End-of-life stage of renewable growing media with biochar versus spent peat or mineral wool

B Vandecasteele, L Similon, J Moelants… - Nutrient Cycling in …, 2023 - Springer
The composition of horticultural substrates for soilless greenhouse cultivation directly affects
the sustainability of the cropping system but has also an indirect effect through the end-of-life …

Effects of chicken manure‐modified biochar on the adsorption capacity of tetracycline and abundance of antibiotic resistance genes in soil

F Hu, C Gao, B Wang, Z Ding, L Zhang… - Land Degradation & …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Large quantities of livestock manure not only occupy farmland but also serve as the primary
source of antibiotics and antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in agricultural soil. To enhance …

Pretreated Eucalyptus globulus and Pinus radiata Barks: Potential Substrates to Improve Seed Germination for a Sustainable Horticulture

D Escobar-Avello, V Ferrer, G Bravo-Arrepol… - Forests, 2023 - mdpi.com
Commercial forest plantations in Chile are dominated by pine (Pinus radiata) and
eucalyptus (Eucalyptus globulus). Tree bark is the main by-product of the forestry industry …

Using silkworm excrement to restore vegetation and soil ecology in heavily contaminated mining soils by multiple metal (loid) s: A recyclable sericulture measure

SJ Shi, JG Yang, MT Lin, QY Chen, B Wang… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
Ecological restoration of heavily contaminated soils by multiple metal (loid) s in mining areas
is very difficult. In this study, we provided an attractive measure of using silkworm excrement …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of biochar on the metabolome of soybean seedlings

NE Silva, MG Aguilar, OE Ferreira, GM Paulino… - Oil Crop Science, 2024 - Elsevier
The use of biochar can have several effects on plant germination, depending on raw
material, preparation method and application dose. However, the molecular mechanisms …

[PDF][PDF] Cascading use of renewable growing media versus peat or mineral wool: added value of biochar for end-of-life, recycling of nutrients and C storage potential

B Vandecasteele, L Similon, J Moelants, M Hofkens… - 2022 - scholar.archive.org
The composition of horticultural substrates for soilless greenhouse cultivation directly affects
the sustainability of the cropping system but has also an indirect effect through the end-of-life …

Preferences of Pinus sylvestris seedling roots for different phosphorus sources under phosphorus-deficient conditions

K Lei, H Creber, R Bol, A Tietema, SP Sohi - Plant and Soil, 2023 - Springer
Purpose Phosphorus (P) is a limiting nutrient in many managed forests. To further
understand the risks and benefits of biochars as sustainable P source in forest management …

Developing biomass-derived carbons for catalytic syngas and methane production from renewable sources

C Di Stasi, JJ Manyà Cervelló, B González García - zaguan.unizar.es
Como resultado de la explotación indiscriminada de los recursos fósiles, el nivel de gases
antropogénicos–en particular, el CO2–ha aumentado drásticamente en los últimos años …