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Spatial Pattern of Cotton Yield Variability and Its Response to Climate Change in Cotton Belt of Pakistan
Cotton is a revenue source for cotton-producing countries; as the second-largest crop in Pakistan, it significantly contributes to its economy. Over...
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Narratives and Experiences of Chinese Agro-investments in Zambia: A Case Study of Cotton
This chapter examines the experiences and narratives around Chinese agro-investments in the cotton sub-sector in Zambia. It does so by tracing...
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Promoting the production of salinized cotton field by optimizing water and nitrogen use efficiency under drip irrigation
Cotton is the main economically important crop in **njiang, China, but soil salinization and shortage of water and nutrients have restricted its...
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Garment Industries: Its Impact on Economic Growth and Prevailing Challenges Towards Sustainability
The Bangladeshi garment industry is a result of a trade quota system that enabled a degree of economic growth, and also implies questionable social...
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Improved drought tolerance in Festuca ovina L. using plant growth promoting bacteria
Numerous ecological factors influence a plant’s ability to live and grow, in which dryness is a substantial constraint on plant growth in arid and...
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Nitrogen application levels based on critical nitrogen absorption regulate processing tomatoes productivity, nitrogen uptake, nitrate distributions, and root growth in **njiang, China
The unreasonable nitrogen (N) supply and low productivity are the main factors restricting the sustainable development of processing tomatoes. In...
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Ensuring sustainable livelihoods and inclusive growth of Indian smallholder farmers through organic farming: a systematic literature review
In the contemporary era, chemical-based farming provides maximum production for short-term fulfillment of human needs but imposes serious negative...
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Effects of drip and flood irrigation on carbon dioxide exchange and crop growth in the maize ecosystem in the Hetao Irrigation District, China
Drip irrigation and flood irrigation are major irrigation methods for maize crops in the Hetao Irrigation District, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region,...
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Plant growth-promoting properties and anti-fungal activity of endophytic bacterial strains isolated from Thymus altaicus and Salvia deserta in arid lands
Endophytes, as crucial components of plant microbial communities, significantly contribute to enhancing the absorption of nutrients such as nitrogen...
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Impact of Population Growth on Forest Resources in Anuppur District, Madhya Pradesh, India
AbstractThe problem of forest degradation caused by high population growth rates is considered using the example of Anuppur District (India). It is...
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Crop yield prediction in cotton for regional level using random forest approach
Early and precise estimation of crop yield plays a crucial role in quantitative and financial assessment at field level, to lay down strategic plans...
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Sustainable Green-Based Composites from Renewable Resources in Textile: Industrial Cotton Wastes
Cotton is the most generally used fiber in the textile industry and it is utilized in all areas of textiles. The amount of cotton production is...
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Urban Growth
Nepal is rapidly urbanizing. Until 2014, only 20% of the total population lived in urban areas, but in 2015, over 65% of people were classified as...
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Physiological and biochemical appraisal for mulching and partial rhizosphere drying of cotton
Water is the main factor for the healthy life of plant. One of the main negative effects of climate change is the increasing scarcity of water that...
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Implications of future climate change on crop and irrigation water requirements in a semi-arid river basin using CMIP6 GCMs
Agriculture faces risks due to increasing stress from climate change, particularly in semi-arid regions. Lack of understanding of crop water...
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Indo-Pacific Smart Megacity System Megacity Studies: Is Kolkata Ready to Be the Gateway to Indo-Pacific Region?
Locational factors along with geopolitical conditions are contributors to the growth or decline of settlements since historical times. Kolkata region...
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The distribution and composition of litter on the Aoshan Beach Qingdao, China
Human health and marine life are being compromised consequent to the accumulation of municipal solid waste on many beaches and the scientific...
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Problems and Policies of Metropolitan Growth in India
Contemporary metropolitan planning is a dynamic and evolving process in which population movements, economic fluctuations, and social dynamism play a...
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Positioning of Mumbai in the Indo-Pacific Megacity System: Economic and Transport Opportunities
Mumbai is the largest megacity in India and one of the world’s largest urban agglomerations, with a population of approximately 20 million in 2018...
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Reclamation during oasification is conducive to the accumulation of the soil organic carbon pool in arid land
Soil organic carbon (SOC) and its stable isotope composition reflect key information about the carbon cycle in ecosystems. Studies of carbon...