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Potential Effect of Biochar on Soil Properties, Microbial Activity and Vicia faba Properties Affected by Microplastics Contamination

open access: yesAgronomy, 2023
Microplastics (MPs) contamination is an emerging issue globally; however, adverse impacts of MPs on soil, plants and microbial activity have not been intensively studied.
Heba Elbasiouny   +17 more
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Plant height shapes hydraulic architecture but does not predict metaxylem area under drought in Sorghum bicolor

open access: yesPlant Direct, 2023
Climate change‐induced variations in temperature and precipitation negatively impact plant growth and development. To ensure future food quality and availability, a critical need exists to identify morphological and physiological responses that confer ...
Melissa A. Lehrer, Jennifer S. Hawkins
doaj   +1 more source

The control of mitochondrial morphology and dynamics in Arabidopis thaliana [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Mitochondria are ubiquitous eukaryotic organelles which carry out a range of essential functions, most notably the production of ATP through the process of oxidative phosphorylation.
Scott, Iain
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Biochar Enhances Plant Growth, Fruit Yield, and Antioxidant Content of Cherry Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) in a Soilless Substrate

open access: yesAgriculture, 2022
Biochar soil amendment can improve growing medium water and nutrient status and crop productivity. A pot experiment was conducted using Solanum lycopersicum var. cerasiforme plants to investigate the effects of biochar amendment (20% application rate) on
Melissa Simiele   +6 more
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Improvements in Plant Morphology Facilitating Progressive Yield Increases of japonica Inbred Rice since the 1980s in East China

open access: yesAgriculture, 2021
Grain yield was greatly increased during the genetic improvement of japonica inbred rice since the 1980s in Jiangsu, east China; thus, an improved plant morphology should be expected, considering that plant morphology is a decisive factor determining ...
Tianyao Meng   +5 more
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An Exploration of the Roles of Ferric Iron Chelation-Strategy Components in the Leaves and Roots of Maize Plants

open access: yesPlants, 2019
Plants have developed sophisticated mechanisms for acquiring iron from the soil. In the graminaceous species, a chelation strategy is in charge, in order to take up ferric iron from the rhizosphere.
Georgios Saridis   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Phylogenetic and Morphological Evolution Study of Ribes L. in China Using RAD-Seq

open access: yesPlants, 2023
Ribes L. belongs to the Grossulariaceae family and has important edible, medicinal, ornamental, and landscaping values. Taxonomic classification within this genus is difficult due to its large variety of species, wide distribution, large morphological ...
Baoshan Zhang   +3 more
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Impact of Different Phytohormones on Morphology, Yield and Cannabinoid Content of Cannabis sativa L.

open access: yesPlants, 2020
The impact of exogenously applied plant growth regulators (PGR), 1-naphthalenaecetic acid (NAA), 6-benzylaminopurine (BAP), and a mixture of both (NAA/BAP-mix), was investigated in regard to plant height, length of axillary branches, number of internodes,
Lisa Burgel   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Can Macrolophus pygmaeus (Hemiptera: Miridae) Mitigate the Damage Caused to Plants by Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae)?

open access: yesInsects, 2023
Nowadays, in protected vegetable crops, pest management based mainly on biological control represents the most sustainable alternative to pesticide use.
Alessia Farina   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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