Natural organic compounds for application in organic farming

EF Durán-Lara, A Valderrama, A Marican - Agriculture, 2020 - mdpi.com
Chemical fertilizers, pesticides, and fungicides are widely used in agriculture to improve
crop yields. Most of the compounds used are synthetic, and their overuse causes …

Microplastics shape microbial communities affecting soil organic matter decomposition in paddy soil

M Xiao, Y Luo, H Zhang, Y Yu, H Yao, Z Zhu… - Journal of hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) can alter microbial communities and carbon (C) cycling in agricultural
soils. However, the mechanism by which MPs affect the decomposition of microbe-driven …

Ecological and environmental benefits of planting green manure in paddy fields

B Lei, J Wang, H Yao - Agriculture, 2022 - mdpi.com
Soil fertility management is one of the most important factors affecting crop production. The
use of organic manures, including green manure, is an important strategy to maintain and/or …

Long-term green manuring increases soil carbon sequestration via decreasing qCO2 caused by lower microbial phosphorus limitation in a dry land field

Z Ma, T Liang, H Fu, Q Ma, D Chang, J Zhang… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2024 - Elsevier
Organic fertilization in agroecosystems is an efficient fertilization management for
sequestering carbon (C). Microbial metabolism affects C sequestration by influencing the …

Cover crops promote primary crop yield in China: A meta-regression of factors affecting yield gain

F Fan, W van Der Werf, D Makowski… - Field Crops …, 2021 - Elsevier
Inclusion of cover crops (CCs) in cropping systems can improve soil quality, reduce
agricultural inputs, and improve environmental sustainability. While CCs have been widely …

Effects of long-term organic material applications on soil carbon and nitrogen fractions in paddy fields

Q Yu, X Hu, J Ma, J Ye, W Sun, Q Wang, H Lin - Soil and Tillage Research, 2020 - Elsevier
Soil organic carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) pools are the most important soil components, and
their characteristics directly or indirectly determine the stability of the soil structure and the …

Remediation of industrial site soil contaminated with PAHs using stage persulfate oxidation activated by Fe2+ chelated with sodium citrate

Y Gao, Y Xue, J Ji, K Zhen, X Tang, P Zhang, C Wang… - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
The remediation for industrial site soil has attracted public concerns because of the
hazardous and hydrophobic properties of organic pollutants existed in the soil. The …

Long-term effects of inorganic fertilizers and organic manures on the structure of a paddy soil

H Fang, K Liu, D Li, X Peng, W Zhang, H Zhou - Soil and Tillage Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Inorganic fertilizers and organic manures have been widely used to maintain crop yields.
Leguminous green manures are usually used in the paddy fields in southern China. But the …

Biochar derived from hydrolysis of sewage sludge influences soil properties and heavy metals distributed in the soil

Q Zhu, Y Liang, Q Zhang, Z Zhang, C Wang… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
Sewage sludge contains a large number of nutrients and dangerous substances, when
sludge was processed into sludge hydrochar that was added to the soil, which not only solve …

Remediation of soil contaminated with PAHs and γ-HCH using Fenton oxidation activated by carboxymethyl cellulose-modified iron oxide-biochar

Y Gao, Y Xue, K Zhen, J Guo, X Tang, P Zhang… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
The remediation of soil contaminated with hydrophobic organic pollutants has attracted
great public concern. In the present study, a novel catalyst using biochar supported ferro …