The challenge of sustaining soil fertility
Research gap analysis derived from 3 agriculture papers in our local library.
The gap
The challenge of sustaining soil fertility while maintaining crop productivity. The need for alternative fertilization strategies that balance productivity with sustainability.
Evidence profile
Sourced from the abstract and stated challenges of the source papers, classified as general, drawn from work published between 2019 and 2026, spanning 2 journals. Those papers have been cited 1 times in total.
Research trend
Established — well-defined area with open sub-problems.
Supporting evidence — 3 representative gaps
- Effectiveness of agroecological practices in irrigated crop rotations in Southern Ukraine (2019) · Naukovì dopovìdì Nacìonalʹnogo unìversitetu bìoresursiv ì prirodokoristuvannâ Ukraïni · doi
In this connection, there is an increased interest in further research on the trends in the processes of mineralization and humification, as well as on the pace of transformation and redistribution of organic matter under different fertilization systems and basic soil tillage and productivity formation in field crop rotations on irrigated lands.
generalabstractevidence 5/5Keywords: connection there increased interest further trends processes mineralization humification well pace transformation redistribution organic matter - Effects of Organomineral Fertilizer Treatments on Morphological Parameters and Leaf Macronutrient Contents of Maize Plant (2026) · Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Tarım Bilimleri Dergisi · cited 1× · doi
The challenge of sustaining soil fertility while maintaining crop productivity. The need for alternative fertilization strategies that balance productivity with sustainability.
generalstated challengesevidence 5/5Keywords: challenge sustaining soil fertility maintaining crop productivity need - Change of energy potential of black earth of a type of grain organization (2020) · Naukovì dopovìdì Nacìonalʹnogo unìversitetu bìoresursiv ì prirodokoristuvannâ Ukraïni · doi
Further studies on the energy potential of black earth typical of crop rotation, taking into account different sources of organic matter input to the soil, are the basis for the development of an environmentally balanced and efficient system of agriculture.
generalabstractevidence 4/5Keywords: further energy potential black earth typical crop rotation taking account different sources organic matter input
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