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Saline-alkali land represents a crucial reserve of arable land essential for ensuring food security. However, there remains a significant deficiency in converting saline-alkali land into productive cultivated or grazing areas. Microbial agents hold s...

When used for ornamental purposes, the herbaceous peony is usually propagated by root ramets, but the replanting of divided seedlings in the original planting area results in poor growth and development. No research has reported on a compound microbi...

Open-pit mining causes soil damage and affects the health of the ecosystem. In the arid grassland mining areas, the soil is severely sanded, water-starved, and saline, thus making it difficult for plants and microorganisms to survive. Water-jet loom...

Soil salinization limits sustainable agriculture. This study used a citric acid–FeSO₄ method to create modified chicken manure biochar (MCMB) as a carrier for the plant growth-promoting Bacillus velezensis SS-20, forming a biochar-based microbi...

Vegetable waste causes resource waste and environmental pollution, giving rise to the spread of harmful organisms and causing disease in normal vegetable cultivation. Random distribution of vegetable waste can increase the risk of non-point agricultu...

Aerobic composting is one of the methods for the resource utilization of submerged plant residues. This study investigated the effects of biochar, wetland sediments and microbial agents added individually or combined on the humification process, lign...

This study compared the decomposition effects of different microbial agents added to rice straw to screen for efficient and stable microbial agents and achieve effective utilization of rice straw resources. Different microbial agents can accelerate t...

Microbial agents play a crucial role in improving soil quality, increasing soil fertility, enhancing crop yields, and reducing the incidence of diseases. The ecological benefits of these products contribute to environmental protection and to the prom...

Tomato stems can pollute the environment and also cause resource costs. In this study, five combinations of microbial agents were added to tomato stems for aerobic composting to find effective microbial formulations to improve composting performance...

This study evaluated the synergistic effects of microbial decomposition agents and deep rotary tillage on rice straw decomposition, soil nutrient dynamics, and microbial communities in paddy fields of southern China. A two-factor randomized block exp...

In this study, four highly efficient protein-degrading bacteria (Siccibactercolletis, Bacillus thuringiensis, Bacillus cereus, and Bacillus sp. (in: Firmicutes)) were screened from soil and fermentation beds and prepared into a mixed microbial agent...

Rice straw contains a large amount of lignocellulose which is difficult to be decomposed. The objective of this study was to determine the effect of alkaline pretreatment (sodium hydroxide, NaOH) and microbial agents on the decomposition of rice stra...

Crop replanting leads to soil degradation and soil productivity reduction, which is a challenge for sustainable agricultural development. We previously found that silicon fertilizers combined with additional microbial agents are an effective means to...

Antibiotic resistance caused by antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) threatens human health. ARGs in animal manure can be degraded by composting. This study explored the changes in ARGs and microbial communities during co-composting of pig manure and t...

We clarified the effect of wheat straw return combined with microbial agents on rice yield and soil properties. A field experiment was conducted using hybrid indica rice ‘Chuankangyou 2115’ and five treatments: no wheat straw return (T₁),...

Years of employing the “one-shot” fertilization practice have led to low nutrient utilization efficiency and the degradation of soil structure in the black soil region during crop cultivation. Replacing a portion of chemical fertilizers w...

Microbial herbicides, recognized for their target specificity, environmental compatibility, and simple production processes, hold promising potential for sustainable agriculture. This study isolated a strain of Alternaria gaisen (designated GD-011) f...

Identifying plant-growth-promoting rhizobacteria tolerant to saline–alkali conditions is critical for developing effective microbial agents and multi-strategy approaches to remediate saline–alkali soil. Two salt–alkali-tolerant bact...

Intensive poultry farming produces substantial volumes of chicken manure that require effective and hygienic management. This study investigated a composite inoculant formulated with four microorganisms: Kocuria rosea  ACCC 10488, Bacillus ...

This study examined the correlation between non-metallic organic tanning agents (NOTAs) and wastewater containing double-triazine (bistriazine). Specifically, high-throughput sequencing was used to analyze how the physical and chemical properties of...

Microbial biotransformation is a great model system to produce drugs and biologically active compounds. In this study, we elucidated the fermentation and production of an anti-cancer agent from a microbial process for regiospecific hydroxylation of r...

Crude oil pollution of soil is an important issue that has serious effects on both the environment and human health. Phytoremediation is a promising approach to cleaning up oil-contaminated soil. In order to facilitate phytoremediation effects for oi...

Tuberculosis (TB) remains one of the most significant global public health challenges, as it represents the world’s leading infectious cause of death. The clinical efficacy of currently available anti-TB drugs is increasingly compromised due to...

Two bacteria capable of efficiently degrading atrazine were isolated from soil, and named ATLJ-5 and ATLJ-11. ATLJ-5 and ATLJ-11 were identified as Bacillus licheniformis and Bacillus megaterium, respectively. The degradation efficiency of atrazine (...

Gram-positive bacteria Bacillus subtilis B068150 has been used as a biocontrol agent against the pathogen Fusarium oxysporum cucumerinum. Cucumber was grown in three soils with strain B068150 inoculated in a greenhouse for 90 days, and the colonizati...

Cadmium (Cd) contamination in rice paddies poses serious threats to food safety. This study investigated the effects of bamboo biochar, a microbial agent, and their combination on Cd accumulation, soil properties, and rhizosphere microbial communitie...

Promoting rice straw in situ return is an important strategy for improving soil quality. From 2018 to 2021, we investigated the effects of rice straw return with microbial agents and film covering technology on soil physical and chemical properties a...

Microbial contamination can occur on the surfaces of blow-molded bottles, necessitating the development and application of effective anti-microbial treatments to mitigate the hazards associated with microbial growth. In this study, new methods of inc...

Contrary to the constraints in time, investment, and management of the traditional technology for waste water treatment, this paper seeks to propose a more advanced, reliable, and affordable new technology to restore urban polluted rivers to pristine...

Equisetin was isolated from endophytic fungus Fusarium sp. JDJR1 via bioassay-guided isolation, and it was evaluated as an anti-microbial and herbicidal agent. Bioactivity assessments revealed that equisetin exhibited a broad spectrum of fungicidal a...

Beneficial microbial agents, renowned for their cost-effectiveness, high efficiency, and environmental sustainability, play a pivotal role in enhancing plant growth, crop yield, and tolerance to abiotic stresses. This research delves into the impact...

Garden waste is a solid waste produced by plant littering or pruning. Improper disposal can easily pollute the environment. The addition of bulking agents (BAs) can improve the efficiency of organic waste composting. In this study, garden waste and d...

In this review, we explore how ecological concepts may help assist with applying microbial biocontrol agents to oomycete pathogens. Oomycetes cause a variety of agricultural diseases, including potato late blight, apple replant diseases, and downy mi...

Large-scale coal mine dumps are formed during the mining process of coal resources. These coal mine dumps comprise impoverished soil, posing significant challenges for vegetation restoration. To address this problem, soil microbial (EM) agents and fl...

The efficient compounding of microbial agents for use in aerobic composting processes is a pressing problem that needs to be addressed. This work focused on the lack of effective oil-degrading microorganisms and the challenges in formulating microbia...

Pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) is a lucrative crop, but problems arise when it is cultivated intensively, such as soil-borne disease outbreaks, excessive chemical fertilization, and soil degradation, reducing pepper’s yield and quality. Here, we e...

In order to prevent structural damage or high repair costs caused by concrete crack propagation, the use of microbial-induced CaCO₃ precipitation to repair concrete cracks has been a hot topic in recent years. However, due to environmental constraint...

Two-stage solid-state fermentation strategy was exploited and systematically optimized to enhance Bacillus subtilis growth and sporulation for increasing effective cell number in B. subtilis microbial ecological agents. The first stage focused on imp...

Probiotics are being used in diets to improve the quality of chicken meat. The aim of the study was to investigate the effects of dietary supplementation with Brevibacillus laterosporus S62-9 microbial agent on the meat quality, amino acids, and vola...

Sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.) is an important economic crop and a primary source of sugar in northern China, characterized by strong stress tolerance and high nutritional value. Microbial inoculants can promote crop growth by regulating soil enzyme a...

Composting is an effective way to dispose of agricultural waste; however, its application is limited in the winter and in areas with low average annual temperatures. This study screened out a composite microbial agent (CMA) including Bacillus (B.) ce...

Biological control agents (BCAs) have emerged as a key strategy to mitigate maize diseases while reducing dependence on synthetic agrochemicals, which pose risks to human health, ecosystems, and microbial diversity. This review synthesizes advances f...

There has been many recent studies on the use of microbial antagonists to control diseases incited by soilborne and airborne plant pathogenic bacteria and fungi, in an attempt to replace existing methods of chemical control and avoid extensive use of...

Heavy metal pollution remains a major global environmental challenge due to persistent ecological risks and potential threats to food safety. Microbial remediation and phytoremediation represent sustainable alternatives to conventional treatments; ho...

Monilinia laxa is the causal agent of brown rot disease on stone fruits, and also causes blossom wilt and twig canker. The common practice used to manage this disease is through fungicide treatments. However the demand to reduce fungicide inputs has...

The extensive accumulation of spent mushroom substrate (SMS) owing to the large-scale production of edible fungi is causing environmental problems that cannot be ignored. Co-composting is a promising method for agricultural and animal husbandry waste...

Black-odorous water pollution presents a serious threat to aquatic ecosystems and severely hinders the sustainable development of the ecological environment, as conventional remediation technologies often fall short in achieving the simultaneous remo...

A contemporary agricultural production system relying on heavy usage of agrochemicals represents a questionable outlook for sustainable food supply in the future. The visible negative environmental impacts and unforeseen consequences to human and ani...

Developing sustainable agriculture by identifying non-chemical alternative Plant Protection Products (PPP) is a cornerstone in achieving long-sought environmental friendliness. Despite significant legislative and political efforts to promote biocontr...

Surface active agents (SAAs) are molecules with the capacity to adsorb to solid surfaces and/or fluid interfaces, a property that allows them to act as multifunctional ingredients (e.g., wetting and dispersion agents, emulsifiers, foaming and anti-fo...