[HTML][HTML] Vermicomposting technology-A perspective on vermicompost production technologies, limitations and prospects

MC Enebe, M Erasmus - Journal of Environmental Management, 2023 - Elsevier
The need for environmental sustainability while increasing the quantity, quality, and the rate
of waste treatment to generate high-value environmental friendly fertilizer products is highly …

[HTML][HTML] Are nitrogen fertilizers deleterious to soil health?

B Singh - Agronomy, 2018 - mdpi.com
Soil is one of the most important natural resources and medium for plant growth.
Anthropogenic interventions such as tillage, irrigation, and fertilizer application can affect the …

Multifaceted ability of organic fertilizers to improve crop productivity and abiotic stress tolerance: Review and perspectives

Y Liu, X Lan, H Hou, J Ji, X Liu, Z Lv - Agronomy, 2024 - mdpi.com
The long-term use of chemical fertilizers poses a serious threat to crop productivity and soil
quality. Organic fertilizers are used to improve the soil fertility and crop productivity. The …

Balanced fertilization over four decades has sustained soil microbial communities and improved soil fertility and rice productivity in red paddy soil

JL Wang, KL Liu, XQ Zhao, HQ Zhang, D Li, JJ Li… - Science of the total …, 2021 - Elsevier
The influence of long-term fertilization on soil microbial communities is critical for revealing
the association between belowground microbial flora and aboveground crop productivity—a …

[HTML][HTML] Organic manure coupled with inorganic fertilizer: An approach for the sustainable production of rice by improving soil properties and nitrogen use efficiency

A Iqbal, L He, A Khan, S Wei, K Akhtar, I Ali, S Ullah… - Agronomy, 2019 - mdpi.com
The current farming system is heavily reliant on chemical fertilizers, which negatively affect
soil health, the environment, and crop productivity. Improving crop production on a …

Continuous application of inorganic and organic fertilizers over 47 years in paddy soil alters the bacterial community structure and its influence on rice production

U Kumar, AK Nayak, M Shahid, VVSR Gupta… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2018 - Elsevier
Soil bacterial communities are considered as an essential member of the microbial
community, contributing to soil health. Continuous application of chemical fertilizers alters …

Long-term impact of diversified crop rotations and nutrient management practices on soil microbial functions and soil enzymes activity

DN Borase, CP Nath, KK Hazra, M Senthilkumar… - Ecological …, 2020 - Elsevier
The long-term effect of pulse crops such as pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan L.), chickpea (Cicer
arietinum L.) and mungbean (Vigna radiata L.) in crop rotation and nutrient management on …

[HTML][HTML] A meta-analysis of the effect of organic and mineral fertilizers on soil microbial diversity

DP Bebber, VR Richards - Applied Soil Ecology, 2022 - Elsevier
Organic agriculture, employing manures or composts, has been proposed as a way of
mitigating undesirable impacts of mineral fertilizer use. Of particular interest is the effect of …

[HTML][HTML] Microbial contributions for rice production: From conventional crop management to the use of 'omics' technologies

F Doni, NSM Suhaimi, MS Mispan… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Rice, the main staple food for about half of the world's population, has had the growth of its
production stagnate in the last two decades. One of the ways to further improve rice …

Manure over crop residues increases soil organic matter but decreases microbial necromass relative contribution in upland Ultisols: Results of a 27-year field …

G Ye, Y Lin, Y Kuzyakov, D Liu, J Luo, S Lindsey… - Soil Biology and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Organic fertilizers increase soil organic matter (SOM) stocks, but the underlying processes
depend on the fertilizer type and remain largely unknown. To evaluate the predominant C …