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A Hydroponic System to Study the Effects of Root and Meristem Night Temperature on Growth, Photosynthesis Carbon Balance, and Antioxidant Enzymes in Rice

open access: yesAgriculture
Nocturnal root and meristem temperature (RMT) can have a strong effect on rice growth and yield. However, underlying mechanisms are not well understood.
Alejandro J. Pieters   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Role of legitimacy in the relationships between water users and governance bodies under conditions of increasing water stress [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
Water stress is an issue of increasing concern in developed countries. In particular localised water stress 'hot spots', are a new challenge. This emergence creates a series of difficulties.
Gearey, Mary
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Managing Water Stress in Olive (Olea europaea L.) Orchards Using Reference Equations for Midday Stem Water Potential [PDF]

open access: yes, 2023
The irrigation surface of olive orchards has increased over recent decades. In zones affected, deficit irrigation scheduling is a must. The aim of this work was to study water stress management based on reference equations for midday stem water potential.
Mireia Corell   +9 more
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Influence of oxide films on primary water stress corrosion cracking initiation of alloy 600 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
In the present study alloy 600 was tested in simulated pressurised water reactor (PWR) primary water, at 360 °C, under an hydrogen partial pressure of 30 kPa. These testing conditions correspond to the maximum sensitivity of alloy 600 to crack initiation.
Panter, J.   +6 more
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Physiological responses to water stress and stress memory in Argania spinosa [PDF]

open access: yes, 2023
Drought stress is one of the major abiotic stress factors shifting the physiology and metabolism of the plants. In semiarid areas, drought stress events are often recurrent, and plants have developed strategies to remember a first so-called priming ...
Fuente, Juan Luis de la   +2 more
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Land Use and Land Cover Changes and Their Effects on the Landscape of Abaya-Chamo Basin, Southern Ethiopia

open access: yesLand, 2018
This study uses a combination of remote sensing data, field interviews and observations, and landscape indices to examine the dynamics of land use and land cover (LULC), identify their driving forces, and analyze their effects on the landscape of Abaya ...
Ashebir WoldeYohannes   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Water stress and water wars

open access: yesThe Economics of Peace and Security Journal, 2007
This essay argues three propositions: (1) by 2025 roughly one third of the world's population will be living in countries which are water-stressed, at least by conventional criteria; (2) nevertheless, macro evidence does not portend that the world will be unable to feed its growing population at that time; (3) interstate armed conflicts over water ...
openaire   +4 more sources

Molecular and physiological study of water-deficit stress on selected Eragrostis species [PDF]

open access: yes, 2002
Bibliography: leaves 60-73.Eragrostis nindensis and Eragrostis tef are wild and domestic grasses respectively that belong to the subfamily Eragrostideae. E. nindensis is desiccation tolerant while E. tef is desiccation sensitive.
Ginbot, Zekarias Gebremedhin
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Dragon fruit cultivation in new areas: challenges, management strategies, and insights from India

open access: yesDiscover Agriculture
Dragon fruit is a highly nutritious fruit known for its ability to thrive in diverse soil and climate conditions worldwide, including India. While possessing considerable cultivation potential, dragon fruit yields in India, typically ranging from 15 to ...
V. D. Kakade   +15 more
doaj   +1 more source

Citizen-engaged screening of 230 pesticides in the Lake Naivasha catchment, Kenya, using stir bar sorptive extraction and GC-QToF-HRMS

open access: yesFrontiers in Environmental Science
The presence of pesticides in surface water samples from the Lake Naivasha catchment area in Kenya was investigated using Stir Bar Sorptive Extraction (SBSE) and Gas Chromatograph with Quadruple Time-Of-Flight High Resolution Mass Spectrometry (GC-QToF ...
Caterina Cacciatori   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

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