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Effects of biochar and vermicompost on growth and economic benefits of continuous cropping pepper at karst yellow soil region in Southwest China

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2023
Recently, biochar (B) and vermicompost (V) have been widely used as amendments to improve crop productivity and soil quality. However, the ameliorative effects of biochar and vermicompost on the continuous cropping of pepper under open-air conditions ...
Meng Zhang, Yanling Liu, Quanquan Wei, Lingling Liu, Xiaofeng Gu, Jiulan Gou, Ming Wang   +6 more
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Murine Models and Human Cell Line Models to Study Altered Dynamics of Ovarian Follicles in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

Advanced Biology, EarlyView.
The manuscript examines preclinical murine and human models to study polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), delving into the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying altered ovarian follicular dynamics. It explores the cellular interactions involved in normal and PCOS ovaries and outlines the current and novel strategies in the search for preclinical ...
Arturo Bevilacqua, Cristiano Giuliani, Giovanna Di Emidio, Samuel H Myers, Vittorio Unfer, Carla Tatone   +5 more
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Substituting chemical P fertilizer with organic manure: effects on double-rice yield, phosphorus use efficiency and balance in subtropical China

Scientific Reports, 2021
Organic manure is an ideal alternative fertilizer to provide phosphorus (P) but is not fully recycled in subtropical China. In order to identify if it can replace chemical P fertilizer, a 35-year field trail in a paddy soil under double-rice cropping ...
Yanhong Lu, Yajie Gao, Jun Nie, Yulin Liao, Qidong Zhu   +4 more
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Ag Cluster‐Modified K0.5Na0.5NbO3 Piezocatalyst for Enhanced Electrochemical Dinitrogen Reduction Reaction

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
Ag cluster‐modified K0.5Na0.5NbO3 acts as an efficient piezocatalyst for electrochemical N2 reduction, enhanced by built‐in electric fields under mechanical actuation. Comparative studies between static and actuated electrodes reveal improved performance under dynamic conditions.
Benedict Witulski, Naina Goyal, David Patrun, Fabio Pires, Ziyaad Aytuna, Hamed Alaei, Olav Schiemann, Sanjay Mathur   +7 more
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A Noval Solar Simulator to Explore Envirnoment Impacts On Panel Efficiency

Sukkur IBA Journal of Emerging Technologies
The paper provided a complete hardware design for a solar simulator for versatile environmental conditions. These conditions include shading, humidity, dust, and temperature.
Shaheer Ahmad Zafar, Nasif Raza Jaffri, Toseef Abid, Usama Abrar   +3 more
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Azolla incorporation under flooding reduces grain cadmium accumulation by decreasing soil redox potential

Scientific Reports, 2021
Cadmium (Cd) presents severe risks to human health and environments. The present study proposed a green option to reduce bioavailable Cd. Rice pot experiments were conducted under continuous flooding with three treatments (T1: intercropping azolla with ...
Chen Liu, Bin Guo, Hua Li, Qinglin Fu, Ningyu Li, Yicheng Lin, Guozhong Xu   +6 more
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Making Photoresponsive Metal–Organic Frameworks an Effective Class of Heterogeneous Photocatalyst

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This review summarizes photoresponsive MOFs for photocatalytic applications, focusing on their capacity to enhance light harvesting, charge transfer, and surface reactions. While existing studies provide foundational insights, emerging characterization techniques enable a deeper understanding of photoresponsive MOFs.
Rui Liu, Hao Wu, Hoi Ying Chung, Yun Hau Ng   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mycorrhization of Quercus acutissima with Chinese black truffle significantly altered the host physiology and root-associated microbiomes [PDF]

PeerJ, 2019
Background Our aim was to explore how the ectomycorrhizae of an indigenous tree,Quercus acutissima, with a commercial truffle, Chinese black truffle (Tuber indicum), affects the host plant physiology and shapes the associated microbial communities in the
Xiaoping Zhang, Lei Ye, Zongjing Kang, Jie Zou, Xiaoping Zhang, Xiaolin Li   +5 more
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Organic Manure Coupled with Inorganic Fertilizer: An Approach for the Sustainable Production of Rice by Improving Soil Properties and Nitrogen Use Efficiency

Agronomy, 2019
The current farming system is heavily reliant on chemical fertilizers, which negatively affect soil health, the environment, and crop productivity. Improving crop production on a sustainable basis is a challenging issue in the present agricultural system.
A. Iqbal, Liang He, Aziz Khan, Shangqin Wei, Kashif Akhtar, Izhar Ali, Saif Ullah, Fazal Munsif, Quan Zhao, Ligeng Jiang   +9 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The Effects of Fertilizer Type and Application Time on Soil Properties, Plant Traits, Yield and Quality of Tomato

Sustainability, 2020
Compost is considered to be superior fertilizer for soil quality and productivity, and is commonly used with chemical fertilizer. The optimal mixed ratio of compost with chemical fertilizer and the best application time is necessary to know for ...
Muhammad Hasnain, Jiawei Chen, N. Ahmed, S. Memon, Lei Wang, Yi-Min Wang, Ping Wang   +6 more
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