Role of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in regulating growth, enhancing productivity, and potentially influencing ecosystems under abiotic and biotic stresses

A Wahab, M Muhammad, A Munir, G Abdi, W Zaman… - Plants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) form symbiotic relationships with the roots of nearly all
land-dwelling plants, increasing growth and productivity, especially during abiotic stress …

Demystifying ecological connectivity for actionable spatial conservation planning

M Beger, A Metaxas, AC Balbar, JA McGowan… - Trends in ecology & …, 2022 - cell.com
Connectivity underpins the persistence of life; it needs to inform biodiversity conservation
decisions. Yet, when prioritising conservation areas and develo** actions, connectivity is …

Landscape management strategies for multifunctionality and social equity

M Neyret, S Peter, G Le Provost, S Boch… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Increasing pressure on land resources necessitates landscape management strategies that
simultaneously deliver multiple benefits to numerous stakeholder groups with competing …

Modeling farmers' adoption of low-carbon agricultural technology in Jianghan Plain, China: An examination of the theory of planned behavior

X Yang, X Zhou, X Deng - Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 2022 - Elsevier
Low-carbon agricultural technology (LCAT) has a fundamental role for China to reach the
carbon emissions peak in 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality in 2060. Using data obtained …

International food trade contributes to dietary risks and mortality at global, regional and national levels

M Springmann, H Kennard, C Dalin, F Freund - Nature Food, 2023 - nature.com
Food trade is generally perceived to increase the availability and diversity of foods available
to consumers, but there is little empirical evidence on its implications for human health. Here …

Smaller human populations are neither a necessary nor sufficient condition for biodiversity conservation

AC Hughes, K Tougeron, DA Martin, F Menga… - Biological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Human population (often treated as overpopulation) has long been blamed as the main
cause of biodiversity loss. Whilst this simplistic explanation may seem convenient …

Dietary change and global sustainable development goals

C Chen, A Chaudhary, A Mathys - Frontiers in Sustainable Food …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Food production for human consumption is a leading cause of environmental damage in the
world and yet over two billion people suffer from malnutrition. Several studies have …

Enhancing sustainability through microalgae cultivation in urban wastewater for biostimulant production and nutrient recovery

A Álvarez-González, EG de Morais… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microalgae can produce biostimulants in form of phytohormones, which are compounds that,
even if applied in low concentrations, can have stimulant effects on plants growth and can …

Profitable and environmentally responsible recycling of fibers and reactive dyes from afterlife cotton textiles via controlled dye hydrolysis, fiber swelling and dissolution

B Mu, X Yu, Y Shao, L McBride, H Hidalgo… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
We have developed sustainable cotton recycling to provide high-quality cellulose fibers as
well as dyes. Because of the lack of simple, non-destructive, and environmentally …

[HTML][HTML] Regional self-sufficiency: A multi-dimensional analysis relating agricultural production and consumption in the European Union

L Kaufmann, A Mayer, S Matej, G Kalt, C Lauk… - Sustainable Production …, 2022 - Elsevier
Short food supply chains and circularity are discussed as key factors for a sustainable food
system. Although self-sufficiency ratios (SSR) are often used to characterize agri-food …