Comparative analysis of soil quality and enzymatic activities under different tillage based nutrient management practices in soybean-wheat cropping sequence in Vertisols.

In the modern era, intensive agricultural practices such as agrochemicals are applied in excessive amounts to enhance agricultural production. However, imbalanced adoption of these chemicals has arisen in the dwindling of agriculture factor productivity and soil quality. To maintain soil fertility and production, these chemical fertilizers must be supplemented with organic inputs.

Effect of sludge amelioration on yield, accumulation and translocation of heavy metals in soybean grown in acid and alkaline soils.

A greenhouse pot experiment was conducted with seven different levels of sludge (0, 5, 10, 20, 40, 80, 160 g kg) to assess the potential impact of sludge application on soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.) productivity, metal accumulation and translocation, and physico-chemical changes in acid and alkaline soils.

Phytoextraction of nickel, lead, and chromium from contaminated soil using sunflower, marigold, and spinach: comparison of efficiency and fractionation study.

Heavy metals in soil pose a serious threat through their toxic effect on the human food chain. Phytoremediation is a clean and green potentially cost-effective technology in remediating the heavy metal-contaminated soil. However, the efficiency of phytoextraction is very often limited by low phytoavailability of heavy metals in soil, slow growth, and small biomass production of hyper-accumulator plants.

Application of analytical hierarchical process, multi-influencing factor, and geospatial techniques for groundwater potential zonation in a semi-arid region of western India.

Groundwater resources are alarmingly depleting due to over-exploitation and significant climate changes over time. Therefore, demarcation of groundwater potential zones is essential for addressing the needs of various industries in semi-arid area. Depleting groundwater resources, topography, aquifer features and climatic factors make it necessary to demarcate ground water potential zones in semiarid region of Rajasthan.