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Effects of integrated use of coffee husk and maize straw biochar‐based fertilizers on maize yields, nutrient uptake and soil properties in southern Ethiopia

Vadose Zone Journal, Volume 25, Issue 4, July/August 2026.
Abstract In Ethiopia, the use of fertilizer is low due to high cost and limited availability, leading to low yields. Using organic amendment, such as biochar together with mineral fertilizers could be a more effective solution. A field experiment was conducted in clay‐textured soil with a slightly acidic pH of 5.82, located in southern Ethiopia to ...
Shimelis Gizachew Raji, Werkinesh Kassa, Alemayehu Kiflu, Bishri Mohammed, Elfinesh Shikur, Tigist Yimer   +5 more
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Higher transpiration in plant invasive species impacts soil water

Environmental and Sustainability Indicators
Studies on plant invasives are largely focused on their impacts on plant community structure, native biodiversity, ecosystem services, and economy, but their ecosystem effects as high water-spenders are underestimated. Here, we report contrasting results
Rishabh Kaushik, Maharaj K. Pandit, Kumar Manish   +2 more
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The impacts of biological invasions

Biological Reviews, Volume 101, Issue 3, Page 1255-1310, June 2026.
ABSTRACT The Anthropocene is characterised by a continuous human‐mediated reshuffling of the distributions of species globally. Both intentional and unintentional introductions have resulted in numerous species being translocated beyond their native ranges, often leading to their establishment and subsequent spread – a process referred to as biological
Phillip J. Haubrock, Teun Everts, Neil Angelo S. Abreo, Jamie Bojko, Victor Deklerck, James W. E. Dickey, Ana Clara S. Franco, Emili García‐Berthou, Stelios Katsanevakis, Natalia I. Kirichenko, Stefano Mammola, Martin A. Nuñez, Ben Parker, Riccardo Scalera, Ismael Soto, Diederik Strubbe, Ali Serhan Tarkan, Lorenzo Vilizzi, Tim Adriaens, Paride Balzani, Dagmara Błońska, Elizabeta Briski, Rein Brys, Amy L. Burgess, James E. Byers, Carlos Cano‐Barbacil, Giuseppe Castaldelli, Jaimie T.A. Dick, Victoria Dominguez Almela, Romina D. Dimarco, Margarita Florencio, Antonín Kouba, Melina Kourantidou, Irmak Kurtul, Irene Martín‐Forés, Olivier Morissette, Julian D. Olden, Bruno E. Soares, Jakub Truszkowski, Hugo Verreycken, Marc Kenis, Ronaldo Sousa, J. Robert Britton   +42 more
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Essais d’incorporation des gousses de Prosopis juliflora dans la ration des ovins a l’embouche au Niger

, 2016
L'objectif de cette étude est de contribuer à une meilleure connaissance de la valeur nutritive des gousses de Prosopis juliflora dans la ration des ovins à l'embouche.
Boukary, A.R., Kadja, M.C., Faye, B, Vias Franck, S.G.   +3 more
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Prosopis juliflora – a potential game changer in the charcoal sector in Kenya

, 2021
Prosopis juliflora, locally known as ‘mathenge’, is a shrub or small tree that is native to Mexico, South America and the Caribbean, and is an invasive species in Kenya.
Kirimi, M., Bourne, M., Koech, G., Siko, I., Muriuki, J., Njenga, M., Wanjira, E.O., Sola, P.   +7 more
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Integrated Soil Salinisation Management Strategies in Agriculture

Modern Agriculture, Volume 4, Issue 1, June 2026.
This review synthesises integrated water, agronomic, and biochemical strategies for managing soil salinisation, presenting a decision framework for selecting cost‐effective amendments based on initial soil assessment and long‐term sustainability monitoring. ABSTRACT Soil salinisation poses a global threat to agricultural sustainability, affecting about
Yingying Xing, Xuning Liu, Xiukang Wang
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Optimisation of mechanical behaviour of Calotropis gigantea and Prosopis juliflora natural fibre-based hybrid composites by using Taguchi-Grey relational analysis

Composites Part C: Open Access
The properties of organic fibre-based hybrid materials are influenced by a variety of factors and even minor changes in these variables can outcome in substantial discrepancies in strength.
Velmurugan Ganesan, Vigneshwaran Shanmugam, Vasudevan Alagumalai, Babu Kaliyamoorthy, Oisik Das, Manjusri Misra   +5 more
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Strategies for dry forest recovery: Fifteen years of Caribbean experimentation across scales

Journal of Applied Ecology, Volume 63, Issue 6, June 2026.
Slow recovery of degraded Caribbean dry tropical forests can be accelerated by combining herbivore removal at landscape scales with enrichment planting of rare tree species under the cover of remnant forest patches. Long‐legacy effects on soils and forest taxonomical and functional diversity require long‐term management and community engagement ...
Milena Holmgren, Paulo Bertuol, Julianka Clarenda, Quirijn Coolen, Adolphe O. Debrot, Caren Eckrich, Floor Edixhoven, Roxanne Liana Francisca, Klaas Metselaar, Bram Surkyn, Asha Vergeer, Pim van Hooft   +11 more
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Review on Pharmacological potentials of Prosopis juliflora

Journal of Drug Delivery and Therapeutics, 2019
Prosopis juliflora is one of the most widely used herbal plants in treating diabetes mellitus. This plant mainly belongs to the Leguminosae (Mimosaceae) family. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that about 80% of the population is still depends upon herbal medicines for their treatment of diseases due to various advantages such as ease of ...
Rajkumar Shete, Krishna Murthy, Shakila Shaikh, Manisha Dnyandeo Ukande   +3 more
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Nanolignocellulose extracted from environmentally undesired prosopis juliflora

, 2019
Rising sustainability demands the search of new low-market-value sources of lignocellulosic biomass as raw material for nanocellulose processing. In this paper, we accordingly propose the isolation of nanocellulose from Prosopis juliflora, an abundant ...
Arumughan, Vishnu,, Mathew, A. P.,, Luis Valencia (6405659), Sabu Thomas, Vishnu Arumughan (6405662), Arumughan, Vishnu, Hanna J. Maria (6405665), Aji P. Mathew, Luis Valencia, Mathew, Aji P.,, Sabu Thomas (1815610), Valencia, Luis,, Thomas, Sabu,, Vishnu Arumughan, Maria, Hanna J.,, Hanna J. Maria, Mathew, A. P., Blanca Jalvo, Valencia, Luis, Maria, Hanna J., Thomas, Sabu, Blanca Jalvo (768102), Jalvo, Blanca,, Jalvo, Blanca, Aji P. Mathew (1482985)   +24 more
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