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View article: Renewable energy sources for arctic food sufficiency and sustainability
Renewable energy sources for arctic food sufficiency and sustainability Open
One of the UN’s 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs), SDG 7, is to “ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all.” This goal addresses the need for environmental sustainability while highlighting energy’s…
View article: The Impact of Wheat Growth Stages on Soil Microbial Communities in a Rain-Fed Agroecosystem
The Impact of Wheat Growth Stages on Soil Microbial Communities in a Rain-Fed Agroecosystem Open
Wheat is the largest terrestrial agricultural crop globally. This study was conducted to determine the soil microbial biomass, soil CO2 evolution, and physiological profile in the rhizosphere of the winter wheat rain-fed Triticum aestivum …
View article: Author Correction: Arctic food and energy security at the crossroads
Author Correction: Arctic food and energy security at the crossroads Open
Correction to: Communications Earth & Environmenthttps://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-025-02122-6, published online 18 February 2025 In the version of the article initially published, the definition “blended knowledge (BK)” was missing from the …
View article: Soil carbon in the boreal region under climate and land use change
Soil carbon in the boreal region under climate and land use change Open
Carbon cycling in boreal regions is controlled naturally by fire disturbance, climate, hydrology, snowmelt, soil heterogeneity, acidity, low nitrogen and phosphorus availability, mycorrhizal distribution, plant cover, and cryoturbation/per…
View article: Socioecological dynamics of diverse global permafrost-agroecosystems under environmental change
Socioecological dynamics of diverse global permafrost-agroecosystems under environmental change Open
Permafrost-agroecosystems include all cultivation and pastoral activities in areas underlain by permafrost. These systems support local livelihoods and food production and are rarely considered in global agricultural studies but may become…
View article: Impact of fertilizer source on the dynamics of carbon and nutrients in a podzol designated for land‐use conversion
Impact of fertilizer source on the dynamics of carbon and nutrients in a podzol designated for land‐use conversion Open
Boreal lands have long been considered unsuitable for agriculture. Climate change projections support a shift towards increased agricultural production in boreal ecosystems via land use conversion. Depending on the conversion protocol, the…
View article: Phosphorus Sorption Capacity and Its Relationships With Soil Properties Under Podzolic Soils of Atlantic Canada
Phosphorus Sorption Capacity and Its Relationships With Soil Properties Under Podzolic Soils of Atlantic Canada Open
Repetitive long-term fertilizer application leads to phosphorus (P) accumulation in agricultural soils. This can pose environmental risks if the soil’s phosphorus storage capacity is not well understood and considered when planning nutrien…
View article: Ex situ soil respiration assessment using minimally disturbed microcosms and dried–sieved soils; comparison of methods to assess soil health
Ex situ soil respiration assessment using minimally disturbed microcosms and dried–sieved soils; comparison of methods to assess soil health Open
Soil respiration measurements are commonly used as soil health indicators. Several ex situ soil respiration methods exist, but comparative performances between them have rarely been analyzed. Specifically, there is a lack of comparisons be…
View article: Editorial: Sustainable and Climate-Smart Agriculture in the Boreal and Arctic Regions
Editorial: Sustainable and Climate-Smart Agriculture in the Boreal and Arctic Regions Open
EDITORIAL article Front. Sustain. Food Syst., 24 February 2022 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2022.816726
View article: Expansion of Agriculture in Northern Cold-Climate Regions: A Cross-Sectoral Perspective on Opportunities and Challenges
Expansion of Agriculture in Northern Cold-Climate Regions: A Cross-Sectoral Perspective on Opportunities and Challenges Open
Agriculture in the boreal and Arctic regions is perceived as marginal, low intensity and inadequate to satisfy the needs of local communities, but another perspective is that northern agriculture has untapped potential to increase the loca…
View article: Comparison of Multi-Frequency and Multi-Coil Electromagnetic Induction (EMI) for Mapping Properties in Shallow Podsolic Soils
Comparison of Multi-Frequency and Multi-Coil Electromagnetic Induction (EMI) for Mapping Properties in Shallow Podsolic Soils Open
Electromagnetic induction (EMI) technique is an established method to measure the apparent electrical conductivity (ECa) of soil as a proxy for its physicochemical properties. Multi-frequency (MF) and multi-coil (MC) are the two types of c…
View article: Addition of biochar to acidic boreal podzolic soils enhances micronutrient availability and crop productivity
Addition of biochar to acidic boreal podzolic soils enhances micronutrient availability and crop productivity Open
Results of a recent multiyear experiment conducted on an agricultural plot that was recently converted from boreal forest (Labrador, Canada) suggested that NPK fertilizers contributed to better crop establishment and higher yield but only …
View article: Identifying learning outcomes for a Canadian pedology field school: addressing the gap between new graduates’ skills and the needs of the current job market
Identifying learning outcomes for a Canadian pedology field school: addressing the gap between new graduates’ skills and the needs of the current job market Open
To address concerns among members of the Canadian Society of Soil Science (CSSS) regarding the discipline’s capacity to train new soil professionals, specifically in pedology and field skills, members of the CSSS’s soil education and pedol…
View article: Effect of Biochar Application Rates on the Hydraulic Properties of an Agricultural-Use Boreal Podzol
Effect of Biochar Application Rates on the Hydraulic Properties of an Agricultural-Use Boreal Podzol Open
Boreal agriculture struggles with soils of lower agronomic value, most of which are sandy with a low water holding capacity (WHC) and prone to nutrient leaching. Biochar amendments are associated with positive effects on soil hydraulic pro…
View article: Soil Moisture Mapping Using Multi-Frequency and Multi-Coil Electromagnetic Induction Sensors on Managed Podzols
Soil Moisture Mapping Using Multi-Frequency and Multi-Coil Electromagnetic Induction Sensors on Managed Podzols Open
Precision agriculture (PA) involves the management of agricultural fields including spatial information of soil properties derived from apparent electrical conductivity (ECa) measurements. While this approach is gaining much attention in a…
View article: Effect of agronomic treatments on the accuracy of soil moisture mapping by electromagnetic induction
Effect of agronomic treatments on the accuracy of soil moisture mapping by electromagnetic induction Open
Electromagnetic induction (EMI) is an established method for mapping field-scale soil water content (SWC). However, the correlation between the recorded apparent electrical conductivity (ECa) and SWC is affected by several factors that can…
View article: The influence of flint stones on a soil microbial community in the northern Negev Desert
The influence of flint stones on a soil microbial community in the northern Negev Desert Open
In the Negev Desert ecosystems, flint-stone cover on slopes acts as a barrier against water flow. As a result, soil moisture increases and organic matter accumulates under the stone and in the immediate surroundings, both affecting the dur…
View article: Review of the cultivation program within the National Alliance for Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts
Review of the cultivation program within the National Alliance for Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts Open
The cultivation efforts within the National Alliance for Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts (NAABB) were developed to provide four major goals for the consortium, which included biomass production for downstream experimentation, development…
View article: Primers and annealing temperatures (TA) utilized for amplification of endophyte DNA from total DNA extracted from micropropagated plant tissues and/or isolates.
Primers and annealing temperatures (TA) utilized for amplification of endophyte DNA from total DNA extracted from micropropagated plant tissues and/or isolates. Open
Primers and annealing temperatures (TA) utilized for amplification of endophyte DNA from total DNA extracted from micropropagated plant tissues and/or isolates.
View article: Soil and Waste Matrix Affects Spatial Heterogeneity of Bacteria Filtration during Unsaturated Flow
Soil and Waste Matrix Affects Spatial Heterogeneity of Bacteria Filtration during Unsaturated Flow Open
Discontinuous flows resulting from discrete natural rain events induce temporal and spatial variability in the transport of bacteria from organic waste through soils in which the degree of saturation varies. Transport and continuity of ass…