Soil quality is the competence of soil to perform necessary functions that are able to maintain
animal and plant productivity of the soil. Soil consists of various physical, chemical, and …

Worldwide dairy processing plants produce high volumes of dairy processing sludge (DPS),
which can be converted into secondary derivatives such as struvite, biochar and ash …

For a sustainable and profitable agriculture production system, balanced and integrated use
of nutrients is a key strategy. In addition, partial replacement of chemical fertilizers with …

In this work, three wheat crops were planted successively under semi-arid climatic
conditions; we wished to evaluate the positive and negative effects of the addition of sewage …

Fast urbanization, and agricultural escalation produce a lot of municipal solid wastes (MSW).
There is need to recognize economically practical innovations to debase substantial metals …

Low productivity of rainfed lentil (Lens culinaris Medik) in the post-harvest rice fallows due to
soil moisture stress is a major concern in the lower Indo-Gangetic plains. We hypothesized …

A greenhouse pot experiment was conducted with seven different levels of sludge (0, 5, 10,
20, 40, 80, 160 g kg-1) to assess the potential impact of sludge application on soybean …

We investigated changes in biochemical activity of a soil cultivated with Ocimum basilicum L.
plants and in the oxidative stress of plants caused by the addition of biosolids and inorganic …

This work evaluated the potential of Catharanthus roseus in phytoremediation of As, Ba, Cd,
Cu, Cr, Ni, Pb, Se and Zn in sewage sludge-based substrates. C. roseus was cultivated for …

Soil organic matter has vital role in maintaining important soil functions. Consequently, using
sewage sludge as soil organic amendment is considered one of the agricultural practices for …