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Upregulate Soil Health and Wheat Yield: Conversion of Organic Waste into Bio-activated Zn-Enriched Compost for Deficient Soils

by Naeem Muhammad Iqbal Zafar Hussain Azhar Jamil Moazzam Ahmad Hafiz Tanvir Ismail Ahmed Mahmoud El-Mogy Mohamed El Ganainy Sherif El-Beltagi Hossam Hadid Maha Loutfi

Solid Waste Management

Soil zinc (Zn) deficiency is a major constraint limiting wheat productivity and nutritional quality, particularly in degraded agricultural lands. Sustainable organic waste management through composting presents an eco-friendly approach to enhancing soil health while mitigating environmental...

compost organic matter +3 more

Isolation and characterization of cadmium-resistant bacteria and its potential in promoting tomato growth

by Razzaq Aysha Akhtar Muhammad FakharU Zaman Hussain Azhar Ahmad Maqshoof Ismail Ahmed Mahmoud Alturki Saleh Mbark El-Beltagi HossamS Darrag HossamM

Environmental management and policy

This study primarily focuses on the isolation and characterization of bacterial strains resistant to cadmium (Cd) and evaluates their role in promoting plant growth under varying Cd concentrations (0, 120, and 240 µg mL⁻¹). A total of 45 Cd-resistant bacterial strains were isolated from wastewater...

cadmium Biofertiliers +4 more

Bioremediation Potential of Biochar, Compost and Bacillus sp. N18 for lead Contaminated Soil and Improving Physiological and Morphological Attributes of Maize

by Hussain Azhar Ali Waqas Anwar Hammad Dar Abubakar Ismail Ahmed Mahmoud El-Mogy MohamedM. Ramadan Khaled Al-Khayri JameelM.

Environmental management and policy

Heavy metals like Pb, Cd, As, and Ni are becoming major environmental pollutants affecting crop productivity. The current study focused on the integration of biochar, compost, and Pb-tolerant Bacillus sp. (N18) to mitigate the hazardous impacts of Pb and improve maize growth under normal and Pb...

Biochar compost +3 more

Enhancing sunflower resilience: Zinc-solubilizing bacteria mitigate cadmium uptake and translocation

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Azhar Hussain and Rashid Iqbal et al. View all

Environmental management and policy

Cadmium (Cd) is a highly hazardous metal known for its easy absorption and accumulation in plants, particularly in edible vegetable oils. Sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) holds global significance as an oil crop. This study aims to assess the potential of zinc-solubilizing bacterial strains in...

cadmium Translocation +3 more

Optimizing Drought Resilience in Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) Through Synergistic Actions of Drought-Tolerant Rhizobacterial Strains and Brassinosteroids Hormone Application: A Jar Trial Study

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Azhar Hussain (azharhaseen@gmail.com); Rashid Iqbal (rashid.iqbal@iub.edu.pk) et al. View all

Environmental management and policy

The study addresses the critical issue of water scarcity in agriculture, which causes significant losses by disrupting plant-water connections and increasing oxidative damage to biological components. In this study, we evaluated the synergistic potential of pre-isolated and identified...

Drought stress Rhizobacterial strains +3 more