In the Brazilian Southwestern Amazon, food security agriculture predominates in smallholder farms where cassava cultivation is conducted under conventional tillage (CT). This study investigated the impact of conservation agriculture on soil C content and organic matter (SOM) composition in an...

The incorporation of different types of crop straw may lead to distinct forms and chemical structures of soil organic matter (SOM), which are closely associated with soil microorganisms in agricultural ecosystems. However, the relationship between the SOM physical-chemical compositions and soil...

Activated carbon waste is produced during flue gas desulfurization and denitrification. Due to its acidic and porous structure, activated carbon waste is expected to play a role in improving the saline-alkali soil. However, the activated carbon waste contains excessive salt content, which would...

This study examines the impacts of a sorghum-based ethanol plant established in a major cotton producing area on local sorghum basis and cotton acreage distribution using county-level panel data from 2002 to 2014. Spatial econometric models are employed to account for any spatial dependence. Our...