Abstract Changes in climate patterns are dramatically influencing some agricultural areas.
Arid, semi‐arid and coastal agricultural areas are especially vulnerable to climate change …

The purpose of this paper is to review the development and the state of the art in desiccation
cracking characterization methods and review the desiccation cracking behaviors of soils …

Climate change has introduced significant challenges that can affect multiple sectors,
including the agricultural one. In particular, according to the Food and Agriculture …

Precision farming enables agricultural management decisions to be tailored spatially and
temporally. Site-specific sensing, sampling, and managing allow farmers to treat a field as a …

The soil contaminated by inorganic contaminants including heavy metals, radioactive
elements and salts has been posing risks for human health and ecological environment …

Soil moisture is widely recognized as a key parameter in the mass and energy balance
between the land surface and the atmosphere and, hence, the potential societal benefits of …

A great portion of Earth's freshwater and land resources are salt-affected and thus have
restricted use or may become unsuitable for most human activities. Some of the recent …

Global climate change imposes increasing impacts on our environments and crop
production. To decipher environmental impacts on crop plants, the concept “enviroty**” is …

The application of digital technologies in agriculture can improve traditional practices to
adapt to climate change, reduce Greenhouse Gases (GHG) emissions, and promote a …

Improved soil properties are commonly reported benefits of adding biochar to agriculture
soils. To investigate the range of biochar's effects on soil chemical properties (eg, soil pH …