Vermicompost: Enhancing plant growth and combating abiotic and biotic stress

S Rehman, F De Castro, A Aprile, M Benedetti… - Agronomy, 2023 - mdpi.com
Extensive application of agrochemicals for crop production and protection has negatively
affected soil health, crop productivity, and the environment. Organic amendments have been …

[HTML][HTML] Environmental waste management strategies and vermi transformation for sustainable development

YA Hajam, R Kumar, A Kumar - Environmental Challenges, 2023 - Elsevier
The world population is increasing at an alarming rate and tremendous quantity of waste is
getting produced due to urbanization, industrialization, increase in human population, and …

Microbial biodiversity and plant functional trait interactions in multifunctional ecosystems

MM Nizamani, AC Hughes, S Qureshi, Q Zhang… - Applied Soil …, 2024 - Elsevier
Recent studies have cast new light on the intricate interplay between microbial biodiversity
and plant functional traits, underscoring their pivotal roles in counteracting the adverse …

Microbial-influenced pesticide removal co-occurs with antibiotic resistance gene variation in soil-earthworm-maize system

J Zhao, G Duan, D Zhu, J Li, Y Zhu - Environmental Pollution, 2024 - Elsevier
Within human-influenced landscapes, pesticides cooccur with a variety of antibiotic
stressors. However, the relationship between pesticides removal process and antibiotic …

Overhauling the ecotoxicological impact of synthetic pesticides using plants' natural products: a focus on Zanthoxylum metabolites

IU Okagu, ES Okeke, WCF Ezeorba, JC Ndefo… - … Science and Pollution …, 2023 - Springer
The reduction in agricultural production due to the negative impact of insects and weeds, as
well as the health and economic burden associated with vector-borne diseases, has …

Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon (PAH)–Contaminated Soil Decontamination Through Vermiremediation

SS Thakur, AR Lone, K Singh, SS Bhattacharyya… - Water, Air, & Soil …, 2023 - Springer
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are ubiquitous environmental contaminants that
are usually found in the soil originating from various anthropogenic and natural activities …

Unveiling potential roles of earthworms in mitigating the presence of virulence factor genes in terrestrial ecosystems

ST **e, D Zhu, YQ Song, YG Zhu, LJ Ding - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
Earthworms can redistribute soil microbiota, and thus might affect the profile of virulence
factor genes (VFGs) which are carried by pathogens in soils. Nevertheless, the knowledge of …

[HTML][HTML] Rodent disturbances in arid regions drive ephemeral plant diversity but deteriorate soil health

J Dong, H Chen, P Shi, H Dong, W Zhao - Catena, 2024 - Elsevier
The desert ecosystem is an important ecological barrier to prevent desertification and
maintain the stability of arid zone ecosystem and regional security. The degree of change …

Earthworm and soil microbial communities in flower strip mixtures

Z Bednar, A Vaupel, S Blümel, N Herwig, B Hommel… - Plant and Soil, 2023 - Springer
Aims Incorporation of flower strips is an agricultural measure to increase aboveground
biodiversity and ecosystem services. Although soil communities are key components of …

[HTML][HTML] Metagenomic insight into the mechanisms of accelerated di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate (DEHP) degradation in vermicomposting

T Wei, Z Zhen, F Huang, H Li, W Wu, C Yang… - … Technology & Innovation, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Earthworms can expedite di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) degradation in soils,
but limited information is available on the key DEHP-degradation pathways and related …