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Environmental Sciences
Govinda Bhandari, Kishor Atreya, Jana Vasickova, Xiaomei Yang, Violette Geissen
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SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
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Environmental Sciences
Durba Kashyap, Marion de Vries, Annette Pronk, Witono Adiyoga
Summary: This study aimed to quantify the environmental impacts of Indonesian vegetable production and the relative contribution of different farm inputs. Results showed that organic fertilizer use contributed the most to impact categories of global warming, freshwater eutrophication, and acidification, indicating the importance of including organic fertilizer use in vegetable production in Indonesia.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
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Environmental Sciences
Li Wan, Yiming Zhao, Longlong Xia, Jing Hu, Tongxin Xue, Haofeng Lv, Zhisheng Yao, Fanqiao Meng, Guoyuan Li, Shan Lin, Klaus Butterbach-Bahl
Summary: The overuse of fertilizers and irrigation, as well as continuous monocropping, is causing soil degradation and the spread of soil-borne diseases, which jeopardizes vegetable production in solar greenhouses. Anaerobic soil disinfestation (ASD) has been introduced as a countermeasure but may increase N leaching and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. This study evaluates the effects of different amounts of chicken manure combined with rice shells or maize straw on soil O2 availability, N leaching, and GHG emissions during and after the ASD period.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
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Soil Science
Xiaoqian Dan, Lei Meng, Mengqiu He, Shending Chen, Xiaoxiang He, Chang Zhao, Xun Li, Zucong Cai, Jinbo Zhang, Christoph Mueller
Summary: The long-term application of high doses of nitrogen fertilizer has resulted in significant accumulation of soil nitrate (NO3-) in greenhouse vegetable production. It is currently unknown how efficiently vegetables can use the accumulated NO3- in soil and the source of nitrogen taken up by vegetables in greenhouse vegetable production.
SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY
(2022)
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Agronomy
Jing Hu, Li Wan, Waqas Qasim, Haofeng Lv, Yiming Zhao, Guoyuan Li, Klaus Butterbach-Bahl, Shan Lin
Summary: Excessive water and fertiliser inputs, as well as long-term monocropping, cause resource waste, environmental pollution, soil degradation, and soil-borne diseases. Anaerobic soil disinfestation (ASD) is an effective technique for greenhouse vegetable production. ASD not only inhibits soil-borne diseases and increases the abundance of antagonistic bacteria but also avoids the negative effects and environmental pollution caused by additional incorporation of chicken manure.
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Environmental Sciences
Kang Tian, Zhe Xing, Yusef Kianpoor Kalkhajeh, Tiantian Zhao, Wenyou Hu, Biao Huang, Yongcun Zhao
Summary: Phosphorus is essential for crop growth and excessive P applications in Chinese greenhouse vegetable production systems have led to P accumulation and potential losses in soils. Results suggest that soil P accumulation is related to cultivation duration and better P management is needed to minimize losses.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2022)
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Haruna Adamu, Usman Bello, Abubakar Umar Yuguda, Usman Ibrahim Tafida, Abdullahi Mohammad Jalam, Ahmed Sabo, Mohammad Qamar
Summary: The interest in adopting clean and renewable bioenergy can help limit greenhouse gas emissions, address energy deficit, and improve waste management. However, progress in utilizing fruit and vegetable waste for bioenergy production is currently limited.
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2023)
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Plant Sciences
Gabriele Bellotti, Eren Taskin, Maria Chiara Guerrieri, Gian Maria Beone, Cristina Menta, Sara Remelli, Fabrizio Bandini, Vincenzo Tabaglio, Andrea Fiorini, Federico Capra, Rossella Bortolaso, Simone Sello, Cristina Sudiro, Pier Sandro Cocconcelli, Francesco Vuolo, Edoardo Puglisi
Summary: This study investigated the biostimulant activity of a by-product from industrial production and its effects on agricultural soil. Results showed that higher dosages of the by-product improved soil quality parameters and enhanced beneficial microbial communities, while lower dosages had limited effects on soil chemical and biochemical properties.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
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Soil Science
Kaining Sun, Jianfeng Zhang, Weihua Zhang, Wei Zhou, Junfeng Wang
Summary: Plastic shed vegetable (PSV) cultivation is important in China, accounting for a quarter of the country's vegetable production. However, the high-input, high-output planting methods have caused salinization and acidification of the soil, impacting vegetable growth. This study examined the salinization status, salt ion composition, and causes of soil salinity in PSV fields in Shandong Province.
EURASIAN SOIL SCIENCE
(2023)
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Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Guoming Liu, Biao Huang, Wenyou Hu, Zhikun Chen, Hua Gong, Yusef Kianpoor Kalkhajeh
Summary: Greenhouse management and type have different effects on soil properties and selenium (Se) mobility in long-term vegetable production in plastic shed soil (PSS).
AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
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Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Yafang Wang, Michael Dannenmann, Shan Lin, Haofeng Lv, Guoyuan Li, Xiaojuan Lian, Zhengxiang Wang, Jinguo Wang, Klaus Butterbach-Bahl
Summary: The absence of fertile surface soil combined with high temperature and moisture in sunken plastic greenhouse vegetable production leads to low soil organic carbon storage, limiting vegetable crop growth. Drip fertigation combined with maize straw incorporation can significantly increase water and nitrogen use efficiency, reducing soil respiration rates.
AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
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Soil Science
Meiyan Wang, Shengxiang Xu, Jizhou Yang, Lingying Xu, Quanbo Yu, Xinqiao Xie, Xuezheng Shi, Yongcun Zhao
Summary: Greenhouse vegetable production, whether organic or conventional, is strongly influenced by soil management practices. Organic greenhouse vegetable cultivation tends to have better soil macropore structure due to higher soil organic matter content.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SOIL SCIENCE
(2021)
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Environmental Sciences
Waqas Qasim, Li Wan, Haofeng Lv, Yiming Zhao, Jing Hu, Fanqiao Meng, Shan Lin, Klaus Butterbach-Bahl
Summary: Greenhouse vegetable production systems in China suffer from excessive fertilizers and irrigation, leading to soil degradation and disease spread. Incorporating large amounts of organic nitrogen fertilizer during anaerobic soil disinfestation increases environmental nitrogen losses without improving crop productivity.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Shuo Chen, Liying Wang, Shuai Zhang, Naihui Li, Xiaomeng Wei, Yuquan Wei, Lulu Wei, Ji Li, Shaowen Huang, Qing Chen, Tao Zhang, Nanthi S. Bolan
Summary: The addition of organic amendments, such as manure and straw, to arable fields as a substitute for mineral phosphorus (P) is a sustainable practice in agricultural production. This study examined the effects of different organic inputs on soil organic carbon (OC) stability, phoD bacterial communities, and P forms in soils. The results showed that organic amendments significantly increased soil labile P and enzyme-P contents, while decreasing soil C aromaticity and recalcitrance indexes. The keystone genera in manured soils and straw-applied soils were correlated with soil enzyme-P, microbial biomass P, and different P species. This study highlights the importance of organic amendments in promoting soil P availability and enhancing environmental sustainability.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
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Environmental Sciences
Zhikun Chen, Biao Huang, Wenyou Hu, Weixi Wang, Imran Muhammad, Qiangqiang Lu, Guanghua Jing, Zhao Zhang
Summary: The study indicates that heavy metal accumulation in greenhouse vegetable production systems is causing increasing environmental and human health risks, with moderate to high ecological risk levels. More attention should be paid to heavy metal pollution in products, and effective measures should be taken to reduce future risks.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2021)
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Environmental Sciences
Lanqin Yang, Biao Huang, Mingcui Mao, Lipeng Yao, Silvana Niedermann, Wenyou Hu, Yong Chen
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Environmental Sciences
Lanqin Yang, Biao Huang, Wenyou Hu, Yong Chen, Mingcui Mao, Lipeng Yao
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Environmental Sciences
Lanqin Yang, Biao Huang, Wenyou Hu, Yong Chen, Mingcui Mao
ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY
(2013)
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Environmental Sciences
Lanqin Yang, Biao Huang, Mingcui Mao, Lipeng Yao, Martina Hickethier, Wenyou Hu
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2015)
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Environmental Sciences
Lanqin Yang, Benle Liu, Yuanyuan Lu, Fangyi Lu, Xiangyang Wu, Wenhua You, Biao Huang
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Environmental Sciences
Lanqin Yang, Lin Di, Feili Sun, Wenfei Tian, Biao Huang, Gang Fan
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2020)
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Environmental Sciences
Lanqin Yang, Yunxi Yang, Wenfei Tian, Xingyi Xia, Haiying Lu, Xiangyang Wu, Biao Huang, Wenyou Hu
Summary: This study investigates the accumulation and risk of metals in the plastic-shed soil (PSS)-vegetable system in industrial areas. The results show that the bioaccessible Cr in vegetables contributes greatly to the cancer risk. Measures should be taken to reduce the transfer and health risk of Cd and Cr in the food chain.
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Environmental Sciences
Lanqin Yang, Yunxi Yang, Yuechen Yu, Zehao Wang, Wenfei Tian, Kang Tian, Biao Huang, Wenhua You
Summary: The study found that adding biochar, HAP, zeolite, or combined amendments had no side effects on celery growth, while adding 0.3% hydrated lime significantly decreased celery yield and 0.5% HAP + 0.05% hydrated lime increased celery yield. Adding HAP, zeolite, or hydrated lime effectively reduced total and bioaccessible Cd in celery, and HAP + hydrated lime or HAP + zeolite were more efficient than HAP + biochar in lowering Cd transfer in soil-celery-human system.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2023)