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Positive Effects of Organic Amendments on Soil Microbes and Their Functionality in Agro-Ecosystems [PDF]

Plants, 2023
Soil microbial characteristics are considered to be an index for soil quality evaluation. It is generally believed that organic amendments replacing chemical fertilizers have positive effects on changing microbial activity and community structure ...
Yiding Li, Liu Weijia, Chen Honglin
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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, Shahin Imran, Afsana Hannan, Newton Chandra Paul, Md. Asif Mahamud, Jotirmoy Chakrobortty, Prosenjit Sarker, Israt Jahan Irin, Marian Brestic, Mohammad Saidur Rhaman   +9 more
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Challenges in Sustainable Agriculture—The Role of Organic Amendments

Agriculture
Soil 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, Ivan Dugan, Igor Bogunovic   +2 more
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Co-application of biochar and organic amendments on soil greenhouse gas emissions: A meta-analysis

Science of the Total Environment, 2023
Biochar has been shown to reduce soil greenhouse gas (GHG) and increase nutrient retention in soil; however, the interaction between biochar and organic amendments on GHG emissions remain largely unclear.
Shahla Hosseini Bai, Guiyao Zhou, Xuhui Zhou   +2 more
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Plant Disease Management: Leveraging on the Plant-Microbe-Soil Interface in the Biorational Use of Organic Amendments

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2021
Agriculture is faced with many challenges including loss of biodiversity, chemical contamination of soils, and plant pests and diseases, all of which can directly compromise plant productivity and health.
Akinlolu Olalekan Akanmu, Olubukola Oluranti Babalola, Vittorio Venturi, Modupe Stella Ayilara, Bartholomew Saanu Adeleke, Adenike Eunice Amoo, Ayodele Adegboyega Sobowale, Ayomide Emmanuel Fadiji, Bernard R. Glick   +8 more
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Mitigating Soil Salinity Stress with Gypsum and Bio-Organic Amendments: A Review

Agronomy, 2021
Salinity impedes soil and crop productivity in over 900 million ha of arable lands worldwide due to the excessive accumulation of salt (NaCl). To utilize saline soils in agriculture, halophytes (salt-tolerant plants) are commonly cultivated.
Suleiman Bello, Abo-Elyousr K A M, Abo-Elyousr Kamal A M   +2 more
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Effects of Different Organic Amendments on Soil Improvement, Bacterial Composition, and Functional Diversity in Saline–Sodic Soil

Agronomy, 2022
The agricultural productivity of farmland in Northeast China’s Liaohe Plain is restricted by the salinity and sodicity of the soils, which have additionally low organic matter content.
Liangliang Guo, Zhaoyang Nie, Jie Zhou, Shixin Zhang, Fenghua An, Lu Zhang, Tibor Tóth, Fan Yang, Zhichun Wang   +8 more
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Soil organic carbon, carbon fractions, and microbial community under various organic amendments. [PDF]

Sci Rep
The impact of various organic amendments on soil organic carbon (SOC) have rarely been reported. To address this, a laboratory experiment was designed to scrutinize the effects of different amendments on soil carbon fractions, microbial communities, and ...
Wu B, Zhang M, Zhai Z, Dai H, Yang M, Zhang Y, Liang T.   +6 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Potential Benefits and Risks for Soil Health Derived From the Use of Organic Amendments in Agriculture

Agronomy, 2019
The use of organic amendments in agriculture is a common practice due to their potential to increase crop productivity and enhance soil health. Indeed, organic amendments of different origin and composition (e.g., animal slurry, manure, compost, sewage ...
Julen Urra, Itziar Alkorta, Carlos Garbisu   +2 more
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Mitigating continuous cropping barriers in tobacco through organic amendments-induced rhizosphere micro-environmental improvement [PDF]

Frontiers in Plant Science
Organic 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, Xinyue Wang, Lili Yang, Yuanhuan Li, Bing Xia, Hailin Li, Xiaohua Deng   +6 more
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