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Assessing plant water status: Part 1 – Classical methods

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, EarlyView.
Abstract As a result of the changing climate, water scarcity poses a significant threat to crop and pasture production. Although soil water content can indicate drought, its measurements often provide limited spatial resolution and are weakly correlated with plant water status, producing misleading drought assessments.
Naila Farooq, Tasawer Abbas, Bo Zhang, Bastian Leander Franzisky, Jochen Taiber, Martin Koch, Christoph‐Martin Geilfus, Ian C Dodd   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Energy Quality of Corn Biomass from Gasoline-Contaminated Soils Remediated with Sorbents

Energies
Soil contaminated with petroleum-derived products should be used to cultivate energy crops. One such crop is Zea mays. Therefore, a study was performed to determine the suitability of Zea mays biomass obtained from gasoline-contaminated soil for energy ...
Agata Borowik, Jadwiga Wyszkowska, Magdalena Zaborowska, Jan Kucharski   +3 more
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Effect of carcass storage condition on searcher efficiency trials for conservation detection dogs

The Journal of Wildlife Management, EarlyView.
We investigated the influence of storage condition on bat carcass odor through chemical analysis. Additionally, we tested the detectability of 3 carcass storage conditions through searcher efficiency trials with conservation detection dogs. Only 20% of the chemicals observed were shared across all 4 carcass storage conditions.
Anna Ciecka, Sally Yannuzzi, Laura Martinez Steele, Daniel Riser‐Espinoza   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Biochar‐Induced Shifts in Fungal Community Structure and Their Association With Soil Physical Properties in Degraded Soil From the Brazilian Semiarid

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Soil degradation compromises ecosystem functioning. Biochar, a carbon‐rich amendment, has gained attention as a promising strategy to enhance soil structure and restore microbial balance. This study investigated the effects of two biochars, cashew bagasse biochar (CBB) and a co‐pyrolyzed biochar produced from sewage sludge and cashew pruning ...
João Marcos Rodrigues dos Santos, Arthur Prudêncio de Araujo Pereira, Kaio Gráculo Vieira Garcia, Ícaro Vasconcelos do Nascimento, Francisco Luan Almeida Barbosa, Tiago da Costa Dantas Moniz, Gilvanete da Silva Henrique, Murilo de Sousa Almeida, Vania Maria Maciel Melo, Mirian Cristina Gomes Costa, Helon Hébano de Freitas Sousa, Adriana Guirado Artur, Christiana de Fátima Bruce da Silva, Odair Pastor Ferreira, Antônio Gomes de Souza Filho, Erika Valente de Medeiros, Ademir Sergio Ferreira Araujo, Rafael Santiago da Costa, Jaedson Cláudio Anunciato Mota   +18 more
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Microbiological Mechanisms of Sand‐Mixed Soil Improvement in Continuously Cropped Soil

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sand‐mix soil is a widely adopted method for soil improvement in agricultural production. However, beyond the evident enhancement of physical structure, the mechanisms by which sand‐mix soil promotes crop root growth by influencing soil physicochemical properties and microbial communities remain insufficiently understood.
Yue Huang, Meng Jia, Xuanquan Zhu, Yuxiang Bai, Jie Li, Tikun Zhang, Xiaojun Zhao, Weidi Tang, Mengyuan Lyu, Xingyang Xu, Ge Wang, Na Wang   +11 more
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Genotoxic and Cytotoxic Activities of Cornhusk Extract of Zea mays and Leaf Extract of Sacharum officinarum

Biology, Medicine & Natural Product Chemistry
Zea mays husk and Saccharum officinarum have been used for years in ethnomedicine for their antimalarial, anti-inflammatory, antipyretic, antidiabetic, and antiphlogistic activities.
Emem Eyo Akpan, Martin Osita Anagboso, Imoh Imeh Johnny, Nwakaego Omonigho Ebong, Jude Efiom Okokon   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Allelopathic features of aromatic plants of Lamiaceae Lindl. family

Інтродукція Рослин, 2014
Allelopathic features of 13 aromatic plants of Lamiaceae Lindl. family are studied. Dracocephalum moldavica L., Lavandula vera D.C. and Lophanthus anisatus Adans.
L.A. Kotyuk, D.B. Rakhmetov
doaj   +1 more source

Engaging the public in plant science: Communication facilitators and barriers of scaling up a citizen science campaign

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Volunteers have been involved in nature observations for decades through citizen science initiatives, providing large data sets as well as problem identification that allow a more complete understanding of many natural phenomena. Although communication is a core component in citizen science, the key factors that determine its effectiveness in ...
Kristiina Gibson, Monika Suškevičs, Baiba Prūse, Marta Barberis, Sara A. O. Cousins, Živa Fišer, Margaux Julien, Marianne Kivastik, Marcin Klisz, Attila Lengyel, Zuzana Münzbergová, Radosław Puchałka, Iris Reinula, Froukje Rienks, Julie Koch Sheard, Viktor Siverin, Bojana Stojanova, Sabrina Träger, Tsipe Aavik   +18 more
wiley   +1 more source

Speciation with gene flow

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Biodiversity is threatened by human activities, with extinction debt accumulating rapidly. Many of these activities change the connectivity of populations, fragmenting existing population systems or bringing previously isolated populations or species into contact.
Zhiqin Long, Xu Zhang, Yue Yu, Gregory L. Owens, Diana J. Rennison, Clarisse Palma‐Silva, Daniel Ortiz‐Barrientos, Loren H. Rieseberg   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Crop genotypic richness enhances biomass production and phosphorus acquisition in maize‐mycorrhiza symbiosis

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Our study tests how soil and plant biodiversity can enhance sustainability of crop production in Kenya. We tested whether mixtures of maize varieties performed better than monocultures and tested their response to arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. Mycorrhizal responsiveness differed significantly by maize variety, and genetic mixtures outperformed ...
Grace Ng'endo Kanyita, Ezekiel Mugendi Njeru, Henry Birt, David Johnson   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source