Soil and Water Conservation Nexus Agricultural Productivity in Ethiopia by Wudu Abiye

“…To increase the water table and increase soil moisture, water conservation is based on trapping as much of this water as possible and storing it on the surface (intanks) or allowing it to sink into the soil. …”
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Effect of Irrigation to Winter Wheat on the Radiation Use Efficiency and Yield of Summer Maize in a Double Cropping System by Li Quanqi, Chen Yuhai, Zhou Xunbo, Yu Songlie, Guo Changcheng

“…In this experiment conducted in 2001-2002, 2002-2003, and 2004-2005, we studied the effects of irrigation regimes during specific winter wheat growing stage with winter wheat and summer maize double cropping systems; we measured soil moisture before sowing (SMBS), the photosynthetic active radiation (PAR) capture ratio, grain yield, and the radiation use efficiency (RUE) of summer maize. …”
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Validation of the SMOS Mission for Space Weather Operations: The Potential of Near Real‐Time Solar Observation at 1.4 GHz by M. Flores‐Soriano, C. Cid, R. Crapolicchio

“…Abstract Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity (SMOS) is an ESA mission observing Earth at 1.4 GHz with full polarimetry. …”
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Effects of Vegetation Restoration on Soil Infiltration and Runoff in the Gully Regions on the Loess Plateau by MA Xueyan, MU Xingmin, WANG Shuangyin, BAI Yungang, NIU Fangpeng

“…[Results] (1) Vegetation restoration significantly increased the values of soil infiltration characteristics and capacity, with the order of artificial forest > natural grassland > corn farmland. (2) Compared to bare ground, grassland increased the transformation of rainfall into soil storage, reduced surface runoff, and led to the appearance of multiple layers of interflow. (3) Compared to bare ground, grassland showed more rapid changes in soil moisture content, richer runoff components, and less runoff volume. (4) When the intensity of rainfall on bare ground was much greater than the infiltration capacity of the land, surface runoff would be formed rapidly, and the amount of infiltration would be small, and there was a shallow and relatively impermeable layer in naturally restored grassland, and there was a big difference between the infiltration capacity of the upper and lower soil layers, so as to form a loamy mid-stream. …”
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Parameterization of the Stomatal Component of the DO3SE Model for Mediterranean Evergreen Broadleaf Species by Roccío Alonso, Susana Elvira, María J. Sanz, Lisa Emberson, Benjamín S. Gimeno

“…However, a reasonable performance (R2 = 0.47–0.62) of the model was only achieved at the most continental sites when gs and soil moisture deficit relationships were considered. …”
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Distribution and abundance of a soil centipede, Tygarrup nepalensis Shinohara, 1965 (Mecistocephalidae: Geophilomorpha: Chilopoda) in a moist temperate forest in Northwest Himalaya by Negi Javaid Diksha, Ahmed Shakoor, Sambyal Deepali, Stašiov Slavomír, Julka Jatinder Mohan

“…Our results indicate that average soil moisture levels (25.8% to 30.5%) are conducive to the habitat requirements of T. nepalensis, which thrives in moist environments. …”
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Effects of infield rainwater harvesting methods and organic manure in improving soil chemical properties and maize production in low rainfall area of Zimbabwe by Andrew Tapiwa Kugedera, Letticia Kudzai Kokerai

“…Maize production has been declining in many smallholder farming systems because of soil moisture stress due to declining soil fertility. …”
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Effective factors on variations of wheat production in climatic regions of Fars province by leyla sharifi, saeed bazgeer, hosain mohmmadi, alireza darbaneh astaneh, mostafa karimi ahmadabad

“…From the perspective of the farmers of the province in the translog function, respectively; Soil moisture at planting time (0.692), effective rainfall during growing season (0.68) and at planting date (0.66), heat wave at harvest time (0.63), damaging rainfall (0.59) , Profit from wheat production (0.51), farmer education (0.49), soil quality (0.49) and cultivation method (0.49) with the coefficient of the mentioned criteria next to them; The most important factors explaining wheat production in Fars province. …”
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Impact of the Choice of Land Surface Scheme on a Simulated Heatwave Event: The Case of Sichuan-Chongqing Area, China by Y. Ma, X.-M. Zeng, Y. Zhang, N. Wang, Y. Zheng, G. Wang, C. Chen

“…Detailed explanations were given in terms of surface fluxes and physical processes. RUC soil moisture initialization appears poor and the LSS reflects too strong gravity drainage. …”
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Leaf Gas Exchange and Root Nodulation Respond to Planting Density in Soybean [Glycine max (L) Merrill] by Louis Hortensius Mwamlima, Josephine Pamela Ouma, Erick Kimutai Cheruiyot

“…Total chlorophyll content was not responsive to planting density though concentration of chlorophyll “a” content was significantly (p<0.005) higher at lower plant density than at higher plant density. Soil moisture status increased with reduction in plant density. …”
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Effects of Water Deficit on Growth, Biomass Allocation and Photosynthesis of <i>A. senegal</i> Seedlings from Nguru and Gujba Provinces of Yobe State, North Eastern Nigeria by A.U. Jibo, M.G. Barker

“…It was concluded that A. senegal is capable of physiological adjustment in response to soil moisture as a form of ecological adaptation. Keywords: biomass allocation, provenances, relative water content, stomata conductance. …”
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Potential of a Remotely Piloted Aircraft System with Multispectral and Thermal Sensors to Monitor Vineyard Characteristics for Precision Viticulture by Leeko Lee, Andrew Reynolds, Briann Dorin, Adam Shemrock

“…This study verified that the NDVI could be a useful metric to detect variation across vineyards for agriculturally important variables including vine size and soil moisture. The red-edge and near-infrared regions of the electromagnetic reflectance spectra could also have a potential application in detecting virus infection in vineyards.…”
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Effect of three defoliation frequency treatments and drought on perennial ryegrass herbage and root growth and water‐soluble carbohydrate reserves by Katherine N. Tozer, Rose M. Greenfield, Catherine A. Cameron, Martin P. Upsdell, David E. Hume

“…Nutritive values were similar in VEGETATIVE and FLOWERING, but in SENESCENT, metabolizable energy and crude protein declined and neutral detergent fiber increased (p < 0.05). Soil moisture effects were small, with the DRY treatment resulting in moderate suppression of herbage growth and a minor reduction in WSC reserves (p < 0.05). …”
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Spatiotemporal Changes in Water-Use Efficiency of China’s Terrestrial Ecosystems During 2001–2020 and the Driving Factors by Jia He, Yuxuan Zhou, Xueying Liu, Wenjing Duan, Naiqing Pan

“…We employed the geographic detector method, partial correlation analysis, and ridge regression to assess the contributions of different factors (temperature, precipitation, solar radiation, vapor pressure deficit, leaf area index, and soil moisture) to GPP, ET, and WUE. The results show significant increases in GPP, ET, and WUE during the study period, with increase rates of 6.70 g C m⁻² yr⁻¹, 2.68 kg H₂O m⁻² yr⁻¹, and 0.007 g C H₂O m⁻² yr⁻¹, respectively. …”
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Ecological niche modeling of invasive alien plant species in a protected landscape by G.C.B. Paclibar, E.R. Tadiosa

“…Soil pH, aspect and number of non-native plants show positive association while soil moisture, leaf litter thickness, elevation, species richness, species evenness, plot species diversity index, and the number of native plants signify negative association. …”
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The Impact of Tillage and Weed Control Methods on Physical Properties of Sandy Clay Loam Forest Ochrosol in Cassava Cultivation by Maxwell Budu, Thomas Atta-Darkwa, Harrison Amaglo, Nicholas Kyei-Baffour, Isaac Albert Aidoo, Samuel Kojo Ahorsu, Enoch Bessah

“…It was realised during the study that, in the upper layer (0–15 cm), the PHR treatment produced lower soil penetration resistance (38.57 kPa), high dry bulk density (1.019 Mgm−3), and slightly lower soil moisture content (5.0%) in comparison with the other tillage treatments at three months after planting (3 MAP). …”
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Evaluation of herbaceous legumes for crop-livestock systems in eastern Indonesia by Kendrick Cox, Jacob Nulik, Neal Dalgliesh, Esnawan Budisantoso, Paskalis Fernandes, Jefrianus Praing, Philip Dida, Jak Uran, Marcel Meomuku, Debora Kana Hau, Tony Basuki, Lindsay Bell

“…An opportunity was identified to grow herbaceous forage legumes either in rotation with, or sown within, staple grain crops (maize, rice) to use surplus soil moisture to produce a feed bank for (mostly penned) cattle and potentially increase nitrogen supply to the grain crops. …”
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Nogo Osing Apps: Aplikasi Smart Farming Buah Naga Berbasis IoT by Maulida Dwi Agustiningsih, Putri Catur Ayu Lestari, Ravika Mutiara Savitrah, Arif Fahmi, Hamdan -

“…Kombinasi arduino, microcontroller, sensor flow, soil moisture dan modul relay dapat memonitoring suhu dan kelembaban tanah guna menghasilkan buah naga yang optimal. …”
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Enhancing resilience to climate change: a comprehensive PRISMA review of agricultural and non-agricultural adaptation strategies for Ghana by Silas Uwumborge Takal, Abdul-Wahab Tahiru, IM Rizwanul Fattah, Samuel Jerry Cobbina, Wilhemina Asare, Samuel Kojo Abanyie

“…Key adaptation strategies included crop diversification, use of drought‑resistant varieties, adjustments to planting schedules, soil moisture conservation through appropriate tillage techniques, improved irrigation efficiency, and agroforestry. …”
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Estimating Biomass Carbon Stocks of Inner Mongolia Grasslands Using Multi-Source Data by Yong Liu, Shaobo Sun, Xiaolei Yang, Xufeng Wang, Kai Liu, Haibo Dong

“…Random forest model analyses suggested that remotely sensed vegetation indices and soil moisture are the most important predictors for estimating the AGB of grasslands in the IMAR. …”
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