Rapid urban growth leads to an extension of artificial surfaces and inefficient energy management, an increase in urban heat islands, and local climate change.
Csenge Lékó-Kacsova +4 more
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Bioponics is a promising agricultural system designed to integrate circular economy principles by recovering nutrients from organic waste. In this context we implemented a tri-trophic circular system, where insect larvae fed on crop residues and fruits ...
Anastasia Mourantian +3 more
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Effects of paclubutrazol on water-less stress tolerance mechanisms of two sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) genotypes [PDF]
Drought is one of the most important abiotic agents that adversely affect the growth and development of plants. The arid and semi-arid regions where sesame (Sesamum indicum L.), as a relatively drought tolerant plant, is grown are specified by high ...
elham faghani +3 more
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The effect of different levels of seaweed extract on the growth, yield and biochemical characteristics of bitter squash (Momordica charantia L.) [PDF]
The effects of foliar spraying of seaweed extract on the growth, yield and biochemical characteristics of bitter squash plant (Carla) were evaluated under field conditions. Treatments were of four levels of seaweed extract (0, 1.5, 3 and 4.5 in thousand)
Mohammed Hossein Aminifard +1 more
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Genomic and Phytochemical Diversity Across a Collection of Snake Melon Landraces
Snake melons have been present for a millennia, despite their present limited use, and host a large degree of genetic and phytochemical diversity. The current study evaluated the genomic and biochemical diversity of Snake melon landraces of Cypriot and ...
Maria-Dimitra Tsolakidou +7 more
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Effect of the growth retardant chlormequat chloride (CCC) and different levels of nitrogen on some physiological and biochemical characteristics and yield of barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) cultivar makuyi [PDF]
To study the effects of different concentrations of chlormequat chloride and different levels of nitrogen on some physiological and biochemical characteristics and yield of barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) cultivar makuyi a factorial randomized complete block
Ahmad Afkari, Mitra Abbasi
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Effect of Alkaline Salt Stress on Photosynthetic Activities of Potato Plants (Solanum tuberosum L.)
Land salinization severely limits the development of agriculture, and the growing global population poses a serious challenge to food security. As an abiotic stress factor limiting photosynthesis in potatoes (Solanum tuberosum L.), alkaline salt stress ...
Congang Shen +7 more
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The effect of various concentrations salicylic acid on mitigation of sodium chloride stress in growth parameters and photosynthetic pigments of sunflower plant (Helianthus annuus L.) [PDF]
S Soil salinity is a serious environmental problem that has negative effect on plants’ growth and production. On the other hand, salicylic acid plays an essential role in preventing oxidative damage in plants by detoxifying superoxide radicals produced ...
Kobra Mahdavian
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Twenty vegetable amaranth genotypes were evaluated for total antioxidant capacity, antioxidant leaf pigments, vitamins, and selection of suitable genotypes for extraction of juice in a randomized complete block design (RCBD) with three replications ...
Umakanta Sarker +3 more
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This paper presents the results of a study of the spectral characteristics of the green leaves of houseplants, «enriched» with silver nanoparticles. The dimensions of nanoparticles corresponded to 80 nm, the shape — spherical.
K.М. Makhanov +4 more
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