Search Results - Journal of Integrative Agriculture

ABSTRACT The field of soil science has seen significant advancements in recent years, largely due to the integration of computational tools and statistical methods. Among these resources, the programming language R has emerged as a powerful and versatile platform for soil scientists, aiding in a spe...

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Red clover is a valuable leguminous perennial crop and is considered one of the best predecessors for many agricultural cultures regardless of its usage method. This work compiles the latest scientific developments related to growing red clover as a cover crop, forage, and bioenergy, and analyzes i...

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Abstract This paper investigates the effectiveness of fiscal policy in boosting agricultural sector performance and seeks the most effective policy in the presence of regional economic integration. It predicts the effectiveness of fiscal policy on the agricultural sector performance in four period...

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Locusts have caused periodic disasters in the recorded history of humankind. Up to now, locust disaster is still the biggest threat to the world's agricultural production. The desert locust Schistocerca gregaria is one of the most harmful locusts, which has caused massive food crises, economic...

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Purpose: Poultry manure has promising effects on bitter melon fruit yield and can be considered as a suitable substitute for chemical fertilizers. This study was conducted to determine the effect of chicken (CM) and turkey manure (TM) with a control on the bitter melon morphology and yield at the Ag...

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Climate change poses a serious threat to the future food security of China, which is among the most disaster-prone countries in the world. This paper discusses the implications of climate change for China's agricultural sector. Its main objectives are to identify the agricultural risks associat...

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Promoting the integrated development of rural industries represents a crucial pathway for accelerating the modernization of the entire industrial chain and consolidating and enhancing agricultural resilience. This study constructs provincial-level panel data for China spanning 2012-2022 and employs...

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Global agricultural systems are increasingly exposed to price instability driven by climate extremes, logistic disruptions, and market uncertainty. These conditions complicate efforts to monitor and manage price behaviours in essential commodity markets. Micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs),...

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This study provides a comprehensive analysis of the integration of advanced automation and the Internet of Things (IoT) in precision agriculture, highlighting its potential to enhance sustainable crop development and monitoring techniques. The research explores key components required for IoT-based...

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The rising global demand for medicinal cannabis necessitates the optimization of cultivation, harvesting, and extraction techniques to maximize cannabinoid yield and purity. This study investigates the Foi Thong Phu Pha Yon strain under controlled environmental conditions, evaluating the effects of...

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ABSTRACT Adapting to future climate change in flood‐prone landscapes will require climate‐resilient agricultural systems. Planting perennial crops, like switchgrass and willow, along river corridors can mitigate future flooding while supporting bioenergy markets. We developed an integrated assessmen...

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Excessive use of inorganic fertilizers degrades soil health by disrupting the microbiota, reducing organic matter, and leading to compaction, acidity, and nutrient imbalance. This study aimed at the combined application of organic and inorganic fertilizers as an environmentally friendly approach inc...

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Feature optimization is important to agricultural text mining. Usually, the vector space model is used to represent text documents. However, this basic approach still suffers from two drawbacks: the curse of dimension and the lack of semantic information. In this paper, a novel ontology-based featur...

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Beginning in the mid-1980s, in the context of a genuine green revolution, Vietnamese agriculture underwent major transformations. In several regions, traditional crops gave way to intensive rice monoculture, a trend favoured by reforms associated with Doi Moi. This generated a number of problems, in...

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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Integrated rice–fish farming (Minapadi) enhances agricultural sustainability but remains challenged by pest management practices that often rely on environmentally harmful synthetic insecticides. This study aims to develop and assess an eco-friendly pest control strategy u...

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Virgin olive oil (VOO) is one of the greatest differentiating elements within the Mediterranean Diet, mainly due to its health-promoting properties associated with the presence of specific antioxidants—the phenolic compounds (PC). Among all PC in VOO, oleocanthal and oleacein are two of the most imp...

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Domestic pigs are the second most important source of meat world-wide, and the genetic improvement of economic traits, such as meat production, growth, and disease resistance, is a critical point for efficient production in pigs. Through conventional breeding and selection programs in pigs, which ar...

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