For all living organisms, nitrogen is an essential element, while being the most limiting in
ecosystems and for crop production. Despite the significant contribution of synthetic …

Antibiotics play a key role in the management of infectious diseases in humans, animals,
livestock, and aquacultures all over the world. The release of increasing amount of …

Few studies have explored the successive impacts of plant litter composition on soil
microbial structure and function, litter decomposition patterns and final soil carbon …

The most distinguishing feature of most members of the family Bacillaceae (phylum
Firmicutes) is their ability to form endospores that provide high resistance to heat, radiation …

Under consecutive monoculture, the biomass and quality of Rehmannia glutinosa declines
significantly. Consecutive monoculture of R. glutinosa in a four-year field trial led to …

Soil biota generates carbon that exports vertically to the atmosphere (CO2) and transports
laterally to streams and rivers (dissolved organic and inorganic carbon, DOC and DIC) …

Chromium contamination from tannery waste sludge (TWS) is a significant environmental
concern. Vermicomposting is useful for conversion of toxic TWS into sanitized nutrient …

Background The consecutive monoculture for most of medicinal plants, such as Rehmannia
glutinosa, results in a significant reduction in the yield and quality. There is an urgent need …

Background: Numerous bacterial species inhabiting rhizosphere are known to exert
beneficial effects upon plant growth. Such bacteria facilitating plant growth are generally …

During agricultural production, plowing affects the existing traits of the planted soil, including
environmental factors (physicochemical properties and soil enzymatic activity) and microbial …