Vol. 4, No. 2 (2024)
Table of Contents
Nano-Calcium Formulations for Improving Fruit Quality and Shelf Life of Solanum melongena L.
Felix Johannes Becker, Lukas Matthias Schneider, Hannah Sofia Wagner
Abstract: Background: Eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) is a globally important solanaceous vegetable valued for its nutritional richness, dietary fiber, and phenolic antioxidant content. Despite its commercial significance, eggplant fruits are highly perishable, undergoing rapid softening, weigh...
Nano-Copper Fertilization Enhances Disease Resistance and Productivity in Phaseolus vulgaris L.
Camille Sophie Bernard, Antoine Nicolas Laurent, Élodie Marie Martin, Julien François Moreau
Abstract: Background: Phaseolus vulgaris L. (common bean) is a globally important food legume that provides protein, dietary fiber, and micronutrients to millions of people, particularly in developing regions. Its productivity is frequently constrained by fungal, bacterial, and viral diseases a...
Evaluation of Nano-Phosphorus Fertilizers for Improving Phosphorus Use Efficiency in Chickpea
Erik Magnus Nyberg, Linnea Sofia Lindström
Abstract: Background: Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) is the second most widely cultivated grain legume worldwide, and its productivity is strongly constrained by phosphorus (P) deficiency in semi-arid and calcareous soils. Conventional phosphatic fertilizers exhibit low phosphorus use efficiency...
Controlled Release Nano-Fertilizer Systems for Sustainable Nutrient Delivery in Cereals
Ishita Neelam Menon, Rohan Siddharth Verma, Ananya Meera Iyer
Abstract: Background: Global cereal production faces mounting pressure from population growth, soil degradation, and climate variability, while conventional fertilizer application suffers from low nutrient use efficiency, nutrient leaching, and adverse environmental consequences such as eutroph...
Application of Amino Acid-Based Biostimulants for Improving Yield and Fruit Quality of Strawberry
Ethan Michael Bennett, Sophia Lauren Carter, Daniel Joseph Mitchell, Olivia Grace Brooks
Abstract: Background: Strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa) is a globally significant horticultural crop valued for its nutritional richness and market demand, yet productivity is frequently constrained by abiotic and biotic stresses that compromise yield and fruit quality. Amino acid-based bi...
Influence of Microbial Biostimulants on Root Development of Onion under Water-Limited Conditions
Hannah Sophie Becker, Mia Katharina Weber
Abstract: Background: Onion (Allium cepa L.) is a globally important bulb vegetable whose productivity is increasingly constrained by water scarcity in semi-arid production zones. Shallow, sparsely branched root systems limit the crop's inherent capacity to withstand soil moisture deficits,...
Effect of Fulvic Acid Application on Nutrient Uptake Efficiency in Groundnut
Ji Hoon Kim, Min Seo Park, Soo Jin Kang
Abstract: Background: Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) is a globally important oilseed-cum-legume crop that contributes substantially to edible oil production, protein nutrition, and farm income in tropical and semi-arid agro-ecosystems. Persistent nutrient deficiencies, declining soil organic m...
Assessment of Soil Fungal Diversity under Reduced Tillage Systems Using High-Throughput Sequencing
Alexander Joseph Campbell, Emma Louise McLean, Sophie Margaret Stewart
Abstract: Background: Soil fungi are central regulators of nutrient cycling, organic matter decomposition, and aggregate stability, making fungal community diversity a key indicator of agroecosystem sustainability. Intensive conventional tillage disrupts fungal hyphal networks and homogenizes m...
Microbial Functional Gene Diversity in Agricultural Soils under Integrated Nutrient Management
Devansh Rajesh Bhardwaj, Ishita Meenal Pillai
Abstract: Background: Soil microbial communities regulate the biogeochemical processes that sustain crop productivity, yet conventional fertilizer-dependent farming progressively erodes their functional capacity. Integrated Nutrient Management (INM), which combines chemical fertilizers with org...
Soil Enzyme Activity and Microbial Biomass Carbon as Indicators of Sustainable Crop Production
Yui Akiko Yamamoto, Ren Takashi Fujimoto, Aoi Misaki Sato
Abstract: Background: Soil biological properties respond rapidly to management and provide early indication of changes in soil fertility long before physicochemical parameters shift measurably. Objective: This study evaluated soil enzyme activities and microbial biomass carbon (MBC) as indicat...