The role of soils in the analysis of potential agricultural production: A case study in Lebanon

Bonfante, Antonello; Sellami, Mohamed; Saab, Marie Thérèse Abi; Albrizio, Rossella; Basile, Angelo; Fahed, Salim; Giorio, P.; Langella, Giuliano; Monaco, Eugenia; Bouma, J.

doi:10.1016/j.agsy.2017.05.018

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Section: Sincerely Engage Stakeholders Early and Stay Involvedmentioning

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“…This worked in the Destre Sele study, discussed earlier, where the question how to grow maize and how to irrigate, was considered irrelevant for unsuitable soils occurring in fluvial terraces and dunes, covering 17% of the area (Bonfante et al., ). Instead, the possibility for growing the energy crop Giant Reed ( Arunda dolex L.) was explored to create an alternative source of income for the farmers (Bonfante, Sellami, et al., ). Step 2 : When classical land evaluation cannot provide the necessary quantitative analysis, explore use of available methods or models. The validated SWAP model was used in the Destre Sele area and resulted in specific recommendations (Bonfante & Bouma, ).…”

Section: Implications For the Soil Science Profession In Futurementioning

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How to communicate soil expertise more effectively in the information age when aiming at the UN Sustainable Development Goals

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2019

Soil Use and Management

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Soil use and management play a key role, when maintaining or restoring soil quality, as an estimated 30% of soils in the world suffer from various forms of degradation. Several of the seventeen UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), approved in 2015 by 195 governments, are land‐related, providing a stimulating challenge for soil research. Unfortunately, soil degradation is still prominent, even though decades of research have resulted in restorative and innovative forms of soil management, generating successful case studies all over the world. Why don't enough farmers adopt such research results? Some argue that the problem of soil degradation is mainly socio‐economic rather than technical. However, this is not correct as the soil–water–plant–climate system raises many basic, unresolved questions about soil behaviour. More attention is needed for information sharing and knowledge building to link the research arena with stakeholders and policy makers. This is particularly urgent because the information revolution, which is fundamentally changing attitudes of increasingly critical stakeholders, presents a challenge to distinguish between relevant and irrelevant information on Internet and social media. Continuous interaction with land users in the field and sharing knowledge in a joint‐learning mode is needed more than ever, recognizing that different forms of knowledge can contribute to acceptance in the practice of land‐use innovations and lead to realization of land‐related SDGs. Such forms of interaction take much time, which is of limited availability in current research regimes, and implies a need for change. Soil scientists need assistance from communication experts to facilitate interaction processes.

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Section: Sincerely Engage Stakeholders Early and Stay Involvedmentioning

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Section: Implications For the Soil Science Profession In Futurementioning

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How to communicate soil expertise more effectively in the information age when aiming at the UN Sustainable Development Goals

Bouma

2019

Soil Use and Management

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“…To get a reliable soil water balance, a calibration procedure is required. Details on the model calibration at the same experimental field can be found in Bonfante et al [49]. Above ground biomass (AGB) was estimated by SWAP model on the basis of normalized water productivity concept [50], as follows: AGB = −0.3534 + 0.0175 × Σ T act /ET p [49].…”

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Assessing the Potential of Cereal Production Systems to Adapt to Contrasting Weather Conditions in the Mediterranean Region

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Variable rainfall, water stress, and spring frost are the main challenges for cereal growers in the Mediterranean region. The potential of wheat and barley to adapt to contrasting weather conditions was investigated through the adoption of no-till, supplemental irrigation and drought tolerant cultivars over a period of three years. Seasonal precipitation was 732, 336 and 685 mm in the first, second and third seasons, respectively. The second and third seasons were characterized by the occurrence of spring frost. No tillage did not affect productivity in either crop, while supplemental irrigation increased yield only in barley. For wheat, the grain yield was 60 and 43% respectively lower in the second and third seasons than in the first season. For barley, grain yield was 43% higher in the first season than the other two. The negative effect of frost on wheat yield was indirectly assessed by crop growth simulation. Principal component analysis shows that freezing temperatures associated with spring frost and rainfall both dictated crop growth and productivity.

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“…Currently, the inputs are used in a variable way to meet the specific needs of each location, thus optimizing the production process. However, it is necessary to characterize the soil spatial variability to check chemical and physical attributes through several representative sampling (Costa, de Passos et al, 2014;Bonfante et al, 2017).…”

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Ubiquitous Computing in Precision Agriculture: A Systematic Review

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The applications of ubiquitous computing have increased in recent years, especially due to the development of technologies such as mobile computing and its integration with the real world. One of the challenges in this area is the use of context sensitivity. In agriculture, this can be considered as the context related to the environment, such as the chemical and physical aspects that characterize the different soil types. This scenario periodically changes due to factors such as climate, type of cultivar and soil management technique used, among other aspects. This article presents a systematic review on the research works that explore ubiquitous computing in precision agriculture, including which technologies are being currently applied and which gap scan still be researched. Nine scientific repositories were explored to find articles about precision agriculture and ubiquitous computing. As a result of this search and filtering process, 32 works were reviewed, analyzed and categorized between the years of 2009 and 2019. In general, the reviewed articles concentrate on problems arising from the communication between sensors and the management of context-sensitive data.

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The role of soils in the analysis of potential agricultural production: A case study in Lebanon

Cited by 19 publications

References 25 publications

How to communicate soil expertise more effectively in the information age when aiming at the UN Sustainable Development Goals

How to communicate soil expertise more effectively in the information age when aiming at the UN Sustainable Development Goals

Assessing the Potential of Cereal Production Systems to Adapt to Contrasting Weather Conditions in the Mediterranean Region

Ubiquitous Computing in Precision Agriculture: A Systematic Review

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