Developing a Sustainability Vision for the Global Wine Industry

Sustainability, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 15(13), С. 10487 - 10487

Опубликована: Июль 3, 2023

Interest in sustainability has increased significantly the wine sector past few years, driven by customer interest, as well impact of global warming-intensified weather extremes on growers. For a sustainable future industry must design its entire value chain such ways that it conserves and regenerates natural environment at same time promotes human rights, inclusion equality. The current paper identified five key challenges which have to be overcome order reach this goal: (1) climate change adaptation strategies, (2) reduction GHG emissions creation carbon sinks, (3) vineyard inputs, (4) packaging (5) social economic sustainability. each these research gaps possible solutions are presented enable holistic improvement whole from consumers. Examples for strategies reduce use pesticides insetting options vineyard. Additionally, is utmost importance every educational institution integrates facts vision into their teaching programs manner. Together, approaches form basis realistic industry.

Язык: Английский

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Composted biochar versus compost with biochar: effects on soil properties and plant growth

Biochar, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 6(1)

Опубликована: Окт. 10, 2024

Abstract Biochar is widely recognized as an amendment that enhances soil properties and sequesters carbon, particularly in degraded soils. However, biochar applied solely to may also hinder plant development due toxic by-products generated during pyrolysis or nutrient retention. To mitigate these adverse effects, it has been suggested either mix with compost process by composting fresh organic materials. date, there a lack of comparative studies evaluating the performance two approaches. In this study, three types biochar, differing their initial feedstocks (beech wood, hornbeam/beech/oak mixture, digestate/cereal straw mixture), were investigated. These biochars solely, mixed green waste compost, processed composted soils different fertility (a Luvisol gleyic Fluvisol). A pot experiment was conducted under controlled conditions where lettuce grown for months. After harvesting, biomass, microbial physicochemical measured. Composted additives maintained neutral pH, contrary compost. The dissolved carbon total nitrogen higher treatments, leading proportion humified material high degree condensed aromatic groups compared other treatments. Microbial activities treatments those more specifically less fertile Luvisol. Finally, increased growth almost six times control without amendments, whereas only times. Solely did not affect growth. This study demonstrates beneficial than mixing terms improving mitigating negative effects associated pure application. Graphical

Язык: Английский

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Effects of biochar and compost on the bioavailability of heavy metals in soil aggregates with varying particle sizes

Journal of Soils and Sediments, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Янв. 28, 2025

Язык: Английский

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Boosting soil health and crop nutrients with locally sourced biochar and compost in Sacramento urban agriculture

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 9

Опубликована: Апрель 23, 2025

Urban agriculture is crucial for enhancing food security in densely populated areas, but maintaining soil health these settings key long-term productivity. This study investigates the effects of locally produced compost and biochar amendments on plant nutrients at two urban farms Sacramento, California, USA. Regionally sourced was from pistachio shells, made on-site green waste, creating a closed-loop system that recycles organic materials back into soils. We hypothesized combined application would increase water holding capacity nutrient retention, leading to enhanced microbial activity higher concentrations corn compared individual amendments. Field trials were established both sites using randomized complete block design with four treatments: control, applied approximately 25 t ha −1 (equivalent 10 Mg C ), 12.5 compost-biochar mix (20 ). Soil samples collected during mid- late-season, analyzed physicochemical properties. Corn kernel also measured. Over one growing season, results showed treatments significantly increased capacity, matter content, cation exchange better structure retention. nitrate (NO 3 − –N) bioavailable phosphorus (P) biochar-amended The metabolic community evenness, though overall diversity remained stable. kernels exhibited concentrations, particularly P, Mg, Ca, Fe. Overall, combination treatment had most significant impact improving properties, responses, demonstrating their cumulative benefits crop nutrition. By utilizing recycling this demonstrates resource-efficient approach fertility resource-limited farms. These practices have potential play vital role addressing challenges communities, those experiencing insecurity, while promoting sustainable resource management.

Язык: Английский

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Biochar-composting substantially reduces methane and air pollutant emissions from dairy manure

Environmental Research Letters, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 19(1), С. 014081 - 014081

Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2024

Abstract Dairy manure is one of the largest sources methane (CH 4 ) emissions and air pollution from agriculture. In a previous study, we showed that composting dairy with biochar substantially reduces CH could help industry meet climate goals. However, it remained unclear whether also mitigate emission pollutants odor during composting. Here, conducted full-scale study at farm monitored greenhouse gases (CO 2 , N O) (H S, VOCs, NO x NH 3 compost piles amended or without biochar. We found amending significantly reduced total by 58% (±22%) cut H 67% (±24%), 61% (±19%) 70% (±22%), respectively. attribute this reduction in to improved oxygen diffusion porous adsorption gas precursors surface. Interestingly, fluxes were much higher than few values reported literature, suggesting be significant source emissions. estimate biochar-composting would reduce social cost over $66 000 annually. Results suggest biochar, addition reducing emissions, may improve quality health wellbeing rural communities, but further studies are needed test quantitative impacts.

Язык: Английский

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Control of nitrogen and odor emissions during chicken manure composting with a carbon-based microbial inoculant and a biotrickling filter

Journal of Environmental Management, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 357, С. 120636 - 120636

Опубликована: Март 28, 2024

Язык: Английский

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Effective Carbon Dioxide Mitigation and Improvement of Compost Nutrients with the Use of Composts’ Biochar

Materials, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 17(3), С. 563 - 563

Опубликована: Янв. 25, 2024

Composting is a process that emits environmentally harmful gases: CO2, CO, H2S, and NH3, negatively affecting the quality of mature compost. The addition biochar to compost can significantly reduce emissions. For effective CO2 removal, high doses (up 20%) are often recommended. Nevertheless, as production efficiency low-up 90% mass loss-there need for research into effectiveness lower doses. In this study, laboratory experiments were conducted observe gaseous emissions during first 10 days composting with biochars obtained from composts. Biochars produced at 550, 600, 650 °C, tested different 0, 3, 6, 9, 12, 15% per dry matter (d.m.) in mixtures, three incubation temperatures (50, 60, 70 °C). NH3 measured daily. results showed effectively mitigate intensive phase composting. Even 3-6% d.m. up 50% total gas (the best treatment was B650 60 °C) increase content macronutrients. This study confirmed even low have potential enhancing improving material quality.

Язык: Английский

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Microbial community and network differently reshaped by crushed straw or biochar incorporation and associated with nitrogen fertilizer level

GCB Bioenergy, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 15(10), С. 1255 - 1272

Опубликована: Июль 17, 2023

Abstract Straw returning has been demonstrated as a beneficial approach for the utilization of renewable biomass source, which contributes to reducing environmental pollution and strengthening sustainability agriculture. However, information on how microorganisms respond different straw return modes (SRMs) at varying nitrogen fertilizer levels (NFLs) in black soil is still limited. The community composition, network pattern, modular function bacteria fungi are investigated under three SRMs, including removal (CK), crushed incorporation (SD), biochar (BC) NFLs (0, 144, 240 kg N ha −1 , respectively) mainly using Illumina MiSeq technique based long‐term maize field experiment. Results showed that bacterial richness, diversity, fungal richness decreased with NFL reduction. these decreases can be compensated by SD BC, demonstrating superiority BC reduced NFLs. differed their effects abundances (showing increments only SD) Shannon diversity (remaining stable irrespective NFLs). Microbial communities were substantially affected SRMs interacted NFLs, driven NH 4 + ‐N, available potassium, total nitrogen, pH. In addition, induced characterized its highly complex (average degree 10.259 vs. 3.364) structure clustering coefficient 0.503 0.239), Ascomycota predominating keystone taxa, abundant N‐cycling related bacteria, while formed comprising superior (modularity 2.599 0.912), dominant symbiotic fungi, bulk density specific shaping factor, indicating function, determining factors shifted between co‐occurrence networks. These results deepen insights into response divergence providing scientific basis selecting suitable strategy sustainable area.

Язык: Английский

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Biochar as a Soil amendment: implications for soil health, carbon sequestration, and climate resilience

Discover Soil., Год журнала: 2025, Номер 2(1)

Опубликована: Март 3, 2025

Abstract Biochar, a carbon-rich material produced through the pyrolysis of organic biomass, has gained increasing attention as sustainable soil amendment due to its potential enhance health, improve agricultural productivity, and mitigate climate change. This review explores multifaceted benefits biochar, including ability sequester carbon for long periods, thereby reducing atmospheric greenhouse gases. Biochar’s unique properties, such porous structure, high cation exchange capacity, nutrient retention capabilities, significantly fertility, water-holding microbial activity. These improvements increase crop resilience against drought, erosion, loss, supporting climate-resilient systems. Additionally, biochar’s application can lower nitrous oxide methane emissions from soils, further contributing change mitigation. However, effectiveness biochar is influenced by factors feedstock type, conditions, rates. Understanding these variables crucial optimizing biochar's use in different types environmental conditions. Graphical

Язык: Английский

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Hydrogel capsules as carriers for PGPB consortia enhance compost efficacy and nutrient uptake in Oat (Avena sativa) fertilization

Plant and Soil, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Май 3, 2025

Язык: Английский

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