Understanding the role of humic acids on crop performance and soil health

K Ampong, MS Thilakaranthna, LY Gorim - Frontiers in Agronomy, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Humic acids (HA) are organic molecules that play essential roles in improving soil
properties, plant growth, and agronomic parameters. The sources of HA include coal, lignite …

[HTML][HTML] Comparing straw, compost, and biochar regarding their suitability as agricultural soil amendments to affect soil structure, nutrient leaching, microbial …

M Siedt, A Schäffer, KEC Smith, M Nabel… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
The emission of nutrients and pesticides from agricultural soils endangers natural habitats.
Here, we review to which extent carbon-rich organic amendments help to retain nutrients …

A comprehensive review on biomass humification: Recent advances in pathways, challenges, new applications, and perspectives

S Wei, Z Li, Y Sun, J Zhang, Y Ge, Z Li - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2022 - Elsevier
Humic acids (HAs) are natural organic polymers that are widely distributed in terrestrial soils,
natural water, and sediments. Due to their excellent physical and chemical properties, HAs …

Humic substances developed during organic waste composting: Formation mechanisms, structural properties, and agronomic functions

X Guo, H Liu, S Wu - Science of the total environment, 2019 - Elsevier
Aerobic composting is a typical biochemical process of stabilization and harmlessness of
organic wastes during which organic matter degrades, and then aggregates, to produce …

The native arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and vermicompost-based organic amendments enhance soil fertility, growth performance, and the drought stress tolerance of …

W Benaffari, A Boutasknit, M Anli, M Ait-El-Mokhtar… - Plants, 2022 - mdpi.com
The present study aimed to determine the effects of biostimulants on the physicochemical
parameters of the agricultural soil of quinoa under two water regimes and to understand the …

Biochar and vermicompost improve the soil properties and the yield and quality of cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) grown in plastic shed soil continuously cropped for …

F Wang, X Wang, N Song - Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Organic amendments such as biochar and vermicompost have been reported to improve
soil and plant properties. However, whether the co-application of the two amendments has a …

Sustainable advances on phosphorus utilization in soil via addition of biochar and humic substances

F Yang, L Sui, C Tang, J Li, K Cheng, Q Xue - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
The intervention of human in phosphorus pool seems to be a vicious circle. The rapid
population growth leads to the global food shortage, which leads to the massive use of …

The importance of salicylic acid, humic acid and fulvic acid on crop production

MH Shahrajabian, W Sun - Letters in Drug Design & Discovery, 2024 - benthamdirect.com
Biostimulants are one of the most important substancesfor improving productivity, growth
and yield of plants as well as heavy metal detoxification, and stimulating natural toxins …

Cleaner production of agriculturally valuable benignant materials from industry generated bio-wastes: A review

B Ravindran, N Karmegam, A Yuvaraj… - Bioresource …, 2021 - Elsevier
Bio-wastes from different agro-based industries are increasing at a rapid rate with the
growing human population's demand for the products. The industries procure raw materials …

The roles of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in influencing plant nutrients, photosynthesis, and metabolites of cereal crops—A review

Y Khan, S Shah, H Tian - Agronomy, 2022 - mdpi.com
Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi are one of the important microbiota involved in a
relationship with plant roots in which the plants and fungi both share and exchange nutrients …