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Multivariate analysis for agronomic, physiological, macro, and micronutrient traits of exotic vegetable amaranth genotypes

Mirza Abrar, Tanveer Ahmad, Shahid Iqbal, Rana Naveed Ur Rehman et al. • BMC Plant Biology (2024)

Abstract The genus amaranth is comprised of 60–70 species. This climate hardy plant is grown as a vegetable as well as cereal crop in many areas of the world. Current study multivariate analysis was used to characterize the exotic vegetable...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12870-024-05862-3

Effects of timing and nitrogen fertilizer application rates on maize yield components and yield in eastern Ethiopia

Waktole Mosisa, Nigussie Dechassa, Kibebew Kibret, Habtamu Zeleke et al. • Agrosystems, Geosciences & Environment (2022)

Abstract Maize (Zea mays L.) is an important food security crop in Ethiopia. However, low soil fertility and the use of haphazard nitrogen (N) fertilizer with little attention to the rate and timing of N application constrain productivity. ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1002/agg2.20322

Ovule and seed development of crop plants in response to climate change

Mohammad Erfatpour, Dustin MacLean, Rachid Lahlali, Yunfei Jiang • Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems (2024)

The ovule is a plant structure that upon fertilization, transforms into a seed. Successful fertilization is required for optimum crop productivity and is strongly affected by environmental conditions including temperature and precipitation....

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fsufs.2024.1495610

Seasonal monopolization of small carrion by a scarab beetle in terra firme Amazonian rainforests

Elena Chaboteaux, Pablo Aycart-Lazo, Gustavo Arias-Álvarez, Sandra Bejar-Hermoza et al. • Scientific Reports (2025)

Abstract Small vertebrate carcasses represent an abundant resource in tropical rainforests, where scavengers play a key role in nutrient recycling, enhancing productivity in nutrient-poor habitats such as Amazonian terra firme forests. Howe...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-31811-7

Intradiol ring cleavage dioxygenases from herbivorous spider mites as a new detoxification enzyme family in animals

Christine Njiru, Wenxin Xue, Sander De Rouck, Juan M. Alba et al. • BMC Biology (2022)

Abstract Background Generalist herbivores such as the two-spotted spider mite Tetranychus urticae thrive on a wide variety of plants and can rapidly adapt to novel hosts. What traits enable polyphagous herbivores to cope with the diversity ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12915-022-01323-1

The Effect of In Vitro Digestion on Polyphenolic Compounds and Antioxidant Properties of Sorghum (<i>Sorghum bicolor</i> (L.) Moench) and Sorghum-Enriched Pasta

Agnieszka Ziółkiewicz, Kamila Kasprzak-Drozd, Agnieszka Wójtowicz, Tomasz Oniszczuk et al. • Molecules (2023)

The phenol content of sorghum is a unique feature among all cereal grains; hence this fact merits the special attention of scientists. It should be remembered that before polyphenols can be used in the body, they are modified within the dig...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/molecules28041706

Monitoring of <i>Fusarium</i> Species and Trichothecene Genotypes Associated with <i>Fusarium</i> Head Blight on Wheat in Hebei Province, China

Lijing Ji, Qiusheng Li, Yajiao Wang, Lester W Burgess et al. • Toxins (2019)

To clarify the changes in field populations of Fusarium head blight (FHB) pathogens over a decade, Fusarium species and trichothecene genotypes associated with FHB on wheat were monitored in Hebei province during the periods 2005&#8722;2006...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/toxins11050243

CRC Handbook of Plant Science in Agriculture

Bert R. Christie • CRC Press eBooks (2022)

Volume II: Water and Agricultural Productivity Salt Tolerance of Plants World Crop Production and Distribution Dry Matter Production from Crops Weed Science as it Relates to Crop Production Cereals Sugar Crops Starch Crops Oilseed Crops Pro...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1201/9780429286384

Encyclopedia of applied plant sciences

• Choice Reviews Online (2004)

Includes: Abiotic Stresses Biology of Recalcitrant Seeds Crop Improvement and Biotechnology Environmental Regulation of Growth and Development Ethics Genetics of Crop Improvement Methods in Plant Breeding Organic Farming Photosynthesis Phyt...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.5860/choice.41-5013

Nanotechnology in Plant Science: To Make a Long Story Short

Ilaria Sanzari, Antonietta Leone, Alfredo Ambrosone • Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology (2019)

This mini-review aims at gaining knowledge on basic aspects of plant nanotechnology. While in recent years the enormous progress of nanotechnology in biomedical sciences has revolutionized therapeutic and diagnostic approaches, the comprehe...

OPENALEX cc-by DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fbioe.2019.00120 PMC: 6550098

Climate change challenges, plant science solutions

Nancy A. Eckardt, Elizabeth A. Ainsworth, Rajeev Nayan Bahuguna, Martin R. Broadley et al. • The Plant Cell (2022)

Climate change is a defining challenge of the 21st century, and this decade is a critical time for action to mitigate the worst effects on human populations and ecosystems. Plant science can play an important role in developing crops with e...

OPENALEX cc-by DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koac303 PMC: 9806663

Aboveground Biomass, Carbon Sequestration, and Yield of <i>Pyrus pyrifolia</i> under the Management of Organic Residues in the Subtropical Ecosystem of Southern Brazil

Lucas Jónatan Rodrigues da Silva, Tancredo Souza, Lídia Klestadt Laurindo, Gislaine dos Santos Nascimento et al. • Agronomy (2022)

Organic residues management (ORM) alter plant traits and soil properties by changing nutrient and carbon cycling. It is unclear how ORM (mulching, compost, and their combination) applied for 18 months creates a mechanism to promote changes ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/agronomy12020231

Effects of Organic/Synthetic Fertilizers on Stimulated Biosynthesis of Polyphenol Compounds: Efficiency and Sustainability of Plants and Weeds in Monoculture and Competitive Conditions

Danijela Šikuljak, Sanja Đurović, Ana Anđelković, Layth Nesseef et al. • Agronomy (2026)

Intensified use of fertilizers enhances crop yield; however, it can also make weed management more challenging. In addition to providing nutrients to crops, fertilizers also provide nutrients to weeds when they grow together with crops. All...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/agronomy16141334

Physicochemical characterization and source apportionment of Arctic ice-nucleating particles observed in Ny-Ålesund in autumn 2019

G. Li, E. K. Wilbourn, Z. Cheng, J. Wieder et al. • Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics (2023)

Ice-nucleating particles (INPs) initiate primary ice formation in Arctic mixed-phase clouds (MPCs), altering cloud radiative properties and modulating precipitation. For atmospheric INPs, the complexity of their spatiotemporal variations, h...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.5194/acp-23-10489-2023

A comparative life cycle assessment of viscose fibers derived from cotton, wood, and bamboo pulp

Luna He, Nannan Hou, Rong Li • Industrial Crops and Products (2025)

In this work, a life cycle assessment (LCA) approach was employed to evaluate the environmental impact of viscose fibers made from cotton, wood and bamboo pulp, in accordance with the ISO 14040 standard. Utilizing SimaPro 9.5.0 software, th...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2025.122267

Combined Effect of Silica Applications and Nitrogen Fertilizers on Two Rice Cultivars and Infestation Rate by Stem Borer, Chilo agamemnon Bles

AL-Shymaa AL-Mokadem, A. Taha, H. Saleh • Journal of Plant Protection and Pathology (2020)

Field experiments were conducted at Sakha, Kafr El-Sheikh, Egypt; to investigate the effect silica combined with mineral nitrogen on rice yield, and stem borer Chilo agamemnon Bles. Applying potassium ore combined with 92 kg N/fed. Produced...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.21608/jppp.2020.87017

Chemical composition, antioxidant and antimicrobial potential of essential oils from different parts of Daphne mucronata Royle

Iqra Ashraf, Muhammad Zubair, Komal Rizwan, Nasir Rasool et al. • Chemistry Central Journal (2018)

Abstract This research work was executed to determine chemical composition, anti-oxidant and anti-microbial potential of the essential oils extracted from the leaves and stem of Daphne mucronata Royle. From leaves and stem oils fifty-one di...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s13065-018-0495-1