Sustainable management of municipal solid waste (MSW) is the utmost importance not only
because of the health and environmental concerns but also due to its disposal issues of …

Salt-induced soil degradation is a serious threat to global agriculture which is responsible
for diminished productivity of agro-ecosystems. Irrigation with poor quality water and …

Consumption of heavy metals, especially lead (Pb) contaminated food is a serious threat to
human health. Higher Pb uptake by the plant affects the quality, growth and yield of crops …

Silicon (Si) is known as beneficial element for graminaceous plants. The importance of Si for
plant functioning of cereals was recently emphasized. However, about the effect of Si …

Municipal solid waste (MSW) compost is increasingly used in agriculture as a soil
conditioner but also as a fertilizer. Proponents of this practice consider it an important …

Driven by climate change and population growth, increasing human pressure on land forces
conversion of natural landscapes to agricultural fields and pastures while simultaneously …

A widely abundant and invasive forest shrub, Eupatorium adenophorum, was pyrolyzed in a
cost-efficient flame curtain kiln to produce biochar. The resulting biochar fulfilled all the …

Biochar produced in cost‐efficient flame curtain kilns (Kon‐Tiki) was nutrient enriched either
with cow urine or with dissolved mineral (NPK) fertilizer to produce biochar‐based fertilizers …

The composition of organic waste (OW) and its effect on soil processes may change soil
fertility and electrical conductivity (EC). The side effects of waste use in crop fertilization are …

High lead (Pb) concentration in soils is becoming a severe threat to human health. It also
deteriorates plants, growth, yield and quality of food. Although the use of plant growth …