Enhancing Crop Yield and Adaptability through Sustainable Soil Management: Effective and Eco-Friendly Practices.

The rapid growth of the global population has led to the construction of new residential colonies on fertile agricultural lands, resulting in a significant decline in crop production areas [...

On the Path towards a "Greener" EU: A Mini Review on Flax ( L.) as a Case Study.

Due to the pressures imposed by climate change, the European Union (EU) has been forced to design several initiatives (the Common Agricultural Policy, the European Green Deal, Farm to Fork) to tackle the climate crisis and ensure food security. Through these initiatives, the EU aspires to mitigate the adverse effects of the climate crisis and achieve collective prosperity for humans, animals, and the environment. The adoption or promotion of crops that would facilitate the attaining of these objectives is naturally of high importance.

Herbicide Use in the Era of Farm to Fork: Strengths, Weaknesses, and Future Implications.

Climate change mitigation is a major concern of the European Union (EU). In 2019, the EU presented the European Green Deal (EGD), a new environmental strategy that aimed to neutralize climate change by 2050. Within its policy areas, the EGD included the Farm to Fork (F2F) Strategy that aims to reduce pesticide use by 50%, by 2030.

The Influence of Fertilization and Plant Density on the Dry Matter Yield and Quality of Black Mustard [ (L.) Koch]: An Alternative Forage Crop.

Black mustard [ (L.) Koch] is mainly cultivated as a seed crop, and there is a lack of information on biomass quality and its potential for animal feeding. A 2-year field experiment was set up in a split-plot design with 2 main plots (plant densities: 46 and 76 plants m), 4 sub-plots (fertilization levels: control, compost, urea with and without urease and nitrification inhibitors) and 3 replications for each treatment.

Reintroducing Flax ( L.) to the Mediterranean Basin: The Importance of Nitrogen Fertilization.

An increasing interest has been reported regarding the reintroduction of flax in the Mediterranean region. The aim of this present study was to evaluate the effects of nitrogen (N) fertilization on the performance of flax cv. Everest, under Mediterranean climate conditions.