Agricultural waste recycling in horticultural intensive farming systems by on-farm composting and compost-based tea application improves soil quality and plant health …

U De Corato - Science of the Total Environment, 2020 - Elsevier
The vegetables supply chain of intensive farming systems has gained huge relevance due
to environmental pollution, residual toxicity towards microorganisms and humans …

Plant bio-stimulant: Prospective, safe and natural resources

S Matthews, A Ali, Y Siddiqui… - Journal of Soil Science …, 2022 - Springer
The agricultural sector is facing corollary challenges of increasing food production to feed
the growing global population and enhance the resources use efficacy, with the least impact …

Chemical compositions of essential oil and antioxidant activity of dragonhead (Dracocephalum moldavica) in sole crop and dragonhead-soybean (Glycine max) …

S Fallah, M Rostaei, Z Lorigooini, AA Surki - Industrial Crops and Products, 2018 - Elsevier
Organic manure can be used as an alternative for chemical fertilizers in sustainable
agriculture. In addition, compared with sole crop** systems, intercrop** is a promising …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of compost tea in horticulture

N Pilla, V Tranchida-Lombardo, P Gabrielli, A Aguzzi… - Horticulturae, 2023 - mdpi.com
Background: Open Access Perspective Effect of Compost Tea in Horticulture by Niccolò Pilla
1,†, Valentina Tranchida-Lombardo 2,†, Paolo Gabrielli 1, Altero Aguzzi 1, Michele Caputo …

Towards a more sustainable fertilization: Combined use of compost and inorganic fertilization for tomato cultivation

T Hernández, C Chocano, JL Moreno… - Agriculture, Ecosystems & …, 2014 - Elsevier
The feasibility of using combined organic and inorganic fertilizers as an alternative to
conventional inorganic fertilization was tested for tomato crops. To do this, two different …

Application of humic acid and biofertilizers changes oil and phenolic compounds of fennel and fenugreek in intercrop** systems

L Ghaderimokri, E Rezaei-Chiyaneh, M Ghiyasi… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
The study investigated the effect of organic/biofertilizers in intercrop** patterns on seed
yield and yield components and essential oil, fatty acid, and phenolic compounds of fennel …

Efficacy of organic amendments used in containerized plant production: Part 1–Compost-based amendments

SM Stewart-Wade - Scientia Horticulturae, 2020 - Elsevier
Organic amendments added to growing media are claimed to improve plant growth by
mechanisms such as providing nutrients, stimulating growth, enhancing flowering and …

Improving the antioxidants system, growth, and sugar beet quality subjected to long-term osmotic stress by phosphate solubilizing bacteria and compost tea

HS Osman, AMS Rady, A Awadalla… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Water stress alongside soil salinity constraint the productivity of crops. Application of
beneficial microbes and natural extracts are considered new effective strategies used to …

[HTML][HTML] Compost tea spraying increases yield performance of pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) grown in greenhouse under organic farming system

M Zaccardelli, C Pane, D Villecco, AM Palese… - Italian Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Compost tea (CT) is an organic liquid product derived from quality compost carrying useful
microorganism and molecules capable to protect and stimulate growth of the plants. It is …

Foliar application of microbial-enriched compost tea enhances growth, yield and quality of muskmelon (Cucumis melo L.) cultivated under fertigation system

Y Naidu, S Meon, Y Siddiqui - Scientia Horticulturae, 2013 - Elsevier
Microbial-enriched compost tea (CT) is a water extract of compost that is amended with
nutrient supplements during brewing to enhance their microbial diversity. The potential use …