Sewage sludge is an ever-increasing by-product of the wastewater treatment process
frequently used as a soil fertiliser. To control its quality and prevent any possible hazardous …

Fertilizers are integral part of current agricultural production as they provide essential
mineral elements for positive crop growth and blossoming harvests. Even high yielding …

High anthropogenic activities are constantly causing increased soil degradation and thus
soil health and safety are becoming an important issue. The soil quality is deteriorating at an …

Sewage sludge is an effective fertilizer in many soil types. When applied as an amendment,
sludge introduces, in addition to organic matter, plant nutrients into the soil. When applied …

Abstract Background and aims Zinc (Zn) nutrition affects wheat yield and the health of
humans who consume wheat grain. This study determined: 1) how distributions of roots and …

Medicinal and aromatic crops are economically important because they are sources for
secondary metabolites such as essential oils (EOs) and polyphenolic compounds. High …

Background Two field experiments were carried out during the two successive winter
seasons of 2012–2013 and 2013–2014 in Research and Production Station, National …

Background and aims Increasing both yield and grain zinc (Zn) concentration (GZC) are the
two important goals of maize production in China and elsewhere in the world. However, it is …

Various wastewater treatment technologies are available today and biological processes
are predominantly used in these technologies. Increasing wastewater treatment systems …

Organic compounds resulting from the decomposition of organic amendments are used in
the remediation of trace element (TE) contaminated soils. The mobility, phytoavailability and …