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Effects of Replacing Alfalfa Hay With Barley Silage in High‐Concentrate Diets: Chewing Behavior, Ruminal Fermentation, Total‐Tract Digestibility, and Milk Production of Dairy Cows in Mid‐Lactation Phase

Animal Research and One Health, EarlyView.
We assessed lactation productivity in dairy cows when replacing alfalfa hay with barley silage. A 50% replacement increased feed intake, whereas total replacement improved nutrient conversion to milk. Barley silage can effectively replace alfalfa hay, enhancing sustainability and resilience in dairy production amid forage quality constraints and market
M. R. Naji‐Zavareh, F. Hashemzadeh, M. Alikhani, M. Khorvash, A. Kahyani, F. Ahmadi   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Genome-Wide Identification and Abiotic Stress Response Analysis of the Isopentenyl Transferase (IPT) Gene Family in Soybean (Glycine max L.)

Plants
Isopentenyltransferase (IPT) is the rate-limiting enzyme in cytokinin biosynthesis and plays a critical role in plant acclimation to abiotic stress.
Zhihao Zhang, Haorang Wang, Mujeeb Ur Rehman, Chunling Pei, Yongzhe Gu, Yingpeng Han, Lijuan Qiu   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Source capacity during flowering affects grain yield of amaranth (Amaranthus sp.)

Plant, Soil and Environment, 2013
Amaranth is a promising C4-crop. However, for a wider spread of the crop a better understanding of factors that are influencing yield formation is crucial for optimizing the plant phenotype and enhancing yield.
B. Roitner-Schobesberger, H.-P. Kaul
doaj   +1 more source

Too Hot to Profit? Climatic Stress and Farm‐Level Performance in Italian Viticulture

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper investigates the economic impact of long‐run climatic conditions on Italian wine farms by applying a Ricardian framework to 1431 firms from the 2022 RICA‐FADN survey. We combine farm‐level revenues with viticulture‐specific agroclimatic indicators to assess how climate stress shapes profitability across 77 Italian NUTS3 provinces ...
Diego Grazia, Federico Zilia, Stefano Corsi, Chiara Mazzocchi, Jean‐Marie Cardebat   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring genetic diversity of local avocado (Persea americana Mill.) germplasm from the bamboutos highlands diversity centre in western cameroon: a comprehensive multivariate and phylogenetic analyses based on phenotypic descriptors

BMC Plant Biology
Background Avocado (Persea americana Mill.) is a tree of economic importance mostly grown for its fruit in home gardens and farms all over Cameroon. Plant germplasm resources are the basis for crop improvement.
Eric Bertrand Kouam, Cyrille Tedjou Ngouana, Idriss Lontsi Dountio   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Transcriptome Analysis of Maize Immature Embryos Reveals the Roles of Cysteine in Improving Agrobacterium Infection Efficiency

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2017
Maize Agrobacterium-mediated transformation efficiency has been greatly improved in recent years. Antioxidants, such as, cysteine, can significantly improve maize transformation frequency through improving the Agrobacterium infection efficiency. However,
Yan Liu, Yan Liu, Zhiqiang Zhang, Zhiqiang Zhang, Junjie Fu, Guoying Wang, Jianhua Wang, Yunjun Liu   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Digital Transformation for Eco‐Innovation: Evidence From Agriculture 4.0 Adoption in Wine Firms

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Firms face a fundamental strategic dilemma: how to align digital transformation with environmental sustainability while maintaining competitive advantage. Drawing on the eco‐innovation and green business strategy literature, this paper investigates how Agriculture 4.0 technologies act as enablers of sustainability strategies.
Alessandro Muscio, Amir Maghssudipour, Yuntao Wang   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Field efficacy of Gliding Arc Plasma Activated Water and natural products on tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) late blight [Phytophthora infestans (Mont.) de Bary] severity

Agricultura Tropica et Subtropica
This study aimed to evaluate the field efficacy of plasma-activated water (PAW) as a novel technology in agriculture together with vinegar, sodium bicarbonate, and plant aqueous extracts against tomato late blight in a complete randomised block design ...
Djeugap Joseph Fovo, Njopkou Aimé Magloire Tenkap, Pianta Fallone Tedongmo, Nouteka Joliesse Nicky Koagne, Mbatkam Biamen, Kuenbou Joachim Manfo, Nzali Serges, Kamseu Jean Paul Mogo   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effect of soil applied zinc sulphate on wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) grown on a calcareous soil in Pakistan [PDF]

, 2008
A field experiment was conducted to investigate the effect of soil application of zinc fertilizer on yield and yield components of wheat (Triticum aestivum L. cv. Inqlab 91) grown on calcareous soil in Pakistan.
Baloch, FS, Fuller, MP, Khan, MA
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A Systemic Model for Understanding Business Interactions With Biodiversity and Ecosystems

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation represent critical threats to human well‐being and economic resilience, challenging businesses to understand and manage their interdependence with natural systems. This study develops a systemic framework—the BioModel—that elucidates the reciprocal relationship between businesses, biodiversity, and ...
Lino Cinquini, Giacomo Pigatto, Andrea Tenucci   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source