Effects of Organic Substrate Amendments on Selected Organic Fractions and Biochemical Parameters under Different Soils.

The application of organic substrates can affect soil respiration, dehydrogenase (DH-ase) activity, dissolved organic carbon (DOC), and humic acid (HA) fractions. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of five organic substrates in the organic fractions of degraded alluvial soil, acid sulfate soil, and sandy soils and the physicochemical properties of the soil. Soil samples were amended at a rate of 5 tons ha with (1) water hyacinth compost, (2) sugarcane filter cake compost, (3) biogas sludge-rice straw compost, (4) vermicompost, and (5) sludge.

Pathogen producing aflatoxin in contaminated sandwich: Identification and preservation.

The toxicity of the contaminated powder contributed to toxic aflatoxins has been well-known in the literature. However, before this study, the specific fungal strain behind aflatoxin production remained unidentified. Our research aimed to isolate and identify fungi from the tainted sandwiches while also assessing the preservation of sandwiches in ambient conditions.

Impact of cover crop and mulching on soil physical properties and soil nutrients in a citrus orchard.

Background: Cover crops and mulching can ameliorate soil porosity and nutrient availability, but their effects on the physical characteristics and nutrients in the raised bed soils are unclear.

Methods: The field experiment was conducted in a pomelo orchard from 2019 to 2021, with an area of 1,500 m. The treatments included control (no cover crop), non-legume cover crop ( L.

A new species of the complex (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Gia Lai Province, Central Highlands of Vietnam.

We describe a new species of the genus Cyrtodactylus from Gia Lai Province, Central Highlands of Vietnam based on morphological and molecular differences. Cyrtodactylus gialaiensis sp. nov.

Carbendazim sorption-desorption in Vietnamese soils.

Four Vietnamese soils (denoted AG, CT, ST and TG) which differed with respect to pH (pH 2.9-5.4), clay (17-50%) and organic matter (0.