Vermicompost: Enhancing plant growth and combating abiotic and biotic stress

S Rehman, F De Castro, A Aprile, M Benedetti… - Agronomy, 2023 - mdpi.com
Extensive application of agrochemicals for crop production and protection has negatively
affected soil health, crop productivity, and the environment. Organic amendments have been …

Potential risk assessment of soil salinity to agroecosystem sustainability: Current status and management strategies

S Sahab, I Suhani, V Srivastava, PS Chauhan… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Soil salinization has become a major global agricultural issue that threatens sustainable
development goals related to food security, agriculture, resource conservation, and nutrition …

Biochar application for the remediation of salt-affected soils: Challenges and opportunities

S Dahlawi, A Naeem, Z Rengel, R Naidu - Science of the Total …, 2018 - Elsevier
Soil salinization and sodification are two commonly occurring major threats to soil
productivity in arable croplands. Salt-affected soils are found in> 100 countries, and their …

The threat of soil salinity: A European scale review

IN Daliakopoulos, IK Tsanis, A Koutroulis… - Science of the total …, 2016 - Elsevier
Soil salinisation is one of the major soil degradation threats occurring in Europe. The effects
of salinisation can be observed in numerous vital ecological and non-ecological soil …

Biochar soil amendment on alleviation of drought and salt stress in plants: a critical review

S Ali, M Rizwan, MF Qayyum, YS Ok, M Ibrahim… - … Science and Pollution …, 2017 - Springer
Drought and salt stress negatively affect soil fertility and plant growth. Application of biochar,
carbon-rich material developed from combustion of biomass under no or limited oxygen …

Reuse of agricultural wastes, manure, and biochar as an organic amendment: A review on its implications for vermicomposting technology

ST Raza, J Wu, ER Rene, Z Ali, Z Chen - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2022 - Elsevier
This review mainly aims to present the current issue of eco-agricultural wastes tremendously
increasing day by day, thereby causing threats to the environment and agricultural systems …

The use of vermicompost in organic farming: overview, effects on soil and economics

SL Lim, TY Wu, PN Lim… - … of the Science of Food and …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Vermicomposting is a process in which earthworms are used to convert organic materials
into humus‐like material known as vermicompost. A number of researchers throughout the …

Vermicompost significantly affects plant growth. A meta-analysis

M Blouin, J Barrere, N Meyer, S Lartigue… - Agronomy for …, 2019 - Springer
Food production and waste management are two increasing issues ensuing from the
growing world population. Recycling organic residues into amendment for food production …

Municipal solid waste (MSW): Strategies to improve salt affected soil sustainability: A review

MD Meena, RK Yadav, B Narjary, G Yadav, HS Jat… - Waste management, 2019 - Elsevier
Salt-induced soil degradation is a serious threat to global agriculture which is responsible
for diminished productivity of agro-ecosystems. Irrigation with poor quality water and …

Use of phytoremediation and biochar to remediate heavy metal polluted soils: a review

J Paz-Ferreiro, H Lu, S Fu, A Mendez, G Gasco - Solid earth, 2014 - se.copernicus.org
Anthropogenic activities are resulting in an increase of the use and extraction of heavy
metals. Heavy metals cannot be degraded and hence accumulate in the environment …