Pathogenic and enzyme activities of the entomopathogenic fungus Tolypocladium cylindrosporum (Ascomycota: Hypocreales) from Tierra del Fuego, Argentina [PDF]
, 2012 Tolypocladium cylindrosporum is an entomopathogenic fungi that has been studied as a biological control agent against insects of several orders. The fungus has been isolated from the soil as well as from insects of the orders Coleoptera, Lepidoptera ...
Cabello, Marta Noemí +5 more
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Efecto del estrés producido por la mezcla de sales en la concentración de aldehído malónico, proteínas y enzimas antioxidantes de Leymus chinensis de tres colores foliares diferentes [PDF]
, 2017 The mixed salt stress is common in nature. Salt stressalways affects plant growth. Different plant species have different adaptive capacity to salty soil. Leymus chinensis is an herbaceous plant with different leaf colors.
Busso, Carlos Alberto +6 more
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Protective effect exerted by soil phosphorus on soybean subjected to arsenic and fluoride [PDF]
, 2017 Objetive: Arsenic (As) and fluoride (F) are found in groundwater and soils around the world, causing different problems to crops. Because these elements compete against phosphorus (P) in soils and plants, their relationship is complex.
Balestrasse, Karina Beatriz +3 more
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علوم آب و خاک, 2020 The conversion of forests to agricultural lands generally has damaging effects on soil qualitative indices. This study was conducted to investigate the effects of land use change on the physico- chemical and biological characteristics of the soils of ...
H. Owliaie +3 more
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Frontiers in Soil Science, 2022 The transformation of the semiarid steppe soil after 5 years of intensive irrigated agriculture in Northern Patagonia was analyzed in an on-farm study. The private grower venture used conservative practices, including no-till to maintain soil structure ...
Juan P. Frene +8 more
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Scoping biological indicators of soil quality Phase II. Defra Final Contract Report SP0534 [PDF]
, 2011 This report presents results from a field assessment of a limited suite of potential biological indicators of soil quality to investigate their suitability for national-scale soil ...
Black, H.I.J. +9 more
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Degradation of pesticides by the ligninolytic enzyme Laccase : optimisation of in vitro conditions, immobilisation and screening for natural mediators [PDF]
, 2013 Pesticides are widely used in many industries but the majority reaches non-target organisms or locations through point or diffuse sources. Understanding conditions for their degradation is therefore important.
Farragher, Naomi
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CLONING, EXPRESSION IN ESCHERICHIA-COLI, AND CHARACTERIZATION OF CELLULOLYTIC ENZYMES OF AZOARCUS SP, A ROOT-INVADING DIAZOTROPH [PDF]
, 1993 We screened members of a new genus of grass-associated diazotrophs (Azoarcus spp.) for the presence of cellulolytic enzymes. Out of five Azoarcus strains representing different species, only in the endorhizosphere isolate BH72, which is also capable of ...
REINHOLD-HUREK, B +3 more
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Guangxi ZhiwuTo understand the seasonal changes and influencing factors of soil biological activity in karst areas, we investigated the changes in rhizosphere and non-rhizosphere soil microbial communities and enzyme activity of the Loropetalum chinense community in ...
WANG Yanan1,2, MA Jiangming1,2*, LIANG Yueming3, YANG Hao1,2
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Effects of selenium biofortification on crop nutritional quality [PDF]
, 2015 Selenium (Se) at very low doses has crucial functions in humans and animals. Since plants represent the main dietary source of this element, Se-containing crops may be used as a means to deliver Se to consumers (biofortification). Several strategies have
Dall'Acqua, Stefano +3 more
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