Can a Change in Agriculture Management Practice Improve Soil Physical Properties

Abu-hashim, Mohamed; Lilienthal, Holger; Schnug, Ewald; Lasaponara, Rosa; Mohamed, Elsayed Said

doi:10.3390/su15043573

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“…Ensuring sufficient nitrogen and phosphorus is crucial, added in limited quantities through feed to prevent pollution [141][142][143]. Intensive culture in rice fields is necessary to meet the required fertilizer levels.…”

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Exploring the Integration of Rice and Aquatic Species: Insights from Global and National Experiences

Ibrahim,

Shaghaleh,

Abu-Hashim

et al. 2023

Water

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The objective of this article is to review the historical development of rice–aquatic species (RASp) integration and analyze the factors that affect its performance. Compared to rice monoculture, the integration of the rice–aquatic species system has a more significant impact on farm production, income, land (L), water use efficiency (WUE), net revenue, and labor use efficiency (LBUE) reduction. Although concurrent and alternate cultivations of rice–aquatic species increase unit water efficiency, concurrent cultivation requires 26% more water than monoculture. Furthermore, RASp farming promotes environmentally-friendly rice cultivation by reducing the use of pesticides (insecticides and herbicides), decreasing CH4 emissions by approximately 14.8–22.1%, and enhancing water quality. These findings suggest that fish integration in rice fields could be integrated into extensive aquaculture. Finally, global cooperation is necessary to transfer knowledge about this technology, particularly from China, and more research is needed to evaluate the effects of rice–aquatic species integration in the context of climate change and practical water use efficiency. Additionally, a robust development program at the national and global levels, with regulatory and non-administrative bodies’ guidance and strategy, is needed to embrace the expansion of the rice–aquatic species practice.

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Exploring the Integration of Rice and Aquatic Species: Insights from Global and National Experiences

Ibrahim,

Shaghaleh,

Abu-Hashim

et al. 2023

Water

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“…Numerous studies conducted in Egypt have concentrated on monitoring the land cover in different areas along the Nile Valley and its Delta, which represents approximately 95% of the Egyptian population [6,7]. Between 1998 and 2014, the urban area in the region between Rashid and Damietta expanded by approximately 35,900 ha, with the highest urbanization rate observed between 2011 and 2013 [8,9]. Urban sprawl poses a significant threat to the productive agricultural lands of the Nile Delta, as observed in the Qalyubia Governorate, where the land area decreased from 683.2 km 2 to 618.5 km 2 during the period of 1992-2009 [10].…”

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Impacts of Human Activities on Urban Sprawl and Land Surface Temperature in Rural Areas, a Case Study of El-Reyad District, Kafrelsheikh Governorate, Egypt

Mostafa,

Magd,

Abo Khashaba

et al. 2023

Sustainability

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Anthropogenic activities affect the surrounding environment dynamically in different ways. In the arid and hyper arid, agriculture is concentrated in rural communities, which are cooling surfaces that help mitigate surface temperature increases. Recently, rural communities are suffering from increasing urban sprawl. The current work focuses on evaluating the changes in land cover and their impacts on land surface temperature (LST) during (1988–2022) and predicting the changes until 2056 in El-Reyad District, Kafrelsheikh Governorate, Egypt. For achieving this purpose, Landsat images (TM, ETM+, and OLI) were used. The support vector machine (SVM) was applied using Google Earth Engine (GEE) to monitor changes in land use/cover and LST. The prediction of land use until 2056 was achieved using the CA-Markov simulation model. The results showed six land cover classes: agricultural lands, bare lands, urban areas, natural vegetation, Lake Burullus, and fish farms. The results showed the effects of human activity on the conversion of agricultural land to other activities, as agricultural lands have decreased by about 3950.8 acres, while urban areas have expanded by 6283.2 acres, from 1988 to 2022. Fish farms have increased from 3855.6 to 17,612 acres from 1988 to 2022. While the area of bare land decreased from 28.3% to 0.7% of the total area, it was converted to urban, agricultural, and fish farms. The spatiotemporal change in land cover affected the balance of LST in the study area, although the average temperature increased from 32.4 ± 0.5 to 33.6 ± 0.2 °C. In addition, it is expected to reach 36 ± 0.5 °C in 2056, and there are some areas with decreased LST where it is converted from bare areas into fish farms and agricultural uses. The prediction results show that the agricultural area will decrease by −11.38%, the urban area will increase by 4.6%, and the fish farms area will increase by 6.1%. Thus, preserving green spaces and reducing urban sprawl in rural communities are very important objectives.

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Effects of Land Use on Soil Physical-Hydric Attributes in Two Watersheds in the Southern Amazon, Brazil

Moratelli,

Alves,

Borella

et al. 2023

Soil Systems

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Changes in land use can cause degradation of soil physical quality with negative effects on the environment and agricultural production. The effects of different land uses on soil physical-hydric attributes were studied in the Renato River and Caiabi River watersheds in the southern Brazilian Amazon. Three conditions of land use were evaluated: native forest, crops, and pasture in the headwater, middle, and mouth of each watershed. Particle size, particle density, bulk density, total porosity, macroporosity, microporosity, water contents at field capacity and permanent wilting point, and available water capacity in soil were evaluated in three soil layers down to 0.4 m. Data collected were subjected to the Kruskal–Wallis nonparametric test and Pearson’s correlations. Multivariate analyses were also performed using the principal component method. In the Renato watershed, in comparison with native forest, conventional management of pasture and crops caused soil physical degradation, increasing soil density in the surface layer and reducing macroporosity and total porosity. In the Caiabi watershed, converting native forest areas into pasture and crops altered water quality, influencing the water dynamics in the soil, by reducing soil water conductivity. Soil attributes varied by watershed, with texture variations between the headwater and mouth, indicating that changes in soil properties result from both management and the granulometric composition of the soil in different regions of the same watershed. Adoption of crop and pasture conservation practices can improve soil physical attributes in regions bordering agricultural areas in the southern Amazon.

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Can a Change in Agriculture Management Practice Improve Soil Physical Properties

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Exploring the Integration of Rice and Aquatic Species: Insights from Global and National Experiences

Exploring the Integration of Rice and Aquatic Species: Insights from Global and National Experiences

Impacts of Human Activities on Urban Sprawl and Land Surface Temperature in Rural Areas, a Case Study of El-Reyad District, Kafrelsheikh Governorate, Egypt

Effects of Land Use on Soil Physical-Hydric Attributes in Two Watersheds in the Southern Amazon, Brazil

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