Organic fertilizer as a vehicle for the entry of microplastic into the environment
Science Advances, 2018 Organic fertilizer from recycled biowaste was identified as a vehicle for entry of microplastic particles into the environment. The contamination of the environment with microplastic, defined as particles smaller than 5 mm, has emerged as a global ...
Nicolas Weithmann +5 more
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Science-based decision support for formulating crop fertilizer recommendations in sub-Saharan Africa [PDF]
, 2020 Open Access Article; Published online: 31 Jan 2020In sub-Saharan Africa, there is considerable spatial and temporal variability in relations between nutrient application and crop yield, due to varying inherent soil nutrients supply, soil moisture, crop ...
Andersson, Jens A. +11 more
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Agriculture, 2021 Chemical fertilizer has been excessively used for high yield of citrus around the world, especially in China; meanwhile, it deteriorates the citrus orchard soil environment.
Lianjie Wan +8 more
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Testing an Online Spread Pattern Determination Sensor on a Broadcast Fertilizer Spreader [PDF]
, 2002 An alternative method for fertilizer spread pattern determination was developed based on predicting where individual fertilizer particles land on the ground, in contrast to the traditional method of collecting the particles in bins (ASAE Standard S341.2).
Grift, T.E., Hofstee, J.W.
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Assessment of Organic Fertilizer Usage by Garden Egg Farmers in Enugu State, Nigeria [PDF]
, 2019 The study was undertaken to assess organic fertilizer usage by garden egg farmers in Enugu State, Nigeria. The multistage sampling technique was used to select 80 garden egg farmers.
Chah, Jane Mbolle +2 more
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Agriculture, 2023 Nitrogen (N) fertilizer application is one of the causes of soil acidification at tea plantations. However, the effect of N fertilizer application on the soil acidification characteristics of tea plantations with different acidities remains unclear.
Yanling Liu +8 more
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Three new species of Entoloma subgenus Pouzarella from China based on morphological and molecular data [PDF]
MycoKeys, 2018 In the present paper, three additional species of Entoloma subgenus Pouzarella viz. E. erectoides, E. griseocarpum and E. rubropilosum are described from China. E. rubropilosum is a typical species in section Pouzarella; E. griseocarpum and E. erectoides
Xiao-Lan He +4 more
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Tuber melanosporum shapes nirS-type denitrifying and ammonia-oxidizing bacterial communities in Carya illinoinensis ectomycorrhizosphere soils [PDF]
PeerJ, 2020 Background NirS-type denitrifying bacteria and ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (AOB) play a key role in the soil nitrogen cycle, which may affect the growth and development of underground truffles.
Zongjing Kang +7 more
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Manganese affects the growth and metabolism of Ganoderma lucidum based on LC-MS analysis [PDF]
PeerJ, 2019 Background As a metal-enriched edible fungus, Ganoderma lucidum is capable of adsorbing manganese effectively. And the manganese ion is demonstrated to play an important role in the synthesis of manganese peroxidase (Mnp) and other physiological ...
Bo Zhang +8 more
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Potential use of mealworm frass as a fertilizer: Impact on crop growth and soil properties
Scientific Reports, 2020 Rearing insects is expected to dramatically increase during the next few years, and this will be associated with generating high quantities of frass (insect excreta).
D. Houben +3 more
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