Humic substances (HS) are dominant components of soil organic matter and are recognized
as natural, effective growth promoters to be used in sustainable agriculture. In recent years …

Climate change is a pressing matter of anthropogenic nature to which agriculture contributes
by abusing production inputs such as inorganic fertilizers and fertigation water, thus …

Improvement of plant iron nutrition as a consequence of metal complexation by humic
substances (HS) extracted from different sources has been widely reported. The presence of …

The ability to provide a fast and multielemental analytical response directly from a solid
sample makes both laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) and X-ray fluorescence …

Soilless cultivation systems represent an alternative to traditional agriculture, as they offer
the possibility to reduce water use and to design nutrient formulations of the hydroponic …

Background The global population is increasing at a pace that food security has become a
major concern. The 20th-century Green Revolution saved billions of people from starvation …

The long-term use of Cu-containing fungicides contaminates vineyards soils, which can
induce Cu toxicity and nutrient imbalances in several plant species. The aim of this work was …

Humic substances are known to positively influence plant growth and nutrition. In particular,
the water-extractable fraction of humic substances (WEHS) has been shown to enhance …

Conversion of conventional farming (CF) to organic farming (OF) is claimed to allow a
sustainable management of soil resources, but information on changes induced on …

Plasmopara viticola is one of the most important pathogens infecting Vitis vinifera plants.
The interactions among P. viticola and both susceptible and resistant grapevine plants have …