Inadequately treated biodegradable waste is considered an environmental, social and
economic threat worldwide, which call for great attention. Waste treatment with larvae of the …

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 …

The chemistry of humic substances (HSs) occurs hidden from our sight, but is of key
importance to agriculture and the environment, and nowadays even to medicine and …

Humic acids (HAs) are natural organic polymers that are widely distributed in terrestrial soils,
natural water, and sediments. Due to their excellent physical and chemical properties, HAs …

Background Soil organic matter (SOM) supports multiple soil ecosystem functions,
underpinned by processes such as C sequestration, N mineralization, aggregation …

Chitin and chitosan are natural compounds that are biodegradable and nontoxic and have
gained noticeable attention due to their effective contribution to increased yield and agro …

Traditional composting is a well-suited biotechnology for on-farm management of livestock
manure (LM) but still leads to the release of toxic micropollutants and imbalance of nutrients …

As the world develops and population increases, so too does the demand for higher
agricultural output with lower resources. Plant biostimulants appear to be one of the more …

Biostimulants, are a diverse class of compounds including substances or microorganism
which have positive impacts on plant growth, yield and chemical composition as well as …

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 …