Treatment of palm oil mill effluent using evaporation and adsorption techniques by Kathiravale, Sivapalan, Ripin, Adnan

“…The concentrated effluent analysis showed a high content of notrogen, phosphorus and pottasium which can be used as feed material for the making of fertiliser. Next, the adsorption process results indicated that the synthetic zeolite gave a better treatment than that of natural adsorbents.…”
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Palm oil mill effluent treatment towards zero discharge by Kathiravale, Sivapalan, Ripin, Adnan

“…The concentrated effluent analysis showed a high content of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium which can be used as feed material for the making of fertiliser. Lastly the pilot plant scale experiments were done and the analysis showed the same results as the bench scale.…”
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Intégration agriculture-élevage dans un contexte d’accès limité aux intrants de synthèse en milieu tropical de moyenne altitude by Elias Romélio Rasambatra, Patrice Autfray, Eric Vall, Eliel González-Garciá, Jean-Michel Mortillaro, Jean de Neupomuscène Rakotozandriny, Paulo Salgado

“… Dans le Moyen-Ouest de la région de Vakinankaratra à Madagascar, les exploitations agricoles ont des besoins croissants en fertilisants et en fourrages, et dans le même temps de sérieuses difficultés économiques d’accès aux engrais minéraux et aux aliments de bétail. …”
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Unveiling the combined effect of nano fertilizers and conventional fertilizers on crop productivity, profitability, and soil well-being by Pravin Kumar Upadhyay, Vinod Kumar Singh, Vinod Kumar Singh, G. A. Rajanna, G. A. Rajanna, Brahma Swaroop Dwivedi, Brahma Swaroop Dwivedi, Abir Dey, Rajiv Kumar Singh, Sanjay Singh Rathore, Kapila Shekhawat, Subhash Babu, Tarunendu Singh, Yogendra Kumar, Chandu Singh, Meenakshi Rangot, Meenakshi Rangot, Amit Kumar, Sayantika Sarkar, Sukanta Dash, Satyam Rawat

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REINTEGRATION OF CROP-LIVESTOCK SYSTEMS IN EUROPE: AN OVERVIEW by Antonius G. T. SCHUT, Emily C. COOLEDGE, Marc MORAINE, Gerrie W. J. VAN DE VEN, Davey L. JONES, David R. CHADWICK

“…Historically, animals were essential to recycle nutrients in the farming system but this became less important with the availability of synthetic fertilisers. Although mixed farm systems can be economically attractive, benefits of scale combined with socio-economic factors have resulted in on-farm and regional specialization with negative environmental impacts. …”
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Potato nutritional status at the onset of tuberisation - a yield prediction tool by Karolina Frąckowiak, Jarosław Potarzycki, Witold Grzebisz, Witold Szczepaniak

“…The experimental design was composed of two nitrogen (N) rates (60, 120 kg/ha), two N fertilisers (Urea and Agrotain), two rates of sulfur (0, 50 kg/ha). …”
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Epigenetic Variation at a Genomic Locus Affecting Biomass Accumulation under Low Nitrogen in <i>Arabidopsis thaliana</i> by Markus Kuhlmann, Rhonda C. Meyer, Zhongtao Jia, Doreen Klose, Lisa-Marie Krieg, Nicolaus von Wirén, Thomas Altmann

“…The application of N fertilisers can substantially increase the yield, but excess use also causes the nitrate pollution of water resources and increases production costs. …”
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Investment Model of Agricultural Biogas Plants for Individual Farms in Poland by Kamila Klimek, Magdalena Kapłan, Serhiy Syrotyuk, Nikolay Bakach, Nikolay Kapustin, Ryszard Konieczny, Jakub Dobrzyński, Kinga Borek, Dorota Anders, Barbara Dybek, Agnieszka Karwacka, Grzegorz Wałowski

“…From an agricultural point of view, agricultural biogas plants are particularly important because they enable the management of all waste biomass and its conversion into useful energy and agricultural fertiliser. This paper presents methods for assessing the economic effectiveness of an investment in an agricultural biogas plant. …”
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The Water Quality of the River Enborne, UK: Observations from High-Frequency Monitoring in a Rural, Lowland River System by Sarah J. Halliday, Richard A. Skeffington, Michael J. Bowes, Emma Gozzard, Jonathan R. Newman, Matthew Loewenthal, Elizabeth J. Palmer-Felgate, Helen P. Jarvie, Andrew J. Wade

“…The river water is largely derived from calcareous groundwater, and there are high nitrogen and phosphorus concentrations. Agricultural fertiliser is the dominant source of annual loads of both nitrogen and phosphorus. …”
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Analysis of global warming potential: Organic vs. conventional tomatoes by Alessandro Scuderi, Giuseppe Timpanaro, Mariarita Cammarata

“…The methodology applied is the Life Cycle Assessment, which revealed a reduction in CO2-eq for the organic method compared to the conventional one due to the use of organic fertilisers and crop protection products allowed by organic specifications. …”
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Take it or leave it? Investigating the ambivalence and willingness to pay for suboptimal fruits and vegetables among organic consumers in Germany by Berlianti Puteri, Benjamin Buttlar, Benedikt Jahnke

“…Organic fruits and vegetables are often visually “suboptimal” because organic farming uses neither pesticides nor synthetic fertilisers to improve the cosmetic appearance of the produce. …”
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Unravelling the Concentrations of Five Rare Earth Elements in Two Vineyard Red Soils by Raimundo Jiménez-Ballesta, Francisco J. García-Navarro, José A. Amorós, Caridad Pérez-de-los-Reyes, Sandra Bravo

“…The application of fungicides and the addition of fertilisers in vineyards can increase the soil concentration of rare earths up to this region’s normal background levels. …”
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Seaweed Cosmetics under the Spotlight of Sustainability by Fernando Pagels, Ana Arias, Adriana Guerreiro, A. Catarina Guedes, Maria Teresa Moreira

“…Furthermore, to further reduce emissions from seaweed processing, the use of renewable energy sources and the valorisation of biomass residues as fertilisers in a circular economy approach are proposed.…”
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Factors Influencing Smallholder Farmers’ Decisions to Participate in Loan-Based Farming in Mutare District, Zimbabwe—A Double-Hurdle Model Approach by Tariro Mafirakurewa, Abbyssinia Mushunje, Siphe Zantsi

“…To support agriculture, Zimbabwe’s government introduced a Targeted Command Agriculture Programme (TCAP), in terms of which the state provides production inputs like seeds, fertilisers, protection chemicals, and extension services. …”
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Development of a Physicochemical Test Kit for On-Farm Measurement of Nutrients in Liquid Organic Manures by Max-Frederik Piepel, Hans-Werner Olfs

“…Optimised use of liquid organic manures (LOM) can reduce the consumption of mineral fertilisers and help reduce the emission of nutrients into nonagricultural ecosystems. …”
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Anaesthetic Management of a Patient with Advanced Abdominal Pregnancy, Intrauterine Foetal Death and Celiac Disease by Rashmi, Anish Kumar Singh, Amit Dahiya, Mamta Jain, Nidhi Bangarwa

“…Abdominal pregnancy is a rare form of ectopic pregnancy where implantation of fertilised ovum occurs in the abdominal cavity. The maternal and foetal mortality is quite high, when it is diagnosed late. …”
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Soil Characteristics and Fertility of the Unique Jarrah Forest of Southwestern Australia, with Particular Consideration of Plant Nutrition and Land Rehabilitation by Amin Soltangheisi, Suman George, Mark Tibbett

“…This shows the importance of organic P in the topsoil for ecosystem nutrition when inorganic fertilisers are not applied in state-of-the-art restoration schemes.…”
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ISOLATION AND DIAGNOSIS OF SENSOR AND RESISTANCE BACTERIA TO COPPER, NICKEL, AND APPLICABILITY IN REMOVAL FUMBLING by ALI. H. ABDEL KARIM, HASSAN. A. MATAR, AHMED M. TURKI, IDHAM IDHAM.A.ABED

“…Agricultural soil extract using central processor glucose 5 g/l and added his concentration, ranging from 5 to 150 mg/l Cu or Ni, Immunized from derived soil or soil extract for industrial zone, And then isolated the bacteria Enterobacter sakazakii diagnosed sensitive of 5 mg/l Cu or Ni fertilised transactions from agricultural soils , As isolated and diagnosed bacteria Proteus vulgaris as isolated resistance of Cu concentration 60 mg and 150 mg Ni/l of inoculated transactions from soil industrial zone. …”
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Measuring the frequency and distribution of meiotic crossovers in homozygous barley inbred lines by Miriam Schreiber, Yun-Yu Chen, Luke Ramsay, Robbie Waugh, Robbie Waugh

“…We demonstrate the approach by exploring CO frequency and distribution in self-fertilised progeny of the inbred barley cultivar Bowman and compare these observations to similar data obtained from a Bowman nearly isogenic line (BW230 Hvmlh3) containing a mutation in the DNA mismatch repair gene HvMLH3. …”
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Conversion of Problematic Winery Waste into Valuable Substrate for Baker’s Yeast Production and Solid Biofuel: A Circular Economy Approach§ by Josipa Lisičar Vukušić, Thomas Millenautzki, Leon Reichert, Abdechafik Mokhlis Saaid, Lothar Müller, Leonardo Clavijo, Jendrik Hof, Marek Mösche, Stéphan Barbe

“…Moreover, wine making generates a large amount of grape pomace, which is generally used for low-value applications such as fertiliser and animal feed. The aim of the present research is to explore the possibility of improving the overall sustainability of traditional winemaking. …”
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