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Impacts of crop residues on soil health: a review

Environmental Pollutants & Bioavailability, 2021
Crop residues are mainly post-harvest remains of agriculture. The organic matters, nutrients, and hollow structures of crop residues enable them to be applied in agriculture. In this review, we summarize the impacts of crop residues on soil health.
Bin Fu, Ling Chen, Hongying Huang, Ping Qu, Zhenggui Wei   +4 more
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Pretreatment of Crop Residues for Bioconversion [PDF]

Agronomy, 2021
Decreasing the dependence on fossil resources as raw materials for the production of fuels, platform chemicals, and commodities is an imperative requirement of today’s industry and society in order to alleviate the threats related to climate change [...]
Carlos Martín
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Biopreparations for the decomposition of crop residues. [PDF]

Microb Biotechnol
Abstract Recently, there has been growing interest in biopreparations that intensify the decomposition of crop residues. These preparations can promote nutrient cycling and soil fertility, ultimately supporting healthy plant growth and increasing agricultural productivity.
Rowińska P, Gutarowska B, Janas R, Szulc J.   +3 more
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The Vital Roles of Agricultural Crop Residues and Agro-Industrial By-Products to Support Sustainable Livestock Productivity in Subtropical Regions [PDF]

Animals
Sustainable livestock production is a critical component of global food security and environmental stewardship. Agricultural crop residues, such as cereal straws, stovers, and hulls, as well as agro-industrial by-products, including oilseed meals ...
Ali Mujtaba Shah, Huiling Zhang, Muhammad Shahid, Huma Ghazal, Ali Raza Shah, Mujahid Niaz, Tehmina Naz, Keshav Ghimire, Naqash Goswami, Wei Shi, Dongxu Xia, Hongxia Zhao   +11 more
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Availability and spatial distribution of crop and forest biomass residues for biochar production in Kenya [PDF]

Scientific Reports
Uptake of biochar for fuel briquetting and soil amendment is constrained in sub-Saharan Africa by inadequate knowledge of the quantity and distribution of feedstocks. This study assessed the quantities and spatial distribution of crop and forest residues
Timothy Namaswa, David F. R. P. Burslem, Jo Smith, Waheed Afzal, Jennifer Wardle, Nellie Oduor, Leonard Kubok, George Muthike, Faith Malei   +8 more
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Environmental Factors Affecting the Mineralization of Crop Residues

Agronomy, 2020
The aim of this article is to present the issues related to the significance of microorganisms in the mineralization of crop residues and the influence of environmental factors on the rate of this process.
Aleksandra Grzyb, Agnieszka Wolna-Maruwka, Alicja Niewiadomska   +2 more
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Weed Responses to Crop Residues Management in a Summer Maize Cropland in the North China Plain

Agriculture, 2021
Crop residues management has great effects on weeds in croplands. To understand the weed responses to crop residues management and weeds impact on crop yield, a field trial with three crop residues management strategies has been conducted in the North ...
Jin Zhang, Lan-Fang Wu, Bin-Bin Li
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Smallholder farmers’ perception and challenges toward the use of crop residues and agro-industrial byproducts in livestock feeding systems in Eastern DR Congo

Scientific African, 2022
The extent of crop residues and agricultural byproducts utilization for their integration in feeding systems in Eastern DR Congo was assessed in South-Kivu (Walungu territoire) and two territoires in the Tanganyika province (Kalemie and Moba territoires).
Valence B. Mutwedu, Samy B. Bacigale, Yannick Mugumaarhahama, Fabrice L. Muhimuzi, Benjamin Munganga, Rodrigue B.B. Ayagirwe, Paul M. Dontsop Nguezet, Godfrey Manyawu   +7 more
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Τemporal Variation in Pesticide Residues in Citrus Fruits from Chios, Greece, before and after the Development of an Integrated Pest Management Strategy (IPMS): A Five-Year Study (LIFE13 ENV GR/000414)

Toxics, 2021
The temporal variation in pesticide residues in Kampos, of Chios Island, in Greece, was determined between June 2014 and October 2019. Monitoring of residues took place before and after the development of an Integrated Pest Management Strategy (IPMS) for
Eleftheria Bempelou, Christos Anagnostopoulos, Maroula Kiousi, Panagiota Malatou, Konstantinos Liapis, Nikos Kouloussis, Vassilis Mavraganis, Nikolaos T. Papadopoulos   +7 more
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The mealworm Tenebrio molitor (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) as a potential candidate to valorize crop residues [PDF]

E3S Web of Conferences, 2022
Agricultural activities generate important amount of crop residues that need to be managed in appropriate way usingecofriendly and cost effective tools.
Zim Jamaa, Sarehane Mohammed, Bouharroud Rachid   +2 more
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