Conventional agriculture has important challenges to guarantee soil fertility and sustainable
food production. Many agricultural soils in the world are degraded and multiple strategies …

Valorisation of food waste offers an economical and environmental opportunity, which can
reduce the problems of its conventional disposal. Food waste is commonly disposed of in …

The composting is an aerobic, microorganism-mediated, solid-state fermentation process by
which different organic materials are transformed into more stable compounds. The product …

Illumina MiSeq sequencing and phylogenetic investigation of communities by reconstruction
of unobserved states (PICRUSt) were applied to study the dynamic changes and effects of …

Abstract Treatment of biowaste, the predominant waste fraction in low-and middle-income
settings, offers public health, environmental and economic benefits by converting waste into …

Composting and vermicomposting are sustainable strategies to transform organic wastes
into organic amendments, valuable as potting media or soil conditioner. However, the …

A better understanding of the microbial group influencing nitrogen (N) dynamics and cycling
in composting matrix is critical in achieving good management to alleviate N loss and …

Green waste (GW) is an important fraction of municipal solid waste (MSW). The composting
of lignocellulosic GW is challenging due to its low decomposition rate. Recently, an …

Common agricultural practices such as excessive use of agro-chemicals, deep tillage and
luxury irrigation have degraded soils, polluted water resources and contaminated the …

An intensive isolation program carried out in three replicated composting piles allowed the
identification of the resident and transient components of the composting microbiome. More …