Value-added products as soil conditioners for sustainable agriculture

M Babla, U Katwal, MT Yong, S Jahandari… - Resources, conservation …, 2022 - Elsevier
Due to the intensive use of fertilisers, soil degradation has become a global problem,
leading to the depletion of organic matter and soil fertility. Meanwhile, the intensification of …

Revitalizing contaminated lands: A state-of-the-art review on the remediation of mine-tailings using phytoremediation and genomic approaches

S Hassan, SS Bhadwal, M Khan, KU Nissa, RA Shah… - Chemosphere, 2024 - Elsevier
The mining industry has historically served as a critical reservoir of essential raw materials
driving global economic progress. Nevertheless, the consequential by-product known as …

Integrated fertilizer application improves soil properties and maize (Zea mays L.) yield on Nitisols in Northwestern Ethiopia

W Ejigu, YG Selassie, E Elias, M Damte - Heliyon, 2021 - cell.com
Soil fertility depletion is emerging as a serious challenge causing low crop yields and food
insecurity in Ethiopia. An on-farm experiment was conducted in 2017/2018 cropping season …

Organic manures and inorganic fertilizers effects on soil properties and economic analysis under cassava cultivation in the southern Cameroon

EG Bilong, M Abossolo-Angue, LT Nanganoa… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Cassava cultivation causes serious soil fertility depletion in southern Cameroon due to high
mining of soil nutrients by the crop. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of Tithonia …

Influence of heat stress, variations in soil type, and soil amendment on the growth of three drought–tolerant maize varieties

UP Chukwudi, FR Kutu, S Mavengahama - Agronomy, 2021 - mdpi.com
Food security in sub–Saharan Africa is threatened by the increasing incidence of heat
stress. Therefore, ameliorating heat stress influence in plants is vital for sustainable crop …

Organic wastes augment the eco-restoration potential of bamboo species on fly ash-degraded land: a field study

R Sawarkar, A Shakeel, PA Kokate, L Singh - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Rapid industrialization has been a major cause of land degradation and other
environmental problems globally. Most energy inputs in industries depend on coal-burning …

Soil quality and pomelo productivity as affected by chicken manure and cow dung

L Van Dang, NP Ngoc, NN Hung - The Scientific World Journal, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Fruit orchards in the Vietnamese Mekong Delta (VMD) are severely degraded due to many
factors, such as low organic matter content, soil acidification, and poor soil management …

The combined effect of biochar and mineral fertilizer on triticale yield, soil properties under different tillage systems

L Usevičiūtė, E Baltrėnaitė-Gedienė, D Feizienė - Plants, 2021 - mdpi.com
This study examined the effect of study time, biochar dose, and fertilization-tillage system on
the improvement of sandy loam physical-chemical properties and triticale grain yield. The …

Evaluation of soil quality and maize growth in different profiles of reclaimed land with coal gangue filling

Z Hu, S Liu, Y Gong - Land, 2021 - mdpi.com
Reclaiming subsidence and waterlogged zones caused by coal mining to maintain food and
feed supplies is an urgent issue in China. Utilizing coal gangue (CG) as a filling matrix to …

Water seepage rate in composted soil

Z Zulkarnain, R Kurniawati… - Science …, 2023 - sintechcomjournal.com
Water infiltration is one important factor for plant growth. Water that cannot seep into the
pores of the soil creates a pool of water so that soil permeability is low. From these …