Fernanda Souza Krupek, Taylor Ruth, Daren Redfearn, Aaron Hird, Andrea Basche
{"title":"Reflections for enhancing participatory research and outreach from a multistakeholder soil health program","authors":"Fernanda Souza Krupek, Taylor Ruth, Daren Redfearn, Aaron Hird, Andrea Basche","doi":"10.2489/jswc.2023.0908a","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2489/jswc.2023.0908a","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50049,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Soil and Water Conservation","volume":"373 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135709872","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Sustainable and regenerative agriculture: Tools to address food insecurity and climate change","authors":"R. Schattman, D. Rowland, Sara C. Kelemen","doi":"10.2489/jswc.2023.1202A","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2489/jswc.2023.1202A","url":null,"abstract":"The United States plays an important role in addressing both food insecurity and climate change. Agriculture sits at the nexus of these two issues, which some have called “wicked problems” due to their pernicious effects and the complexity of their causes and their solutions (Rittel and Webber 1973). While public and policy discussion often concentrate on the role agriculture may play in contributing to climate change, it also has great potential for climate adaptation and mitigation. This is because some agriculture systems have the potential to adapt to climate change using selective management approaches, while also providing mitigation benefits (Shakoor et al. 2022). Through agriculture we have unique opportunities to help mitigate climate change in ways not possible in other industries or systems.","PeriodicalId":50049,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Soil and Water Conservation","volume":"30 1","pages":"33A - 38A"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78910366","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Nitrate losses from Midwest US agroecosystems: Impacts of varied management and precipitation","authors":"D. Shrestha, K. Masarik, C. Kucharik","doi":"10.2489/jswc.2023.00048","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2489/jswc.2023.00048","url":null,"abstract":"Nitrate (NO3−) losses from agricultural fields to groundwater and surface waterways are a major concern that could be further exacerbated by a changing climate. Although individual field-scale studies provide critical information, investigation on the interactive effect of various management practices across different soil types experiencing wide variations in precipitation is necessary to extend our understanding of what approaches may mitigate NO3− losses to the environment. Synthesizing and analyzing large data sets from multiple studies provides an opportunity to investigate the interactive impact of multiple management practices, soil texture, and rainfall. We assembled peer-reviewed field studies from the Midwest United States and analyzed their associated field data to (1) quantify the range of NO3− leaching associated with different agroecosystems and (2) determine the individual and interactive effect of management practices (tillage and amount of nitrogen [N] fertilizer added), cropping systems (crop type and rotation), and precipitation across multiple soil types on NO3− leaching. Our results showed that fertilized potatoes (Solanum tuberosum L.) had the highest NO3− leaching rate among all systems studied (59.3 ± 8.4 kg N ha−1 y−1) while unfertilized perennial systems exhibited the lowest NO3− leaching (6.1 ± 0.9 kg N ha−1 y−1). Our results suggested that corn (Zea mays L.)–soybean (Glycine max [L.] Merr.) rotations can reduce NO3− leaching compared to continuous corn by 25% in clay soils and also reduce the impact of high rainfall on NO3− leaching compared to continuous corn management. Nitrate leaching in sandy soils exhibited a greater sensitivity and amplified response to increasing N fertilizer amount and annual precipitation compared to other soil types. Compared to conventional tillage, no-tillage soil management significantly reduced NO3− leaching in sandy and silty loam soils. While some management practices can curb NO3− leaching losses, more drastic land management change from row crops to perennial systems offered the most benefit. We conclude that a changing climate will make it more challenging for farmers to increase N use efficiency and reduce NO3− leaching, especially on coarse textured soils.","PeriodicalId":50049,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Soil and Water Conservation","volume":"372 1","pages":"141 - 153"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80501004","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The urgent need for action","authors":"J. Steiner","doi":"10.2489/jswc.2023.0218a","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2489/jswc.2023.0218a","url":null,"abstract":"I first learned about the greenhouse gas effect in the 1970s as an undergraduate student. In graduate school in the 1980s, I learned more about the physics involved and began monitoring the status of the Keeling Curve with increasing concern. While the annual cycle that helps visualize the “breathing” of the global vegetation inspired me, the relentless upward trend in the curve alarmed me. Global climate change has been a motivator of my research ever since.","PeriodicalId":50049,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Soil and Water Conservation","volume":"47 1","pages":"52A - 52A"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75410068","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Drew Kientzy, Ryan Milhollin, Charles Ellis, Ray Massey
{"title":"Understanding equipment management for planting cover crops","authors":"Drew Kientzy, Ryan Milhollin, Charles Ellis, Ray Massey","doi":"10.2489/jswc.2023.0818a","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2489/jswc.2023.0818a","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50049,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Soil and Water Conservation","volume":"30 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135710117","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Manju Shrama, Madhuri S. Rishi, R. Setia, Amritpal Digra, D. C. Loshali, B. Pateriya
{"title":"Assessment of landuse changes on soil organic carbon in the SBS Nagar district of Punjab using geospatial technology","authors":"Manju Shrama, Madhuri S. Rishi, R. Setia, Amritpal Digra, D. C. Loshali, B. Pateriya","doi":"10.5958/2455-7145.2023.00001.2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5958/2455-7145.2023.00001.2","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50049,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Soil and Water Conservation","volume":"43 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81259754","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"SWAT model application for simulating water balance and water yield in the lower Sutlej sub-basin","authors":"N. Sharma, A. Kaushal, A. Yousuf","doi":"10.5958/2455-7145.2023.00010.3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5958/2455-7145.2023.00010.3","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50049,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Soil and Water Conservation","volume":"10 18 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"74385701","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Smita Jaiswal, S. Sudhishri, Manjusha Singh, V. Sehgal, A. K. Mishra, A. Dass, Dinesh Sharma, P. Venkatesh, Prashant Singh, Love Kumar, Hemraj Meena
{"title":"Geospatial based runoff estimation and maximum one day rainfall analysis for designing water harvesting structures","authors":"Smita Jaiswal, S. Sudhishri, Manjusha Singh, V. Sehgal, A. K. Mishra, A. Dass, Dinesh Sharma, P. Venkatesh, Prashant Singh, Love Kumar, Hemraj Meena","doi":"10.5958/2455-7145.2023.00004.8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5958/2455-7145.2023.00004.8","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50049,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Soil and Water Conservation","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"82187558","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hongxu Zhou, A. Margenot, Wei Zheng, C. Wardropper, R. Cusick, R. Bhattarai
{"title":"Advancing circular nutrient economy to achieve benefits beyond nutrient loss reduction in the Mississippi/Atchafalaya River basin","authors":"Hongxu Zhou, A. Margenot, Wei Zheng, C. Wardropper, R. Cusick, R. Bhattarai","doi":"10.2489/jswc.2023.0323A","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2489/jswc.2023.0323A","url":null,"abstract":"S ince the establishment of the US Hypoxia Task Force (HTF) in 1997, billions of dollars have been invested in Nutrient Reduction Strategy (NRS) implementation in the Mississippi and Atchafalaya River basins (MARB) to reduce the Gulf of Mexico hypoxic zone size to less than 5,000 km2 (1,930 mi2) by 2035 (USEPA 2022). However, after 25 years of continuous efforts, substantial improvement in water quality has yet to be achieved. The largest hypoxic zone measured was 22,730 km2 (8,776 mi2) in 2017, more than four times the targeted goal (NOAA 2022). Farmers’ adoption of best management practices proposed by state NRS and collaboration among diverse stakeholders are vital to achieving the HTF goals because the majority of nutrient pollution is from agricultural sources (USEPA 2022; Robertson and Saad 2021). Therefore, reorienting the strategy to implement NRS more effectively and motivate farmers’ involvement has been a top priority at the scientific and policy levels. A circular nutrient economy encompasses responsible nutrient management practices for the reduction of nutrient losses and increased recovery of nutrients from waste streams for reuse in agricultural production. The concept is based on the principles of the circular economy, which seeks to decouple economic growth from resource consumption and environmental degradation. Some countries (e.g., Netherlands and Singapore) have been pioneers in implementing circular nutrient economy practices to close nutrient loops, such as the Phosphate Platform and Singapore's NEWater program. In this viewpoint, we suggest that a circular nutrient economy in the MARB could accelerate NRS implementation and achieve benefits beyond nutrient loss reduction. Hongxu Zhou is a graduate research assistant in the Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign, Urbana, Illinois (ORCID: 0000-00021746-8182). Andrew J. Margenot is an associate professor in the Department of Crop Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois (ORCID: 0000-0003-0185-8650). Wei Zheng is a principal research scientist at the Illinois Sustainable Technology Center, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois (ORCID: 0000-0002-0307-0915). Chloe B. Wardropper is an assistant professor in the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois (ORCID: 0000-0002-0652-2315). Roland D. Cusick is an assistant professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois (ORCID: 00000002-4037-2939). Rabin Bhattarai is an associate professor in the Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois (ORCID: 0000-0002-3433-299X). Received March 23, 2023. ADVANCING A CIRCULAR NUTRIENT ECONOMY COULD MOTIVATE NUTRIENT REDUCTION STRATEGY ADOPTION A significant empha","PeriodicalId":50049,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Soil and Water Conservation","volume":"40 1","pages":"82A - 84A"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"74817159","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effect of rhizobium on development, biomass accumulation and nodulation in Albizia procera seedlings from Himachal Pradesh","authors":"Arti Ghabru, N. Rana, Meenakshi","doi":"10.5958/2455-7145.2023.00015.2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5958/2455-7145.2023.00015.2","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50049,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Soil and Water Conservation","volume":"18 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75263182","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}