Agriculture faces serious constraints due to drought and salinity. Soils under these
pressures can result in low productivity, decreasing the farmlands area and a negative …

The soil physical properties are deteriorating due to changing rainfall patterns and
intensities, as well as climate change-induced temperature fluctuations. Pot experiments …

Desertification is currently a major concern, and vast regions have already been devastated
in the arid zones of many countries. Combined application of cyanobacteria with soil fixing …

In recent years, a growing problem of water deficit has been observed, which is particularly
acute for agriculture. To alleviate the effects of drought, hydrogel soil additives …

This book presents the first comprehensive text on construction biomaterials and
bioprocesses. It details aspects of construction biotechnology, a new interdisciplinary area …

The use of anionic polyacrylamide (PAM) as a soil conditioner could help prevent soil loss
by water. In this study, we determined the effective granular PAM rate that best reduces …

Natural hillslopes are mostly composed of complex slope shapes, which significantly affect
soil erosion. However, existing studies have mainly focused on uniform slopes to simplify …

The impact of salts on partially hydrolyzed polyacrylamide (HPAM) is of great interest in
mineral processing, considering that the use of seawater seems to be the only sustainable …

The loss of nitrogen with surface runoff not only reduces the utilization efficiency of nitrogen
fertilizers in cultivated land but also causes environmental pollution of water bodies. In this …

In dryland ecosystems, land degradation and erosion pose severe threats to ecosystem
productivity and human well‐being. Bio‐inoculation of degraded soils with native biological …