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Appropriate Application of Organic Fertilizer Can Effectively Improve Soil Environment and Increase Maize Yield in Loess Plateau

Agronomy
Fertilization has a significant impact on soil nutrients and microbiological properties, which, in turn, affect crop yield. However, the specific effects of organic and inorganic fertilizers on soil fertility and microbial characteristics in maize fields,
Yingying Xing, Yuan Li, Fan Zhang, Xiukang Wang   +3 more
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Sustainable Agriculture Practices: Utilizing Composted Sludge Fertilizer for Improved Crop Yield and Soil Health

Agronomy
It is desirable to recycle sewage sludge as fertilizer for agricultural fields. The application of sludge to agricultural soils is a measure that replaces chemical fertilizers and plays an important role in improving soil’s physicochemical and biological
Lijun Li, He Li, Lihong Tong, Yizhong Lv
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Chemical Properties and Bacterial Community Reaction to Acidified Cattle Slurry Fertilization in Soil from Maize Cultivation

Agronomy, 2021
Acidified slurry is a novel organic fertilizer that limits gaseous ammonia emissions and reduces nitrogen losses. Our research aimed to determine the effects of short-term fertilization with acidified slurry on the chemical properties and bacterial ...
Paweł Stanisław Wierzchowski, Jakub Dobrzyński, Kamila Mazur, Marek Kierończyk, Witold Jan Wardal, Tomasz Sakowski, Jerzy Barszczewski   +6 more
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Large-Scale Soil Organic Carbon Estimation via a Multisource Data Fusion Approach

Remote Sensing
This study presents a methodological framework for predicting soil organic carbon (SOC) using laboratory spectral recordings from a handheld near-infrared (NIR, 1350–2550 nm) device combined with open geospatial data derived from remote sensing sensors ...
Eleni Kalopesa, Nikolaos Tziolas, Nikolaos L. Tsakiridis, José Lucas Safanelli, Tomislav Hengl, Jonathan Sanderman   +5 more
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The Intersection of Nanotechnology and Agriculture: Enhancing Soil Fertility and Nutritional Outcomes – A Comprehensive Review

Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology
A vast global repository of biodiversity, soil is mostly controlled by soil bacteria. “Nanofertilizers,” a novel class of formulations based on nanoparticles, are meant to revolutionize traditional nutrition delivery techniques.
Shani Gulaiya, Uzma Manzoor, Sahadeva Singh, Kamalkant Yadav, Akanksha Singh Yadav, Ravi Kumar, Bulbul Ahmed, Ravindra Kumar   +7 more
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Effects of Poultry Manure and Biochar on Acrisol Soil Properties and Yield of Common Bean. A Short-Term Field Experiment

Agriculture, 2021
Common bean is usually cropped under rainfed conditions and in soils with low pH and water retention, in the sub-humid and semiarid regions of Brazil. To improve soil conditions, smallholder farmers commonly use cattle manure.
José Romualdo de Sousa Lima, Maria da Conceição Cavalcanti de Goes, Claude Hammecker, Antonio Celso Dantas Antonino, Érika Valente de Medeiros, Everardo Valadares de Sá Barretto Sampaio, Maria Camila de Barros Silva Leite, Vanilson Pedro da Silva, Eduardo Soares de Souza, Rodolfo Souza   +9 more
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Physiological and Agronomic Responses of Maize (Zea mays L.) to Compost and PGPR Under Different Salinity Levels

Plants
Salinity stress severely limits maize (Zea mays L.) productivity, necessitating sustainable mitigation strategies to ensure food security in affected regions.
Ibrahim El-Akhdar, Nevien Elhawat, Mahmoud M. A. Shabana, Hesham M. Aboelsoud, Tarek Alshaal   +4 more
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Soil Health Assessment to Evaluate Conservation Practices in SemiArid Cotton Systems at Producer Site Scale

Soil Systems, 2023
Maintaining soil health and sustainable crop production has been challenged by climate variability and wind erosion in semi-arid regions. To understand the initial effects of the transition of tilled cotton systems to no-tillage with winter wheat as a ...
Veronica Acosta-Martinez, Jon Cotton, Lindsey C. Slaughter, Rajan Ghimire, Wayne Roper   +4 more
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Biocontrol of Phytopathogens Using Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria: Bibliometric Analysis and Systematic Review

Horticulturae
Biocontrol has emerged as an effective strategy for managing plant pathogens and pests. The use of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) as biocontrol agents offers a sustainable alternative, enhancing plant morphology, biochemistry, physiology ...
Bernardo Espinosa-Palomeque, Omar Jiménez-Pérez, Ricardo I. Ramírez-Gottfried, Pablo Preciado-Rangel, Alain Buendía-García, Gerardo Zapata Sifuentes, Maria A. Sariñana-Navarrete, Tomás Rivas-García   +7 more
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Deciphering differences in microbial community characteristics and main factors between healthy and root rot-infected Carya cathayensis rhizosphere soils

Frontiers in Microbiology
IntroductionFusarium-induced root rot of Carya cathayensis (C. cathayensis) is a typical soil-borne disease that has severely damaged the Carya cathayensis industry in China.
Wei Fang, Wei Fang, Yiyang Zhu, Yiyang Zhu, Chenfei Liang, Chenfei Liang, Shuai Shao, Shuai Shao, Junhui Chen, Junhui Chen, Hua Qing, Hua Qing, Qiufang Xu, Qiufang Xu   +13 more
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