Global Potential and Trade‐Offs of Conservation Tillage for Crop Productivity and Ecosystem Services This global assessment demonstrates that conservation tillage effectively balances agricultural productivity with environmental sustainability. The findings reveal that minimizing soil disturbance in...

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Global Potential and Trade-Offs of Conservation Tillage for Crop Productivity and Ecosystem Services

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#agriculture #fertiliser #soilhealth #sustainability #foodsecurity #india #policy #ruraldevelopment #organicfarming #uinewz | UI NEWZ Agriculture & Rural Development Insights 𝗙𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆: 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗳𝘁 𝗧𝗼𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗔𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗡𝘂𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 India’s heavy dependence on imported fertilisers is emerging as a critical vulnerability, especially amid ongoing geopolitical di...

India’s heavy dependence on imported #fertilisers is emerging as a critical vulnerability, especially amid ongoing geopolitical disruptions in #WestAsia and tightening global trade conditions.

#agriculture #naturalfarming #organicfertilizers

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1/2 prices than developing countries

Nitrogen #fertilisers (such as urea or ammonium nitrate) are produced from #natural #gas using extremely high levels of energy.
Due to massive price rises and supply cuts for natural gas (exacerbated by the current conflict in the Middle East), many fertiliser

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Optimizing agricultural intensification & cropping structures in China to reduce #nitrogen surplus
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How Americans Are Feeling the Economic Effects of the War With Iran

How Americans Are Feeling the Economic Effects of the War With Iran

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#inflation #trade #oil #supplychain #food #fertilisers #dollar #interestrates

Trump’s War on Iran Could Screw Over US Farmers The Middle East supplies a huge amount of the world’s fertilizer. Conflict in the region has sent prices soaring ahead of the critical spring planting season.

It’s not just oil prices that are impacted by the current crisis in the middle east. Fertiliser prices are already rising steeply.
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CBAM and fertiliser inflation in 2026: the facts behind the numbers New Sandbag analysis shows CBAM is unlikely to drive fertiliser price inflation in 2026. Urea prices are more likely set by EU ETS costs and marginal suppliers.

📢Good news for CBAM!

The EU Commission ruled out suspending the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism #CBAM for #fertilisers.

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Organic amendments reshaped chemical composition of #soil organic matter: A meta-analysis

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EU rejects CBAM suspension for fertilisers, keeping carbon pricing in place to protect #cleanhydrogen-based investment. Temporary duty relief on #ammonia & urea to support farmers.

#HydrogenNews #Fertilisers #EUClimatePolicy #EnergyTransition #Decarbonisation

#Plastic waste is a huge concern, especially as it breaks down into #microplastics. 🔬

These are being found throughout our soils, rivers, oceans and in the air we breathe. 🏞

Sources include #litter, #fly-tipping, agricultural #fertilisers, and erosion at coastal #landfill sites. 🌊

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Biochar increases crop yield in salt-affected soils: A #metaanalysis
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Framework to identify and optimize the dominant factors that limit cropland productivity
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Webinar Broadbalk Long-term Rotational Experiment at 183 Years. 2 photos of 2 white men smiling at the camera with a neutral background. Text underneath: Jon Storkey and Andy Gregory, Rothamsted Research.

This Friday’s lunchtime #webinar will feature Andy Gregory & Jon Storkey from @rothamsted.bsky.social talking about the Broadbalk experiment #LTE that began in 1843.

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Webinar Broadbalk Long-term Rotational Experiment at 183 Years. 2 photos of 2 white men smiling at the camera with a neutral background. Text underneath: Jon Storkey and Andy Gregory, Rothamsted Research.

Don’t miss our lunchtime #webinar next Friday when Andy Gregory & Jon Storkey from @rothamsted.bsky.social will be speaking about Broadbalk- the rotational #LTE at 183 years.

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Subsoiling with #straw return optimizes the maize #root system and #water productivity

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Webinar Broadbalk Long-term Rotational Experiment at 183 Years. 2 photos of 2 white men smiling at the camera with a neutral background. Text underneath: Jon Storkey and Andy Gregory, Rothamsted Research.

Will you attend our lunch time #webinar this month?

Andy Gregory & Jon Storkey from @rothamsted.bsky.social will be talking about the Broadbalk experiment #LTE that began in 1843.

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Egypt's plastic exports surge, driving higher logistics throughput The chemicals and fertilisers sector is a key pillar in Egypt’s plan to raise total exports to $145 billion in the coming years

The chemicals and fertilisers sector is a key pillar in Egypt’s plan to raise total exports to $145 billion in the coming years

#Egypt #Chemicals #Fertilisers #Plastics #EGYPlastexhibitions #plasticssector

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Particulate & mineral-associated organic matter in #cropland #soils: #Metaanalysis

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Webinar Broadbalk Long-term Rotational Experiment at 183 Years. 2 photos of 2 white men smiling at the camera with a neutral background. Text underneath: Jon Storkey and Andy Gregory, Rothamsted Research.

Our next #webinar will feature Andy Gregory & Jon Storkey from @rothamsted.bsky.social talking about the Broadbalk experiment #LTE that began in 1843.

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Multivariate analysis of the effect of foliar fertilisers on phytochemical and fruit traits of pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) fruit is highly valued for its rich phytochemical composition. The present study aims to evaluate the effects of different foliar fertiliser applications on the physicochemical characteristics, nutrient composition, phytochemical content, antioxidant capacity, and sensory attributes of the ‘Pınarbaşı’ pomegranate cultivar

Multivariate analysis of the effect of #foliar #fertilisers on phytochemical and #fruit traits of #pomegranate (#Punica granatum).
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Lithuania: Presidential adviser urges “de-escalation” with Belarus Lithuania should “slightly de-escalate” tensions with Belarus, Deividas Matulionis, national security adviser to Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda, stated, LRT reported. Earlier…

#Lithuania should de-escalate tensions with #Belarus, presidential adviser Deividas Matulionis stated. Earlier, Belarus freed political prisoners in exchange for the US lifting #sanctions on Belarusian #fertilisers. Also, Belarus pledged to stop smuggler balloons flying into Lithuania.

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Conservation #agriculture raises #crop #nitrogen acquisition by plant-microbe synergy under #climate warming
doi.org/10.1038/s414...

Great work let by Jing Tian

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New genomic techniques: Council and Parliament strike deal to boost the competitiveness and sustainability of our food systems Council and Parliament reach provisional deal on a set of rules for new genomic techniques, aiming to improve the competitiveness of European agriculture and support the sustainability of our food sys...

New genomic techniques can help develop better crop varieties faster & with specific features (e.g. greater resilience to #climatechange, lower use of #fertilisers & #pesticides), and in a way that can also occur in nature… (1/2) www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/pre...

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Key role of microbial necromass and iron minerals for micronutrients and biological nitrogen fixation in #soil
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Nutrient imbalance raises #soil #antibiotic accumulation and bacterial antibiotic resistance
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Meta-analysis shows that planting nitrogen-fixing species increases soil organic carbon stock - Nature Ecology & Evolution This meta-analysis finds that planting nitrogen-fixing species increases soil carbon compared with non-nitrogen-fixing species. Using nitrogen-fixing species for forestation, agriculture and land rege...

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Nitrogen-fixing species increases #soil organic #carbon stock: Meta-analysis
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Green Manures: Improve your Soil Health upthegardencompany.co.uk

Green manures might sound like an old-fashioned gardening technique, but they’re making a comeback for good reason. upthegardencompany.co.uk/green-manure...

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Hotspots of enzyme activities reflect micro-scale heterogeneity in nutrient mobilization in paddy soils - Plant and Soil Background and aims While intensive fertilization has wide-ranging impact on microbial communities, its effects on microbial recolonization of soil niches and associated enzyme activities as well as hotspots distribution remain underexplored. Methods Using soil zymography and high-throughput sequencing, we investigated the hotspots and activities of C-, N- and P-acquiring hydrolases, as well as bacterial community dynamics across hotspots, coldspots, and root endosphere within rice rhizosphere in sterilized and non-sterilized soils following NPK fertilization. Results Bacterial community reassembly after sterilization was primarily governed by compartment niches rather than by fertilization, although fertilization accelerated bacterial recovery by increasing diversity and network complexity. Specifically, the dominant taxa and major contributor of genes encoding hydrolases in the rhizosphere of non-sterilized soil shifted from Actinomycetota (K-strategists) to Pseudomonadota and Bacillota (r-strategists). In contrast, root endosphere communities had greater resilience during recolonization and likely supported rice growth by expanding enzyme hotspots area. Higher enzyme activities in hotspots, compared to coldspots, correlated strongly with increased bacterial network complexity, and less with differences in diversity and overall community composition. Fertilization triggered a trade-off between enzyme activities and hotspots area, with increased activities for β-glucosidase and leucine aminopeptidase but reduced hotspots area, whereas acid phosphatase had the opposite trend. Conclusion The trade-offs between enzyme activities and hotspots area highlight the micro-scale spatial heterogeneity in nutrient mobilization in paddy soils, suggesting adaptive strategies that plants and microorganisms use to regulate nutrient investment. These findings provide valuable insights for optimizing fertilization management to accelerate microbial processes and enzyme-mediated nutrient cycling. Graphical Abstract

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Hotspots of #enzyme activities reflect micro-scale heterogeneity in #nutrient mobilization in #paddy soils
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Toward Climate‐Smart Rice Systems: Moving Beyond Cultivar Improvement Rice is one of the world’s most important staple crops and a major source of agricultural methane emissions. Breeding strategies such as photosynthate allocation modification and biomass enhancement ...

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Climate-Smart #Rice Systems: Moving Beyond Cultivar Improvement🌾

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We argue that low-carbon & high-yield rice systems requires an integrated strategy.

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Bacterial necromass decomposition and #priming effects in #soils depend on #fertilization
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