Policy Articles

2022.10.24
ABSTRACT Climate change that results in severe drought events may accelerate soil degradation and intensify the spread of plant diseases and insect pests internationally. Legal disputes concerning the use of Roundup, a widely used herbicide to eliminate weeds produced by Monsanto, have been...
Country: Taiwan Topic: Climate change
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2022.10.19
ABSTRACT The Soil carbon 4 permille was launched to increase global soil organic matter stocks as a compensation for emission of greenhouse gases by anthropogenic sources. Specifically, soil organic carbon was treated as important due to soil productivity and soil health as well as carbon...
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2022.10.18
ABSTRACT Acid sulfate, Beach Ridges Interspersed with Swales (BRIS), tin-tailings, peat and steep land soils are problematic soils with severe limitations for crop cultivation in Malaysia. Agronomic challenges, particularly low cation exchange capacity (CEC), high acidity, intensely leached, low...
Country: Malaysia Topic: Agriculture
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2022.10.18
ABSTRACT Nanotechnology has been explored for its potential in enhancing agricultural productivity and ensuring environmental sustainability. Nanofertilizers containing the macronutrients N, P and K were formulated, characterized and their production and application on selected agricultural...
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2022.10.14
ABSTRACT The traditional farming system managed to preserve the soil health and remained resilient for crop production. Introduction of modern agriculture practice, the Green Revolution in  1970s had increased the farm productivity and managed to reduce famine in Asia. Unfortunately,...
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