Food byproducts as amendments in trace elements contaminated soils

R Clemente, T Pardo, P Madejón, E Madejón… - Food Research …, 2015 - Elsevier
Trace elements stabilization in contaminated soils is frequently the most convenient option
for the remediation of large areas with moderate to high levels of contaminants. The use of …

A global meta‐analysis of the impacts of no‐tillage on soil aggregation and aggregate‐associated organic carbon

X Liu, X Wu, G Liang, F Zheng… - Land Degradation & …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
No‐tillage (NT) has been shown to control soil degradation by impacting soil aggregates (ie,
basic units of soil structure, whose characteristics mediate key soil processes, like carbon …

Comparison of lime-and biochar-mediated pH changes in nitrification and ammonia oxidizers in degraded acid soil

N Teutscherova, E Vazquez, A Masaguer… - Biology and Fertility of …, 2017 - Springer
Ca-amendments are recommended for soil fertility enhancement in acid soils. Biochar (Bc)
can be used as an alternative for the same purpose. Biochar additions have been reported …

Biochar and lime amendments promote soil nitrification and nitrogen use efficiency by differentially mediating ammonia-oxidizer community in an acidic soil

J Zheng, L Luan, Y Luo, J Fan, Q Xu, B Sun, Y Jiang - Applied Soil Ecology, 2022 - Elsevier
Lime and biochar have been proposed as effective ameliorants for increasing soil fertility
and nitrogen (N) cycling by regulating the ammonia-oxidizer community. However, the …

Aggregate size distribution and associated organic C and N under different tillage systems and Ca-amendment in a degraded Ultisol

C Hontoria, C Gómez-Paccard, I Mariscal-Sancho… - Soil and Tillage …, 2016 - Elsevier
The physical protection and stabilization of soil organic carbon in soil aggregates are
important processes for the mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions through carbon …

Sugar Beet: Perspectives for the Future

M Ćirić, V Popović, S Prodanović, T Živanović… - Sugar Tech, 2024 - Springer
The objectives of this study are to investigate the possibility of utilizing sugar beet for biogas
production with a high methane content. For the last three hundred years, it has been an …

Response of soil properties and microbial indicators to land use change in an acid soil under Mediterranean conditions

E Vázquez, M Benito, R Espejo, N Teutscherova - Catena, 2020 - Elsevier
Land use change (LUC) can alter the soil quality and lead to soil degradation or soil
conservation depending on the management practices. In the Mediterranean region, the …

Soil–water relationships in the upper soil layer in a Mediterranean Palexerult as affected by no-tillage under excess water conditions–Influence on crop yield

C Gómez-Paccard, C Hontoria, I Mariscal-Sancho… - Soil and Tillage …, 2015 - Elsevier
In Mediterranean regions, the performance of conservation tillage under water-deficit
conditions has been widely reported, but conversely there exists a lack of studies …

No tillage and liming reduce greenhouse gas emissions from poorly drained agricultural soils in Mediterranean regions

S García-Marco, D Abalos, R Espejo, A Vallejo… - Science of The Total …, 2016 - Elsevier
No tillage (NT) has been associated to increased N 2 O emission from poorly drained
agricultural soils. This is the case for soils with a low permeable Bt horizon, which generates …

Application of holm oak biochar alters dynamics of enzymatic and microbial activity in two contrasting Mediterranean soils

N Teutscherova, B Lojka, J Houška, A Masaguer… - European Journal of Soil …, 2018 - Elsevier
The application of biochar in Mediterranean region has been considered a promising mean
to enhance the soil quality and health. However, the results of previous studies are …