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Phytochemical Profile and Antioxidant Properties of Invasive Plants Ailanthus altissima (Mill.) Swingle and Helianthus tuberosus L. in Istria Region, Croatia [PDF]

Antioxidants
Invasive alien plant species, while ecologically and economically problematic, represent an underutilized source of bioactive phytochemicals with promising phytopharmaceutical applications.
Mirela Uzelac Božac, Danijela Poljuha, Slavica Dudaš, Josipa Bilić, Ivana Šola, Maja Mikulič-Petkovšek, Barbara Sladonja   +6 more
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SLOCLIM: a high-resolution daily gridded precipitation and temperature dataset for Slovenia [PDF]

Earth System Science Data, 2021
We present a new publicly available daily gridded dataset of maximum and minimum temperature and precipitation data covering the whole territory of Slovenia from 1950 to 2018.
N. Škrk, R. Serrano-Notivoli, K. Čufar, M. Merela, Z. Črepinšek, L. Kajfež Bogataj, M. de Luis   +6 more
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Determination of the yield, enzymatic and metabolic response of two Capsicum spp. cultivars to deficit irrigation and fertilization using the stable isotope 15N

Chemical and Biological Technologies in Agriculture, 2023
Background Climate change is increasingly impacting agriculture all over the world, with extended periods of drought, flooding, hail, winds and temperature extremes. To negate the effects of climate change, researchers are trying to find new agricultural
Tilen Zamljen, Sonja Lojen, Vesna Zupanc, Ana Slatnar   +3 more
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Influence of Living Mulch and Nitrogen Dose on Yield and Fruit Quality Parameters of Malus domestica Borkh. cv. ‘Sampion’

Agriculture, 2023
This study was conducted to estimate the yield, and to identify and quantify primary and secondary metabolites in fruit of Malus domestica Borkh. cv. ‘Sampion’ under two agrotechnical factors: the floor management (herbicide fallow and living mulch) and ...
Urszula Barbara Baluszynska, Maria Licznar-Malanczuk, Aljaz Medic, Robert Veberic, Mariana Cecilia Grohar   +4 more
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Laboratory Investigation of Five Inert Dusts of Local Origin as Insecticides against the Colorado Potato Beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata [Say])

Agronomy, 2023
The Colorado potato beetle (CPB) is an economically important pest on potatoes, which can cause significant damage if not controlled. Our laboratory trial was conducted to study the efficacy of five types of inert dusts (diatomaceous earth, quartz sand ...
Luka Batistič, Tanja Bohinc, Aleksander Horvat, Iztok Jože Košir, Stanislav Trdan   +4 more
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The Study of the Uptake of Chromium, Zinc, Cadmium and Lead from Spiked Nutrient Solution in Tomato Plants

Proceedings, 2023
The reuse of treated wastewater for irrigation can preserve freshwater resources [...]
Katarina Marković, Radmila Milačič, Ester Heath, Nina Kacjan Maršić, Marina Pintar, Janez Ščančar   +5 more
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Increased planting speed did not affect silage and grain yield of maize, while saving seed and energy

Italian Journal of Agronomy, 2020
Planting speed did not have significant influence on silage and grain yield of maize. By increasing the planting speed, up to 10% less seed was needed per hectare and fuel and energy use was lower for 15%. However significant increase of silage and grain
Filip Vučajnk, Igor Šantavec, Darja Kocjan Ačko, Jurij Rakun, Jože Verbič, Rajko Bernik, Stanislav Trdan, Matej Vidrih   +7 more
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Efficacy of invasive alien plants in controlling Arionidae slugs

Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research, 2020
Aim of study: To develop an alternative slug control method, we explored the use of plant material from seven invasive plant species against Arion slugs. Area of study: The experiments were performed at the University of Ljubljana (Slovenia).
Ziga Laznik, Tanja Bohinc, Kristijan Franin, Ivana Majić, Stanislav Trdan   +4 more
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LC–DAD–MS Phenolic Characterisation of Six Invasive Plant Species in Croatia and Determination of Their Antimicrobial and Cytotoxic Activity

Plants, 2022
Invasive plants’ phytochemicals are important for their invasiveness, enabling them to spread in new environments. However, these chemicals could offer many pharmaceutical compounds or active ingredients for herbal preparations.
Danijela Poljuha, Barbara Sladonja, Ivana Šola, Mateja Šenica, Mirela Uzelac, Robert Veberič, Metka Hudina, Ibukun Michael Famuyide, Jacobus N. Eloff, Maja Mikulic-Petkovsek   +9 more
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Contact Efficacy of Different Wood Ashes against Spanish Slug, Arion vulgaris (Gastropoda: Arionidae)

Applied Sciences, 2020
The wood ash from seven plant species (sessile oak, European beech, European hornbeam, silver fir, European spruce, common alder, and Spanish chestnut) was tested against Spanish slug (Arion vulgaris) as an environmentally acceptable alternative to ...
Žiga Laznik, Ivana Majić, Aleksander Horvat, Stanislav Trdan   +3 more
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