Drivers for the behavioural receptiveness and non-receptiveness of farmers towards organic cultivation system

Thakur, Nitika; Nigam, Mohit; Tewary, Retika; Rajvanshi, Khushboo; Kumar, Manoj; Shukla, Sudheesh K.; Mahmoud, Ghada Abd‐Elmonsef; Gupta, Shivendra

doi:10.1016/j.jksus.2022.102107

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“…Ggt also infects corn, oat, barley, triticale, and other gramineous crop plants, adversely affecting their yield (Bithell et al, 2011). Biological control impacts the environment little, does not promote crop drug resistance, and is relatively safe for people and animals, which aligns well with sustainable agricultural development and broad application prospects for wheat take-all prevention (Brian and David, 2001;Rao et al, 2016;Thakur et al, 2022).…”

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Influence of Bacillus subtilis strain Z-14 on microbial communities of wheat rhizospheric soil infested with Gaeumannomyces graminis var. tritici

Liu

Xiao²,

Zhang³

et al. 2022

Front. Microbiol.

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Wheat take-all disease caused by Gaeumannomyces graminis var. tritici (Ggt) spreads rapidly and is highly destructive, causing severe reductions in wheat yield. Bacillus subtilis strain Z-14 that significantly controlled wheat take-all disease effectively colonized the roots of wheat seedlings. Z-14 increased the metabolic activity and carbon source utilization of rhizospheric microorganisms, thus elevating average well-color development (AWCD) values and functional diversity indexes of soil microbial communities. Z-14 increased the abundance of Bacillus in the rhizosphere, which was positively correlated with AWCD and functional diversity indexes. The Z-14-treated samples acquired more linkages and relative connections between bacterial communities according to co-occurrence network analyses. After the application of Ggt, the number of linkages between fungal communities increased but later decreased, whereas Z-14 increased such interactions. Whole-genome sequencing uncovered 113 functional genes related to Z-14’s colonization ability and 10 secondary metabolite gene clusters in the strain, of which nine substances have antimicrobial activity. This study clarifies how bacterial agents like Z-14 act against phytopathogenic fungi and lays a foundation for the effective application of biocontrol agents.

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Influence of Bacillus subtilis strain Z-14 on microbial communities of wheat rhizospheric soil infested with Gaeumannomyces graminis var. tritici

Liu

Xiao²,

Zhang³

et al. 2022

Front. Microbiol.

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“…Findings of the comparative study demonstrate the rationality of developing fruit industry in the study area. From the perspective of water resource utilization, Weibei is more suitable for planting apple trees based on the behavioral receptiveness of farmers, as reported by Thakur et al (2022b) .…”

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Soil water depletion patterns in rainfed apple orchards and wheat fields

Zhang

Wang

Sun

2023

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Agricultural production in the Weibei rainfed highland, Northwest China, is challenged by severe drought and water shortages. While the land use pattern has shifted gradually from crop production to orchard farming in Weibei, little is known about the influence of fruit industry development on regional water resources and the rationality of planting orchards. Here, we characterized soil water depletion patterns in rainfed orchards and farmlands to evaluate the occurrence of soil desiccation under land use conversion from farmlands to orchards in Weibei. Soil moisture dynamics were monitored in the 0–150 cm soil profiles of different aged Red Fuji apple orchards (young: 7 years, mature: 13 years, old: 22 years) and long-term cultivated winter wheat fields. We measured soil moisture content by oven-drying method in the middle of each month during the growing season of apple trees (March–September 2019). The over-depletion and depletion of soil water were analyzed to evaluate water stress and differential water depletion by distinct vegetation, respectively. The soil desiccation index was used to determine the occurrence of dry soil layers. Water stress was only observed at the 0–70-cm soil depths in the old orchards (mid-June) and farmlands (mid-May–mid-July). Water depletion took place at deeper depths for longer periods in the older orchards than in the younger orchards. Soil desiccation was absent in the young orchards, with mild desiccation at the 0–80-cm soil depths in the mature and old orchards in mid-June. The desiccation intensity was mild at the 0–60-cm soil depths in mid-April–mid-May, intense at the 0–150-cm soil depths in mid-June, and moderate at the 20–150-cm soil depths in mid-July. Results of this study demonstrate the mitigation of water stress and soil desiccation following conversion from wheat fields to apple orchards, which verifies the rationality of planting orchards in the rainfed highland area. Our findings provide strong support for developing a novel model of agro-industrial development, ecological construction, and sustainable economy in the vast arid and semi-arid areas of Northwest China.

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“…However, ISM and DEMATEL are generally superior to others when analyzing interdependent factors (Venkatesh et al, 2017). Table 1 compares ISM and DEMATEL with other techniques (Gardas et al, 2018;Mangla et al, 2018;Thakur et al, 2022;Yazdanpanah et al, 2022).…”

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“…Very few studies have used MCDM methods for analyzing the factors or barriers affecting OF adoption using methods such as SWOT, ANP and SEM (Aghasafari et al, 2020 Barriers to organic farming adoption Thakur et al, 2022;Yazdanpanah et al, 2022). None of the studies have used ISM or DEMATEL, which is far superior to the above methods in analyzing the relationship between the barriers.…”

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Analysis of barriers to organic farming adoption in developing countries: a grey-DEMATEL and ISM approach

Dixit

Suvadarshini²

2022

JADEE

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PurposeFarmers in India are hesitant to adopt organic farming (OF) despite high demand for organic products and favorable policy measures to encourage the practice. Therefore, this study aims to assess the OF adoption barriers faced by Indian farmers using a systematic method of multi-criteria decision making (MCDM).Design/methodology/approachThe authors explored eighteen barriers to OF adoption by conducting a literature survey and discussion with experts on OF. Then the authors used a combined method of Grey Decision Making Trial and Evaluation Laboratory (DEMATEL) and Interpretive Structural Modeling (ISM) methodology to rank the barriers and analyze their interactions.FindingsThe analysis reveals that “Lack of knowledge and information,” “lack of financial capacity of farmers’ and “lack of institutional support” are the cause (independent) barriers that significantly impact other barriers. The top three effect (dependent) barriers are “lack of availability of organic inputs,” “personal characteristics such as age, attitudes and beliefs” and “lack of premium pricing,” which are affected by the other barriers.Research limitations/implicationsThis research work will help the decision makers understand the barriers to OF adoption in India and their interrelationships. The proposed framework enables them to focus on the high-priority independent barriers, which will subsequently impact the other dependent barriers.Originality/valuePrevious research on OF adoption barriers lacked a multifaceted scientific approach, which is necessary because OF is a complex system and needs a thorough investigation to assess the interaction between the barriers. The research attempts to fill this gap and addresses the complex nature of adoption barriers.

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Drivers for the behavioural receptiveness and non-receptiveness of farmers towards organic cultivation system

Cited by 30 publications

References 62 publications

Influence of Bacillus subtilis strain Z-14 on microbial communities of wheat rhizospheric soil infested with Gaeumannomyces graminis var. tritici

Influence of Bacillus subtilis strain Z-14 on microbial communities of wheat rhizospheric soil infested with Gaeumannomyces graminis var. tritici

Soil water depletion patterns in rainfed apple orchards and wheat fields

Analysis of barriers to organic farming adoption in developing countries: a grey-DEMATEL and ISM approach

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