Abstract There are thousands of abandoned mine land (AML) sites in the U.S. that need to be restored reduce wind and water erosion, provide wildlife forage, shade streams, improve productivity. Biochar created from woody biomass would normally burned slash piles can applied soil properties is one method restore AML productive capacity. Using this ‘waste’ for biochar reclamation activities will ...

Precision agriculture is a knowledge-based system that enables producers to apply precise amounts of fertilizers, pesticides, water, seeds, or other production inputs to specific areas where and when plants need them for optimal growth. It is a promising group of technologies that could theoretically increase crop productivity and profitability, reduce chemical use, and decrease environmental d...

Ecosystem-scale water-use efficiency (WUE), defined as the ratio of gross primary productivity (GPP) to evapotranspiration (ET), is an important indicator of coupled carbon-water cycles. Relationships between WUE and environmental factors have been widely investigated, but the variations in WUE in response to biotic factors remain little understood. Here, we argue that phenology plays an import...

Jatropha curcas L., a toxic species that does not interfere with the food chain, produces biodiesel of better environmental quality than mineral oils. However, in order to cultivate it sustainably, it is necessary to optimize the limited resources used, mainly water and soil. Therefore, in arid areas, it is necessary to cultivate under intensive conditions, irrigate with reclaimed water and cut...

The development of embedded software for radar applications may require software design processes that comply with the DO-178B standard or related processes. This raises issues about cost and productivity associated with the development of such mission-critical applications. In this paper, we introduce the value of the formal design, verification, and implementation technologies offered by mode...

The global livestock industry is charged with providing sufficient animal source foods to supply the global population while improving the environmental sustainability of animal production. Improved productivity within dairy and beef systems has demonstrably reduced resource use and greenhouse gas emissions per unit of food over the past century through the dilution of maintenance effect. Furth...