Potentials and limitations of the bioconversion of animal manure using fly larvae

J Sanchez Matos, ATMS Barberino… - Waste and Biomass …, 2021 - Springer
Bioconversion of organic waste using fly larvae (such as Hermetia illucens and Musca
domestica) is often presented as a promising and sustainable alternative because of its …

Loss of soil organic carbon in Swiss long-term agricultural experiments over a wide range of management practices

SG Keel, T Anken, L Büchi, A Chervet… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2019 - Elsevier
Soil carbon sequestration (SCS) is one of the cheapest and technically least demanding
carbon dioxide (CO 2) removal (CDR) or negative CO 2 emission technologies. For a …

[LIBRO][B] Microbiota and Biofertilizers, Vol 2

GH Dar, RA Bhat, MA Mehmood, KR Hakeem - 2021 - Springer
Agriculture, the backbone of human sustenance, has been put under tremendous pressure
by the ever-increasing human population. Although various modern agrotechniques …

Nitrogen surplus—a unified indicator for water pollution in Europe?

S Klages, C Heidecke, B Osterburg, J Bailey, I Calciu… - Water, 2020 - mdpi.com
Pollution of ground-and surface waters with nitrates from agricultural sources poses a risk to
drinking water quality and has negative impacts on the environment. At the national scale …

Impact of composting methods on nitrogen retention and losses during dairy manure composting

X Yang, E Liu, X Zhu, H Wang, H Liu, X Liu… - International Journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Currently, composting is one of the most effective methods for treating fecal waste on large-
scale livestock and poultry farms, but the quality effects of different composting methods are …

Composting of municipal solid waste by different methods improved the growth of vegetables and reduced the health risks of cadmium and lead

GM Shah, N Tufail, HF Bakhat, I Ahmad… - … Science and Pollution …, 2019 - Springer
Reutilization of putrescible municipal solid wastes (MSW) in agriculture can provide
valuable plant nutrients. However, it may pose serious noncarcinogenic health risks for a …

Bedding additives reduce ammonia emission and improve crop N uptake after soil application of solid cattle manure

GA Shah, GM Shah, MI Rashid, JCJ Groot… - Journal of environmental …, 2018 - Elsevier
This study examined the influences of three potential additives, ie, lava meal, sandy soil top-
layer and zeolite (used in animal bedding) amended solid cattle manures on (i) ammonia …

Effect of covering deep litter stockpiles on methane and ammonia emissions analyzed by an inverse dispersion method

YM Lemes, T Nyord, A Feilberg… - ACS Agricultural Science …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Ammonia (NH3) and methane (CH4) emission rates from cattle deep litter and horse manure
deep litter in farm-scale stockpiles were measured using an inverse dispersion method …

Hyperthermophilic pretreatment composting can reduce ammonia emissions by controlling proteolytic bacterial community and the physicochemical properties

Y Huang, Y Chen, H Huang, GM Shah, J Lin… - Bioresources and …, 2023 - Springer
Proteolysis is the rate-limiting step in the mineralization of organic nitrogen into ammonium
(NH4+) and thereby the ammonia (NH3) released during the composting. However, the …

Characterising Productivity Factors Affecting Maize (Zea mays) Production in a Smallholder Crop-Livestock System

TL Mncube, EE Phiri, PN Mothapo, JT Rugare… - Agricultural …, 2024 - Springer
Socio-economic factors can influence decisions and the intensity of management practices,
which when appropriately considered could bridge yield gaps. The study aimed to …