing beans over the traditional bush beans' cultivation on soil erosion control in Bufundi sub catchment, Kabale District, South - western Uganda were investigated.
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SLAKES and 3D Scans characterize management effects on soil structure in farm fields
TL;DR: In this paper, the impact of no-till on soil structure and hydraulic function in the Lower and Middle Brazos River Watershed of Texas was investigated using multistripe laser triangulation.
A Brief History of Corn: Looking Back to Move Forward
TL;DR: In this article, the human dimension of these challenges will be crucial to addressing the current and future issues in agricultural production, and two separate examples of how this is being addressed are discussed.
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Anaerobic Digestion and Hot Water Pretreatment of Tropically Grown C4 Energy Grasses: Mass, Carbon, and Energy Conversions from Field Biomass to Fuels
Jon M. Wells,Susan E. Crow,Samir Kumar Khanal,Scott Q. Turn,Andrew G. Hashimoto,James R. Kiniry,Norman Meki +6 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors measured final fuels and postprocess biomass produced in two laboratory-scale conversion pathways across 12 species and varieties within the Poaceae (grass) family, including C4 grasses.
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Soil carbon sequestration impacts on global climate change and food security.
TL;DR: In this article, the carbon sink capacity of the world’s agricultural and degraded soils is 50 to 66% of the historic carbon loss of 42 to 78 gigatons of carbon.
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Stabilization mechanisms of soil organic matter: Implications for C-saturation of soils
TL;DR: The relationship between soil structure and the ability of soil to stabilize soil organic matter (SOM) is a key element in soil C dynamics that has either been overlooked or treated in a cursory fashion when developing SOM models as discussed by the authors.
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Defining and classifying ecosystem services for decision making
TL;DR: The concept of ecosystem services has become an important model for linking the functioning of ecosystems to human welfare Understanding this link is critical for a wide-range of decision-making contexts.
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Ecosystems and human well-being: a framework for assessment
TL;DR: The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MEA) as discussed by the authors is a conceptual framework for analysis and decision-making of ecosystems and human well-being that was developed through interactions among the experts involved in the MA as well as stakeholders who will use its findings.