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Characterization of cowpea to harvest rainwater for wheat in semiarid conditions

Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research, 2021
Aim of study: A field experiment was executed, under rainfed conditions from 2014-15 to 2017-18, to study the role of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L.) in rainwater harvesting to enhance the wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) yield.
Muhammad R. Sajjad, Sultan A. Rizvi, Rizwan Rafique, Waqas Naseem, Azra Khan, Ghulam Muhammad, Abid Subhani, Marjan Aziz, Shahid Javid   +8 more
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Expanding alternate wetting and drying and improving its productivity in irrigated rice: Identification of required plant traits and suitable soil types [PDF]

, 2010
Irrigated rice consumes two to three times more water than other cereals. The availability of water is, however, decreasing and this prompted researchers to find ways in saving water in irrigated rice fields where high yield is critical to ensure food ...
Bancha, Wiangasmut, Bueno, Crisanta Sunio, Lafarge, Tanguy   +2 more
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Mycobacterial cell division arrest and smooth‐to‐rough envelope transition using CRISPRi‐mediated genetic repression systems

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
CRISPRI‐mediated gene silencing and phenotypic exploration in nontuberculous mycobacteria. In this Research Protocol, we describe approaches to control, monitor, and quantitatively assess CRISPRI‐mediated gene silencing in M. smegmatis and M. abscessus model organisms.
Vanessa Point, Wafaa Achache, Janïs Laudouze, Eliana Sepulveda Ramos, Mickaël Maziero, Céline Crauste, Stéphane Canaan, Pierre Santucci   +7 more
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Groundwater salinity dynamics and seasonal water quality trends in coastal Bangladesh: a case study from Khulna

Applied Water Science
Groundwater is crucial for drinking, domestic, and agricultural use in Bangladesh, but Khulna faces challenges in ensuring the availability of safe drinking water due to increasing groundwater salinization from saltwater encroachment.
Fatama Ferdous Meem, Abdul Khaleq Sarker Rabbeny, Tarek Bin Musa, Mosaddak Al Mamud, Chandan Halder, Shouvick Karmakar, S. M. Shahriar Zaman, Jagadish Chandra Joardar   +7 more
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Short Communication. Restoring monoculture plantation using stand spatial structure analysis

Forest Systems, 2013
Aim of study. To improve the quality of monoculture plantations in China.Area of study. structure-based forest management was conducted in Rocky Mountain Area of Northern China.Material and Methods.
G. Gao, G. Ding, H. Wang, Y. Zang, W. Liang, Y. An, Y. He   +6 more
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Modeling soil-water dynamics for diverse environmental needs [PDF]

, 2006
Accurate representation of the top soil matrix with special attention to the scales present is important to the dynamics of water flow and fate of pollution at field, farm and watershed scales.
Braudeau, Eric, Clouvel, Pascal, Martin, Pierre, Mohtar, Rabi H.   +3 more
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Assessment of municipal opened landfill and its impact on environmental and human health in central Thailand [PDF]

, 2019
Purpose: Non-sanitary landfill or open dumping stored both non-hazardous and hazardous waste disposed from households, restaurants, agricultural activities, and industrial sectors that could contaminated to the environment. This study aimed to assess the
Binot, Aurélie, Khuntamoon, T., Ruenghiran, C., Thongyan, Suporn, Tulayakul, Phitsanu, Viriyarumpa, S.   +5 more
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Sustainable bioplastics manufacturing from renewable sources

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Bioplastics are manufactured by using polymers from different bio‐based sources. These novel materials not only offer biodegradability but also possess various functional properties that make them suitable for diverse applications. Recent developments in the preparation of bioplastics are reported, highlighting the distinct properties of each type of ...
C. Valeria L. Giosafatto, Marika Avitabile, Michela Famiglietti, Talayeh Kordjazi, Marzieh Moosavi‐Nasab, Odile F. Restaino, Loredana Mariniello   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Water and sediment runoff and soil moisture response to grass cover in sloping citrus land, Southern China

Soil and Water Research, 2019
Soil erosion is recognized as one of the major environmental problems in the hilly red soil region of Jiangxi province, southern China. An eight-year field experiment was conducted to evaluate the effects of grass cover in the sloping citrus land on ...
Minghao Mo, Zhao Liu, Jie Yang, Yuejun Song, Anguo Tu, Kaitao Liao, Jie Zhang   +6 more
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Enzymatic degradation of biopolymers in amorphous and molten states: mechanisms and applications

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
This review explains how polymer morphology and thermal state shape enzymatic degradation pathways, comparing amorphous and molten biopolymer structures. By integrating structure–reactivity principles with insights from thermodynamics and enzyme engineering, it highlights mechanisms that enable efficient polymer breakdown.
Anđela Pustak, Aleksandra Maršavelski
wiley   +1 more source