Opencast coal mining has a series of consequences on land resources and places
enormous pressure on the ecological environment. Stripping, excavation, transportation and …

Increasing global energy demands are leading towards the production of bio-alcohols from
food crops, subsequently posing detrimental consequences in terms of food insecurity …

Global modernization is responsible for industrialization, urbanization and several other
anthropogenic activities, which involves the huge application of heavy metals. Heavy metals …

Core Ideas Dedicated bioenergy crops can enhance ecosystem services in marginal lands.
Ecosystem services vary with the type of marginal land. More field data are needed about …

The lignocellulose in forage crops represents a second generation of biomass feedstock for
conversion into energy-related end products. Some of the most extensively studied species …

Nitrogen (N) supply is the major limiting nutrient in most reclamation schemes. In reclaimed
mine soil (RMS), examining the N dynamics can be especially informative for understanding …

The present study attempts to understand land use land cover change dynamics in an area
subjected to opencast and underground coal mining for the last few decades in Kotma …

Bioenergy from perennial grasses mitigates climate change via displacing fossil fuels and
storing atmospheric CO 2 belowground as soil carbon. Here, we conduct a critical review to …

The pressures of a growing global economy, along with dwindling energy supplies and
environmental concerns, especially climate change, have increased interest in the …

Water stress can adversely affect seed germination and plant growth. Seed osmopriming is
a pre-sowing treatment in which seeds are soaked in osmotic solutions to undergo the first …