Fertilizer use in modern agriculture is highly inefficient; much of the applied fertilizer is
released into the environment, causing environmental degradation. One way in which …

Worldwide significant amounts of food waste are generated daily causing serious
environmental issues, occupying land and requiring expenditure of resources for its …

In calcareous soil, the significant portion of applied phosphorus (P) fertilizers is adsorbed on
the calcite surface and becomes unavailable to plants. Addition of organic amendments with …

In this study, the effects were investigated of salinity, foliar and soil applications of humic
substances on the growth and mineral nutrients uptake of Corn (Hagein, Fardy10), and the …

Since the publication of the third edition of the Handbook of Plant and Crop Stress,
continuous discoveries in the fields of plant and crop environmental stresses and their …

Humic acid (HA), a fairly stable product of decomposed organic matter that consequently
accumulates in ecological systems, enhances plant growth by chelating unavailable …

The aim of this study was to monitor the effect of foliar application of humic acid on plant
growth, photosynthetic metabolism and grain quality of durum wheat grown in a …

In view of the high cost of chemical fertilizers, use of natural fertilizer sources for increasing
crop production on a sustainable basis has become imperative. A pot experiment was …

Zn is an essential element for plants yet some soils are Zn-deficient and/or have low Zn-
bioavailability. This paper addresses the feasibility of using ZnO nanoparticles (NPs) as soil …

Humic acids are the most active components of soil organic matter and have been shown to
have an hormone-like activity thus stimulating plant growth. The objective of this work was to …