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Fumigant dazomet induces tobacco plant growth via changing the rhizosphere microbial community

Scientific Reports
After continuous cropping for many years, crops are often subject to growth inhibition, which seriously affects their yields.In agricultural production, soil fumigation can effectively alleviate the biological stress on plants.
Qingli Xiao, YuHao Dai, Xi Yu, Kai Wang, Xiaowei Zhu, Pingwei Qin, Zhenzhen Wang, Ming Yuan, Kui Peng, Jianlin Wang, Qizhong Tan, Liang Yang, Wei Ding   +12 more
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Combination of selenium and molybdenum mitigates chromium toxicity in Nicotiana tabacum L. by regulating soil C, N, and P cycling

Industrial Crops and Products
Chromium (Cr), a heavy metal, has significant toxic effects on plant growth and development. The exogenous application of selenium (Se) and molybdenum (Mo) has been widely demonstrated to alleviate its toxicity and enhance plant adaptability under heavy ...
Lili Qu, Tengfei Liu, Xiaohan Ma, Jiashu Tian, Zicheng Xu, Wuxing Huang, Dan Han, Bingjun Dang, Jiayang Xu, Wei Jia   +9 more
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From Green Governance to Biodiversity Strategy: The Role of Environmentally Experienced Directors in Chinese Firms

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates how directors with environmental protection (EP) backgrounds influence corporate biodiversity concern (BIO) among Chinese A‐share listed firms from 2008 to 2023. Drawing on Upper Echelons Theory, we argue that directors' environmental expertise shapes firms' biodiversity strategies.
Chengming Huang, Sultan Sikandar Mirza, Chengwei Zhang   +2 more
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Non-targeted metabolomics analysis of tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.) roots under different soil bulk densities

Industrial Crops and Products
Investigating the response of tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.) roots to different soil bulk densities and their impact on metabolites might improve leaf quality and expand the range of tobacco's applications.
Yuanyuan Li, Yunjie Wu, Hanjun Zhou, Xiefeng Ye   +3 more
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The Impact of Tobacco Control Program Expenditures on Aggregate Cigarette Sales: 1981-1998 [PDF]

Since the 1998 Master Settlement Agreement between states and the tobacco industry, states have unprecedented resources for programs to reduce tobacco use.
Matthew C. Farrelly, Frank J. Chaloupka, Terry F. Pechacek   +2 more
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The Perils of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Controversies: Implications for a Firm's Financial and Nonfinancial Performance

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Although ESG controversies are on the rise, research investigating them yields contradictory findings. The paper provides resolutions to the debate through investigating (a) how ESG controversies influence firms' short‐term and long‐term financial performance; (b) how firms navigate ESG controversies' effect; and (c) how ESG controversies ...
Amalesh Sharma, Sourav Bikash Borah, Anirban Adhikary, Sanjay Kumar Jena   +3 more
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Hyperspectral estimation of magnesium content in Yunyan 87 and Zhongyan 100 tobacco leaves using machine learning

Frontiers in Plant Science
Hyperspectral remote sensing provides a rapid and non-destructive approach for monitoring plant nutrient status; however, its application for magnesium (Mg) estimation in flue-cured tobacco remains limited.
Beibei Li, Qian Zhang, Zekai Wang, Yike Li, Hanjun Zhou, Xiefeng Ye   +5 more
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Understanding tobacco industry tactics: a content analysis of newspaper coverage of tobacco issues in Pakistan

, 2018
Background Each year more than 110,000 people die because of tobacco use in Pakistan. There are approximately 23.6 million (age 15-45 years) tobacco users in Pakistan.
Sana Azmat Rana, Nadeem Iqbal
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Does Stakeholder Pressure Promote Green Innovations and Performance of Agribusiness Companies?

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The sustainability of agribusiness companies is guided by multiple, sometimes paradoxical, interests. Green innovation is strategic for sustainable development; however, literature shows inconsistencies regarding its impact on environmental and economic‐financial performance.
Vanderlei dos Santos, Ilse Maria Beuren, Adrian Odelli, Rodrigo Rengel, Daniele Cristina Bernd   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Preparation of an exogenous additive from Psoralea corylifolia fruit and its flavor-modifying effects on cigar tobacco leaves

Scientific Reports
Psoralea corylifolia fruit (PCF) is a well-known traditional Chinese medicine and food, but its potential applications as a flavor-modifying exogenous additive (EA) for cigar fermentation has rarely been reported. In this study, a new type of PCF-derived
Tianxiao Li, Dayuan Zhang, Jinshan Lei, Lingbo Ji, Ting Zhou, Yuhong Jia, Lulu Liu, Xuewei Jia, Baojiang He, Xianghua Zeng   +9 more
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