Development and adoption of Kernza—A perennial grain crop for sustainable agriculture
PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.Annual cereal grains account for ~50% of human food calories, but cultivation of these crops has resulted in major environmental and social issues worldwide. For nearly three decades, researchers have been breeding intermediate wheatgrass—a perennial cool‐season grass—to serve as the world's first commercial‐scale perennial grain crop to improve ...
Jessica L. Gutknecht +15 more
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Leveraging Microbe-Rhizosphere Interactions in Organic Farming Systems: A Route to Sustainable Soybean Production. [PDF]
Plant Environ InteractOsuji IE, Akanmu AO, Babalola OO.
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Weeds in a changing climate: Competitors or service plants?
PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.Reducing herbicide use and preparing agroecosystems for climate change are two top priorities on the global policy agenda. Here, we explore whether these two challenges can be tackled simultaneously. While weeds are generally considered a threat to crop production, we show that weeds can help overcome climate change challenges in agroecosystems ...
Marie J. Zwetsloot +12 more
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Remediation of Cadmium-Contaminated Soil Using Sodium Alginate-Embedded Rectorite and Organoamine-Modified Rectorite Microspheres. [PDF]
MoleculesXia X, Ye Q, Xiao Y, Wu H, Qiu X.
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A walk in the park—Identifying healthy greenspaces using scents
PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.As urbanisation accelerates globally, access to nature is increasingly recognised as vital for public health and wellbeing. We captured and analysed plant‐emitted airborne ‘scent signatures’ across Oxford's urban greenspaces to assess their potential health relevance.
William T. Kay +6 more
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Effect of warming and tropospheric ozone on silver birch (Betula pendula Roth) growth, leaf area and soil respiration [PDF]
Tchuinte, Serge
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PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.The land carbon sink absorbs approximately 25% of anthropogenic CO2 emissions, with forests accounting for most. Managing forests as Natural Climate Solutions is therefore a societal imperative, requiring models of where and how long carbon resides within these ecosystems. We investigated the effects of elevated CO2 on fine roots, the primary source of
Grace Handy +13 more
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Synergistic Effects of Supplemental Irrigation and Foliar Selenium Application on Dynamics Characteristics of Soil Respiration and Its Components in Millet Field. [PDF]
Plants (Basel)Gao X, Yang X, Cheng B, Wang H, Jia Y.
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Pest Management Science, EarlyView.Leaf age influences metabolomic profiling but not bioactivity of Eucalyptus globulus essential oils. Leaf age affects volatile levels of young and adult E. globulus oils, but not their bioactivity. Young leaf essential oil had higher contents of α‐ and β‐pinene. AEEO had higher levels of 1,8‐cineole and trans‐pinocarveol.
Mafalda Pinto +11 more
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