To meet global food demands sustainably, it is necessary to safeguard finite natural
resources and reduce harmful emissions to the environment. Nutrients in biowastes are …

Manure amendment in croplands is common practice for soil carbon sequestration, and may
also reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Few studies focus on the effects of manure …

Increasing soil organic carbon (SOC) content can promote soil health and crop yield.
Organic amendment application is a common practice to accelerate soil carbon …

Intensive confinement (IC) systems for dairying have become widespread during the last
decades. However, potential advantages of alternative systems such as full-grazing (FG) or …

Sewage sludge is now widely used for production of crops throughout the world. Utilizing the
sewage sludge for crop production has various advantages such as nutrient recycling …

Low nitrogen (N) use efficiency of broadcast slurry application leads to nutrient losses, air
and water pollution, greenhouse gas emissions and—in particular in a warming climate—to …

Diffuse agricultural pollution is one of the greatest challenges to achieving good chemical
and ecological status of Scotland's water bodies. The River Ythan in Aberdeenshire was …

The production and use of mineral fertilizers lead to severe environmental impacts, therefore
initiatives such as the European Green Deal promote organic farming and nutrient …

Co-inoculation of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) and bacteria can synergically and
potentially increase nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) in plants, thus, reducing nitrogen (N) …

Digestate, a by‐product of biogas production, is widely recognized as a promising
renewable nitrogen (N) source with high potential to replace synthetic fertilizers. Yet …