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Capability of the Invasive Tree Prosopis glandulosa Torr. to Remediate Soil Treated with Sewage Sludge [PDF]

, 2019
Sewage sludge improves agricultural soil and plant growth, but there are hazards associated with its use, including high metal(loid) contents. An experimental study was conducted under greenhouse conditions to examine the effects of sewage sludge on ...
Abbas, Ahmed Mahmoud, Abd Elmabod, Sameh Kotb Mohamed, Castillo Segura, Jesús Manuel, El-Ashry, Soad M., El-Tayeh, Noha, Saber Soliman, Wagdi   +5 more
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Soil-dwelling Bacillus velezensis SS-38.4 efficiently colonizes sugar beet phyllosphere and controls phytopathogenic Pseudomonas syringae

Phytopathology Research
Beneficial plant-associated Bacillus species are widely explored and appreciated as eco- and environmental-friendly plant growth-promoting and biocontrol agents but often fall short of achieving the desired effect in plants.
Iva Rosić, Ivan Nikolić, Marina Anteljević, Snežana Đorđević, Tanja Berić, Slaviša Stanković, Olja Medić   +6 more
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Fungal Endophytes of Populus trichocarpa Alter Host Phenotype, Gene Expression, and Rhizobiome Composition. [PDF]

, 2019
Mortierella and Ilyonectria genera include common species of soil fungi that are frequently detected as root endophytes in many plants, including Populus spp.
Bonito, Gregory, Grigoriev, Igor V, Hameed, Khalid, Labbé, Jessy, Liao, Hui-Ling, Martin, Francis, Rojas, J Alejandro, Schadt, Christopher W, Tuskan, Gerald A, Vilgalys, Rytas, Wu, Steven   +10 more
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Foliar spray of prohexadione-calcium improves the adaptability of mung bean to saline-alkali stress

Frontiers in Plant Science
IntroductionSaline-alkali soils are a major constraint to mung bean cultivation and extension, and prohexadione-calcium (Pro-Ca) can enhance plant tolerance to saline-alkali stress.MethodsIn order to explore the regulatory effect and mechanism of Pro-Ca ...
Xilong Liang, Xilong Liang, Yanlei Dong, Yanlei Dong, Qiuyu Jiang, Qiuyu Jiang, Xue Hou, Xue Hou, Yang Song, Yang Song, Fengzhou Zhao, Fengzhou Zhao, Yu Sun, Yu Sun, Haipeng Jiang, Haipeng Jiang, Shumei Fang, Shumei Fang, Qingyan Wang, Qingyan Wang   +19 more
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Exogenous application of glycine betaine improved water use efficiency in winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) via modulating photosynthetic efficiency and antioxidative capacity under conventional and limited irrigation conditions

Crop Journal, 2019
Improving water use efficiency (WUE) is an important subject in agricultural irrigation for alleviating the scarcity of water resources in semiarid regions of the North China Plain.
Nazir Ahmed, Yushi Zhang, Ke Li, Yuyi Zhou, Mingcai Zhang, Zhaohu Li   +5 more
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Comparison of growing media for container grown plants [PDF]

, 2011
Greenhouse and growth chamber experiments are conducted worldwide in efforts to produce solutions that would increase yields of agronomic crops. However, the results of those experiments vary due to the many growth media being used.
Harris, Paul, Loka, Dimitra, Longer, David, Oosterhuis, Derrick   +3 more
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Effects of Mulching on Early-Spring Green Asparagus Yield and Quality under Cultivation in Plastic Tunnels

Horticulturae, 2022
Mulching significantly increases the crop yield and quality by positively affecting the physical features of the soil. The effect of multiple mulching treatments on soil temperature, yield, and nutrient composition of green asparagus grown in a plastic ...
Lifei Chen, Xiangfei Zhu, Jingli Chen, Jie Wang, Gang Lu   +4 more
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Circular 90 [PDF]

, 1992
The growth regulators chlormequat (Cycocel), paclobutrazol (Bonzi), daminozide (B-Nine) and Bayleton 25WP (triadimefon) were studied for their ability to control plant height in seed propagated tuberous begonia (‘Nonstop’ begonias).
Hanscom, Jan T., Karlsson, Meriam G., Werner, Jeffrey W.   +2 more
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Mepiquat chloride-driven regulation in cotton in China: a review of physiological mechanisms, agronomic integration, and future trajectories

Journal of Cotton Research
Crop chemical regulation using plant growth regulators (PGRs) represents a key strategy for achieving high-efficiency cotton production in China. This review synthesizes four decades of research on mepiquat chloride (MC), an inhibitory PGR pivotal to ...
Xinyao Liu, Yao Wang, Mingwei Du, Fangjun Li, Xiaoli Tian, Zhaohu Li   +5 more
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Cotton maturity and responses to harvest aids following chemical topping with mepiquat chloride during bloom period

Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 2022
Early maturity, complete defoliation and boll opening are essential for the efficient machine harvesting of cotton. Chemical topping, involving one extra application of mepiquat chloride (MC) in addition to its traditional multiple-application strategy ...
Hai-kun QI, Ming-wei DU, Lu MENG, Liu-wei XIE, A. Egrinya ENEJI, Dong-yong XU, Xiao-li TIAN, Zhao-hu LI   +7 more
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