Salinity, resulting from climate change and excessive mineral fertilization, burdens farmers and negatively impacts soil and water ecosystems in the Northeastern Nile Delta. Organic and biological approaches are crucial for addressing these issues. T...
Water scarcity, due to physical shortage or inadequate access, is a major global challenge that severely affects agricultural productivity and sustainability. Deficit irrigation is a promising strategy to overcome water scarcity, particularly in arid...
Lack of high-quality irrigation water and soil salinity are two main environmental factors that affect plant development. When both stressors are combined, the soil becomes sterile and constrains plant productivity. Consequently, two field trials wer...
The deficiency of micronutrients and low organic matter (OM) status of soils are major hurdles in the optimum crop yield achievements. Humic substances can play an imperative role in the micronutrient bioavailability and improved crop yield by amelio...
This is the first report to study the impacts of potassium sources on apricot fruit yield, quality and storability as a preharvest foliar application. Five sources of potassium (K-humate, K-sulphate, K-nitrate, K-silicate and K-citrate), plus water a...
Soil humic substances (HS) are known to be beneficial for soils and plants, and most published studies of HS and humates, usually conducted under controlled conditions, show benefits. However, the value of commercial humate application in the field i...
Saline water irrigation has emerged as a promising approach to mitigate agricultural water shortages; however, its improper use may induce secondary soil salinization. In this study, saline-alkali soil collected from Hami, Xinjiang, was used to condu...
Humic acid amendments in the remediation of soils contaminated with heavy metals have received widespread attention. However, the impacts and related mechanisms of mineral-based humate substances on the remediation of alkaline paddy soils with differ...
The integrated effects of biochar and humate on soil nutrient status, shoot nutrient accumulation, and grain composition and quality remain underexplored. This field study evaluated four treatments—control, rice husk biochar (RHB; 15 t/ha), pot...
In the current study, we investigated the effect of potassium humate (Kh) and salicylic acid (SA) in mitigating the salinity stress of common bean plants. Common bean seedlings were treated with 0.2 g/L SA as a foliar application and 0.3 g/L Kh as a...
Anti-gel fouling is a key problem faced by membrane desalination, especially for applications in organic acid-rich seawater. In this paper, a chemical crosslinking-based method was used to reconstruct and characterize the gel pollutants produced unde...
The distribution of water-soluble organic matter (or dissolved organic matter DOM) in narrow (nano-and micrometer) fractions of chernozem was studied by sequential filtration on track-etched membranes. Multimodal (IR and fluorescence) two-dimensional...
In order to study the strength characteristics of organic-matter-contaminated red soil and the improvement effects of different modifiers, the red soil in the Yulin area was taken as the research object, and triaxial compression tests were carried ou...
Crossing annual cereals, legumes, and oilseeds with wild rhizomatous relatives is used to create perennial lines that fruit over 2–3 seasons. Contrary to annual crops, the year-round vegetation cover should contribute to carbon sequestration, s...
A 52 year-old male presented with neck pain after undergoing thyroidectomy for a goiter three weeks prior which was complicated by a neck hematoma requiring evacuation. Computed tomography (CT) scan showed a neck hematoma requiring evacuation and he...
The purpose of this study was to evaluate how a multi-component soil conditioner consisting of zeolite, calcium carbonate, potassium humate, and Ascophyllum nodosum extract affects selected soil properties (physical, chemical, and water-related prope...
Effective implementation and optimization of organic amendments and other management practices is essential for sustainable organic vegetable production, yet needed information is lacking on the effects and benefits of different organic matter amendm...
Most Citrus spp. trees in China are cultivated in acidic soils with low soil organic matter and high Al3+. The mechanisms of humic acid (HA) to alleviate Al3+ stress in plants remain unclear. ‘Sour pummelo’ (Citrus grandis (L.) Osbeck) se...