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Abstract
This article has been retracted from publication in the Taylor & Francis journal, Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica, Section B — Soil & Plant Science.
Following publication, concerns were raised by multiple third-parties around the content of the special issue and the decision-making process.
Following an investigation by the Taylor & Francis Publishing Ethics & Integrity team in full cooperation with the Editor-in-Chief, it was confirmed that this article included in Special Issue titled “Envisage Computer Modelling and Statistics for Agriculture”, guest edited by Gunasekaran Manogaran was not peer-reviewed appropriately, in line with the Journal's peer review standards and policy.
As the stringency of the peer review process is core to the integrity of the publication process, the Editor and Publisher have decided to retract all of the articles within the above-named Special Issue.
The journal has not confirmed if the authors were aware of this compromised peer review process.
The journal is committed to correcting the scientific record and will fully cooperate with any institutional investigations into this matter. The authors have been informed of this decision.
We have been informed in our decision-making by our policy on publishing ethics and integrity and the COPE guidelines.
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Te Xu
Te Xu PhD student, mainly engaged in research on soil and water conservation and forestry ecological engineering construction.
Kangning He
Kangning He Professor, PhD supervisor, mainly engaged in research on soil and water conservation, forestry ecological engineering construction, drought-resistant afforestation technology.
Hui Wang
Hui Wang PhD, mainly engaged in research on soil and water conservation and forestry ecological engineering construction.
Weilu Wang
Weilu Wang Doctoral candidate, mainly engaged in research on forestry ecological engineering construction.
Tan Zhang
Tan Zhang PhD, mainly engaged in research on soil and water conservation and plant water physiology.