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Leguminous Alley Cropping Improves the Production, Nutrition, and Yield of Forage Sorghum

open access: yesAgronomy, 2019
This study aimed to evaluate the growth, production, and leaf contents of macronutrients, as well as the yield of forage sorghum cultivated on the alleys of Gliricidia (Gliricidia sepium (Jacq.) Kunth ex Walp.) and Leucaena (Leucaena leucocephala (Lam ...
Robson da Costa Leite   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Mitochondrial respiration and Ca2+ waves are linked during fertilization and meiosis completion [PDF]

open access: yes, 2003
Fertilization increases both cytosolic Ca(2+) concentration and oxygen consumption in the egg but the relationship between these two phenomena remains largely obscure.
Smith, Peter J.   +9 more
core   +1 more source

MicroRoboScope: A Portable and Integrated Mechatronic Platform for Magnetic and Acoustic Microrobotic Experimentation

open access: yesAdvanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This work presents the MicroRoboScope, a highly integrated, compact, and portable microrobotic experimentation platform combining electromagnetic and acoustic actuation with real‐time visual feedback into a single, end‐to‐end device. The system enables closed‐loop control and tracking algorithm experimentation within an accessible and unified hardware ...
Max Sokolich   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

One-time double-layer placement of controlled-release urea enhances wheat yield, nitrogen use efficiency and mitigates N2O emissions

open access: yesFrontiers in Plant Science
Simultaneously enhancing the crop yield and reducing nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions presents a critical challenge in sustainable agriculture. The application of nitrogen (N) fertilizer is a key strategy to enhance crop yield.
Muhammad Akhtar   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

From Lab to Landscape: Environmental Biohybrid Robotics for Ecological Futures

open access: yesAdvanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This Perspective explores environmental biohybrid robotics, integrating living tissues, microorganisms, and insects for operation in real‐world ecosystems. It traces the leap from laboratory experiments to forests, wetlands, and urban environments and discusses key challenges, development pathways, and opportunities for ecological monitoring and ...
Miriam Filippi
wiley   +1 more source

Toward in vitro fertilization in Brachiaria spp. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Brachiaria are forage grasses widely cultivated in tropical areas. In vitro pollination was applied to accessions of Brachiaria spp. by placing pollen of non-dehiscent anthers on a solid medium near isolated ovaries.
Willemse, M.T.M.   +6 more
core   +1 more source

Technical Feasibility Study of Autonomous Field Robot‐Based on‐the‐go Assessment of Soil Nutrients Using Ion‐Sensitive Field‐Effect Transistors

open access: yesAdvanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Autonomous field robots equipped with ISFET‐based sensors enable rapid, spatially resolved soil nutrient analysis directly in the field. An automated system based on the BoniRob platform is presented for standardized on‐site extraction and measurement of key macronutrients and soil pH.
Vadim Riedel   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

An investigation of the duration of phosphorous fertilization effects on phosphorous and nitrogen cycling patterns of Pinus elliottii plantations in the southern Cape [PDF]

open access: yes, 1992
Includes bibliographical references.The effects of phosphorus fertilization and its duration of impact on nutrient cycling patterns in Pinus elliottii plantations were investigated by examining soil phosphorus and nitrogen turnover and litterfall in a 8,
Wienand, Karen Tania
core   +1 more source

Cell‐Based Biohybrid Micro/Nanorobots for Biotherapy

open access: yesAdvanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This review systematically evaluates cell‐based biohybrid micro/nanorobots (CB‐BMRs), highlighting their cell selection criteria, fabrication strategies, and diverse actuation modes. Furthermore, it surveys the promising therapeutic applications of CB‐BMRs in targeted cancer, thrombosis, and inflammation treatments, while comprehensively discussing ...
Lin Wang   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

A general description of additive and non-additive elements of sperm competitiveness and their relation to male fertilization success [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Engqvist L. A general description of additive and non-additive elements of sperm competitiveness and their relation to male fertilization success. Evolution.
Engqvist, Leif   +1 more
core   +1 more source

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