Culture System and Nutrient Restriction Shape Antioxidant Activity in In Vitro Spearmint (Mentha spicata L.) Shoots [PDF]
PlantsSpearmint phytochemicals exhibit remarkable antidiabetic, antioxidant, and broad pharmacological activities. In vitro organ cultures offer an efficient and sustainable platform for enhancing the production of these bioactive metabolites, although ...
Raquel Martínez-Carrillo +3 more
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The Potential of Essential Oils from Active Packaging to Reduce Ethylene Biosynthesis in Plant Products. Part 2: Fruits (Blueberries and Blackberries) [PDF]
Plants, 2023 Plant essential oils (EOs) have an important ability to inhibit ethylene biosynthesis. Nevertheless, the effects of EOs on the key components of ethylene biosynthesis (l-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic (ACC) oxidase activity, ACC synthase activity, and ...
Antonio López-Gómez +4 more
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Combined Effects of Deficit Irrigation and Biostimulation on Water Productivity in Table Grapes [PDF]
PlantsBiostimulation and precision irrigation are strategies that increase the sustainability of agriculture, and both have been widely studied in table grapes, but their interaction is a new approach for viticulture.
Susana Zapata-García +6 more
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Combined Use of Biostimulation and Deficit Irrigation Improved the Fruit Quality in Table Grape [PDF]
PlantsThis study aims to determine the effects of four different biostimulation treatments—composed of microorganisms, seaweed, and plant extracts—on the yield and quality traits of table grapes.
Susana Zapata-García +5 more
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Sensors, 2022 Water scarcity in arid and semiarid regions poses problems for agricultural systems, awakening special interest in the development of deficit irrigation strategies to improve water conservation.
José A. Acosta +7 more
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Agronomy, 2021 Salt stress is one of the main limiting factors for plant growth and crop yield. Halophytes have been postulated as a new food source since they are able to grow under saline environments and have suitable minerals and bioactive compounds.
M. Hatim Labiad +6 more
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ChemEngineering, 2021 The effect of ultrasound on the degradation of the dye Acid Brown 83 by seven different degradation methods (blank test using only ultrasound, hydrogen peroxide in a neutral medium, hydrogen peroxide in a sulfuric acid medium and hydrogen peroxide in a ...
Gerardo León +4 more
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Combined Effects of Cytokinin and UV-C Light on Phenolic Pattern in Ceratonia siliqua Shoot Cultures
Agronomy, 2023 Carob (Ceratonia siliqua L.) is an underutilized traditional crop in the Mediterranean regions that has gained much interest due to its high nutritional traits and resilience to drought and salinity. However, conventional methods of carob propagation are
Antonio Costa-Pérez +2 more
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The Importance of Ion Homeostasis and Nutrient Status in Seed Development and Germination
Agronomy, 2020 Seed is the dissemination unit of plants initiating an important stage in the life cycle of plants. Seed development, comprising two phases: embryogenesis and seed maturation, may define the quality of sown seed, especially under abiotic stress.
María del Carmen Martínez-Ballesta +8 more
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Deficit irrigation strategies of flat peach trees under semi-arid conditions
Agricultural Water Management, 2023 In a context of severe water scarcity and high uncertainty of available irrigation water, the sustainable management of irrigation inputs to the crop has become necessary.
Abdelmalek Temnani +3 more
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