Aluminum (Al) is the most abundant metal in the earth's crust, but its availability depends on
soil pH. Despite this abundance, Al is not considered an essential element and so far no …

In the coming years, more sustainable horticultural practices should be developed to
guarantee greater yield and yield stability, in order to meet the increasing food global …

The majority of plants live in close collaboration with a diversity of soil organisms among
which arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) play an essential role. Mycorrhizal symbioses …

The rapid growth of the production of electrical and electronic products has meant an
equally rapid growth in the amount of electronic waste (e-waste), much of which is illegally …

Aluminum (Al) precipitates in acidic soils having a pH< 5.5, in the form of conjugated organic
and inorganic ions. Al-containing minerals solubilized in the soil solution cause several …

In 2007, the first edition of Handbook of Plant Nutrition presented a compendium of
information on the mineral nutrition of plants available at that time-and became a bestseller …

The synergistic effects of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) inoculation and biochar
application on plant growth and heavy metal uptake remain unclear. A pot experiment was …

Tropical forests are among the most diverse ecosystems in the world, completed by huge
biodiversity. An expansion in natural resource extraction through open-pit mining activities …

Most plants living in tropical acid soils depend on the arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) symbiosis
for mobilizing low-accessible phosphorus (P), due to its strong bonding by iron (Fe) oxides …

Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) and barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) are major crops cultivated
around the world, thus playing a crucial role on human diet. Remarkably, the growing …