Soil amendments for sustainable agriculture: Microbial organic fertilizers

H Bamdad, S Papari, G Lazarovits… - Soil Use and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
There is an enormous body of the literature, proving that soil amendments enhance plant
growth/yield and prevent the impact of pathogens/toxins. To the best of our knowledge, there …

Co-composting of the biogas residues and spent mushroom substrate: Physicochemical properties and maturity assessment

X Meng, B Liu, H Zhang, J Wu, X Yuan, Z Cui - Bioresource Technology, 2019 - Elsevier
Recycling of BR and SMS are crucial for the development of biogas industry and commercial
mushroom cultivation. The seed germination test is limited to examine the maturity of …

Evaluating the potential effect of seed priming techniques in improving germination and root shoot length of maize seed

HA Wajid, AA Alderfasi, I Afzal, MB Junaid, A Mahmood… - 2018 - repository.uaiasi.ro
The present research was conducted under laboratory conditions. The purpose of research
was to investigate the potential of priming with press mud, peat moss, sand, gunny bags …

Composted biogas residue and spent mushroom substrate as a growth medium for tomato and pepper seedlings

X Meng, J Dai, Y Zhang, X Wang, W Zhu, X Yuan… - Journal of environmental …, 2018 - Elsevier
A composted material derived from biogas production residues, spent mushroom substrate
(SMS) and pig manure was evaluated as a partial or total replacement for peat in growth …

Green waste compost and vermicompost as peat substitutes in growing media for geranium (Pelargonium zonale L.) and calendula (Calendula officinalis L.)

X Gong, S Li, X Sun, L Wang, L Cai, J Zhang, L Wei - Scientia Horticulturae, 2018 - Elsevier
This research evaluated green waste compost (GWC) and green waste vermicompost
(GWV) as peat substitutes in growing media used for the production of geranium …

Biochar is a growth-promoting alternative to peat moss for the inoculation of corn with a pseudomonad

M Głodowska, B Husk, T Schwinghamer… - Agronomy for sustainable …, 2016 - Springer
Peat moss has been a standard carrier of inoculum for experimentation and in agriculture.
Peat moss is, however, a non-renewable resource. Alternatively, biochar could serve as an …

Novel seedling substrate made by different types of biogas residues: Feasibility, carbon emission reduction and economic benefit potential

X Meng, Q Wang, Z Lv, Y Cai, M Zhu, J Li, X Ma… - Industrial Crops and …, 2022 - Elsevier
High-value utilization of biogas residue is essential to drive the development of the biogas
industry. This study investigated the feasibility of total or partial replacement for peat (100 …

Spent Mushroom Waste as a Media Replacement for Peat Moss in Kai‐Lan (Brassica oleracea var. Alboglabra) Production

H Sendi, MTM Mohamed, MP Anwar… - The Scientific World …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Peat moss (PM) is the most widely used growing substrate for the pot culture. Due to
diminishing availability and increasing price of PM, researchers are looking for viable …

Effect of Spent Button Mushroom Substrate on Yield and Quality of Baby Spinach (Spinacia oleracea)

FB Muchena, C Pisa, M Mutetwa… - … Journal of Agronomy, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Disposal of spent mushroom substrate (SMS) generated after mushroom cultivation is a
subject of great concern. Unplanned disposal causes land, water, and air pollution together …

Compost maturity and nitrogen availability by co-composting of paddy husk and chicken manure amended with clinoptilolite zeolite

O Latifah, OH Ahmed, K Susilawati… - Waste Management & …, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
The availability of paddy husk from rice processing plants remains high owing to increase in
the worldwide rice consumption. Increasing demand for chicken products leads to poultry …