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ClearExamining the Adaptation of Agriculture to Climate Change in Africa
This study examines agricultural adaptation strategies being deployed across Africa in response to climate change, focusing on how smallholder farmers and policymakers are responding to shifting precipitation patterns, temperature extremes, and degraded soil conditions.
Enhancing carbon restoration and ecosystem resilience in global drylands via water-to-carbon biotransformation strategies
Researchers synthesized thousands of experiments on dryland farming and found that combining crop diversification, efficient irrigation, soil mulching, and soil health practices can significantly restore carbon to depleted soils while improving water use efficiency. The study argues these strategies are practical pathways for combating climate change and food insecurity in the world's most water-stressed regions.
Climate Change, Land Degradation and Sustainability: Insight towards Innovative Solutions from Indian Perspective
This review examines climate change-driven land degradation in India, noting a 0.7 degrees Celsius temperature rise, uneven rainfall, extreme weather events, and intensifying cyclones as key drivers. Researchers investigated innovative solutions to address soil degradation, water scarcity, and agricultural sustainability from an Indian perspective.
Role of soil health in mitigating climate change
This chapter reviews how healthy soils play a critical role in fighting climate change by storing carbon and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Researchers explain that unsustainable farming practices release stored carbon as CO2, while conservation approaches can restore soil carbon levels. The study emphasizes that sustainable soil management is essential for building resilience to climate change.
Irrigation Practices and Their Effects on Soil Quality and Soil Characteristics in Arid Lands: A Comprehensive Geomatic Analysis
Researchers examined the long-term effects of irrigation practices on soil quality and soil characteristics in arid regions of Egypt. They analyzed seventy soil samples for various properties including soil organic carbon and nitrogen stocks. The study found that irrigation history significantly influenced soil quality metrics, providing insights important for sustainable land management in water-limited agricultural environments.
AI and machine learning for soil analysis: an assessment of sustainable agricultural practices
Researchers reviewed how artificial intelligence and machine learning tools can improve the accuracy and speed of measuring soil water content and texture compared to traditional statistical methods. Better soil analysis is critical for smart irrigation and sustainable farming, especially as climate variability makes conventional tools less reliable.
Sustainable soil use and management: An interdisciplinary and systematic approach
Researchers reviewed sustainable soil management through an interdisciplinary lens, arguing that achieving the UN's 2030 SDGs requires prioritizing soil health as a multifunctional asset, expanding soil organic carbon sequestration, and leveraging emerging data tools — including machine learning and 5G-enabled monitoring — to close critical knowledge gaps.
From Scarcity to Abundance: Nature-Based Strategies for Small Communities Experiencing Water Scarcity in West Texas/USA
Researchers compared two nature-based water treatment methods for small communities in semi-arid West Texas facing water scarcity. They evaluated a pond-and-wetland system and an alternative approach for treating wastewater and replenishing local water supplies. The study suggests that these natural treatment methods could provide affordable and sustainable solutions for communities struggling with declining aquifer levels.
Soil Degradation under a Changing Climate: Management from Traditional to Nano-Approaches
This review examines how climate change accelerates soil degradation through erosion, salinization, and contamination from pollutants like microplastics. Researchers surveyed management approaches ranging from traditional conservation practices to cutting-edge nanotechnology-based solutions for soil restoration. The study highlights that combining conventional methods with emerging nano-approaches may offer the most effective path to protecting soil health under changing environmental conditions.
Identification and Prediction of Crop Waterlogging Risk Areas under the Impact of Climate Change
Researchers developed a crop waterlogging risk identification model to predict areas vulnerable to agricultural flooding under climate change scenarios, aiming to support disaster prevention planning in affected farming regions.
Relationships between soil salinity and economic dynamics: Main highlights from literature
This bibliometric review of soil salinity research found that most studies focus on agricultural strategies for managing salinity, food security, desertification, and climate change impacts, while direct assessments of socioeconomic impacts from soil salinity and broader sustainability dimensions have received comparatively little attention.
Evaluation of soil fertility status in the Kyoga Basin of Uganda: A physio-chemical study in Buyende and Serere districts
This paper is not about microplastics — it assesses soil nutrient levels (pH, nitrogen, phosphorus, organic matter) in agricultural districts of Uganda to guide farming practices.
Microplastics in agricultural soils : effects on physical, chemical, and microbiological processes
This thesis examines how pristine and degraded conventional microplastics (polyethylene and PET) and biodegradable microplastics (PBAT) affect soil physical, chemical, and microbial properties across silty loam and sandy loam soils, integrating five studies involving greenhouse and laboratory experiments to assess impacts on aggregation, water-holding capacity, carbon storage, respiration, nutrient cycling, and microbial community composition.
Competency of groundwater recharge of irrigated cotton field subjacent to sowing methods, plastic mulch, water productivity, and yield under climate change
Researchers tested different cotton planting methods with and without plastic mulch films, finding that bed planting without plastic mulch produced the highest yield and water efficiency, while climate models predict groundwater recharge will decline significantly by 2050. The study also highlights that plastic mulch films used in agriculture are a known source of microplastic contamination in soil.
Impact of the sustainable agricultural practices for governing soil health from the perspective of a rising agri-based circular bioeconomy
This review examines sustainable farming practices for maintaining soil health and supporting a circular bioeconomy, focusing on preserving soil organic matter as the foundation of productive agriculture. Depleted soils are a growing global concern as population expansion demands more food production. While not directly about microplastics, healthy soil management is relevant because degraded soils are more vulnerable to microplastic accumulation and contamination.
Effect of microplastics used in agronomic practices on agricultural soil properties and plant functions: Potential contribution to the circular economy of rural areas
Researchers measured the effects of microplastics used in common agricultural practices — including mulch film residues and irrigation-delivered particles — on soil physical, chemical, and biological properties. Microplastic presence altered soil aggregation, water retention, and microbial community composition, with effects depending on plastic concentration, polymer type, and soil texture.
Exploring Operational Procedures to Assess Ecosystem Services on Farm Level, Including the Role of Soil Health
Operational procedures for assessing ecosystem services at the farm level were tested across European living labs, with results demonstrating that participatory approaches involving farmers improved the practical relevance and uptake of soil health and ecosystem service assessments. The study provides a template for integrating farmer knowledge with scientific monitoring in agricultural sustainability evaluations.
Soil Salt and Water Regulation in Saline Agriculture Based on Physical Measures with Model Analysis
This study developed a model-based approach to optimize water and salt regulation in saline agricultural soils in the Yellow River Delta, finding that targeted irrigation management strategies can improve root zone conditions for crops in areas with shallow saline groundwater.
Soil Properties as Key Determinants for the Biodegradation Kinetics of Polymer Blends in Indian Agroecosystems
Soil properties such as pH, texture, and organic matter content were identified as key determinants of how quickly biodegradable plastics break down in different soils. The findings explain why biodegradable plastics may persist much longer in some soils than expected based on manufacturer claims.
Nature-Based Solution and Regenerative Circular System Design towards Agricultural Land Management Bioremediation: A Review
This review examines nature-based solutions and regenerative circular system design as approaches to agricultural land bioremediation in the context of Indonesia's post-pandemic recovery, situating them within a broader framework that also addresses microplastic pollution and other environmental stressors. Researchers found that integrating circular economy principles with ecological restoration strategies offers promise for sustainable agricultural land management.
Microplastics accumulation in agricultural soil: Evidence for the presence, potential effects, extraction, and current bioremediation approaches
This review examines the accumulation of microplastics in agricultural soils from sources like plastic mulching and irrigation, discussing their effects on soil properties and crop growth, along with current bioremediation approaches for removing soil microplastics.
Indigenous and Modern Practices for Water Conservation and Management in Africa
This review examines indigenous and modern water conservation practices in Africa, focusing on how traditional knowledge systems can be integrated with contemporary water management technology to address growing scarcity. The authors identify numerous traditional techniques—including stone bunds, sand dams, and sacred grove protection—that complement engineering-based solutions in the context of climate variability.