The rapid increase of the world population constantly demands more food production from
agricultural soils. This causes conflicts, since at the same time strong interest arises on novel …

Fungal trunk pathogens are a growing global issue, significantly affecting fruit and nut tree
crop cultivation. These pathogens, mainly ascomycetes, belong to several families including …

The objective of this study was to evaluate the antifungal activity (AA) of essential oils (EOs)
extracted from Eucalyptus globulus Labill.(Eucalyptus), Citrus limonum (L.) Burm.(Lemon) …

Vermicomposting of food waste amended with biochar and cow dung was studied during a
90-day composting period. The improvement of the vermicomposting process by adding …

Energy use analysis and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are among the most important
aspects regarding the sustainability performance of a farming system. The aim of this study …

The residual biomass of winter vine prunings (WVPs) in the Chinese and global grape and
wine industries was investigated and estimated, and the physicochemical characteristics of …

This study was designed to evaluate whether the decentralized rural kitchen waste (KW)
composting technologies used in China can be widely applied. To this end, we completed a …

Excavated apple trees as part of orchard renewal are often chipped and used as mulch in
younger orchards. Therefore, the extent of fungal pathogens associated with dieback in old …

A field experiment was conducted between mid-August 2016 and mid-October 2017 in four
table-grape vineyards in the Siriji Valley, Pernambuco State (Northeastern Brazil), to study …

In the deciduous fruit industry, orchards are often excavated and trees chipped. The organic
material is then used as mulch for soil conservation, a practice that form part of sustainable …