Agriculture faces many challenges. In both public discourse and the scientific literature
debates about the future are increasing framed in terms of 'alternative'versus 'conventional' …

Agricultural systems in the EU have become more vulnerable and less sustainable due to an
overreliance on herbicides and the tremendous increase in herbicide-resistant weeds. The …

The aim of global carbon (C) neutrality brings soils and their potential for C storage into the
spotlight. Improved agricultural management techniques such as minimum or no-tillage are …

Drought is a natural phenomenon posing severe implications for soil, groundwater and
agricultural yield. It has been recognized as one of the most pervasive global change drivers …

The United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 6 aims for clean water and sanitation for
all by 2030, through eight subgoals dealing with four themes:(i) water quantity and …

Reducing soil erosion (SE) is crucial for achieving harmony between human society and the
ecological environment. The cultivated land fragmentation (CLF), directly or indirectly, alters …

Multiple sources of microplastics (MPs) in farmland could result in the changing of microbial
community and the plant growth. Most studies of MPs in agricultural system have focused on …

Reduced tillage intensity is known to increase soil organic carbon (SOC) in the topsoil, but
can also lead to increased microbially derived nitrous oxide (N 2 O) emissions. Although the …

The issue of antibiotic resistance is now recognized by the World Health Organisation
(WHO) as one of the major problems in human health. Although its effects are evident in the …

A growing world population means more food that needs to be provided. This in turn forces
agriculture to increase production and thereby emit more greenhouse gases (GHG). This …