The vegetables supply chain of intensive farming systems has gained huge relevance due
to environmental pollution, residual toxicity towards microorganisms and humans …

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 …

Biofertilizers are an alternative to face the sustainability problem that chemical fertilizers
represent in agriculture. Among them, plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) is a …

Phosphorus (P) deficiency is a major constraint in highly weathered tropical soils. Although
phosphorous rock reserves may last for several hundred years, there exists an urgent need …

Fertilizer-use efficiency is one of the most critical concerns in rice cultivation to reduce N
losses, increase yields, and improve crop management. The effects of a new polymeric …

Saline water is used in floriculture as an alternative to freshwater in arid regions such as
Saudi Arabia (SA). However, salt stress considerably accelerates serious physio …

Humic substances (HS) are powerful natural plant biostimulants. However, there is still a
lack of knowledge about the relationship between their structure and bioactivity in plants. We …

The growing demand for sustainable solutions in agriculture, which are critical for crop
productivity and food quality in the face of climate change and the need to reduce …

Background The global population is increasing at a pace that food security has become a
major concern. The 20th-century Green Revolution saved billions of people from starvation …

Humic substances (HS, fulvic and humic acids) are widely used as fertilizers or plant growth
stimulants, although their mechanism of action still remains partially unknown. Humic …