¬¬Effect of Soil and Moisture Conservation Technologies on Growth and Grain Yields of Climbing Beans in Lake Mulehe Sub-catchment South-Western Uganda. by Kushaba, Laban Katende

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Characteristics of Soil Profile Greenhouse Gas Concentrations and Fluxes of Alpine Grassland as Affected by Livestock Grazing by Mingyuan Yin, Xiaopeng Gao, Yanyan Li, Yufeng Wu, Wennong Kuang, Fanjiang Zeng

“…In contrast, soil profile nitrous oxide (N₂O) concentration did not vary with depth, possibly resulting from the relatively low soil moisture in the semiarid grassland, which increased air diffusivity across the soil profile. …”
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Experimental study of the piezoelectricity of Middle Pleistocene loess in the Weibei region, China by Yanlin JING, Jie LIU, Qingying LIU, Xiaoxiao DUAN, Na XIE, Dengke YANG

“…Furthermore, research based on the piezoelectricity of loess in loess regions, including soil moisture monitoring, seismic activity monitoring, and predominant period determination, holds great theoretical and practical significance. …”
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Surrogate-based model parameter optimization in simulations of the West African monsoon by M. Fischer, P. Knippertz, C. Proppe

“…Building upon our previous work utilizing the ICON (icosahedral nonhydrostatic) numerical model to construct statistical surrogate models for quantities of interest (QoIs) characterizing the WAM, this paper focuses on the optimization of the three uncertain model parameters of entrainment rate, fall speed of ice, and soil moisture evaporation fraction through innovative multi-objective optimization (MOO) techniques. …”
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Drought Adaptation and Responses of Stipa krylovii Vary Among Different Regions: Evidence From Growth, Physiology, and RNA‐Seq Transcriptome Analysis by Ziqing Gong, Zehang Qu, Yulin Liu, Tao Wang, Baijie Fan, Anzhi Ren, Yubao Gao, Nianxi Zhao

“…In this study, to explore the drought adaptation and responses of the dominant species in the semi‐arid Eurasian Steppes and their differences among the different regions in terms of growth, physiology, and RNA‐seq transcriptome, Stipa krylovii was chosen as the study material, and a seed source (three regions: eastern, middle, and western regions) × soil moisture treatment (three treatments: control, light drought, and heavy drought) two‐factor experiment was conducted. (1) Four growth traits for individuals from the western region were significantly lower than those from the other two regions. …”
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Assessment of WRF Land Surface Model Performance over West Africa by Ifeanyi C. Achugbu, Jimy Dudhia, Ayorinde A. Olufayo, Ifeoluwa A. Balogun, Elijah A. Adefisan, Imoleayo E. Gbode

“…Noah-MP-GW has the highest amount of soil moisture, while the CLM4 has the least for both the JAS and DJF seasons. …”
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Effect of Forest Management Types on Soil Carbon Stocks in Montane Forests: A Case Study of Eastern Mau Forest in Kenya by George K. Tarus, Stanley W. Nadir

“…In each plot, data on soil carbon stocks, soil bulk density, soil moisture, and temperature were collected for both dry and wet seasons. …”
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Effects of Different Intertillage Practices on Soil Biochemical Properties and Soybean Yield in Soybean Fields by Mingcong Zhang, Yanhong Zhou, Chenglin Li, Cheng Yuan, Mingfen Shan, Yuxin Fan, Zhongxia Yu, Linfeng Ren, Liu Cui, Chen Wang

“…Heilongjiang Province, China, is a major soybean-producing area where low temperatures in early spring and poor soil moisture retention are the main limiting factors leading to low soybean yields. …”
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A green-Ampt model considering unsaturated zone and pore air pressure by Youliang Peng, Liangjun Fei, Fangyuan Shen, Runqiao Zheng, Qian Wang, Qianwen Fan

“…As a response to this problem, this paper analyses the effects of soil bulk density and surface water depth on soil moisture content and pore air pressure at varying depths during water infiltration. …”
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Statistical Downscaling Method for Vegetation Optical Depth Based on NDVI by Wang Xinyu, Fang Shibo, Han Jiahao

“…The microwave vegetation index, known as vegetation optical depth (VOD), is a dimensionless vegetation index.VOD is an important parameter for retrieving soil moisture and surface biomass. Additionally, VOD serves as an important complement to optical vegetation indices in monitoring vegetation growth. …”
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Multi-decadal stability of water ages and tracer transport in a temperate-humid river basin by Siyuan Wang, Markus Hrachowitz, Gerrit Schoups, Anna Störiko

“…In contrast, F _wy,E shows varying controls with time scale: soil moisture content governs daily fluctuations, whereas P _L dominates at the decadal scale. …”
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Examining future spatiotemporal changes in blue and green water using an enhanced SWAT model: A Jialing River basin case study by Mingyan Wu, Fuquan Ni, Yu Deng, Nan Jiang, Mengyu Zhu, Huazhun Ren, Ziying Yue, Yuxuan Wang

“…Given these circumstances, the yearly fluctuations in blue and green water within the Jialing River Basin are anticipated to be more significant in the distant future than in the short future, with the majority of the basin’s blue and green water levels likely surpassing historical records. (3) Rising temperatures encourage plant growth, resulting in an earlier growing season; however, extremely high temperatures can hinder vegetation development, impacting the transformation and allocation of blue and green water within the basin. (4) In most areas of the basin, extreme heat and dryness lead to a notable shift from blue water to green water, linked to soil moisture buildup prior to drought conditions. Despite the suppression of vegetation activity due to elevated CO2 and high temperatures in future scenarios, increased vegetation growth demands in agricultural areas exacerbate soil water shortages and elevate future risks to water and food security. …”
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Sensor-controlled fertigation management for higher yield and quality in greenhouse hydroponic strawberries by George Kerrigan Hutchinson, Lan Xuan Nguyen, Zilfina Rubio Ames, Krishna Nemali, Rhuanito Soranz Ferrarezi

“…Comprehensive comparisons among the different strategies are lacking because they are often associated with complicated evapotranspiration models. The use of soil moisture sensors coupled with automated controllers that apply water when the substrate moisture drops below a set threshold has been proven efficient for select ornamental crops and citrus nursery crops but not for strawberries yet. …”
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Declining precipitation frequency may drive earlier leaf senescence by intensifying drought stress and enhancing drought acclimation by Xinyi Zhang, Xiaoyue Wang, Constantin M. Zohner, Josep Peñuelas, Yang Li, Xiuchen Wu, Yao Zhang, Huiying Liu, Pengju Shen, Xiaoxu Jia, Wenbin Liu, Dashuan Tian, Prajal Pradhan, Adandé Belarmain Fandohan, Dailiang Peng, Chaoyang Wu

“…A decrease in precipitation frequency intensifies drought stress by reducing root-zone soil moisture and increasing atmospheric dryness, and limit the photosynthesis necessary for sustained growth. …”
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Soil organic carbon and related properties under conservation agriculture and contrasting conventional fields in Northern Malawi by Muneta G. Manzeke-Kangara, Ivy S. Ligowe, Austin Tibu, Timothy N. Gondwe, Henry M. R. Greathead, Marcelo V. Galdos, Marcelo V. Galdos

“…Several studies have focused on effects of CA on crop yields and soil moisture dynamics in sub-Saharan Africa, with limited focus on effects of CA on soil organic carbon (SOC) and associated fractions. …”
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Evaluating the performance of five global gridded potential evapotranspiration products in hydrological simulation: Application in the upper Han River Basin by Minxin Li, Lei Zou, Jun Xia, Hui Cao, Hairong Zhang, Benjun Jia, Jiarui Yu

“…Additionally, the effect of different PET inputs on simulated runoff components, evapotranspiration, and soil moisture were investigated. New hydrological insights for the region: The results indicate that there are large discrepancies in spatial-temporal distribution of five PET products. …”
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Using satellite-based Sun-induced chlorophyll fluorescence and spectral reflectance for improving terrestrial CO2 flux estimates of India by Aparnna Ravi, Dhanyalekshmi Pillai, Christoph Gerbig, Stephen Sitch, Sönke Zaehle, Vishnu Thilakan, Chandra Sekhar Jha, Thara Anna Mathew

“…We improve these model predictions by additionally using satellite-based solar-induced chlorophyll fluorescence (SIF), soil temperature , and soil moisture specific to the vegetation classes of the domain. …”
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Mutual-information of meteorological-soil and spatial propagation: Agricultural drought assessment based on network science by Qingzhi Wen, Xinjun Tu, Lei Zhou, Vijay P Singh, Xiaohong Chen, Kairong Lin

“…Results showed that the meteorological and soil mutual-information index was superior to the standardized soil moisture index in monitoring agricultural drought. …”
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Effects of irrigation and organic fertilizer on pumpkin yield, quality, and water-fertilizer use efficiency in arid northwest China by Meng Yin, Jinxia Zhang, Liangliang Du, Lin Ding, Tao Zhong, Pengliang Tian, Runheng Yang

“…The results showed that the organic fertilizer application significantly enhanced soil moisture content, which peaked at a depth of 50 cm. …”
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Influence of climate factors on the formation of radial increment of walnut wood by Leonid Osadсhuk, Volodymyr Mahuran, Liubov Kondratiuk

“…This factor plays an essential role in ensuring a favorable soil moisture regime. In the second half of the growing season (July-August), on the contrary, a decrease in precipitation was observed, which has an ambiguous effect on the productive reserves of moisture in the soil. …”
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