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Deciphering trait associated morpho-physiological responses in pearlmillet hybrids and inbred lines under salt stress

open access: yesFrontiers in Plant Science, 2023
Pearl millet is a staple food for more than 90 million people residing in highly vulnerable hot arid and semi–arid regions of Africa and Asia. These regions are more prone to detrimental effects of soil salinity on crop performance in terms of reduced ...
Ashwani Kumar   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effect of Gypsum, Compost, and Foliar Application of Some Nanoparticles in Improving Some Chemical and Physical Properties of Soil and the Yield and Water Productivity of Faba Beans in Salt-Affected Soils

open access: yesAgronomy, 2023
Two field experiments were conducted at Kafr El Sheikh Gov., Egypt, during two winter growing seasons (2020/2021 and 2021/2022). The objective of this study was to improve some chemical and physical properties of soil and the yield and water productivity
Megahed M. Amer   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Introgressed Saltol QTL Lines Improves the Salinity Tolerance in Rice at Seedling Stage

open access: yesFrontiers in Plant Science, 2020
Rice is a staple food crop in Asia and plays a crucial role in the economy of this region. However, production of rice and its cultivating areas are under constant threat of soil salinity.
S. L. Krishnamurthy   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Spatial prediction of soil acidity and nutrients for site-specific soil management in Bedele district, Southwestern Ethiopia

open access: yesAgriculture & Food Security, 2021
Background Understanding the spatial variability of soil properties is useful to tailor site-specific agricultural inputs to enhance crop production on a sustainable basis.
Gedefa Sori   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The response of potato tuber yield, nitrogen uptake, soil nitrate nitrogen to different nitrogen rates in red soil

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2021
Nutrient-deficient red soil found in the southern region of China is increasingly being used for potato crops to meet the demand for this staple food. The application of nitrogen fertilizer is necessary to support the production of higher tuber yields ...
Kailou Liu   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Morphophysiological Diversity and Haplotype Analysis of Saltol QTL Region in Diverse Rice Landraces for Salinity Tolerance

open access: yesRice Science, 2023
Rice is sensitive to salinity stress at both the seedling and reproductive stages. The present study used 145 rice genotypes comprising of 100 landraces and 45 advanced breeding lines collected from different regions of India.
B.M. Lokeshkumar   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Application of ammonium to a N limited arable soil enriches a succession of bacteria typically found in the rhizosphere

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2022
Crop residue management and tillage are known to affect the soil bacterial community, but when and which bacterial groups are enriched by application of ammonium in soil under different agricultural practices from a semi-arid ecosystem is still poorly ...
Mario Hernández-Guzmán   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Construction and testing of self-drilled soil nails [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Current standards and best practice guidance recognise that testing of self-drilled hollow bar soil nails can be problematic as conventional packers and debonded lengths cannot be constructed.
Lindsay, Fraser M.   +2 more
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Effects of Long-Term Organic Amendments on Soil Organic Carbon in a Paddy Field: A Case Study on Red Soil

open access: yesJournal of Integrative Agriculture, 2014
Soil organic carbon (SOC) is one of the main carbon reservoirs in the terrestrial ecosystem. It is important to study SOC dynamics and effects of organic carbon amendments in paddy fields because of their vest expansion in south China.
Qing-hai HUANG   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Soil tillage needs a radical change for sustainability [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
In Central Europe, the challenge in soil tillage throughout the last century can be characterized as a fi ght against extreme climatic and economic situations.
Birkás, Márta   +3 more
core   +3 more sources

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