Crop production and nitrogen use in European cropland and grassland 1961–2019

R Einarsson, A Sanz-Cobena, E Aguilera, G Billen… - Scientific Data, 2021 - nature.com
This paper presents EuropeAgriDB v1. 0, a dataset of crop production and nitrogen (N) flows
in European cropland 1961–2019. The dataset covers 26 present-day countries, detailing …

[HTML][HTML] The Application of a Foliar Spray Containing Methylobacterium symbioticum Had a Limited Effect on Crop Yield and Nitrogen Recovery in Field and Pot …

MÂ Rodrigues, CM Correia, M Arrobas - Plants, 2024 - mdpi.com
In this study, the effectiveness of an inoculant containing a nitrogen (N)-fixing microorganism
(Methylobacterium symbioticum) was evaluated on maize (Zea mays L.) grown both in the …

The influence of organic and mineral fertilizers on the quality of soil organic matter and glomalin content

J Balík, M Kulhánek, J Černý, O Sedlář, P Suran… - Agronomy, 2022 - mdpi.com
The influence of different fertilizers (mineral/organic) on the quantity and quality of soil
organic matter was monitored in long-term stationary experiments (27 years) with silage …

Subnational nutrient budgets to monitor environmental risks in EU agriculture: calculating phosphorus budgets for 243 EU28 regions using public data

R Einarsson, D Pitulia, C Cederberg - Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems, 2020 - Springer
This paper presents a method to estimate soil surface phosphorus (P) budgets for 243
subnational regions in EU28. This is about the maximum spatial resolution that can be …

[HTML][HTML] The use of broccoli agro-industrial waste in dairy cattle diet for environmental mitigation

S Quintero-Herrera, AM García-León… - Cleaner Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Livestock feed production for the intensive dairy industry has a significant environmental
impact. This study evaluated the potential to reduce the environmental impacts of milk …

Soil organic matter degradation in long-term maize cultivation and insufficient organic fertilization

J Balík, M Kulhánek, J Černý, O Sedlář, P Suran - Plants, 2020 - mdpi.com
Soil organic matter carbon (CSOM) compounds degradation was observed in long-term field
experiments with silage maize monoculture. Over a period of 26 years, the content of carbon …

Effects of replacing Brachiaria hay with either Desmodium intortum or dairy concentrate on animal performance and enteric methane emissions of low-yielding dairy …

D Korir, R Eckard, J Goopy, C Arndt… - Frontiers in Animal …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
In Africa, cattle are often fed low quality tropical roughages resulting in low-yielding animals
with high methane (CH4) emission intensity (EI, g CH4/per unit of product). Supplementation …

A nature-based approach for managing the invasive weed species Gutenbergia cordifolia for sustainable rangeland management

IB Ngondya, LK Munishi, AC Treydte, PA Ndakidemi - SpringerPlus, 2016 - Springer
Background The invasive weed species Gutenbergia cordifolia has been observed to
suppress native plants and to dominate more than half of the entire crater floor (250 km 2) in …

Demonstrative effects of crude extracts of Desmodium spp. to fight against the invasive weed species Tagetes minuta

IB Ngondya, L Munishi, AC Treydte, PA Ndakidemi - Acta Ecologica Sinica, 2016 - Elsevier
Threats on native flora and fauna by invasive plant species represent one of the main
conservation and management challenges in rangelands. Methods that are both effective …

Effect of Mycotoxins in Silage on Biogas Production

A Kintl, T Vítěz, I Huňady, J Sobotková… - Bioengineering, 2023 - mdpi.com
Mycotoxins can pose a threat to biogas production as they can contaminate the feedstock
used in biogas production, such as agricultural crops and other organic materials. This …