Inadequate organic waste management leads to a plethora of problems such as
environmental pollution, eutrophication, esthetic damage to urban landscape, greenhouse …

Research on agricultural wastes management, as a natural resource material, is state of the
art and desirable subject in many engineering subcategories. The benefits include ease of …

The partial substitution of chemical fertilizers with organic manure has positive effects on
crop productivity and sustainable development. Nevertheless, few studies have focused on …

Fertilization has a large impact on the soil microbial communities, which play pivotal roles in
soil biogeochemical cycling and ecological processes. While the effects of changes in …

Acceleration of urbanization and industrialization has resulted in the drastic rise of waste
generation with majority of them being biowaste. This constitutes a global challenge since …

In many Mediterranean areas, citrus orchards exhibit high soil loss rates because of the
expansion of drip irrigation that allows cultivation on sloping terrain and the widespread use …

An exhaustive meta-analysis of 132 long-term (≥ 10 years) studies worldwide was carried
out to determine the effects of the use of organic amendments (OA) and OA+ inorganic …

Compost or composting has been widely investigated under the background of heavy metal
pollution of agricultural soils and rapid growth of organic wastes. Compost is rich in …

Conservative and sustainable soil management in vineyards is an approach of primary
importance not only for the yield (tons per hectare) and grapes' quality (primary and …

Understanding the responses of ecosystem functions and services (eg, fruit productivity,
carbon sequestration, and nutrient cycling) to fertilization practices and exploring the …