Manure application mitigates land degradation and improves soil fertility. Despite many
individual studies on manure effects, a comprehensive overview of its consequences for a …

The accumulation of rare earth oxides (REOs) in soils is linked with application of nanoscale
phosphatic fertilizers, but their effects on earthworm species are poorly understood. We …

Издание является продолжением серии книг, посвященных вопросам биодиагностики и
биоиндикации почв. В нем подробно рассматриваются методы диагностики с …

Organic wastes from arecanut and cocoa are rich in lignin, cellulose and polyphenol
content, and slowly biodegradable. In India, the recyclable biomass from arecanut and …

Agricultural soils have lost enormous amounts of soil organic matter (SOM) as the result of
conventional agriculture. Nowadays, returning plant biomass in the form of crop residues is …

Biochar application to soils is being considered as a means to sequester carbon (C) while
concurrently improving soil functions. A greenhouse experiment was carried out to …

Nickel (Ni)-contamination impairs soil ecosystem, threatening human health. A laboratory
simulation of Ni-polluted farmland soil study, in the presence or absence of earthworm, was …

In the Pampas region of Argentina agriculture is dominated by intensive no-till (NT) soybean
cropping which produce negative consequences on soil quality. A group of farmers started …

Vermicomposting of organic waste can play an important role in integrated waste
management strategies. Ability of the earthworm Eisenia foetida to transform anaerobically …

Insecticides are used in modern agriculture in large quantities to control pests and increase
crop yield. Their use, however, has resulted in the disruption of ecosystems because of the …