Sentences with phrase «nutrients modern agricultural practices»

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A study from 2004 says modern American agricultural practices is one of the reasons today's soil has been drained of nutrients.

Furthermore, it demonstrates the extent to which modern agricultural practices have degraded soil natural capital — which has profound implications for the loss of ecosystem service provision (Loveland & Webb 2003; Lal 2004), including reduced structural stability, water and nutrient holding capacity and impaired regulation of N mineralization and supply to plants (Quinton et al. 2010; Dungait et al. 2012).