Globally, 120 million tonnes of red mud is generated whose disposal and storage occupy
large areas of potentially important arable lands. Red mud dumps are physically …

Background and aims Rhizobia typically produce a lower level of ACC deaminase
compared with free-living plant growth-promoting bacteria. While the endogenous rhizobial …

Water dispersible Fe3O4@ carbon quantum dots (CQDs) hybrid nanoflowers show highly
efficient photocatalytic activities because of their strong absorption in the visible light range …

The effects of rhizobial symbiosis on the growth, metal uptake, and antioxidant responses of
Medicago lupulina in the presence of 200 mg kg− 1 Cu 2+ throughout different stages of …

Background The application of organic fertilizer is a sustainable approach to maintain soil
fertility in agricultural crop production. In contrast to other organic fertilizers, the digestate …

As a result of rapid urbanization, industrialization, and uncontrolled population increase,
waste management has become a worldwide problem. In the 2001 census, the urban …

Utilization of sludge is an attractive option for fertilizing bioenergy crops, since in addition to
its valuable macro-and micro-nutrients, it may also contains some pollutants. Therefore, a …

In this study, we present the response of spinach to different amendment rates of sewage
sludge (0, 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50 g kg− 1) in a greenhouse pot experiment, where plant …

Wastewater production is rising all over the world and one of the most difficult problems is
the disposal of sewage sludge (SS). It is known that SS contains certain quantities of added …

Salinity is an emerging and highly complex phenomenon affecting plant production and
global food security. Here we demonstrated the effects of phytohormones (naphthalene …