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Sustainable waste valorization through vermicomposting: optimizing rabbit manure-plant/kitchen waste mixtures for agroecosystem benefits.
| Τίτλος: | Sustainable waste valorization through vermicomposting: optimizing rabbit manure-plant/kitchen waste mixtures for agroecosystem benefits. |
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| Συγγραφείς: | Younis HGR; Agricultural Engineering Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University, Giza, 12613, Egypt. hebagamal73@agr.cu.edu.eg., Abuarab ME; Agricultural Engineering Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University, Giza, 12613, Egypt. mohamed.aboarab@agr.cu.edu.eg., Abdellatif HRS; Agricultural Engineering Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University, Giza, 12613, Egypt. |
| Πηγή: | Scientific reports [Sci Rep] 2026 Jul 19; Vol. 16 (1). Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 Jul 19. |
| Τύπος έκδοσης: | Journal Article |
| Γλώσσα: | English |
| Στοιχεία περιοδικού: | Publisher: Nature Publishing Group Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 101563288 Publication Model: Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 2045-2322 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 20452322 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Sci Rep Subsets: MEDLINE |
| Imprint Name(s): | Original Publication: London : Nature Publishing Group, copyright 2011- |
| Ιατρικοί όροι (MeSH): | Composting*/methods , Manure* , Agroecology*, Soil/chemistry ; Lactuca/growth & development ; Agriculture/methods ; Solanum lycopersicum/growth & development ; Daucus carota/growth & development ; Animals ; Rabbits ; Oligochaeta ; Fertilizers |
| Περίληψη: | The growth in organic waste generation from agriculture and homes and excessive use of chemical fertilizers call for sustainable nutrient management practices. We investigated the impact of vermicompost made from rabbit manure (R (© 2026. The Author(s).) |
| Competing Interests: | Declarations. Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests. Ethics approval and consent to participate: All authors gave approval for their participation in this research. The research does not include any experiments on living organisms or experiments on humans that warrant the Ethics Committee and the Ethical Approval Number. |
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| Contributed Indexing: | Keywords: Antioxidant activity; Plant and kitchen wastes; Rabbit manure; Soil biological activity; Vegetable productivity; Vermicomposting |
| Substance Nomenclature: | 0 (Manure) 0 (Soil) 0 (Fertilizers) |
| Entry Date(s): | Date Created: 20260719 Date Completed: 20260719 Latest Revision: 20260726 |
| Update Code: | 20260726 |
| PubMed Central ID: | PMC13381593 |
| DOI: | 10.1038/s41598-026-61927-3 |
| PMID: | 42472858 |
| Βάση Δεδομένων: | MEDLINE |
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