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Quantitative and qualitative yield loss caused by red deer (Cervus elaphus L.) grazing on permanent organic grasslands Acta Agric. Scand. Sect. B Soil Plant Sci. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2024-02-26 Stanislav Trdan, Žiga Laznik, Tomaž Sinkovič, Breda Jakovac Strajn, Gabrijela Tavčar Kalcher, Andrej Udovč, Tanja Bohinc, Matej Vidrih
This paper addresses yield loss due to red deer (Cervus elaphus) grazing on permanent grasslands on three organic farms in SE Slovenia over two consecutive years. Deer graze on permanent grasslands...
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Seasonal dynamics of soil CO2 emissions from different semi-arid land-use systems Acta Agric. Scand. Sect. B Soil Plant Sci. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2024-02-13 Lawrence Munjonji, Hlengiwe Ntuli Innocentia, Kingsley Kwabena Ayisi, Phesheya Dlamini, Kabisheng Emmanuel Mabitsela, Carol Mmapula Lehutjo, Phumlani Sabelo Magnificent Zwane
Soil carbon dioxide (CO2) fluxes are a critical component in understanding carbon sequestration. In sub-Saharan Africa, empirically measured CO2 emissions data from diverse land-use systems is limi...
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Hydrochar from dairy sludge as phosphorus fertiliser affects greenhouse gas emissions and maize yield Acta Agric. Scand. Sect. B Soil Plant Sci. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2024-02-05 Yihuai Hu, Arezoo Taghizadeh-Toosi, Khagendra R. Baral, Aidan M. Smith, Nidal Khalaf, Sven G. Sommer
Dairy processing sludge is a phosphorus (P) rich waste with a high potential to replace mineral phosphorus fertiliser in crop production, with possible enhancement of greenhouse gas emissions to th...
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Retraction Acta Agric. Scand. Sect. B Soil Plant Sci. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2024-01-30
Published in Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica, Section B — Soil & Plant Science (Vol. 74, No. 1, 2024)
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SustAinimal Grazing Living Lab – a survey of grazing management on dairy farms in northern Sweden Acta Agric. Scand. Sect. B Soil Plant Sci. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2024-01-25 Anna-Karin Karlsson, Sophie Julie Krizsan, Nilla Nilsdotter-Linde
A survey was conducted on 302 Sweden dairy farms (response rate 98%) to identify grazing and grassland management strategies and main challenges to grazing in northern Sweden. The most common grazi...
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Farmers’ perceptions on organic fertilisers towards circularity – a case study in Sweden Acta Agric. Scand. Sect. B Soil Plant Sci. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2024-01-11 Priscila de Morais Lima, Helena Aronsson, Line Strand, Marie Björs, Athanasios Pantelopoulos
Adequate treatment of organic manures and digestates from livestock production should reduce environmental impacts and provide well-defined and attractive biofertlisers for a crop production market...
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Alfalfa cropping is superior to cotton and rapeseed cropping in improving the quality and microbial diversity of reclaimed saline soils Acta Agric. Scand. Sect. B Soil Plant Sci. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2024-01-07 Fating Yin, Lei Yang, Wei Pang
Soil salinisation has led to increasing abandonment of farmlands in the arid region of northwest China, and the cultivation of cash crops has become an important way to reuse abandoned farmlands an...
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Environmental parameters and management as factors affecting greenhouse gas emissions from clay soil Acta Agric. Scand. Sect. B Soil Plant Sci. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2023-12-18 Kristine Valujeva, Jovita Pilecka-Ulcugaceva, Madara Darguza, Kristaps Siltumens, Ainis Lagzdins, Inga Grinfelde
Greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) drive climate change, with agricultural land significantly contributing, influenced by soil properties. While extensive research exists on environmental and managemen...
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Watershed management intervention on land use land cover change and food security improvement among smallholder farmers in Qarsa Woreda, East Hararge zone, Ethiopia Acta Agric. Scand. Sect. B Soil Plant Sci. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2023-11-27 Tena Gobena, Amare Bantider, Messaay Mulugeta, Ermias Teferi
Natural resource bases are the basic foundations of food security. However, they are facing problems both in quantity and quality, leading to decreased land productivity and societal issues. Waters...
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Temporal dynamics of pesticide use in three field vegetable crops with respect to sowing date and degree days Acta Agric. Scand. Sect. B Soil Plant Sci. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2023-11-05 Kati Räsänen, Janne Kaseva, Marja Aaltonen, Irene Vänninen
We analysed the timing of pesticide treatments for eventual analysis of temporal environmental risks associated with pesticide use in field vegetable crops. At the same time, we investigated whethe...
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Production and nutrient composition of forage legume fractions produced by juicing and leaf stripping Acta Agric. Scand. Sect. B Soil Plant Sci. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2023-10-25 Brooke Micke, Steffen Adler, Johannes Forkman, David Parsons
The large-scale import of soybean products into the EU decreases the self-sufficiency of livestock production. The fractionation of grassland forage crops presents an opportunity to locally produce...
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Double cropping as an adaptation mechanism to climate change patterns in the Carpathian Basin Acta Agric. Scand. Sect. B Soil Plant Sci. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2023-09-20 Vince Láng, Dimitra Dafnaki, István Balla, Ivan Czako, Sándor Csenki, Gergő Péter Kovács, Kennedy Mutua, Dora Szlatenyi, László Vulcz, Benjamin Bukombe
Adapting agriculture to climate change is essential for sustainable food production. However, the development of suitable adaptation mechanisms requires a clear understanding of the plant-climate i...
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Prioritising key variables for assessing food system resilience in Finland Acta Agric. Scand. Sect. B Soil Plant Sci. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2023-09-15 Karoliina Rimhanen, Kalle Aro, Pasi Rikkonen
ABSTRACT Building food system resilience enables the system to buffer, adapt and transform in response to changes. Identification of key variables of resilience support actors and policymakers managing the food systems. The objective of this study was to identify the most important variables to assess food system resilience and actors with the best opportunities to take responsibility for preparing
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Optimisation of rice straw and acacia biochar doses in two soils for phosphorus availability Acta Agric. Scand. Sect. B Soil Plant Sci. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2023-09-11 R. K. Gupta, Monika Vashisht, Anjali Sidhu, R.K. Naresh, Nitish Dhingra, Mehra S. Sidhu, Manzer H. Siddiqui, Saud Alamri, P.K. Singh, Md Atikur Rahman
ABSTRACT Biochar (BC) is a soil fertility enhancer, regarded as a potential carbon sequester and nutrient leaching preventer. Various studies have shown better phosphorus (P) availability with adding biochar. However, limited reporting is available on absorption–desorption behaviour of added P and dose optimisation of biochar. Rice straw biochar (RSB) and acacia biochar (ACB), prepared by slow pyrolysis
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What must be considered in winter strawberry production under LEDs in Iceland? Acta Agric. Scand. Sect. B Soil Plant Sci. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2023-09-01 Christina Stadler
ABSTRACT Supplementary lighting is essential to maintain year-round production in Iceland due to the extremely low natural light level in winter. In this research, the effects of high-pressure vapour sodium lamps (HPS) are compared to light emitting diodes (LED), both with similar photosynthetic photon flux density (PPFD). Strawberries (Fragaria x ananassa cv. ‘Sonata' and cv. ‘Magnum') were grown
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Chemical composition and herbicidal activity of Oregano (Origanum onites) essential oil on weeds and wheat Acta Agric. Scand. Sect. B Soil Plant Sci. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2023-08-02 Yasin Emre Kitis
ABSTRACT Oregano essential oil (EO) is known as one of the EOs with the highest biological activity on target plant species. In this study, the inhibitory effects of different doses of oregano (Origanum onites L.) EO on the germination and seedling growth of some wheat cultivars and some problem weed species in wheat fields was investigated. For this purpose, both laboratory and pot experiments were
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Alpha-, gamma- and beta-proteobacteria detected in legume nodules in Latvia, using full-length 16S rRNA gene sequencing Acta Agric. Scand. Sect. B Soil Plant Sci. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2023-07-15 A. Klūga, L. Dubova, I. Alsiņa, N. Rostoks
ABSTRACT Rhizobia are soil bacteria that form nodules on legumes and fix atmospheric nitrogen, reducing the need for chemical fertilisers. In most studies rhizobia are described as alpha-proteobacteria and have been studied extensively for several decades. However, in recent years an increasing number of studies present beta- and gamma-proteobacteria strains as potential rhizobia-like bacteria. In
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Canopy height impact on legume mass and Megathyrsus maximus tiller dynamics in mixed pastures Acta Agric. Scand. Sect. B Soil Plant Sci. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2023-07-12 Ana Flávia Bastos Ongaro, Janaina Azevedo Martuscello, Flavia Maria de Andrade Gimenes, Ana Carolina Lopes Batista, Lucas Ferreira Penteado, Linda Mônica Premazzi, Waldssimiler Teixeira de Mattos, Marcelo Moretin Vieira, Ricardo Lopes Dias da Costa, Luciana Gerdes
ABSTRACT The use of grazing management strategies can influence canopy structure and the permanence of legumes. The objective of this work was to evaluate the determination of forage canopy heights as a grazing management strategy regarding herbage mass composition and tiller population dynamics in multispecies pastures comprising Megathyrsus maximus cv. Aruana and the legumes Macrotyloma axillare
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Sandy silt loam soil may hamper the inoculation effect on lucerne (Medicago sativa L.) growth Acta Agric. Scand. Sect. B Soil Plant Sci. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2023-06-01 Ievina Sturite, Tor Lunnan, Liv Østrem
ABSTRACT Despite newly approved lucerne cultivars, this has not led to increased use of this legume in high-latitude agriculture. Challenges with inoculation by Rhizobium meliloti have been identified as a bottleneck to adaptation. Here we tested inoculation sources (ISs) with soil types and cultivars in pot and field experiments. During a one-year outdoor pot experiment, we tested the impact of IS
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P-fertiliser and rhizobial inoculation increased the concentration of mineral nutrients in the rhizosphere of two chickpea genotypes Acta Agric. Scand. Sect. B Soil Plant Sci. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2023-04-30 John B.O. Ogola, Vhulenda Madzivhandila, Sipho T. Maseko, Terry M. Leboho
ABSTRACT Co-application of fertilisers and biofertilisers increases solubility and concentration of nutrient elements in the soil. However, information on the effect of P fertiliser and rhizobium inoculation on the concentration of mineral elements in the rhizosphere of field-grown chickpea in contrasting soil types is lacking. We assessed the effect of phosphorus fertiliser, rhizobium inoculation
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Host status and host sensitivity of Kickapoo white tepary bean to Meloidogyne entorolobii Acta Agric. Scand. Sect. B Soil Plant Sci. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2023-04-20 Tsobedi Absalom Masenya, Thembelihle Ellain Mdluli, Setshele Standford Thosago, Zakheleni Palane Dube, Mmagadima Lauraine Sebati
ABSTRACT Tepary bean (Phaseolus acutifolius A. Gray) is a drought tolerant leguminous crop and due to its multi-purpose use, it can easily be incorporated into different production systems. It being an undertilised crop, its production is usually relegated to poor sandy soils that are highly prone to root-knot nematodes (Meloidogyne species). Commonly communal producers of tepary beans use retained
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Ipomoea carnea associated phytochemicals and their in silico investigation towards Meloidogyne incognita Acta Agric. Scand. Sect. B Soil Plant Sci. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2023-04-13 M. M. Abdullah, Amir Khan, Hasan B. Albargi, Mohammad Zaki Ahmad, Javed Ahmad, Faheem Ahmad, Mohammad Shabib Akhtar, Nehal Mohsin, Fuzail Ahmad, Mohammad Azhar Kamal, Yaser E. Alqurashi, Hira Lal, Jari S. Algethami
ABSTRACT Root-knot nematodes (Meloidogyne spp.) are sedentary endo-parasite that causes severe yield loss in carrot. Chemical nematicides currently used to manage Meloidogyne incognita are being phased out because of rising health and environmental issues. This study aimed to evaluate nematicidal effect of various concentrations, viz., 250, 500, 750, 1000ppm of leaf extract of Ipomoea carnea against
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Effect of long-term fertilisation of Calcisols on organic carbon sequestration in marine climate in Estonia Acta Agric. Scand. Sect. B Soil Plant Sci. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2023-03-26 V. Loide
ABSTRACT The aim of this work was to investigate the effect of long-term (45-year) fertilization of the crop rotation on soil organic carbon concentration (SOC%) changes in different periods of the experiment and its trend under conditions of more northerly marine climate changes. In this work, the data of the long-term NPK fertilization experiment of sandy loam Calcisols located in Northern Estonia
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Dry-season autotrophic and heterotrophic soil respiration in contrasting agroecological settings Acta Agric. Scand. Sect. B Soil Plant Sci. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2023-03-20 Genetu Fekadu, Enyew Adgo, Derege Tsegaye Meshesha, Atsushi Tsunekawa, Nigussie Haregeweyn, Fei Peng, Mitsuru Tsubo, Asaminew Tassew, Gizachew Ayalew Tiruneh, Nigus Tadesse, Tsugiyuki Masunaga
ABSTRACT In arid Africa, it is unclear how the transition from grassland to cropland affects CO2 fluxes and whether these effects are climate-dependent. From November 2019 to March 2020 (dry season), we studied autotrophic (Ra) and heterotrophic (Rh) soil respiration. At highlands, grazing land (1.18 ± 0.13 µmol m−2 s−1) and teff croplands (1.36 ± 0.14 µmol m−2 s−1) had the lowest Rh, while acacia
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Seed priming with selenite enhances germination and seedling growth of Sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] under salt stress Acta Agric. Scand. Sect. B Soil Plant Sci. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2023-02-24 Mengen Nie, Na Ning, Du Liang, Haiping Zhang, Shuangshuang Li, Shuai Li, Xinqi Fan, Yizhong Zhang
ABSTRACT Justify that the use of selenium has been shown to promote seed germination and seedling growth of some crops under salt stress but the physiological mechanisms in sorghum remain poorly understood. Herein, grain sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] variety Jinza 2002 was used to explore the effects and mechanisms of seed priming with 25 μmol/L sodium selenite [Se(IV)] on seed germination
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The lower labile carbon of surface soils in Chinese semiarid areas Acta Agric. Scand. Sect. B Soil Plant Sci. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2023-02-11 Fan Zhang, Jiamin Qi, Congwen Gui, Yilin Zhang, Zheng Wang
ABSTRACT Hot water extractable organic carbon (HWOC), the labile carbon component, is often used to indicate soil organic carbon (SOC) dynamics. Nevertheless, few studies have been carried out in arid climate areas which affects our full understanding of HWOC. Here, we investigated the change in HWOC in the topsoil of different ecosystems in the southern part of the Loess Plateau in the semiarid region
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Effects of organic amendments and cover crops on soil characteristics and potato yields Acta Agric. Scand. Sect. B Soil Plant Sci. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2023-01-23 Tatiana Francischinelli Rittl, Frode Grønmyr, Ivar Bakken, Anne-Kristin Løes
ABSTRACT Intensive potato production may reduce the soil organic matter content (SOM), which may impact several soil functions and increase the incidence of potato diseases. We examined if cover crop and addition of organic materials may counteract these effects. Organic materials were one application of biochar mixed with liquid digestate (BLD); solid digestate (SD); or farmyard manure (FYM); with
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Nitrogen retention capacity of paddy soil improved under long-term garlic-rice rotation Acta Agric. Scand. Sect. B Soil Plant Sci. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2023-01-23 Wei Zhou, Yanqiu Chen, Zhitao Hu, Yu Fan, Yihong Kuang, Tao Wang, Yong Chen, Fei Deng, Xiaolong Lei, Jianfeng Hu, Youfeng Tao, Hong Cheng, Wanjun Ren
Although significant differences in soil nitrogen levels exist under different paddy-upland rotations, the main reason for this is unclear. The nitrogen retention capacity and loss of ammonia volat...
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Isolation of three genera of microorganisms in lahar-laden soils of Sta. Rita, Pampanga, Philippines through the 16s rRNA gene sequence analysis Acta Agric. Scand. Sect. B Soil Plant Sci. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2023-01-13 Israel M. Guanzon, Maria Luisa T. Mason, Purisima P. Juico, Fernan T. Fiegalan
ABSTRACT A lahar-laden soil is described as marginal soil due to its poor physicochemical and biological properties and is hypothesised to have low biodiversity of soil microbes that would help support plant growth. Thus, the study aimed to assess the presence of soil microorganisms in lahar-laden soils in Sta. Rita, Pampanga, with their ability as beneficial microbes for crop production. Vigna radiata
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Contextualising smallholder organic agriculture in Zimbabwe and other sub-Saharan African countries: a review of challenges and opportunities Acta Agric. Scand. Sect. B Soil Plant Sci. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2022-12-15 A. Tumbure, J. Dera, T. C. Kunjeku, J. Nyamangara
ABSTRACT Organic agriculture in smallholder sub-Saharan African farming areas faces a lot of challenges that are different from those experienced in other regions of the world. While local farmers use organic resources in some way, the adoption of organic agriculture as a means of commercial production is lagging. Peer-reviewed literature on organic agriculture in Zimbabwe and most of Africa is limited
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Assessment of the spatial variability of selected soil chemical properties using geostatistical analysis in the north-western highlands of Ethiopia Acta Agric. Scand. Sect. B Soil Plant Sci. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2022-11-28 Nigussie Yeneneh, Eyasu Elias, Gudina Legese Feyisa
ABSTRACT The aim of this research was to evaluate the status of selected soil chemical properties and to explore their spatial variability in various agroecosystems (AEs) of Choke Mountain, northwestern highlands of Ethiopia. A total of 74 geo-referenced composite surface (0-30 cm) soil samples were collected from representative farm lands. Soil chemical properties were analyzed following standard
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Integration of host resistance and fungicides reduced ascochyta blight pressure and minimised yield loss in field pea (Pisum sativum L.) in southern Ethiopia Acta Agric. Scand. Sect. B Soil Plant Sci. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2022-11-01 Getachew Gudero Mengesha, Habtamu Terefe, Abu Jambo Yae, Asinake Abera Arato, Merihun Gimja Betrire, Tamirat Samuel Shago, Zemenu Fentahun Bires, Biniyam Boraysho Borano, Shiferaw Mekonnen Abebe
ABSTRACT Ascochyta blight complex causes substantial yield losses and deteriorates seed quality of field pea worldwide. Field experiments were conducted to determine the effectiveness of an integrated approach consisting of host resistance and fungicides to reduce ascochyta blight progression and enhance yield performances of field pea for two seasons at Bonke and Chencha, Southern Ethiopia. Three
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Mitigating phosphorus leaching from a clay loam through structure liming Acta Agric. Scand. Sect. B Soil Plant Sci. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2022-11-01 Lisbet Norberg, Helena Aronsson
ABSTRACT Phosphorus (P) losses from clay soils can be mitigated by introducing measures for improving soil structure. These include structure liming, where a mixture of CaO or Ca(OH)2 and CaCO3 is added to the soil. In a field experiment with separately tile-drained plots on a clay loam in Sweden, we examined the effects of structure liming on leaching of total-P, phosphate P (PO4-P) and total nitrogen
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Sphagnum moss is a promising growth substrate in arctic bramble container cultivation Acta Agric. Scand. Sect. B Soil Plant Sci. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2022-11-01 Tero Tommila, Antti Kämäräinen, Harri Kokko, Pauliina Palonen
ABSTRACT Development of container cultivation methods for arctic bramble (Rubus arcticus L.) is currently underway. The aim of this study was to evaluate Sphagnum moss and two substrate mixes containing peat and coir or perlite as alternatives for a pure peat substrate in arctic bramble container cultivation, with particular interest on Sphagnum moss. The experiment was conducted in plastic high tunnel
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Exploring structural sediment connectivity via surface runoff in agricultural lands of Finland Acta Agric. Scand. Sect. B Soil Plant Sci. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2022-10-26 M. Tähtikarhu, T. Räsänen, J. Oksanen, J. Uusi-Kämppä
ABSTRACT Spatial information on the distribution of erosion areas and sediment transport pathways within agricultural landscapes is limited. Thus, we assess structural sediment connectivity via surface runoff by using a digital elevation model (2 × 2 m2) and RUSLE-based erosion estimates to compute index of connectivity (IC) and sediment delivery estimates. The variables were analyzed within and between
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Biomass contribution and nutrient recycling of organic matter management practices in tropical smallholder annual farming systems Acta Agric. Scand. Sect. B Soil Plant Sci. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2022-10-20 Deous Mary Ekyaligonza, Thaddeo Tibasiima Kahigwa, Phillipp Dietrich, Bendicto Akoraebirungi, John Patrick Kagorora, Jürgen Kurt Friedel, Andreas Melcher, Bernhard Freyer
ABSTRACT Integrating a combination of organic matter management (OMM) practices can increase soil fertility, biomass, and nutrient recycling, but evidence of this potential is limited. This study tested the impact of integrating a combination of OMM practices on soil fertility, biomass, and nutrient recycling on smallholder farms. Following a randomised complete block design, a four-season experiment
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Biological N2 fixation, C accumulation and water-use efficiency (δ13C) of chickpea grown in three different soil types: response to the addition of biochar from poultry litter and acacia Acta Agric. Scand. Sect. B Soil Plant Sci. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2022-10-05 S. G. Lusiba, S. T. Maseko, J. J. O. Odhiambo, R. Adeleke
ABSTRACT Adding biochar to soil can alter soil properties and thus affect plant growth; however, the effect of biochar on biological nitrogen fixation, carbon accumulation and water-use efficiency of chickpea in tropical soils is not fully understood. Therefore, this study assessed the efficacy of biochar derived from poultry litter (denoted as PLB) and acacia (denoted as ACB) feedstocks on biological
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Growth, yield and fruit quality of tomato Solanum lycopersicum L grown in sewage-based compost in a semi-hydroponic cultivation system Acta Agric. Scand. Sect. B Soil Plant Sci. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2022-09-27 Siv M. Aurdal, Bente Foereid, Trine Sogn, Trond Børresen, Trine Hvoslef-Eide, Siv Fagertun Remberg
ABSTRACT Purpose: Due to environmental concerns, there is a demand to reduce the use of peat as a growing medium for horticultural crops. Simultaneously, there is an interest to recycle organic waste materials in the form of compost. This study aimed to document effects on growth, yield, and fruit quality of tomato plants when cultivated in a sewage digestate-based compost in a subirrigation container
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Proper management of irrigation and nitrogen-application increases crop N-uptake efficiency and reduces nitrate leaching Acta Agric. Scand. Sect. B Soil Plant Sci. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2022-09-28 Loraine ten Damme, Shuxuan Jing, Ashley Marie Montcalm, Maisie Jepson, Mathias Neumann Andersen, Elly Møller Hansen
ABSTRACT Irrigation is, on one hand, expected to increase the risk of nitrate leaching through increased rates of percolation, but, on the other hand, enhances plant nutrient uptake and growth, thereby limiting the risk of leaching. To investigate this dichotomy, we analysed the effects of irrigation at three nitrogen (N)-application rates in spring barley (Hordeum distichum L., two experiments with
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The response to crop health and productivity of field pea (Pisum sativum L.) at different growing conditions Acta Agric. Scand. Sect. B Soil Plant Sci. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2022-09-27 Roma Semaškienė, Akvilė Jonavičienė, Kristyna Razbadauskienė, Irena Deveikytė, Aurimas Sabeckis, Skaidrė Supronienė, Lina Šarūnaitė, Žydrė Kadžiulienė
ABSTRACT With increasing the area of legumes one of the most possible risks for productivity limitation is diseases. The research on the response to diseases and productivity of field peas was carried out during 2018–2020. The six cultivars and breeding lines were grown at two different infection levels: at natural field infection and under disease control using seed treatment and foliar fungicides
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Losses of phosphorus, potassium and nitrogen from horse manure left on the ground Acta Agric. Scand. Sect. B Soil Plant Sci. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2022-09-19 Helena Aronsson, Sofia Nyström, Elsa Malmer, Linda Kumblad, Camilla Winqvist
ABSTRACT In this five-month Swedish field study, we examined losses of nutrients from horse manure over time, in order to examine how regularly manure should be cleared from paddocks in order to minimise the risk of nutrient leaching. Small heaps of manure (400 g) were placed in open cylinders outdoors and samples (five replicates) were taken on 12 occasions from December 2020 to May 2021. The samples
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Effect of different types of sweet potato (Impomea batatas) cultivars on growth performance in woven polypropylene plastic bags Acta Agric. Scand. Sect. B Soil Plant Sci. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2022-09-13 Mudalahothe Ndwamato, Maila Yvonne, Shadung Given, Tseke Pontsho
ABSTRACT The sweet potato is one of the exceptionally healthy foods that requires low inputs for production. However, in South Africa the majority of people purchase their staple food, owing to land scarcity. The woven polypropylene plastic bag (WPPB) planting technology, could be a solution for food production in limited spaces. The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of different
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Genetic diversity and population structure of sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] in Ethiopia as revealed by microsatellite markers Acta Agric. Scand. Sect. B Soil Plant Sci. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2022-09-11 Bethlehem Nemera, Mulugeta Kebede, Muluken Enyew, Tileye Feyissa
ABSTRACT Ethiopia is the center of origin of sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L.). Understanding of the genetic diversity of the species is fundamental to design appropriate conservation and management strategies. The present study addressed the genetic diversity of sorghum accessions collected from major growing regions of Ethiopia. Eighty sorghum accessions representing five populations namely Amhara, Dire
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A comparison of field assessment methods for lucerne inoculation experiments Acta Agric. Scand. Sect. B Soil Plant Sci. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2022-08-16 Lin Tang, Julien Morel, Magnus Halling, Linda Öhlund, David Parsons
ABSTRACT Effective and practical measurement methods for assessing field inoculation experiments are needed to identify inoculants that could improve lucerne establishment. In this study, assessment potential of different existing measurement methods (plant height, Dualex 4 Scientific leaf-clip meter, GreenSeeker handheld crop sensor, drone-acquired orthomosaic calculation, yield, nutrient analysis
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Biocontrol activity of Bacillus, Paenibacillus and Pseudomonas against Fusarium wilt of chickpea in Morocco Acta Agric. Scand. Sect. B Soil Plant Sci. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2022-08-03 Amine Elbouazaoui, Badreddine Sijilmassi, Ilyass Maafa, Douira Allal, Seid Ahmed
ABSTRACT Fusarium wilt caused by Fusarium oxysporum f.sp ciceris is one of the major diseases impacting chickpea productivity. Significant losses are reported by farmers due to the absence of effective wilt management options. Biological control using beneficial microorganisms in agriculture, is one of the promising alternatives and eco-friendly strategies utilised to overcome this disease. The present
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Soil tillage and agricultural crops affect greenhouse gas emissions from Cambic Calcisol in a temperate climate Acta Agric. Scand. Sect. B Soil Plant Sci. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2022-07-11 Kristine Valujeva, Jovita Pilecka-Ulcugaceva, Olga Skiste, Sindija Liepa, Ainis Lagzdins, Inga Grinfelde
ABSTRACT Conventional soil tillage creates suitable conditions for plant growth, but it is an energy and labor-intensive technology causing ecologically unfavorable changes in the soil. In order to reduce GHG emissions from agricultural soils, reduced soil tillage and different crops have been proposed. However, the impact of individual practices on GHG emissions is affected by multiple on-site variables
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Evaluation of pre-harvest desiccation strategies in red clover (Trifolium pratense L.) and white clover (Trifolium repens L.) seed crops Acta Agric. Scand. Sect. B Soil Plant Sci. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2022-07-07 Lars T. Havstad, John Ingar Øverland, Trygve S. Aamlid, Trond Gunnarstorp, Geir K. Knudsen, Jon Sæland
ABSTRACT Desiccation with diquat about one week before seed harvest has been common practise in Norwegian clover seed production. However, after withdrawal of diquat in 2020, clover seed growers no longer have desiccators available. In 2019 and 2020, six field trials in red clover and two field trials in white clover were carried out to evaluate alternative chemical products at different rates and
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Liming alkaline clay soils: effects on soil structure, nutrients, barley growth and yield Acta Agric. Scand. Sect. B Soil Plant Sci. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2022-07-04 Anita Gunnarsson, Jens Blomquist, Lars Persson, Åsa Olsson, Karin Hamnér, Kerstin Berglund
ABSTRACT Liming before cultivation of sugar beets is favourable even on alkaline soils but knowledge of response in other crops is lacking. Therefore, effects of ground limestone (GL) and structure lime (SL1 slaked lime or SL2 mix of ground limestone and slaked lime) were evaluated in southern Sweden on soil structure, growth and nutrient concentration in barley under four fertilisation strategies
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Predicting grain protein concentration in winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) based on unpiloted aerial vehicle multispectral optical remote sensing Acta Agric. Scand. Sect. B Soil Plant Sci. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2022-06-25 Sandra Wolters, Mats Söderström, Kristin Piikki, Thomas Börjesson, Carl-Göran Pettersson
ABSTRACT Prediction models for crude protein concentration (CP) in winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) based on multispectral reflectance data from field trials in 2019 and 2020 in southern Sweden were developed and evaluated for independent trial sites. Reflectance data were collected using an unpiloted aerial vehicle (UAV)-borne camera with nine spectral bands having similar specification to nine
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Can co-application of silicate rock powder and humic-like acids increase nutrient uptake and plant growth in weathered tropical soil? Acta Agric. Scand. Sect. B Soil Plant Sci. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2022-05-31 Jader Galba Busato, Luiz Fernando dos Santos, Alessandra Monteiro de Paula, Fernando Fabriz Sodré, Aline Lima de Oliveira, Leonardo Barros Dobbss, Éder de Souza Martins, Keiji Jindo
ABSTRACT Silicate rock powder (SRP) restores the fertility of weathered soils. However, its slow nutrient release is a disadvantage for short-duration crops. Humic-like acids (HLAs) are plant biostimulants that enhance root development and nutrient uptake. This work evaluates the effects of the co-application of HLA extracted from a vermicompost and SRP on the nutrient uptake and growth of maize cultivated
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Trichoderma virens mitigates the root-knot disease progression in the chickpea plant Acta Agric. Scand. Sect. B Soil Plant Sci. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2022-05-29 Amir Khan, Manar Fawzi Bani Mfarrej, Hera Nadeem, Lukman Ahamad, Mohamed Hashem, Saad Alamri, Rishil Gupta, Faheem Ahmad
ABSTRACT This study was planned to investigate the efficacy of various concentrations of Trichoderma virens against Meloidogyne incognita in vitro. The five concentrations viz., S, S/2, S/ 10, S/25, S/50 were prepared and planned for in vitro study to test the potential of T. virens against hatching and mortality of second-staged juveniles of M. incognita. It was observed a reduction in second-staged
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Drought tolerance screening of rice genotypes in mid-hills of Nepal using various drought indices Acta Agric. Scand. Sect. B Soil Plant Sci. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2022-05-22 Bishnu Prasad Kandel, Laxmi Prasad Joshi, Subarna Sharma, Prabha Adhikari, Barsha Koirala, Kumar Shrestha
ABSTRACT Drought is a major abiotic factor causing rice yield loss in rainfed and drought-prone areas, so screening of the cultivars for drought tolerance is crucial. Our study screens 10 commercial rice cultivars grown in the mid-hills of Nepal and four pipeline genotypes. Our objective is to identify the superior drought-tolerant cultivar and suitable indices for screening. The 14 rice genotypes
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Mineral composition and its relations to readily available element concentrations in cultivated soils of Finland Acta Agric. Scand. Sect. B Soil Plant Sci. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2022-05-22 Riikka Keskinen, Stephen Hillier, Eero Liski, Visa Nuutinen, Mercy Nyambura, Mia Tiljander
ABSTRACT Mineral composition is a fundamental feature that affects the properties and functions of soil through physical, chemical and biological interactions. However, comprehensive knowledge on the mineralogy of agricultural topsoils of Finland has been lacking. In this study, the mineral composition of 120 soil samples included in the national monitoring of agricultural soils of Finland was determined
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Mycorrhizal species selectivity of sweet sorghum genotypes and their effect on nutrients uptake Acta Agric. Scand. Sect. B Soil Plant Sci. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2022-05-16 Ibrahim Ortas, Gizem Bilgili
ABSTRACT This study aimed to find the effects of several mycorrhiza species on agronomic characteristics and nutrient uptake of various sweet sorghum genotypes under the semi-arid Mediterranean soil conditions. Four sweet sorghum genotypes were inoculated with three mycorrhiza species under greenhouse conditions. The plants were evaluated for growth parameters such as shoot height, root length, root
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Innovative optical method for sensing the nutritional stress in hydroponically cultivated plants Acta Agric. Scand. Sect. B Soil Plant Sci. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2022-05-10 Katarina M. Miletic, Danijela M. Djunisijevic-Bojovic, Becko V. Kasalica, Marijana Milutinovic, Marija M. Petkovic-Benazzouz, Slobodan D. Milanovic, Ivan D. Belca, Mirjana Z. Sarvan, Dejan A. Jeremic
ABSTRACT Well-balanced nutrition is important for the successful cultivation of healthy plants. In this paper, we demonstrate a nondestructive optical method that can sense a deficiency of certain nutrients. The setup was tested on hydroponically grown Ocimum basilicum. The plants were subjected to nutrient deficiency by the exclusion of one of the essential elements (Fe, Mg, P, N) from the hydroponic
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Influence of genotype and environment on grain yield among cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp) genotypes under dry land farming system Acta Agric. Scand. Sect. B Soil Plant Sci. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2022-05-10 Mbali Thembi Gumede, Abe Shegro Gerrano, Albert Thembinkosi Modi, Zamalotshwa Thungo
ABSTRACT The identification of high-yielding and stable genotypes for cultivation across differential production regions is among the key breeding objectives in cowpea improvement programs. This study was aimed to determine genotype-by-environment interaction (GEI) for grain yield to select high-yielding and stable cowpea genotypes for production in South Africa and identical agro-ecologies, and for
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Reduced nitrogen proportion during the vegetative growth stage improved fruit yield and nitrogen uptake of cherry tomato plants under sufficient soil water regime Acta Agric. Scand. Sect. B Soil Plant Sci. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2022-04-22 Elio Enrique Trujillo Marín, Chao Wang, Ashutus Singha, Elke Bloem, Peiman Zandi, Beata Barabasz-Krasny, Aminu Darma, Yaosheng Wang
ABSTRACT Under the current context of reducing chemical N input in agriculture, it is important to investigate better N allocation to different growth stages of crops. The plants were subjected to sufficient and reduced soil water regimes in interaction with two N application proportions applied at the vegetative and reproductive growth stages of tomato plants, respectively. In terms of the soil water
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Distribution of common bacterial blight and anthracnose diseases and factors influencing epidemic development in major common bean growing areas in Ethiopia Acta Agric. Scand. Sect. B Soil Plant Sci. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2022-04-20 Fekede Girma, Chemeda Fininsa, Habtamu Terefe, Berhanu Amsalu
ABSTRACT Common bean is an important legume consumed as a source of food and used as a cash crop worldwide. However, its production and productivity are mainly constrained by bacterial and fungal diseases. A field survey was conducted to determine the prevalence, incidence, severity and association of factors influencing common bacterial blight (CBB) and anthracnose epidemics in major bean growing
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Clean weeding showed positive effects on earthworm communities following six years of minimum tillage in a maize field in northern Zimbabwe Acta Agric. Scand. Sect. B Soil Plant Sci. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2022-03-22 Nilton Mashavakure, Bliss Gutukunhuwa, Arnold B. Mashingaidze, Edson Gandiwa
ABSTRACT Earthworms are a major component of soil fauna communities with positive effects on soil chemical, biological and physical processes. A study was carried out to investigate the medium-term effects of cultural practices on earthworm communities in an agricultural field. Data were collected in the 2018/2019 cropping season from a six-year-old experiment with tillage system, fertiliser application
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Soil carbon under arable and mixed dairy cropping in a long-term trial in SE Norway Acta Agric. Scand. Sect. B Soil Plant Sci. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2022-03-10 Hugh Riley, Trond Maukon Henriksen, Torfinn Torp, Audun Korsaeth
ABSTRACT Soil organic carbon (SOC) was studied at 0–45 cm depth after 28 years of cropping with arable and mixed dairy rotations on a soil with an initial SOC level of 2.6% at 0–30 cm. Measurements included both carbon concentration (SOC%) and soil bulk density (BD). Gross C input was calculated from yields. Averaged over all systems, topsoil SOC% declined significantly (−0.20% at 0–15 cm, p = 0.04