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Management of High-Residue Cover Crops in a Conservation Tillage Organic Vegetable On-Farm Setting

Agronomy, 2019
A three year on-farm conservation-tillage experiment was initiated in fall of 2008 at Randle Farm LLC, located in Auburn, AL. Our objective was to evaluate and demonstrate implementation of tenable conservation vegetable production practices using high ...
Ted S. Kornecki, Andrew J. Price
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ISOLATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF NATURAL HERBICIDAL COMPOUND FROM Drechslera rostrata [PDF]

Planta Daninha, 2017
In agriculture, weeds have inevitable importance because of reducing the crop growth and also affecting food quality. Although, synthetic herbicides are available to combat these weeds but during recent years there is a trend of using ecofriendly ...
M. AKBAR, M.S. IQBAL, T. KHALIL
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Assessing the Adsorption of Bipyridinium Herbicides on Model Soil Granular Media

Frontiers in Water, 2021
In this research work, the adsorption of two bipyridinium herbicides (i. e., Diquat and Paraquat) on natural soil and on model soil surfaces has been studied at different water chemistries commonly found in the environment (e.g., pH, supporting ...
Nahim R. Tadeo-Jalife, Ruben Vasquez-Medrano, Ivan R. Quevedo   +2 more
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Differential herbicide persistence and shifts in soil bacterial communities in Alfisol and Inceptisol

Sains Tanah: Journal of Soil Science and Agroclimatology
Weeds significantly reduce crop yields and promote herbicide use, accounting for 80% of agricultural pesticides. However, herbicide persistence and toxicity adversely affect soil microbial communities, impacting soil health and productivity.
Amarachi Grace Nwokocha, Sani Idris, Adeniyi Ogunjobi, Olajire Fagbola, Sonny T.M. Lee   +4 more
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Functional Materials for Environmental Energy Harvesting in Smart Agriculture via Triboelectric Nanogenerators

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This review explores functional and responsive materials for triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) in sustainable smart agriculture. It examines how particulate contamination and dirt affect charge transfer and efficiency. Environmental challenges and strategies to enhance durability and responsiveness are outlined, including active functional layers ...
Rafael R. A. Silva, Giulio Fatti, Emanuel Carlos, Guilherme Ferreira, Sumita Goswami, Suman Nandy, Luiz H. C. Mattoso, Elvira Fortunato, Caio G. Otoni, Rodrigo Martins   +9 more
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Weed Control in Clean Agriculture: A Review1 [PDF]

Planta Daninha, 2016
Weed control is consider the major obstacle for the growers in the organic farming. Lower plant productivity in organic farming mainly related to the poor weed control.
H.F. ABOUZIENA, W.M. HAGGAG
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Effects of Weed Removal Practices on Soil Organic Carbon in Apple Orchards Fields

Environmental Sciences Proceedings, 2023
The accelerated climate crisis has exacerbated the existing water and soil management challenges in the Mediterranean region, which are usually attributed to the combination of both irrational irrigation and unsustainable farming practices.
Dimitrios Malamataris, Vassilios Pisinaras, Konstantinos Babakos, Anna Chatzi, Evangelos Hatzigiannakis, Vasiliki Kinigopoulou, Ioannis Hatzispiroglou, Andreas Panagopoulos   +7 more
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A Critical Review on Metal-Organic Frameworks and Their Composites as Advanced Materials for Adsorption and Photocatalytic Degradation of Emerging Organic Pollutants from Wastewater

Polymers, 2020
Water-borne emerging pollutants are among the greatest concern of our modern society. Many of these pollutants are categorized as endocrine disruptors due to their environmental toxicities.
Z. Zango, K. Jumbri, N. Sambudi, A. Ramli, N. A. Abu Bakar, B. Saad, M. N. Rozaini, H. Isiyaka, A. Jagaba, O. Aldaghri, A. Sulieman   +10 more
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Adsorption and degradation behavior of six herbicides in different agricultural soils

Environmental Earth Sciences, 2021
This study focuses on the assessment of herbicide adsorption and degradation in three soils (Haplic Chernozem, Haplic Fluvisol, and Arenic Regozem) from different agricultural regions of the Czech Republic where sunflower is cultivated. Soil samples were
Umrbek Sharipov, M. Kočárek, M. Jursík, Antonín Nikodem, L. Borůvka   +4 more
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Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles in Biomedicine: Advances and Prospects

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Mesoporous silica nanoparticles offer unique properties like high surface area, tunable pores, and functionalization. They excel in drug delivery, tissue engineering, and stimuli‐responsive therapies, enabling targeted and controlled treatments. With roles in cancer therapy and diagnostics, their clinical translation requires addressing challenges in ...
Miguel Manzano, María Vallet‐Regí
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