Vol. 1, No. 2 (2021)
Table of Contents
Assessment of Regulated Deficit Irrigation for Improving Water Productivity in Gossypium hirsutum L.
Dr. Mustafa Kemal Arslan
Abstract: Background: The reduction in freshwater supply, the increasing need for irrigation in agriculture, and the unpredictable amount of rainfall combine in jeopardizing the sustainability of irrigated cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) cultivation in dry agricultural conditions. Regulated defi...
Influence of Alternate Furrow Irrigation on Yield and Water Use Efficiency of Helianthus annuus L.
Emily Grace Thompson, Christopher Allen Brooks
Abstract: Background: Sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) is an essential oilseed crop worldwide; however, traditional furrow irrigation is water-consuming and less feasible in light of increasing water scarcity in dry and semi-dry land areas. Objective: The impact of alternate furrow irrigation ...
Evaluation of Soil Water Retention Characteristics under Mulch-Based Conservation Practices
Neha Rani Singh, Sandeep Raj Mishra
Abstract: Background: The ability of soil to retain water significantly impacts crop yields in irrigated and rain-fed agriculture which are becoming more vulnerable to climate variability. Mulch practices are considered low-cost means for minimizing soil water loss, but there is little informat...
Optimization of Fertigation Scheduling for Improving Nutrient Recovery in Cucumis sativus L.
Michael Andrew Johnson, Emily Grace Thompson
Abstract: Background: Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) is known as a very valuable vegetable starting from its cultural point of view, where farming should be practiced in controlled environments and conditions of open fields in accordance with the specific schedules of watering and fertilizing th...
Optimization of Fertigation Scheduling for Improving Nutrient Recovery in Cucumis sativus L.
Amelia Grace Carter, Benjamin Michael Harrison
Abstract: Background: Continuous cereal cultivation in maize–wheat systems, coupled with the widespread practice of residue burning, has accelerated the depletion of soil organic carbon (SOC) and micronutrient reserves across intensively cropped regions, threatening long-term productivity...
Influence of Integrated Biofertilizer Application on Nutrient Cycling in Vegetable-Based Cropping Systems
Oliver James Elanor, Eleanor Grace Whitmore, Henry William Foster
Abstract: Background: Vegetable-based growing methods require high nutrition, but long use of chemical fertilizers has impacted negatively on soil microbe diversity and efficiency of nutrient cycling. Integrated biofertilizers can be the biologically oriented solution, using microbe inoculants ...
Comparative Assessment of Legume-Based Crop Rotations for Soil Health Improvement
Lukas Matthias Hoffmann
Abstract: Background: Monoculture of cereal crops has made the decline in soil organic matter content, nutrient reserves, and microbial function among agro-ecosystems faster, thus threatening the agricultural productivity base of sustainable agriculture in the long run. As biological nitrogen f...
Physiological Adaptation of Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench under Progressive Water Deficit
Olivia Marie Campbell, Ethan Joseph Thompson
Abstract: Background: Sorghum bicolor is one of the drought-resistant cereals. It contributes to food and feed security in semi-arid areas but the detrimental impacts of climate change and the consecutive changes in drought characteristics led to declines in productivity. Objective: This...
Biochemical Responses of Brassica rapa L. to High Temperature Stress
Liam Patrick Mitchell, Mia Charlotte Wilson, Jack Harrison Anderson
Abstract: Background: Global warming is increasingly endangering the survival of Brassica rapa L., a vegetable with nutritious leaves through disturbances in photosynthesis, cellular membrane integrity, and cellular redox balance. Aim: It has been aimed in the present study to assess the bioch...
Osmoprotectant Accumulation and Membrane Stability in Lens culinaris Medik. under Moisture Stress
Haruto Kenji Takahashi, Yuna Mei Nakamura
Abstract: Background: Lentil (Lens culinaris Medik.) is an important leguminous crop cultivated in the rain-fed agriculture systems where yield stabilization is hindered by moisture scarcity. Objective: The purpose of this work was to measure osmoprotectant accumulation and their role in enhan...