Enhancing Soil Quality and Maize Yield with the Combination of Acacia-Biochar, NPK Fertilizer and Compost DOI Open Access

Global NEST Journal, Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Ноя. 25, 2024

<p style="text-align:justify; margin-bottom:13px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="text-justify:inter-ideograph"><span style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif">Pakistan's agricultural soils exhibit a high tendency for leaching, low quantities of organic matter, and minimal microbial activity. The situation is aggravated by human activities such as bush burning, mining, sand extraction, ongoing conventional methods farming. These methods, together with the naturally amounts result in soil being deprived essential nutrients.&nbsp;These nutrients are necessary optimal growth yield crops. Enhancing crop&nbsp;production maize other crops&nbsp;on nutrient-deficient has potential to improve household food security Pakistan, necessitating implementation appropriate measures.</span></span></span> <span Roman&quot;,serif">Various techniques have been devised mitigate deleterious impacts&nbsp;on plants. use biochar, an substance produced through pyrolysis limited oxygen supply, amendment currently attracting significant attention globally.</span></span></span> Roman&quot;,serif">This study aimed assess effectiveness mixture Acacia-biochar, NPK fertilizer, compost improving quality boosting yields crops.</span></span></span> Roman&quot;,serif">The first variable examined was biochar dosage, which divided into four levels: no dosage 5, 10, 15 t ha<sup>-1</sup>. Additionally, it important take account selection consists different types: non-fertilizer, NPK, compost, + compost. results showed that applying at rate 10 ha<sup>-1</sup>, along improved availability phosphorus&nbsp;and potassium,&nbsp;and significantly enhanced quality, indicated rating value 18. Applying ha<sup>-1</sup>&nbsp;of led highest dry weight seed maize, achieving 12.80 This represents 40% augmentation relation conditions without addition When weighed any moisture content, ha<sup>-1</sup>&nbsp;results level efficient agronomic value, 120.31%. feasibility growing drylands 1.28.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>

Язык: Английский

Symbiotic synergy: How Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi enhance nutrient uptake, stress tolerance, and soil health through molecular mechanisms and hormonal regulation DOI Creative Commons
Nazir Ahmed, Juan Li, Yongquan Li

и другие.

IMA Fungus, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 16

Опубликована: Март 21, 2025

Arbuscular Mycorrhizal (AM) symbiosis is integral to sustainable agriculture and enhances plant resilience abiotic biotic stressors. Through their symbiotic association with roots, AM improves nutrient water uptake, activates antioxidant defenses, facilitates hormonal regulation, contributing improved health productivity. Plants release strigolactones, which trigger spore germination hyphal branching, a process regulated by genes, such as D27 , CCD7 CCD8 MAX1 . recognition plants mediated receptor-like kinases (RLKs) LysM domains, leading the formation of arbuscules that optimize exchange. Hormonal regulation plays pivotal role in this symbiosis; cytokinins enhance colonization, auxins support arbuscule formation, brassinosteroids regulate root growth. Other hormones, salicylic acid, gibberellins, ethylene, jasmonic abscisic also influence colonization stress responses, further bolstering resilience. In addition health, soil improving microbial diversity, structure, cycling, carbon sequestration. This supports pH pathogen suppression, offering alternative chemical fertilizers fertility. To maximize ’s potential agriculture, future research should focus on refining inoculation strategies, enhancing compatibility different crops, assessing long-term ecological economic benefits. Optimizing applications critical for agricultural resilience, food security, farming practices.

Язык: Английский

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Evaluating the effect of biochar rate and combination with fertilizer on the dynamics of soil nitrogen supply in tea plantation DOI Creative Commons

Bangwei Zhang,

Cenwei Liu,

Qiang Li

и другие.

Scientific Reports, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 15(1)

Опубликована: Янв. 24, 2025

Tea plantations commonly receive substantial quantities of nitrogen (N) fertilizer, with potential for considerable N loss to occur. This study assessed retention in acidic tea plantation soil and examined how different biochar application rates fertilizer combinations affect dynamics, highlighting the importance innovative technologies monitor enhance supply management. research adopted a modified 2-week aerobic incubation ion-exchange membrane (IEM) techniques evaluate following early-summer top-dressing as influenced by various combinations. We quantified amount mineralized soils during summer. Our results show that enhances not increasing mineralization directly but improving mineral retention. Notably, threshold effect was identified at 20–30 tonnes ha−1. The window maximizing effectiveness inorganic fertilizers applied summer months could only be 2–4 weeks. use biochar-based organic can this period enhancing availability soil. Measuring via incubations exposure using IEM technology effectively elucidated dynamics period.

Язык: Английский

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Enriched phosphate adsorption using lanthanum organic frameworks decorated papaya biochar supported alginate composite DOI

Sesuraj Sebastin Thomas,

Natrayasamy Viswanathan, Soodamani Periyasamy

и другие.

Journal of Molecular Liquids, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown, С. 127286 - 127286

Опубликована: Март 1, 2025

Язык: Английский

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Exploring the synergy between microbial fuel cells and constructed wetlands in dairy waste water treatment: A comprehensive review DOI
Surender Singh, Anita Kirrolia,

Diksha Pannu

и другие.

Journal of Water Process Engineering, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 71, С. 107211 - 107211

Опубликована: Фев. 11, 2025

Язык: Английский

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Beyond Energy: How Small‐Molecule Sugars Fuel Seed Life and Shape Next‐Generation Crop Technologies DOI

Bilquees Bozdar,

Nazir Ahmed,

Panfeng Tu

и другие.

Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 211(2)

Опубликована: Март 1, 2025

ABSTRACT Small‐molecule sugars, such as glucose, sucrose, trehalose and raffinose, are essential for seed germination, seedling establishment stress resilience. These sugars act both energy sources signalling molecules, regulating osmotic balance, gene expression critical metabolic pathways involved in early growth. Key enzymes, including α‐amylase ( AMY1 AMY2 ), hexokinase HXK1 ) sucrose‐phosphate synthase (SPS), facilitate carbohydrate mobilisation during fueling glycolysis, the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle pentose phosphate pathway (PPP). Hormonal interactions, particularly with gibberellins (GA) abscisic (ABA), integrate sugar metabolism developmental environmental cues. Sugar transport proteins, Sugars Will Eventually be Exported Transporters (SWEET), Sucrose (SUT) Tonoplast (TST), ensure efficient distribution to growing tissues, whereas SNF1‐related kinase 1 (SnRK1) modulates growth responses, maintaining cellular homeostasis. Innovative treatments, priming, biopriming encapsulation, have proven effective improving germination rates, tolerance vigour by optimising regulation, activation microbial interactions. Sugar‐based treatments offer substantial potential enhancing crop productivity Future research should focus on refining these strategies, exploring sugar–hormone interactions using genomic tools advance improvement. Thus, small‐molecule hold transformative sustainable agriculture, providing a route enhance technology adaptability global challenges.

Язык: Английский

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Supercapacitor Performance of Activated Carbon from Eucommia Ulmoides Oliver Wood Optimized by the Activation Method DOI Creative Commons

Haitao Song,

Qiang Qu, Zhuangzhuang Yang

и другие.

ACS Omega, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Апрель 10, 2025

Amid the growing demand for sustainable energy storage, biomass-derived porous carbons have emerged as eco-friendly alternatives to conventional electrode materials. This study shows that activated carbon prepared by one-step activation exhibits an enhanced specific surface area and pore volume. The optimum parameter ameliorating structural electrochemical properties is 60 min of microwave heating. area, volume, mesopore volume resulting (EUAC1-60) achieve 1589.0 m2/g, 0.82 cm3/g, 0.28 respectively. EUAC1-60 exceptional defect degree with I D/I G value 0.92 can provide ample active sites ion storage. investigation has highest capacitance 232.92 F/g at a current density 0.2 A/g. In addition, continuous cycling performance 1 A/g validates its stability retention 89.90% Coulombic efficiency 117.21% after 10,000 cycles. zinc hybrid supercapacitor cathode Zn foil anode displayed excellent 95.58 W h/kg power 64,800 W/kg. research presents innovative approach fabrication high-performance materials from Eucommia Ulmoides Oliver, demonstrating promising potential in applications.

Язык: Английский

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Reclamation of microplastics contaminated agricultural soils: impact of unmodified and modified biochar from Solidago canadensis L. on soil properties DOI
Babar Iqbal, Muhammad Junaid Nazir,

Jiabao Lou

и другие.

Process Safety and Environmental Protection, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown, С. 107153 - 107153

Опубликована: Апрель 1, 2025

Язык: Английский

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Bridging agro-science and human nutrition: zinc nanoparticles and biochar as catalysts for enhanced crop productivity and biofortification DOI Creative Commons
Nazir Ahmed, Lifang Deng,

Mehar-un-Nisa Narejo

и другие.

Frontiers in Plant Science, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 15

Опубликована: Авг. 16, 2024

The integration of zinc nanoparticles (Zn NPs) with biochar offers a transformative approach to sustainable agriculture by enhancing plant productivity and human nutrition. This combination improves soil health, optimizes nutrient uptake, increases resilience environmental stressors, leading superior crop performance. Our literature review shows that combining Zn NPs significantly boosts the composition, including proteins, vitamins, sugars, secondary metabolites. enhancement tolerance challenges, quality, shelf life. technique addresses global issue deficiency biofortifying food crops increased levels, such as mung beans, lettuce, tomatoes, wheat, maize, rice, citrus, apples, microgreens. Additionally, improve properties water retention, cation exchange capacity (CEC), microbial activity, making soils more fertile productive. porous structure facilitates slow sustained release Zn, ensuring its bioavailability over extended periods reducing need for frequent fertilizer applications. synergy promotes agricultural practices reduces footprint traditional farming methods. However, potential ecological risks biomagnification, nanoparticle accumulation, toxicity require careful consideration. Comprehensive risk assessments management strategies are essential ensure benefits do not compromise or health. Future research should focus on deploying in agriculture, balancing security integrity positioning this viable solution nutrient-efficient agriculture.

Язык: Английский

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Biochar-based phosphate fertilizer improve phosphorus bioavailability, microbial functioning, and citrus seedling growth DOI

Lansheng Deng,

Panfeng Tu,

Nazir Ahmed

и другие.

Scientia Horticulturae, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 338, С. 113699 - 113699

Опубликована: Окт. 4, 2024

Язык: Английский

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Biochar in the Remediation of Organic Pollutants in Water: A Review of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon and Pesticide Removal DOI Creative Commons
Jelena Beljin, Nina Đukanović, Jasmina Anojčić

и другие.

Nanomaterials, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 15(1), С. 26 - 26

Опубликована: Дек. 27, 2024

This review explores biochar’s potential as a sustainable and cost-effective solution for remediating organic pollutants, particularly polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) pesticides, in water. Biochar, carbon-rich material produced from biomass pyrolysis, has demonstrated adsorption efficiencies exceeding 90% under optimal conditions, depending on the feedstock type, pyrolysis temperature, functionalization. High surface area (up to 1500 m2/g), porosity, modifiable functional groups make biochar effective adsorbing wide range of contaminants, including toxic metals, nutrients. Recent advancements production, such chemical activation post-treatment modifications, have enhanced capacities, with engineered achieving superior performance treating industrial, municipal, agricultural effluents. However, scaling up applications laboratory research field-scale wastewater treatment poses significant challenges. These include inconsistencies variable environmental high cost large-scale logistical challenges handling deploying at scale, need integration existing systems. Such impact practical implementation biochar-based remediation technologies, requiring further investigation into production methods, long-term assessments, field-level optimization strategies. underscores importance addressing these barriers highlights offer sustainable, environmentally friendly, economically viable treatment.

Язык: Английский

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