The dynamic price increases of fertilizers and the generation of organic waste are currently
global issues. The growth of the population has led to increased production of solid …

Over the last several decades, extensive and inefficient use of contemporary technologies
has resulted in substantial environmental pollution, predominantly caused by potentially …

Soil amendments are used extensively to remediate soils contaminated with heavy metals.
However, the effects of soil amendments on heavy metal bioavailability, plant yield, and …

Biochar is a carbonaceous material produced from the slow/fast pyrolysis of biomass under
limited or no supply of oxygen. It has diverse uses from climate change mitigation to …

In this era of rapid industrialization and modernization, contamination of the environment
with heavy metals from natural and anthropogenic sources without proper disposal …

Traditional fertilizers are highly inefficient, with a major loss of nutrients and associated
pollution. Alternatively, biochar loaded with phosphorous is a sustainable fertilizer that …

Soil contamination with heavy metals is a global problem, and these metals can reach the
food chain through uptake by plants, endangering human health. Among the metal …

Sustainable farming techniques are required due to the depletion of soil nitrogen (N) and the
environmental consequences of synthetic fertilizers. The possibility of solar-powered N2 …

Soil heavy metal contamination and its enrichment in the edible parts of crops have gained
global concern. In this study, a compound bacterial agent possessing the ability to produce …

This chapter provides a comprehensive examination of the versatile roles played by nitrogen-
fixing cyanobacteria across agriculture, environmental management, and biotechnological …