The world population is increasing at an alarming rate and tremendous quantity of waste is
getting produced due to urbanization, industrialization, increase in human population, and …

Soil invertebrates have an essential role in decomposition, nutrient turnover and soil
structure formation, all of which are strongly threatened by urbanization. Sealing …

Functional traits are useful for characterizing variation in community and ecosystem
dynamics. Most advances in trait‐based ecology to date centre on plant functional traits …

Globally distributed earthworms affect compositions of soil compounds, microbial community
structures, as well as antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs). Compared to their surroundings …

Vermiwash is a liquid extract produced from vermicompost in a medium where earthworms
are richly populated. It comprises a massive decomposer bacteria count, mucus, vitamins …

Recently, the contribution of earthworms to plastic degradation and their capability to
swallow smaller plastic fragments, known as microplastics, has been emphasized. The …

Mankind expects from forests and forest soils benefits like pure drinking water, space for
recreation, habitats for nature-near biocenoses and the production of timber as unrivaled …

This paper provides an overview of the progress of tillage in Hungary. The local and
international impacts on the national practice are summarized, and some adoption of the …

Agrochemicals misuse is common in developing countries with many environmental
implications. This work assessed the ecological risk of pesticides, including insecticides …

Agronomic factors can affect mycotoxin contamination of maize, one of the most produced
cereals. Maize is usually harvested at 18% moisture, but it is not microbiologically stable …