Assessing Processing Waste from the Sea Urchin (<i>Centrostephanus rodgersii</i>) Fishery as an Organic Fertilizer by Paolo Campus, Nigel D. Swarts, Craig Mundy, John P. Keane, Caleb Gardner

“…Processing waste from the sea urchin fishery has potential as organic fertiliser or amendment providing plant-available Ca and some microelements such as Boron.…”
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Microsphaera viburni (Duby) S. Blumer: Ecological and biological features, methods of control in the system of ornamental and fruit horticulture by Tetiana Moskalets, Oleksandr Serzhuk, Alla Marchenko, Pavel Verheles, Oleksandr Fomenko

“…Recommendations for avoiding or reducing the risks of powdery mildew in viburnum orchards are provided. Nitrogen fertilisers should be applied in early spring and avoided in late summer to limit the growth and development of annual shoots, the tissue of which is more sensitive to the powdery mildew pathogen. …”
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Economic Returns from Cereal and Cereal/Vetch Forage Crops Grown as Fodder Conservation Options for Beef and Sheepmeat Production by John W. Piltz, Craig A. Rodham, John F. Wilkins, Belinda F. Hackney, Colin G. Brown

“…Animal parameters and yield were used to estimate gross margins (GM) for each crop based on estimated fixed and variable costs, including sowing and fertiliser costs, and harvesting and feedout costs. …”
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The diversity of macromycetes in peatlands: nine years of plot-based monitoring and barcoding in the raised bog &quot;Mukhrino&quot;, West Siberia by Nina Filippova, Elena Zvyagina, Elena Rudykina, Alevtina Dobrynina, Sergey Bolshakov

“…From the practical aspect, these ecosystems are used as a source of peat for fuel, peat-based fertilisers and growing media, berries and Sphagnum plantations. …”
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Grassland Reseeding: Impact on Soil Surface Nutrient Accumulation and Using LiDAR-Based Image Differencing to Infer Implications for Water Quality by Emma Hayes, Suzanne Higgins, Josie Geris, Donal Mullan

“…P is commonly elevated in soils managed for intensive livestock production due to repeated overapplication of slurry and fertilisers. High legacy nutrient accumulations result in poor water quality via transport pathways such as surface runoff, subsurface drainage, and soil erosion. …”
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Effect of salinity and drip fertigation on maize (Zea mays) and water use efficiency by DIVYA SREE GOVADA, MRUDHULA K A, SUNIL KUMAR M, RAMESH G, KISHORE BABU G, SIDDARTHA NAIK BSS

“…In the context of maize cultivation, employing a cyclic irrigation technique that alternates between salty (EC 2–4 dS/m) and freshwater sources, in conjunction with recommended dose of fertiliser (RDF) has the potential to deliver comparable crop development, productivity, and economic benefits when compared to the use of freshwater sources alone. …”
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Indicators of reproduction when using complex use of drugs for spontaneous manifestation of heat in cows for mycotoxicosis by Oleksandr Chekan, Oleksandr Nechyporenko, Larysa Ulko, Olesia Kysterna, Oleksii Musiienko

“…The use of the proposed treatment regimen increases the fertilising capacity of cows after the 1st calving by 18.15%, cows aged 3-4 years – 30.12%, and cows of the older age group – by 40.47%. …”
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COMPARING FODDER PRODUCTION OF MAIZE VARIETIES UNDER VARIED NITROGEN LEVELS by Haseeb AHMAD, Uzair AHMED, Ikram ULLAH, Hamza MASUD

“…Unfortunately, in Pakistan, there is a shortage of green fodder due to the unbalanced use of fertiliser and improper selection of maize varieties for fodder production. …”
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Energy recovery from source-segregated brown water and food waste co-digestion by Poh, Li Ping.

“…In this perception, the wastewater is considered as a pollutant, whereas in the decentralised concept, the wastewater is used as a resource for fertiliser, water, energy and for closing water and nutrient cycles. …”
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Influence of modifiers on Palladium based nanoparticles for room temperature formic acid decomposition by Jones, SP

“…<p>Heterogeneous catalysts form a highly important part of everyday life, ranging from the production of fertiliser enabling the growth of crops that sustain much of the world's population to the production of synthetic fuels. …”

Evaluation of antioxidant and antibacterial activities of fish protein hydrolysate produced from Malaysian fish sausage (Keropok Lekor) by-products by indigenous Lactobacillus case... by Abd Rashid, Nur Yuhasliza, Abdul Manan, Musaalbakri, Pa'ee, Khairul Faizal, Saari, Nazamid, Faizal Wong, Fadzlie Wong

“…However, in Malaysia, such FBPs are either disposed of into waterways, which may cause environmental pollution, or are processed into products of low economic value, such as fertiliser and animal feed. To maximise the potential of FBPs, a microbial fermentation approach can be used to convert FBPs into bioactive fish protein hydrolysate (FPH). …”

Some Aspects Of The Breeding Biology Of Macrobrachium Rosenbergii (De Man) With Emphasis On Its Egg Incubation And Larval Rearing by Raffiq Ahmad, Kabir Ahmad

“…Newly laid eggs and 9 day old eggs were stocked at a density of 500/1 and incubated at 0 ppt , 6 ppt and 12 ppt salinity respectively .The mean percentage of hatching after 18 days of incubation for the newly fertilised eggs were 0% , 3% and 40% as compared to 2 % , 23% a n d 65% for 9 day old eggs .In the stocking density experiments , newly laid eggs were stocked at the rate of 1000/1 ,1 500/1 and 2000 / 1 at 1 2 ppt and their mean percentage of hatching were 37% , 33 % and 16% respectively. …”
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Enhancement of performance of farmed buffaloes pasture management and feed supplementation in Sabah, Malaysia by Saad, Mohd Zamri, Kasim, Azhar, Abu Bakar @ Zakaria, Md Zuki, Abdullah, Punimin, Abu Hassim, Hasliza

“…Following the analysis, interventions were implemented in January 2012, which included increase in pasture area from 399 to 441 acres followed by application of organic fertiliser. The selected breeder buffaloes were prepared for breeding by supplementing palm kernel cake-based feed at the rate of 1.5 kg/animal/day for two weeks before breeder males were introduced at the rate of one male to 20 females. …”
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Near infrared spectroscopy of plantation forest soil nutrients in Sabah, Malaysia, and the potential for microsite assessment by Ahmad Jani, Hamzad Fahmi, Meder, Roger, Abdul Hamid, Hazandy, Mohd Razali, Sheriza, Mohd Yusoff, Khairul Hafiz

“…Combined with the potential to monitor foliar nutrients, the ability to obtain high spatial details of soil composition will assist tree plantation growers and also other agricultural producers, such as oil palm plantation managers, to better manage their soil and fertiliser regimes.…”

Public perception of protected forested watershed area in Cameron Highlands, Malaysia by Empidi, Arlixcya Vinnisa

“…These pro-environmental behaviours include support conservation campaign, agreement on watershed conservation funds, belief in the good management of fertilisers and pesticides, attending sustainable agriculture practice seminars and accepting the improvement of manure plan. …”
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Analysis of cost-effectiveness of agricultural yield from vegetable farming by Omar, Mohamad Adam, Omar, Mohamad Nazuhan, A. Rahaman, Zullyadini

“…As such, the objectives of this study were to investigate the agricultural gross revenue earned by the type of crop and current crop price, to estimate the amount of nutrient loss from fertiliser and soil loss by crop type and to analyse the cost-effectiveness of agricultural yield. …”
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Heavy metal profiling of hair and nail samples among the traffic police personnel by Abd Hamid, Abdul Alif

“…Sources of heavy metals are generally from mining, industrial wastes, fertilisers, paint, and vehicle emissions. Vehicle emissions are major source of airborne contaminants including arsenic, cadmium, cobalt, nickels, lead, antimony, zinc, platinum and others. …”
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Mushroom cultivation by using agricultural wastes by Mohd. Hanafi, Fatimah Hafifah

“…Mushroom cultivation using agricultural waste promises nutritious mushroom and spent mushroom substrate (SMS) that can be used for producing beneficial products such as ruminant feedstock and fertilisers in post-harvest cultivation. SMS is defined as residual biomass generated by commercial mushroom industry after harvesting period. …”
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The role of microbial ecology in improving the performance of anaerobic digestion of sewage sludge by Christian Krohn, Leadin Khudur, Daniel Anthony Dias, Ben van den Akker, Catherine A. Rees, Nicholas D. Crosbie, Aravind Surapaneni, Denis M. O'Carroll, Richard M. Stuetz, Damien J. Batstone, Damien J. Batstone, Andrew S. Ball

“…The use of next-generation diagnostic tools to optimise the anaerobic digestion of municipal sewage sludge has the potential to increase renewable natural gas recovery, improve the reuse of biosolid fertilisers and help operators expand circular economies globally. …”
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The Potential of Fermented Food from Southeast Asia as Biofertiliser by Nurul Solehah Mohd Zaini, Hamidah Idris, Jamilah Syafawati Yaacob, Wan Abd Al Qadr Imad Wan-Mohtar, Nik Iskandar Putra Samsudin, Arina Shairah Abdul Sukor, Elicia Jitming Lim, Muhamad Hafiz Abd Rahim

“…Over-usage of chemical fertilisers may alter soil characteristics and contaminate water sources, leading to several human and animal health issues. …”
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