The production of olive oil in Portugal and other countries of the Mediterranean region has
greatly increased in recent years. Intensification efforts have focused on the growth of the …

The pollution of Iranian agricultural soils with trace elements (Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb,
and Zn) was assessed and compared with other agricultural soils around the world …

Copper-based fungicides have been applied in apple orchards for a long time, which has
resulted in increasing soil Cu concentration. However, the microbial and enzyme properties …

Copper-based fungicides have been applied in vineyard soils for a long time, which has
resulted in increasing soil Cu concentration. However, information relating to non-target …

Abstract Poly-β-hydroxybutyrate (PHB) is a natural polymer that can be depolymerized into
water-soluble short-chain fatty acid monomers. These monomers can act as microbial …

The increased use of the nanoparticles (NPs) on several processes is notorious. In contrast
the ecotoxicological effects of NPs have been scarcely studied. The main current researches …

The phospholipid fatty acid (PLFA) pattern of vineyard soils from the Northwest of the Iberian
Peninsula was studied to identify soil factors determining the microbial community structure …

Abstract pH is an important parameter affecting heavy metal toxicity in soil. Bacterial and
fungal growth, and respiration, during 60 days were determined in response to Cu additions …

The olive fruit fly Bactrocera oleae (Gmelin) and the olive pathogens Verticillium dahliae,
Phytophthora megasperma and Phytophthora inundata are major worldwide limiting factors …

Metal contamination of soil has become a serious environmental problem worldwide. Many
studies have attempted to infer metal ecotoxicity from soil microbial responses. However …