Bacterial plant biostimulants: a sustainable way towards improving growth, productivity, and health of crops

B Hamid, M Zaman, S Farooq, S Fatima, RZ Sayyed… - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
This review presents a comprehensive and systematic study of the field of bacterial plant
biostimulants and considers the fundamental and innovative principles underlying this …

Conventional and amended bioretention soil media for targeted pollutant treatment: A critical review to guide the state of the practice

RA Tirpak, ARMN Afrooz, RJ Winston, R Valenca… - Water Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Bioretention systems are widely used green infrastructure elements that utilize engineered
bioretention soil media (BSM) for stormwater capture and treatment. Conventional …

Yield, phosphorus use efficiency and balance response to substituting long-term chemical fertilizer use with organic manure in a wheat-maize system

X Xin, S Qin, J Zhang, A Zhu, W Yang, X Zhang - Field Crops Research, 2017 - Elsevier
The over-application of mineral phosphorus (P) fertilizer has become common in the North
China Plain, meanwhile, most of organic manure cannot be recycled into the soil. To make …

Short-term effects of maize residue biochar on phosphorus availability in two soils with different phosphorus sorption capacities

L Zhai, Z CaiJi, J Liu, H Wang, T Ren, X Gai… - Biology and Fertility of …, 2015 - Springer
This study investigated the effects of maize (Zea mays L.) straw biochar on phosphorus (P)
availability in two soils with different P sorption capacities (iron and aluminum dominated …

Past, present, and future use of phosphorus in Chinese agriculture and its influence on phosphorus losses

H Li, J Liu, G Li, J Shen, L Bergström, F Zhang - Ambio, 2015 - Springer
Large inputs of phosphorus (P) in chemical fertilizers and feed supplements since 1978
have improved soil P status in arable land in China, but have also created challenges by …

Relations between macropore network characteristics and the degree of preferential solute transport

M Larsbo, J Koestel, N Jarvis - Hydrology and Earth System …, 2014 - hess.copernicus.org
The characteristics of the soil macropore network determine the potential for fast transport of
agrochemicals and contaminants through the soil. The objective of this study was to …

Bacillus tequilensis strain 'UPMRB9' improves biochemical attributes and nutrient accumulation in different rice varieties under salinity stress

R Shultana, AT Kee Zuan, MR Yusop, HM Saud… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Soil salinity exert negative impacts on agricultural production and regarded as a crucial
issue in global wetland rice production (Oryza sativa L.). Indigenous salt-tolerant plant …

Effects of subsoil compaction on hydraulic properties and preferential flow in a Swedish clay soil

M Mossadeghi-Björklund, J Arvidsson, T Keller… - Soil and Tillage …, 2016 - Elsevier
Soil compaction by vehicular traffic modifies the pore structure and soil hydraulic properties.
These changes potentially influence the occurrence of preferential flow, which so far has …

Turnover and losses of phosphorus in Swedish agricultural soils: Long‐term changes, leaching trends, and mitigation measures

L Bergström, H Kirchmann, F Djodjic… - Journal of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Transport of phosphorus (P) from agricultural fields to water bodies deteriorates water
quality and causes eutrophication. To reduce P losses and optimize P use efficiency by …

Increased risk of phosphorus and metal leaching from paddy soils after excessive manure application: Insights from a mesocosm study

XP Liu, QF Bi, LL Qiu, KJ Li, XR Yang, XY Lin - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
Livestock manure has gradually become an alternative fertilizer for maintaining soil fertility,
whereas excessive application of manure leads to the release of phosphorus (P) and toxic …