A wide range of organic amendments (OA) is currently available to Australian farmers.
These products have numerous agronomic applications, including the supply of plant …

Since the Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy crisis, meat and bone meal (MBM) have been
considered animal wastes. Nowadays, these animal residues are generally burnt in cement …

Poor water retention capacity (WRC) and nutrient deficiency commonly limit crop yields in
sandy soils. The use of biochar as a soil amendment has been previously reported to …

This study was carried out to maximize the fertilization efficiency of mixed organic fertilizer
(OF) for organically managed onion (Allium cepa L.) production during the one growing …

The use of organic residues as soil amendments or fertilisers may represent a valuable
recycling strategy. In this study, a series of laboratory assays was performed to study the …

The effects of two different spent mushroom substrates on soil physico-chemical, chemical
and biological properties were studied in a plot experiment with a horticultural crop (Lactuca …

BACKGROUND Pyrolysis of slaughterhouse waste could promote more sustainable
phosphorus (P) usage through the development of alternative P fertilizers. This study …

Background and aim The processes of nitrogen (N) mineralization from organic
amendments (OA) is important to provide mineral forms (NH 4+ and NO 3−) of N for plants …

Many studies describe the positive effect of mycorrhiza, but few report on negative effects.
Furthermore, there is a research gap on the mechanisms under which conditions the …

Background and aims Despite the high interest in biochar as soil amendment, the number of
field studies is still limited, being experiments with perennial crops in arid lands particularly …