[HTML][HTML] Environmental waste management strategies and vermi transformation for sustainable development

YA Hajam, R Kumar, A Kumar - Environmental Challenges, 2023 - Elsevier
The world population is increasing at an alarming rate and tremendous quantity of waste is
getting produced due to urbanization, industrialization, increase in human population, and …

Biopolymer-based slow/controlled-release fertilizer (SRF/CRF): Nutrient release mechanism and agricultural sustainability

A Firmanda, F Fahma, K Syamsu, M Mahardika… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Excess fertilizer released into the environment from low-efficiency fertilizers has created a
global impact on sustainable agriculture, including environmental, economic, and social …

Effects of two biochar types on mitigating drought and salt stress in tomato seedlings

W Zhang, J Wei, L Guo, H Fang, X Liu, K Liang, W Niu… - Agronomy, 2023 - mdpi.com
Biochar's underlying biochemical and physiological mechanisms in reducing irrigation and
salinity stress are elusive. This paper investigates the effects of two types of biochar (wood …

Carbon fixation and soil aggregation affected by biochar oxidized with hydrogen peroxide: Considering the efficiency of pyrolysis temperature

M Ghorbani, RW Neugschwandtner, G Soja… - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Biochar, as a carbon-rich material, may have a notable influence on carbon balance,
especially that in soil mediums. The oxidation of biochar modifies the biochar's effects on the …

Interactive effects of nitrogen application and irrigation on water use, growth and tuber yield of potato under subsurface drip irrigation

A Kaur, KB Singh, RK Gupta, A Alataway, AZ Dewidar… - Agronomy, 2022 - mdpi.com
Potatoes are a high-value crop with a shallow root system and high fertilizer requirements.
The primary emphasis in potato production is minimizing nitrogen-leaching losses from the …

Optimization of mixed-based biochar preparation process and adsorption performance of lead and cadmium

X Yuan, Q Wang, Z Wang, S Wu, Y Zhai, H Zhang… - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Irreversible pollution by heavy metals such as lead (Pb) and cadmium (Cd) adversely affects
the ecological environment and human health. Due to its high adsorption, microporosity, and …

Porous biochar materials for sustainable water treatment: synthesis, modification, and application

R Li, Y Wu, X Lou, H Li, J Cheng, B Shen, L Qin - Water, 2023 - mdpi.com
In the current world, the increasingly developed industries of mankind have caused huge
pollution to the earth on which we live. And the water resources, which are the source of …

Synergistic effect of β-sitosterol and biochar application for improving plant growth of Thymus vulgaris under heat stress

K Alharbi, AA Khan, HAS Alhaithloul, NA Al-Harbi… - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Climate change has become the global concern due to its drastic effects on the environment.
Agriculture sector is the backbone of food security which remains at the disposal of climate …

Effects of biochar on methane emissions and crop yields in East Asian paddy fields: a regional scale meta-analysis

JM Lee, HC Jeong, HS Gwon, HS Lee, HR Park… - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Biochar emerged as a potential solution to mitigating greenhouse gas emissions, though
previous studies obtained variable results regarding its effects on methane (CH4) emissions …

Mitigating soil erosion through biomass-derived biochar: exploring the influence of feedstock types and pyrolysis temperature

OA Wani, F Akhter, SS Kumar, S Babu, RH Kanth… - Land, 2023 - mdpi.com
Soil erosion is one of the major emerging threats to the Himalayan ecosystem. There is a
dearth of diverse, cost-effective erosion control measures in the region. In the Himalayan …