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Land Use Change Effect on Soil Carbon Stock and Selected Soil Properties in Gobu Sayyo District, Western Ethiopia

The Scientific World Journal
Land use change is one of the major factors affecting soil degradation. Growing population pressure has increased land use change with more negative effects on soil carbon storage and overall soil properties. The objective of this study was to assess the
Deginet Wako, Mengistu Welemariam, Getahun Kitila   +2 more
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Ratiometric Mycotoxin Detection in Living Plants With Dual‐Emissive Nanosensors

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
A minimally invasive microneedle patch integrates carbon dot‐embedded metal–organic frameworks as nanosensors to detect a key fungal toxin in living plants. The nanosensor produces a ratiometric fluorescence signal that enables early, non‐destructive diagnosis of fungal infection before visible symptoms, offering a new biomaterials‐based strategy for ...
Yuliang Li, Di Shen, Ziyang Huang, Suppanat Puangpathumanond, Calvin Thenarianto, Yue Zhao, Jolly Madathiparambil Saju, Rajani Sarojam, Dongmei Zhou, Tedrick Thomas Salim Lew   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Biodegradable Wireless Soil Urea Sensor Using Metamaterial Perfect Absorber for Distributed Deployment in Precision Agriculture

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
In this study, we propose a biodegradable wireless soil urea sensor for precision agriculture. The sensor's electromagnetic response varies depending on the urea concentration, allowing the measurement of relative soil urea concentrations by analyzing the time‐transient electromagnetic response.
Yu Tanaami, Ken Sakabe, Tetsuya Yarimizo, Yasutaka Murakami, Tetsuo Kan, Hiroaki Onoe   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Impacts of area closure on selected soil physicochemical properties at Meldam watershed, Sekota area, North Western Ethiopia

Discover Environment
Area closure, by excluding human and animal interference, has proven to be an effective conservation strategy that facilitates natural regeneration, improves soil health, and enhances ecosystem resilience in degraded landscapes.
Awota Tedila, Endalkachew Fekadu, Fentaye Yimam, Wudu Abiye   +3 more
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Characterization of epipedons in soils of varying parent materials under cocoa plantation

EQA
Epipedons type and thickness affect the properties and productivity of soils. Therefore, the study was carried out at the Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching and Research Farm, Nigeria, to assess the influence of vegetation on epipedon characteristics in
Julius Olayinka Ojetade, Sikiru Adekoya Muda, Olubunmi Mary Faturoti, Oluwatoyosi Oyetola Oyebiyi, Adeagbo Alani Amusan   +4 more
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Conformable Ferrimagnetic Tattoo Electrodes for Plant Electrophysiology

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
The newly developed ferrimagnetic tattoo electrode is capable of measuring plant electrophysiological activity outside the Faraday cage. Its ability to adhere without damaging the plant tissue allows long‐term recordings. This premise opens new avenues for in‐field monitoring of plant health through electrophysiology.
Arianna Melis, Andrea Spanu, Fabrizio Antonio Viola, Abdul Manan Dar, Alexandra Sandéhn, Cyril Routier, Annalisa Bonfiglio, Eleni Stavrinidou   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Refining grapevine vegetation status by utilizing grassland and remote sensing data

Scientific Reports
The present study aimed to investigate specific vegetation indices (VI) at three research sites - one grassland and two vineyards - and evaluate the potential of grassland remote sensing (RS) data to refine Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI ...
Tibor Zsigmond, Zsófia Bakacsi, Ágota Horel   +2 more
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Nature‐Derived Chitosan Biopolymer: A Promising Candidate for Sustainable Electronics

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
In the creation of environmentally friendly devices, nature‐derived chitosan biopolymer is a promising contender for sustainable electronic research. It can be utilized to create more ecologically friendly scalable gadgets and has a variety of uses in different active layers of electronics.
Joshua McDonald, Ali Nawaz, Amandeep Singh, Prashant Sonar   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Echinoderm‐Inspired Autonomy for Soft‐Legged Robots

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Inspired by echinoderms, a modular soft robot achieves autonomous phototaxis without a central controller or explicit communication. Each limb independently adapts its actuation timing through local sensing and short‐term memory. Coordination emerges purely from physical interactions, demonstrating resilience to changes in morphology, environment, and ...
Harmannus A. H. Schomaker, Jelle de Vries, Johannes T. B. overvelde   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Impact of charcoal production on soil micronutrients, enzyme activities, microbial composition, and biomass phosphorus in a derived savannah ecosystem of Nigeria

Scientific Reports
Soil functions as the active force managing diverse biogeochemical processes in tropical forest ecosystems, including storing and recycling nutrients and decomposing organic matter.
A. J. Adeyemo, I. A. Oluwagbemi, W. O. Ajiboye, E. A. Akinnagbe, T. Y. Akande, M. B. Oyun, M. A. Awodun, D. M. S. Oliveira, D. A. F. Freitas   +8 more
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