Increasing Productivity and Recovering Nutritional, Organoleptic, and Nutraceutical Qualities of Major Vegetable Crops for Better Dietetics

Foods, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 14(2), P. 254 - 254

Published: Jan. 15, 2025

The intensive use of chemical fertilizers for vegetable cultivation to achieve higher productivity causes soil degradation, resulting in an alarming decline (25–50%) nutritional quality and a reduction wide variety nutritionally essential minerals nutraceutical compounds high-yielding crops over the last few decades. To restore physio-chemical biological qualities as well fresh produce, there is growing desire investigate remedial impacts organic sources nutrition. This study specifically focused on impact six different ratios with microbial inoculation productivity, nutrition quality, health parameters. Results show that replacing presence consortium supports proliferation population rhizosphere improves status physico-chemical soil, which area around roots plants where maximum nutrient uptake occurs. combination factors significantly recovers overall increasing crop by 13.58 18.32 percent tomato, brinjal, okra. Experimental findings likewise indicate assortment abundance beneficial microbes earthworms rhizosphere, leads improvement nutritional, organoleptic, antioxidant contents all three vegetables grown arid climate conditions.

Language: Английский

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The impact of the combined application of biochar and organic fertilizer on the growth and nutrient distribution in wheat under reduced chemical fertilizer conditions

Scientific Reports, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 15(1)

Published: Feb. 12, 2025

Organic fertilizer can help replenish fertility in cropland and reduce the use of chemical fertilizers, with biochar is an important soil conditioner. Under premise reduction, whether application organic affect yield nutrient absorption utilization wheat? In this experiment, 7 treatments were set up a randomized field trial each treatment repeated three times: (1) CK1: no fertilizer; (2) CK2: 100% inorganic (3) T1: recommended amount (4) T2: 80% (5) T3: (6) T4: 60% (7) T5: fertilizer. The results study showed that combined by 40%~20% while ensuring wheat yield. Combining input output, (T3) was recommended. fertilization scheme, 37.32% higher than (CK2), photosynthetic capacity 54.97% at seedling stage. At tillering stage, root nitrogen content T3 significantly T2, T4 T5, which 21.44%, 54.63% 60.16%, respectively. other maturity, 4.38% CK2. heading allocated to leaves 4.71% Overall, combination could effectively regimen fertilizer, under had stronger better distribution mechanism.

Language: Английский

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Synergistic Application of Biochar and Bio-Organic Phosphate Enhances Drought Tolerance in Maize by Modulating Antioxidant Defense and Reducing Oxidative Stress

Journal of soil science and plant nutrition, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: April 17, 2025

Language: Английский

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Effects of Liquid Bio-Fertilizer on Plant Growth, Antioxidant Activity, and Soil Bacterial Community During Cultivation of Chinese Cabbage (Brassica rapa L. ssp. pekinensis)

Microorganisms, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 13(5), P. 1036 - 1036

Published: April 30, 2025

This study investigated the effects of liquid bio-fertilizer (LBF) on growth, antioxidant activity, soil properties, and microbial composition Chinese cabbage (Brassica rapa L. ssp. pekinensis). The LBF application significantly enhanced vegetative growth by increasing leaf length, width, fresh weight, dry weight. Additionally, activity increased with rises in total phenolic flavonoid contents. However, per-unit concentrations decreased, likely due to rapid biomass accumulation. Soil analysis showed improvements pH, organic matter, available phosphorus. Microbial revealed that Acidobacteria enrichment was associated nutrient cycling despite reduced overall diversity. Transcriptomic identified 445 differentially expressed genes upregulation metabolism photosynthesis-related pathways, suggesting improved assimilation energy production. These findings demonstrate enhances plant fertility while influencing dynamics gene expression.

Language: Английский

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Effect of Biochar Amendment and Organic Fertilization on the Yield and Nutritional Quality of Artichoke (Cynara cardunculus L.)

Horticulturae, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 10(9), P. 910 - 910

Published: Aug. 27, 2024

Organic fertilization is gaining importance as an alternative to chemical fertilization. However, the effects of organic products on crop quality need be characterized, especially in biochar and derived products. Therefore, effect enriched supplied with fertilizer (biochar) yield nutritional compounds artichoke (Cynara cardunculus var. Scolymus) heads was analyzed compared inorganic conventional (control). For this purpose, number fruits their weights were determined, along properties heads, such mineral content, fatty acids, phenolic compounds, flavonoids. The results showed that increased yield, registered by higher marketable or commercial artichokes control. Additionally, biochar-treated plants exhibited significantly contents Ca, Mg, S but they had a decreased content Co, Cu, Zn. acid also higher, primarily due presence palmitic acid. Conversely, (e.g., flavonoids) negatively affected application biochar. In conclusion, soil amendment combination matter for growing semiarid Mediterranean area Murcia Region) favored increase without compromising its composition. Further developments establish protocols extended use agri-food production are guaranteed.

Language: Английский

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Effects of the Application of Organic Fertilizers on the Yield, Quality, and Soil Properties of Open-Field Chinese Cabbage (Brassica rapa spp. pekinensis) in China: A Meta-Analysis

Agronomy, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 14(11), P. 2555 - 2555

Published: Oct. 31, 2024

With the development of sustainable agriculture, trials on benefits application organic fertilizers around world have been conducted. Herein, we investigated impact pure chemical (CFs) combined with compared CFs (100% CFs) and no (NFs) soil properties as well yield quality Chinese cabbage through meta-analysis. Results indicate that: (1) Compared NFs, can significantly improve increase nutrients. (2) CFs, fresh weight, number leaves, transverse diameter, leaf length, per plant, increases 8.54%, 6.6%, 9.905%, 8.42%, 10.03%; Meanwhile, (total amount above-ground parts produced) commercial (the portion that meets required standards is intended for sale) to by 10.08% 35.56%, respectively. However, it has significant income from growing cabbage. (3) content vitamin C (11.06%), soluble sugar (19.16%), protein (8.83%) reduce nitrate nitrite in cabbage, a reduction up 19.02% 20.9%, The will also certain absorption heavy metals (4) matter, carbon sequestration, nitrogen absorption, potassium showing 12.73%, 13.19%, 7.91%, 7.37%, reduces electrical conductivity available nitrogen, decreases 36.78% 38.75%, (5) increased urease sucrase, increasing 9.42% 17.16%, This study helps inform production.

Language: Английский

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Effects of Rice–Frog Co-Cropping on the Soil Microbial Community Structure in Reclaimed Paddy Fields

Biology, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 13(6), P. 396 - 396

Published: May 30, 2024

Utilizing and improving the productivity of reclaimed land are highly significant for alleviating problem food production shortage in China, integrated rice–frog farming model can improve soil fertility. However, there few studies on use technology to fertility increase its efficiency production. Therefore, this study was conducted evaluate effects co-cropping mode microbial diversity land. A rice monoculture group (SF), low-density (SD, 5000 frogs/mu, corresponds 8 frogs/m2), high-density (SG, 10,000 15 frogs/m2) were established tested. The contents total nitrogen, organic matter, available potassium, phosphorus SG significantly higher than those SF (p < 0.05) mature stage rice. Compared with group, SD groups improved changed structure community. This indicates that compared mode, pattern fertility, as well diversity,

Language: Английский

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Effect of Biochar Amendment and Organic Fertilization on the Yield and Nutritional Quality of Artichoke (Cynara cardunculus L.) Plants.

Published: July 29, 2024

Organic fertilization is gaining importance as an alternative to chemical fertilization. However, the effects of organic products on crop quality need be characterized, especially in those new products. Therefore, effect enriched-biochar supplied with fertilizer (Biochar) yield and nutritional compounds artichoke (Cynara cardunculus var scolymus) heads was analyzed compared inorganic conventional (Control). For that, number fruits their weights were determined together properties heads, mineral content, fatty acids, content phenolic flavonoids. Results showed that biochar increased registered by higher marketable or commercial artichokes, Control. Besides, biochar-treated plants presented significantly contents Ca, Mg, S, but a decreased Co, Cu, Zn. The acids Biochar-treated artichokes also higher, mainly because palmitic acid. On contrary, (e.g. flavonoids), negatively affected Biochar application. In conclusion, application soil amendment combination matter, for growing Semiarid Mediterranean area Murcia Region) favoured increasement without comprising its composition. Further developments establish protocols extended use this agri-food production are guaranteed.

Language: Английский

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Effects of Exogenous Organic Matter on Soil Nutrient Dynamics and Its Role in Replacing Chemical Fertilizers for Vegetable Yield and Quality

Horticulturae, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 10(12), P. 1355 - 1355

Published: Dec. 17, 2024

Searching for a low-cost soil amendment that can reduce the reliance on chemical fertilizers while maintaining crop yields is vital issue to sustainable agricultural development. In this study, bio-organic matter derived from harmless disposal of livestock and poultry carcasses was used discuss its potential substitute fertilizer. An incubation experiment conducted by incorporating into at rate 0% (CK), 1%, 2%, 3%, 4%, 5%, 6% 7% (T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7) mass investigate effects physical properties nutrient release dynamics. A pot with three treatments: 150 mg·kg−1 nitrogen compound fertilizer (B1) 300 (B2), evaluate as in influencing yield quality Chinese cabbage (Brassica chinensis L.). Results showed experiment, addition reduced bulk density 1.5% 8.9% increased porosity ranging 10.9%. The were significantly improved when rates ≥ 4% (by mass). interaction time had significant effect nutrients. substitution did not yield, increasing application led higher soluble protein, sugar total phenol content vegetables. Additionally, nitrite vegetables slightly lower compared under CK. It concluded feasible; it has great partially or entirely replace fertilizers, thereby contributing realizing reduction.

Language: Английский

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