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Biochemical pesticides and soil changes resulting from biosolarization with cover crop amendments

Journal of Agriculture and Food Research
Biosolarization is an agricultural pest management technique that uses organic matter amendments and plastic mulch to control soil pests in a variety of cropping systems without harmful chemical fumigants.
Shayne Morrissey, Carolina Conte, Natalie Chueh, Vanessa Kalip, Christopher Simmons   +4 more
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Impact of integrated use of enriched compost, biochar, humic acid and Alcaligenes sp. AZ9 on maize productivity and soil biological attributes in natural field conditions

Italian Journal of Agronomy, 2019
Organic amendments improve the soil quality and plant productivity as well as help in the establishment of introduced bacteria. The present study was conducted to evaluate the interactive impact of organic amendments and plant growth promoting ...
Azhar Hussain, Maqshoof Ahmad, Muhammad Zahid Mumtaz, Farheen Nazli, Muhammad Aslam Farooqi, Imran Khalid, Zafar Iqbal, Hadeeqa Arshad   +7 more
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Influence of Nanomaterials and Nanocomposites on the Nutrient Composition

Food Safety and Health, EarlyView.
Nanomaterials and nanocomposites enhance crop nutrition and food quality by improving nutrient availability, plant uptake, and bioavailability through controlled delivery and nano‐encapsulation. Their applications in agriculture and food systems enable sustainable biofortification, improved preservation, and functional foods, while emphasizing safety ...
Akanksha Dwivedi, Roohi Yusufi, G. N. Darwhekar, Kuldeep Vinchurkar, Vijay R. Chidrawar   +4 more
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Soil Temperature and Evaporation Dynamics under Water Stress in Varying Soil Textures and Amendments

Environment and Natural Resources Journal
This study aimed to assess the effects of various textures and types of soil amendments on soil temperature dynamics and evaporation rates. The experiment was performed using Factorial Randomized Complete Block Design with two independent factors.
Kamelia Dwi Jayanti, Ongko Cahyono, Komariah, Mujiyo   +3 more
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Influence of alternative soil amendments on mycorrhizal fungi and cowpea production

Heliyon, 2018
Alternative soil amendments (worm compost, pyrolyzed carbon [biochar]) and crop symbioses with arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi have the potential to reduce food production costs while promoting sustainable agriculture by improving soil quality and ...
Adam B. Cobb, Gail W.T. Wilson, Carla L. Goad, Michael A. Grusak   +3 more
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Chemistry Underlying the Behavior of Food and Agricultural Components During Industrial Manufacturing Processes and Its Implications in Quality Assurance, Food Quality, and Food Safety Management: A Systematic Review

Food Safety and Health, EarlyView.
Industrial manufacturing processes have transformative effects on the components of food matrix. These transformations in food matrix and components have direct implications for quality assurance (QA), food quality (e.g., nutritional profile and texture), and food safety management (e.g., pathogen control and toxin mitigation). ABSTRACT This systematic
Chinaza Godswill Awuchi
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Exploring variations in potential carbon and nitrogen mineralization in managed grasslands among the diversity of soils in North Carolina

Grassland Research, EarlyView.
Under steady–state conditions, potential nitrogen mineralization in soil under grasslands is closely tied to potential carbon mineralization. This study provides supporting evidence that field–specific nitrogen fertilizer recommendations could be indicated by using a simple and rapid analysis of soil–test biological activity.
Alan J. Franzluebbers
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Organic amendments tighten nitrogen cycling in agricultural soils: a meta-analysis on gross nitrogen flux

Frontiers in Agronomy
IntroductionUnderstanding how nutrient inputs affect nitrogen (N) transformations and storage is vital for developing sustainable agroecosystems. Organic N inputs, such as crop residues (e.g., cover crop biomass and stover) and animal manures, can ...
Lauren C. Breza, A. Stuart Grandy, A. Stuart Grandy   +2 more
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Co‐inoculation with Bacillus and exopolysaccharide Cp2‐exopolysaccharides promotes salt stress tolerance and productivity in alfalfa

Grassland Research, EarlyView.
Co‐inoculation with Bacillus and Cp2‐Exopolysaccharides (EPS) promotes salt stress tolerance and productivity in alfalfa. CK1 (control1): distilled water, DN2: Bacillus strain DN2, EPS: Exopolysaccharide, CK2 (control2): 100 mmol·L‐1 NaCl, S: Salt. Abstract Background Alfalfa is one of the most important forage crops in the world, and its performance ...
Rong Huang, Haiyan Chen, Xuemei Liu, Hsiang Tom, Xiaoni Liu, Zhenfen Zhang   +5 more
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The relationship between cellular protein content and selenium accumulation in freshwater microalgae

Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management, EarlyView.
Abstract Variability in the bioconcentration of selenium (Se) by primary producers at the base of the food web results in uncertainty in predictions of bioaccumulation and ecological risk to higher trophic level organisms. Water chemistry, speciation of Se, and periphyton community composition have all been suggested as factors that contribute to ...
Courtney Bogstie, Melanie Gallant, James R. Elphick, Christopher Kennedy   +3 more
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