Lumactud, Rhea Amor Gorim, Linda Yuya Thilakarathna, Malinda S.
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Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
Humic-based products (HPs) are carbon-rich organic amendments in the forms of extracted humic substances from manure, compost, and raw and extracted forms of lignites, coals and peats. HPs are widely used in agriculture and have beneficial effects on plants. While the agronomic benefits of HPs have been widely reported, information on their impact ...
Zhang, Shan Hu, Wanjin Xu, Yue Zhong, Hui Kong, Zhaoyu Wu, Lan
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Frontiers in Microbiology
Soil aggregates provide spatially heterogeneous microhabitats that support the coexistence of soil microbes. However, there remains a lack of detailed assessment of the mechanism underlying aggregate-microbiome formation and impact on soil function. Here, the microbial assemblages within four different aggregate sizes and their correlation with mic...
Farooq, Muhammad Shahbaz Wang, Xiukang Uzair, Muhammad Fatima, Hira Fiaz, Sajid Maqbool, Zubaira Rehman, Obaid Ur Yousuf, Muhammad Khan, Muhammad Ramzan
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Frontiers in Plant Science
Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is considered as a staple food for more than half of the global population, and sustaining productivity under a scarcity of resources is challenging to meet the future food demands of the inflating global population. The aerobic rice system can be considered as a transformational replacement for traditional rice, but the wide...
Lu, Xiaohang Ma, Zhe Yi, Lei Zhang, Guangwu Chen, Fuhong Han, Fengqing
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Frontiers in Environmental Chemistry
bagi, joseph
The aim of the study was to determine the chemical profile, antioxidant properties and antimicrobial activities of Heterotrigona itama bee bread from Malaysia. The pH, presence of phytochemicals, antioxidant properties, total phenolic content (TPC) and total flavonoid content (TFC), as well as antimicrobial activities, were assessed. Results reveal...
Lu, Xiaohang Ma, Zhe Yi, Lei Zhang, Guangwu Chen, Fuhong Han, Fengqing
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Frontiers in Environmental Chemistry
The main objective of this study was to explore the composition and distribution of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and the factors that affect their distribution in the salt lake sediments. Thirteen sediment samples were collected from a depth profile in the East Taijinar Lake, China. VOCs of different samples were extracted by headspace solid p...
Gallego, Sara Martin-Laurent, Fabrice
The use of reclaimed water in crop irrigation helps to mitigate water shortage. The fertilization of arable soils with sewage sludge, biosolids, or livestock manure reduces extensive application of synthetic fertilizers. However, both practices lead to the introduction of pharmaceutical active compounds (PhACs) in arable soil, known to host a wide ...
Iqbal, S. Xu, J.C. Schaefer, D.A. Khan, S. Nadir, S. Arif, M.S. Yasmeen, T.
Micro- and nano-plastics have widely been recognized as major global environmental problem due to its widespread use and inadequate waste management. The emergence of these plastic pollutants in agroecosystem is a legitimate ecotoxicological concerns for food web exchanges. In agriculture, micro/nano plastics are originated from a variety of differ...
He, Mingming Shah Jahan, Mohammad Wang, Yu Sun, Jin Shu, Sheng Guo, Shirong
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Pathogens
Tomato bacterial wilt caused by Ralstonia solanacearum (RS) is one of the most devastating soil-borne diseases, and compost is to be considered as a resource-saving and environment-friendly measure to control the disease. Herein, a pot experiment was implemented to explore the effects of vinegar residue matrix amendments on the growth performances ...
Cycoń, Mariusz Mrozik, Agnieszka Piotrowska-Seget, Zofia
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Frontiers in Microbiology
Antibiotics play a key role in the management of infectious diseases in humans, animals, livestock, and aquacultures all over the world. The release of increasing amount of antibiotics into waters and soils creates a potential threat to all microorganisms in these environments. This review addresses issues related to the fate and degradation of ant...
