Organic Amendments for Landscape Soils [PDF]
, 2021 Author(s): Downer, Jim; Farber, Ben | Abstract: Organic amendments are added to modify a soil in the zone where roots will grow— unlike mulches, which are applied to the undisturbed soil surface. These materials may be incorporated into landscape soils to improve plant growth. However, research has not shown that adding amendments to planting holes for
Jim Downer, Ben Faber
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Enhancing Soil Quality and Plant Health Through Suppressive Organic Amendments
Diversity, 2012 The practice of adding organic amendments to crop soils is undergoing resurgence as an efficient way to restore soil organic matter content and to improve soil quality.
Francisco M. Cazorla +3 more
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Organic Amendments for Mitigation of Salinity Stress in Plants: A Review [PDF]
Life, 2022 Natural and/or human-caused salinization of soils has become a growing problem in the world, and salinization endangers agro-ecosystems by causing salt stress in most cultivated plants, which has a direct effect on food quality and quantity.
Md. Najmol Hoque +9 more
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Mitigating continuous cropping barriers in tobacco through organic amendments-induced rhizosphere micro-environmental improvement [PDF]
Frontiers in Plant ScienceOrganic amendments supply essential nutrients to crops and act as effective soil conditioners. This study investigates the effects and mechanisms of organic amendments on soil physicochemical properties and microbial diversity, aiming to provide ...
Jie Huang +6 more
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Carbon components in organic amendments drive nitrogen metabolism in one-year-long anaerobic soil microcosms [PDF]
Frontiers in MicrobiologyIntroductionLong-term studies on the dynamic changes in nitrogen metabolism and functional microbial communities under anaerobic conditions, particularly those driven by organic amendments, remain scarce.MethodsWe conducted a year-long anaerobic ...
Yiming Ma +4 more
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Selection of Suitable Organic Amendments to Balance Agricultural Economic Benefits and Carbon Sequestration [PDF]
PlantsLong-term excessive use of fertilizers and intensive cultivation not only decreases soil organic carbon (SOC) and productivity, but also increases greenhouse gas emissions, which is detrimental to sustainable agricultural development. The purpose of this
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Effect of Different Irrigation Rates and Organic Amendments on Sandy Loam Soil Productivity for Peanut Crop [PDF]
Journal of Soil Sciences and Agricultural Engineering, 2022 Two experiments wereperformed in 2019 and 2020 to study the effect of the irrigation levels and organic amendmentson nutrientavailability and peanut productivityAmendmentsas ton/fed were 5 tons of compost, 5 tons of farmyard manure and 50 kg/fed of ...
H. Mahrous, A. Akl, M. Shosha
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Challenges in Sustainable Agriculture—The Role of Organic Amendments
AgricultureSoil degradation threatens global food security and environmental sustainability, necessitating effective soil management strategies. This review comprehensively examines the impact of organic soil amendments on soil quality and productivity across ...
Manuel Matisic +2 more
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Interactive Effects of Inorganic–Organic Compounds on Passivation of Cadmium in Weakly Alkaline Soil
Agronomy, 2023 The availability of cadmium (Cd) in soils is an important factor affecting the safe production of crops. The application of certain soil amendments could reduce the soil Cd availability via the passivation of Cd.
Fei Tong +6 more
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Investigate the Effect of Organic and Inorganic Amendments on Lead and Cadmium Bioavailability in calcareous soils [PDF]
Pizhūhish dar Bihdāsht-i Muḥīṭ., 2020 Background and purpose: Increasing agricultural activities and subsequently releasing pollutants from agricultural systems as well as expanding industries cause heavy metals (lead and cadmium) to enter the environment.
Somayeh Sefidgar shahkolaie +3 more
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