农业实践可以通过改变反循环来威胁土壤的弹性
Alison M Carswell1, Simon Willcock1,2, Martin S A Blackwell1
1Net Zero & Resilient Farming, Rothamsted Research, North Wyke, Okehampton UK.
概括
农业的强化威胁到土壤的弹性和粮食安全. 长期的传统做法会降低土壤的质量,但替代方法可以减轻这些影响,保护未来的粮食生产.
科学领域:
- 农业科学 农业科学
- 土壤科学 土壤科学
- 环境科学 环境科学
背景情况:
- 土壤对于全球粮食生产至关重要.
- 农业强化实践可能会对土壤弹性产生负面影响.
- 土壤弹性对于可持续农业和粮食安全至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 审查传统农业对土壤弹性的影响.
- 找出可替代的农业实践,提高土壤的弹性.
- 排名对土壤弹性和粮食安全最严重的威胁.
主要方法:
- 采用了系统思维方法.
- 进行了全面的文献审查.
- 分析和排名了农业实践对土壤弹性的影响.
主要成果:
- 许多传统的农业实践对土壤弹性产生影响,主要是长期,重复使用.
- 确定了替代做法作为潜在的减轻负面影响的手段.
- 排列了对土壤弹性的关键威胁,突出了对食品和料安全的影响.
结论:
- 传统农业对土壤弹性构成风险.
- 替代实践为可持续的土壤管理提供了有希望的解决方案.
- 解决对土壤弹性的威胁对于确保长期粮食和料安全至关重要.
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