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Showing 1 to 20 of 36 for “"organic amendments"”.
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Effects of Biofertilizers and Organic Amendments on Nutrient Availability in Soil and Plant Growth
… yields in the past 70 years. Biofertilizers and organic amendments, provide alternative sources of nutrients for increased plant yields and resistance against abiotic stress. The objective of this work was to evaluate the effectiveness of various biofertilizers and an organic amendment on improve …
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ASSESSING THE IMPACTS OF ORGANIC AMENDMENTS ON DISTURBED SOIL PROPERTIES, WATER QUALITY AND VEGETATION GROWTH
Deficiencies in essential organic matter (OM) are exhibited in disturbed roadside soils rendering them less favorable for plant growth. Vegetation plays a crucial role in maintaining the health of ecosystems, providing a myriad of benefits in protecting against soil erosion and effectively managing …
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Effect of Organic Amendments on Heavy Metal Distribution and Uptake in Vegetable Gardens in Senegal
… lands. Consequently, farmers incorporate organic amendments and wastewater to improve their yields. Within some limits, such wastes enhance soil fertility and can improve its physical properties. However, the advantages of using organic waste as fertilizer and soil amendment should be …
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Effect of agronomic practices using organic amendments on selected chemical properties of soils in Chipata and Kasama, Zambia
… the regeneration of soil fertility a number of organic amendments have been introduced. There is however limited information on the effect agronomic practices that use organic amendments on chemical properties of soils in Zambia. A study was conducted to assess the effect of some organic …
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Effect of agronomic practices using organic amendments on selected chemical properties of soils in Chipata and Kasama, Zambia
… the regeneration of soil fertility a number of organic amendments have been introduced. There is however limited information on the effect agronomic practices that use organic amendments on chemical properties of soils in Zambia. A study was conducted to assess the effect of some organic …
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Evaluation of Host Resistance and the Utilization of Organic Amendments to Manage Macrophomina Crown Rot of Strawberry in California
… of strawberry genotypes with the use of organic amendments in effort to mutually enhance the efficacy of each factor for the control of Macrophomina crown rot. Artificially inoculated potting substrate was amended with <em>Brassica juncea </em>mustard seed meal at a rate of 4.94 tons …
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The hidden potential of agri-food and organic urban wastes for circular economy: integrating bioenergy and soil organic amendments production
L'abstract è presente nell'allegato / the abstract is in the attachment
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A comparison of soil management systems for urban agriculture
… soil + synthetic fertilizer (DSF), direct soil + organic amendments (DSO), raised-bed mixture + synthetic fertilizer (RBMF), raised-bed mixture + organic amendments (RBMO), raised-bed compost-only + synthetic fertilizer (RBCF), and raised-bed compost-only + organic amendments (RBCO). Crops grown …
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Availability and Surface Runoff of Phosphorus from Compost Amended Mid-Atlantic Soils
… - yard waste composts), poultry litter, or inorganic P (as KH2PO4) in incubation and greenhouse pot studies. We also compared the effects of compost, poultry litter and commercial fertilizer on surface P runoff from a Fauquier silty clay loam that had received compost, poultry litter, or …
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Using bio-manipulation to optimise nutrient management within intensive farm systems
Optimising the use of organic amendments, such as livestock slurry, on commercial farms represents one route through which the reliance of agricultural production on inorganic fertiliser use might be reduced. For economic, environmental and geopolitical reasons, decoupling future agricultural …
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Automated Plant Morphological Assessment and Microbial Community Monitoring in Simulated Lunar Regolith
… regolith lacks essential nutrients, requiring organic amendments to support continuous plant cultivation. This study examined the impact of manure-amended lunar regolith simulant on Mizuna mustard growth while assessing microbial community diversity and functionality. To support this effort, a …
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Carbon in urban, brownfield and heavy metal contaminated soils
… stored in urban soils and fluxes of dissolved organic carbon and soil respiration. The effects of added organic amendments on carbon storage and mobility as well as the onward implications to heavy metals and arsenic mobility and the impact of earthworms on these processes were also …
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Dynamics and Characterization of Soil Organic Matter on Mine Soils 16 Years after Amendment with Topsoil, Sawdust, and Sewage Sludge
… ability of topsoil, sawdust, and sewage sludge amendments, after 16 years, to positively affect mine soil quality using the following key soil quality variables: organic matter content, aggregate stability, and mineralizable nitrogen, (ii) to determine the effects of these key soil quality …
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Effects of Organic Soil Amendments on Soil Physiochemical and Crop Physiological Properties of Field Grown Corn (Zea mays) and Soybean (Glycine Max)
… The presence of humic substances in composted organic amendments may increase crop tolerance to water stress through their hormone-like effects on plant metabolism. The objectives of this study were to calculate N mineralization rates of composted and non-composted organic materials used in …
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Impact of compost on vegetable production
… and landfill space decreases, municipalities and organic waste producers are using composting as a method of diverting organic materials from the waste stream and utilizing the compost products as valuable organic amendments. For a composted product to be marketed profitably it must demonstrate …
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Physical, chemical and mineralogical properties of mine spoil derived from the Wise Formation, Buchanan County, Virginia
… are crusted and support ponds. Application of organic amendments promotes infiltration. Some of the spoils contain enough salts to seriously retard growth of non-tolerant plant species. Exchangeable bases are overestimated, but the salts are a nutrient source. K is low, but adsorption isotherms …
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EFFECTS OF PLANT GROWTH-PROMOTING MICROORGANISMS ON MICROBIAL COMMUNITY DYNAMICS AND PLANT GROWTH RESPONSES OF AEROPONICALLY CULTIVATED SPINACH
… interaction of aeroponic systems with PGPM and organic amendments will help develop sustainable agricultural methods for communities with reduced agricultural prospects due to land availability or climate.</p>
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Improving Pearl Millet (Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R.Br.) Productivity in Salt-affected soils in Senegal: A Greenhouse and Field investigation
… Crop yield may be increased by use of soil amendments and salt-tolerant cultivars. Objectives of this research were to evaluate salt tolerance of various millet (Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R.Br.) cultivars and compare effects of soil amendments on millet growth and yield in greenhouse and field …
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Long-Term Effects of Rock Type, Weathering and Amendments on Southwest Virginia Mine Soils
This study measured the effects of spoil type and amendments on Appalachian mine soil properties over time. The Controlled Overburden Placement Experiment was installed in 1982 in two parts, the Rock Mix (RM) Experiment compares mixes of sandstone (SS) and siltstone (SiS) spoils while the Surface …
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