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Functional Materials for Environmental Energy Harvesting in Smart Agriculture via Triboelectric Nanogenerators

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This review explores functional and responsive materials for triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) in sustainable smart agriculture. It examines how particulate contamination and dirt affect charge transfer and efficiency. Environmental challenges and strategies to enhance durability and responsiveness are outlined, including active functional layers ...
Rafael R. A. Silva, Giulio Fatti, Emanuel Carlos, Guilherme Ferreira, Sumita Goswami, Suman Nandy, Luiz H. C. Mattoso, Elvira Fortunato, Caio G. Otoni, Rodrigo Martins   +9 more
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Coupling Effects of Organic Fertilizer Substituting Chemical Fertilizer on Potato Yield, Quality and Soil Nitrogen Content in the Erhai Lake Basin of China

Agronomy
Rational fertilization boosts crop yields and enhances nutritional value, but over-fertilization is counterproductive. Furthermore, water eutrophication caused by excessive use of nitrogen fertilizers has become a major agricultural non-point source ...
Xuemei Sun, Wenmei Zhang, Ting Wang, Wanting Li, Yongmei Li, Benshuai Yan, Mengge Zhang, Jixia Zhao, Maopan Fan   +8 more
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The EU’s dependency on soya bean import for the animal feed industry and potential for EU produced alternatives

Oilseeds and fats, crops and lipids, 2014
The European Innovation Partnership Agri has set up a consultation process involving 20 experts from 11 EU countries to discuss the potential of a substantial increase in protein crop production in the EU.
de Visser Cornelis Leonardus Maria, Schreuder Remco, Stoddard Frederick   +2 more
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ASSESSMENT OF THE AGRO-INPUT SUPPLY SECTOR IN KOGI STATE, NIGERIA

AGRISE, 2023
Most farmers are experiencing challenges and constraints in accessing agricultural inputs, thus leading to poor and underutilization of agro inputs and consequently low agricultural productivity in most part of sub-Saharan Africa. This study assessed the
Musa Ahmad Isah, Sanni Ozomata Abdullahi, Aishat Ammani Aliyu, Sanusi Mohammed Sadiq   +3 more
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Microneedle‐Based Biofertilizer Delivery Improves Plant Growth Through Microbiome Engineering

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This figure shows how microneedles are used to deliver biofertilizers to enhance plant growth through microbial migration, metabolic reprogramming, and changes in plant endogenous microbiome. Abstract This study presents a microneedle‐based system for the delivery of rhizospheric biofertilizers into plant tissues to enhance growth.
Zhicheng Le, Sevugan Mayalagu, Cheng‐Yen Chen, Raktim Bhattacharya, Abhishek Gupta, Jingyuan Li, Zhi Wei Norman Teo, Yufeng Shou, Arya Gopinath MP, Danni Zhong, Tedrick Thomas Salim Lew, Hao Yu, Naweed I. Naqvi, Sanjay Swarup, Andy Tay   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effect of hydroponic cultivation using MPM-processed methane fermentation digestate on tomato growth and yield

Frontiers in Horticulture
IntroductionLiquid digestate produced from manure-based methane fermentation contains organic and inorganic forms of nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, and other micronutrients that have potential as plant nutrients, but its use in soilless horticulture ...
Dannisa Fathiya Rachma, Kazuya Maeda, Yuta Yamanouchi, Hiroshi Ueda, Kimiko Yamamoto, Makoto Shinohara, Masahide Isozaki, Dong-Hyuk Ahn   +7 more
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The Nexus between Agricultural Productivity, Oil Prices, Economic Growth, and Financial Development in the USA

Review of Innovation and Competitiveness, 2021
Purpose. The study aims to examine the nexus between agricultural productivity by connecting oil prices, economic growth, and financial development. Design/Methodology/Approach.
Turgut Tursoy, Andrea Simbarashe Rabson
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Photothermal Macroporous Lignin Cryogels for Off‐Grid, Continuous Atmospheric Water Collection via Interlayer Heat Recovery

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Photothermal, macroporous lignin‐based cryogels are engineered to convert sunlight into low‐grade heat. Integrated as stacked beds in a drum‐type device, a thin copper interlayer transfers waste heat between beds, enabling interlayer heat recovery and continuous solar cycling.
Jie Yan, Jiqing Lu, Tian Bai, Lin Li, Zhaoxuan Niu, Yiying Yue, Wanli Cheng, Guangping Han, Orlando J. Rojas   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Exogenous nano-silicon enhances the ability of intercropped faba bean to alleviate cadmium toxicity and resist Fusarium wilt

Journal of Nanobiotechnology
Excessive soil cadmium (Cd) and the accumulation of pathogens pose serious threats to legume growth. However, it remains unclear whether intercropping (IFcd) and its combined treatment with silicon nanoparticles (Si-NPs) (IFcd + Si) can alleviate these ...
Chaosheng Luo, Ting Li, You Huang, Taiqin Liu, Yan Dong   +4 more
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Mechanistic Insights into the Differential Effects of Biochar and Organic Fertilizer on Nitrogen Loss Pathways in Vegetable Soils: Linking Soil Carbon, Aggregate Stability, and Denitrifying Microbes

Agriculture
Biochar and organic fertilizer applications are widely recognized as effective strategies for mitigating greenhouse gas emissions and controlling agricultural non-point source pollution in agroecosystems.
Shixiong Li, Linsong Hu, Chun Ma, Manying Li, Yuanyang Peng, Yin Peng, Xilatu Dabu, Jiangling Huang   +7 more
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