With the changing life-style and rapid urbanization of global population, there is increased
generation of food waste from various industrial, agricultural, and household sources …

The rapid growth of the global population and changes in lifestyle have led to a significant
increase in food waste from various industrial, agricultural, and household sources. Nearly …

Decreasing arable land, rising urbanization, water scarcity, and climate change exert
pressure on agricultural producers. Moving from soil to soilless culture systems can improve …

Conventional soilless growing media, such as perlite, are mined from nonrenewable
resources and can only be disposed of in landfills after limited use. There is a need to …

Plant production in potting substrates provides maximum profit on the applied inputs, and
hence, directly improving the socio-economic condition of the grower/nurserymen. The main …

Recycling renewable energy waste, nutrient-rich biomass ash, via composting for biofuel
crop fertilization is feasible for integrating waste and crop production to close the nutrient …

By-products of the agri-food sector are increasingly employed in the production of new
organic preparations, with biofertilizer and biostimulating functions, thus reducing the …

Mixing animal waste and agricultural waste in certain proportions forms agricultural compost
through appropriate air, time, and water supply. One of their use areas is directly used as …

In hydroponic cultivation of vegetables with a solid substrate, mineral wool predominates.
The pro-ecological policy and consumers' expectations cause an increase in interest in …

The present study investigates the potential of biomass ash (BA) to produce nutrient-rich
vermicompost for recycling within crop** systems. Initially, BA is thoroughly incorporated …