Agricultural waste recycling in horticultural intensive farming systems by on-farm composting and compost-based tea application improves soil quality and plant health …

U De Corato - Science of the Total Environment, 2020 - Elsevier
The vegetables supply chain of intensive farming systems has gained huge relevance due
to environmental pollution, residual toxicity towards microorganisms and humans …

Sustainable management of diseases and pests in crops by vermicompost and vermicompost tea. A review

AM Yatoo, MN Ali, ZA Baba, B Hassan - Agronomy for Sustainable …, 2021 - Springer
The intensive use of inorganic fertilizers and pesticides in the agricultural field has globally
destroyed soil fertility, killed beneficial microorganisms, and also decreased natural …

Role of biochar, compost and plant growth promoting rhizobacteria in the management of tomato early blight disease

M Rasool, A Akhter, G Soja, MS Haider - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
The individual role of biochar, compost and PGPR has been widely studied in increasing the
productivity of plants by inducing resistance against phyto-pathogens. However, the …

[HTML][HTML] Diet composition influences growth performance, bioconversion of black soldier fly larvae: agronomic value and in vitro biofungicidal activity of derived frass

G Arabzadeh, M Delisle-Houde, RJ Tweddell… - Agronomy, 2022 - mdpi.com
In recent years, the larval stage of Hermetia illucens, commonly known as the black soldier
fly (BSFL), has been used to promote the circularity of the agri-food sector by bioconverting …

Rhizobium Promotes Non-Legumes Growth and Quality in Several Production Steps: Towards a Biofertilization of Edible Raw Vegetables Healthy for Humans

P García-Fraile, L Carro, M Robledo… - PLoS …, 2012 - journals.plos.org
The biofertilization of crops with plant-growth-promoting microorganisms is currently
considered as a healthy alternative to chemical fertilization. However, only microorganisms …

Effect of aerated compost tea on the growth promotion of lettuce, soybean, and sweet corn in organic cultivation

MJ Kim, CK Shim, YK Kim, SJ Hong… - The plant pathology …, 2015 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
This study investigated the chemical characteristics and microbial population during
incubation of four kinds of aerated compost teas based on oriental medicinal herbs compost …

Use and understanding of organic amendments in Australian agriculture: a review

JR Quilty, SR Cattle - Soil Research, 2011 - CSIRO Publishing
A wide range of organic amendments (OA) is currently available to Australian farmers.
These products have numerous agronomic applications, including the supply of plant …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of compost tea in horticulture

N Pilla, V Tranchida-Lombardo, P Gabrielli, A Aguzzi… - Horticulturae, 2023 - mdpi.com
Background: Open Access Perspective Effect of Compost Tea in Horticulture by Niccolò Pilla
1,†, Valentina Tranchida-Lombardo 2,†, Paolo Gabrielli 1, Altero Aguzzi 1, Michele Caputo …

Biopotential of compost and compost products derived from horticultural waste—effect on plant growth and plant pathogens' suppression

M Milinković, B Lalević, J Jovičić-Petrović… - Process Safety and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Besides ecological and environmental benefits of green open spaces, horticultural waste
management has various environmental consequences. Green waste composting …

Combination of humic biostimulants with a microbial inoculum improves lettuce productivity, nutrient uptake, and primary and secondary metabolism

C Savarese, V Cozzolino, M Verrillo, G Vinci… - Plant and Soil, 2022 - Springer
Background and aims Biostimulants of natural origin represent a growing ecological strategy
to increase crops productivity, especially when applied in combination with microbial …