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1. Antigerminative comparison between naturally occurring naphthoquinones and commercial pesticides. Soil dehydrogenase activity used as bioindicator to test soil toxicity

Author:
Campos, Juan A.; Peco, Jesús D.; García-Noguero, Eva
Source:
The Science of the total environment 2019 v.694 pp. 133672
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
allelopathy; biocides; diuron; ecosystems; enzyme activity; flora; germination; glyphosate; grasses; horticulture; juglone; mercuric chloride; metabolites; metam; metribuzin; oxyfluorfen; sodium; soil; soil toxicity; toxicity; xenobiotics
Abstract:
... As important secondary plant metabolites, naphthoquinones exhibit a wide range of biological activities, and one of their roles in the competition among plants is a well-known process called allelopathy. Their potential as a sustainable alternatives to herbicides has been investigated. In this study, we aim to take advantage of these naturally occurring substances to control the germination of spo ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.133672

2. Determination of developmental and ripening stages of whole tomato fruit using portable infrared spectroscopy and Chemometrics

Author:
Skolik, Paul; Morais, Camilo L. M.; Martin, Francis L.; McAinsh, Martin R.
Source:
BMC plant biology 2019 v.19 no.1 pp. 236
ISSN:
1471-2229
Subject:
Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; Solanum lycopersicum; cell walls; chemometrics; color; cutin; early development; epidermis (plant); food production; fruiting; fruits; horticulture; lignin; pectins; phenolic compounds; ripening; supply chain; support vector machines; tomatoes
Abstract:
... BACKGROUND: Development and ripening of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) fruit are important processes for the study of crop biology related to industrial horticulture. Versatile uses of tomato fruit lead to its harvest at various points of development from early maturity through to red ripe, traditionally indicated by parameters such as size, weight, colour, and internal composition, according to de ...
DOI:
10.1186/s12870-019-1852-5

3. Electrical impedance tomography as a tool for phenotyping plant roots

Author:
Corona-Lopez, Diego D. J.; Sommer, Sarah; Rolfe, Stephen A.; Podd, Frank; Grieve, Bruce D.
Source:
Plant methods 2019 v.15 no.1 pp. 49
ISSN:
1746-4811
Subject:
Brassica napus; Plasmodiophora; clubroot; composts; culture media; electric impedance; horticulture; host-pathogen relationships; microorganisms; nondestructive methods; pathogens; phenotype; rhizosphere; root systems; roots; soil; tomography
Abstract:
... BACKGROUND: Plant roots are complex, three-dimensional structures that play a central role in anchorage, water and nutrient acquisition, storage and interaction with rhizosphere microbes. Studying the development of the plant root system architecture is inherently difficult as soil is not a transparent medium. RESULTS: This study uses electrical impedance tomography (EIT) to visualise oilseed rape ...
DOI:
10.1186/s13007-019-0438-4

4. First report of ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma aurantifolia’(16SrII-A) associated with strawflower phyllody

Author:
Ashwathappa, K. V.; Venkataravanappa, V.; Reddy, C. N. Lakshminarayana; Swarnalatha, P.; Reddy, M. Krishna
Source:
Australasian plant disease notes 2019 v.14 no.1 pp. 28
ISSN:
1833-928X
Subject:
Phytoplasma aurantifolia; clones; genes; horticulture; molecular cloning; phyllody; phylogeny; phytoplasmal diseases; restriction fragment length polymorphism; ribosomal RNA; sequence analysis; India
Abstract:
... Four strawflower plant samples showing phyllody disease symptoms were collected from the experimental plot at the College of Horticulture, Bangalore, Karnataka (India). The phytoplasma infection in strawflower was confirmed through PCR using 16Sr RNA and SecY gene specific primers. All four strawflower plant samples gave positive amplification 16Sr RNA (1.8 kb) and SecY gene (1.6 kb) for the phyto ...
DOI:
10.1007/s13314-019-0359-0

5. Flower bud proteome reveals modulation of sex-biased proteins potentially associated with sex expression and modification in dioecious Coccinia grandis

Author:
Devani, Ravi Suresh; Chirmade, Tejas; Sinha, Sangram; Bendahmane, Abdelhafid; Dholakia, Bhushan B.; Banerjee, Anjan Kumar; Banerjee, Jayeeta
Source:
BMC plant biology 2019 v.19 no.1 pp. 330
ISSN:
1471-2229
Subject:
Coccinia grandis; Y chromosome; amino acid sequences; cucumbers; databases; dioecy; ethylene; female flowers; female plants; females; flower buds; flowering; foliar spraying; gene expression regulation; hermaphroditism; horticulture; males; monoecy; pollen; pollen germination; protein synthesis; proteins; proteome; proteomics; silver nitrate; transcriptome; translation (genetics)
Abstract:
... BACKGROUND: Dioecy is an important sexual system wherein, male and female flowers are borne on separate unisexual plants. Knowledge of sex-related differences can enhance our understanding in molecular and developmental processes leading to unisexual flower development. Coccinia grandis is a dioecious species belonging to Cucurbitaceae, a family well-known for diverse sexual forms. Male and female ...
DOI:
10.1186/s12870-019-1937-1

6. Quantification of karrikins in smoke water using ultra-high performance liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry

Author:
Hrdlička, Jakub; Gucký, Tomáš; Novák, Ondřej; Kulkarni, Manoj; Gupta, Shubhpriya; van Staden, Johannes; Doležal, Karel
Source:
Plant methods 2019 v.15 no.1 pp. 81
ISSN:
1746-4811
Subject:
bioactive properties; burning; combustion; ecosystems; horticulture; liquid chromatography; plant growth substances; seed germination; seedlings; smoke; tandem mass spectrometry
Abstract:
... BACKGROUND: Karrikins (KARs) are plant growth regulators that promote seed germination and the subsequent growth and development of seedlings of many plant species. In nature they are generated and released by combustion of plant material and promote the restoration of burned ecosystems. Smoke water can be artificially prepared as a saturated extract of all substances in smoke produced by burning ...
DOI:
10.1186/s13007-019-0467-z

7. Unmethyl-esterified homogalacturonan and extensins seal Arabidopsis graft union

Author:
Sala, Katarzyna; Karcz, Jagna; Rypień, Aleksandra; Kurczyńska, Ewa U.
Source:
BMC plant biology 2019 v.19 no.1 pp. 151
ISSN:
1471-2229
Subject:
Arabidopsis; abiotic stress; adhesion; autografting; cell differentiation; cell walls; epitopes; grafting (plants); histology; horticulture; hypocotyls; lipids; polygalacturonic acid; polymerization; scions
Abstract:
... BACKGROUND: Grafting is a technique widely used in horticulture. The processes involved in grafting are diverse, and the technique is commonly employed in studies focusing on the mechanisms that regulate cell differentiation or response of plants to abiotic stress. Information on the changes in the composition of the cell wall that occur during the grafting process is scarce. Therefore, this study ...
DOI:
10.1186/s12870-019-1748-4

8. Evaluation of growers’ efforts to improve the sustainability of olive orchards: Development of the hydroSOStainable index

Author:
Corell, M.; Martín-Palomo, M.J.; Sánchez-Bravo, P.; Carrillo, T.; Collado, J.; Hernández-García, F.; Girón, I.; Andreu, L.; Galindo, A.; López-Moreno, Y.E.; Centeno, A.; Pérez-López, D.; Carbonell-Barrachina, A.A.; Moriana, A.
Source:
Scientia horticulturae 2019 v.257 pp. 108661
ISSN:
0304-4238
Subject:
business enterprises; deficit irrigation; growers; horticulture; irrigation scheduling; olives; orchards; profits and margins; sustainable agriculture; water conservation; water resources
Abstract:
... Sustainability is a feature that most companies adopt in order to improve their profits, even when their activity is not sustainable or the definition in their sector is not clear. This concept actually relates to the management of natural resources. Agriculture, and particularly irrigation scheduling, is strongly linked to a sustainable management; however, it is not clear what defines a sustaina ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scienta.2019.108661

9. Market-based tools for a plastic waste reduction policy in agriculture: A case study in the south of Italy

Author:
De Lucia, Caterina; Pazienza, Pasquale
Source:
Journal of environmental management 2019 v.250
ISSN:
0301-4797
Subject:
European Union; bottles; case studies; circular economy; farmers; farmers' attitudes; fertilizers; grain crops; horticulture; issues and policy; packaging; plastic bags; plastic film; plastics; probability; producer responsibility; regression analysis; subsidies; surveys; tax credit; waste disposal; waste reduction; wastes; Italy
Abstract:
... The 2018 European Strategy for Plastics in a Circular Economy identifies a set of actions to reduce plastic waste in the EU in the near future. To implement this strategic view, appropriate policy tools need to be identified within Member Countries. The present work aims at investigating farmers’ attitudes towards the use of traditional market-based tools (i.e. subsidies and tax-credits) as well a ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.109468

10. Biochar incorporation increased nitrogen and carbon retention in a waste-derived soil

Author:
Schofield, H. Kate; Pettitt, Tim R.; Tappin, Alan D.; Rollinson, Gavyn K.; Fitzsimons, Mark F.
Source:
The Science of the total environment 2019 v.690 pp. 1228-1236
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
anion exchange capacity; biochar; biochemical pathways; carbon sequestration; cations; fluorescein diacetate hydrolysis; green waste; horticulture; infrastructure; irrigation; labile carbon; landfills; leachates; microbial activity; nitrogen; nitrogen retention; nutrients; plant growth; soil microorganisms; soil water content; surface area; sustainable development; topsoil; total dissolved nitrogen; waste disposal
Abstract:
... The synthesis of manufactured soils converts waste materials to value-added products, alleviating pressures on both waste disposal infrastructure and topsoils. For manufactured soils to be effective media for plant growth, they must retain and store plant-available nutrients, including nitrogen. In this study, biochar applications were tested for their ability to retain nitrogen in a soil manufact ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.07.116

11. Morphological, biochemical, molecular, and oil toxicity properties of Taxodium trees from different locations

Author:
Abdelsalam, Nader R.; Salem, Mohamed Z.M.; Ali, Hayssam M.; Mackled, Marwa I.; EL-Hefny, Mervat; Elshikh, Mohamed S.; Hatamleh, Ashraf A.
Source:
Industrial crops and products 2019 v.139 pp. 111515
ISSN:
0926-6690
Subject:
Sitophilus oryzae; Taxodium distichum var. imbricarium; Tribolium castaneum; acetates; alpha-caryophyllene; alpha-pinene; arid lands; bioassays; borneol; camphor; carene; carvone; cedrol; conifers; enzyme activity; essential oils; gas chromatography-mass spectrometry; germacrene; horticulture; hydrogen peroxide; insecticidal properties; leaves; lethal concentration 50; limonene; microsatellite repeats; oils; peroxidase; proline; random amplified polymorphic DNA technique; toxicity; trees; Egypt
Abstract:
... Taxodium is a deciduous conifer belong to family Cupressaceae, commonly known as cypresses. In the present study, two species of Taxodium trees from four locations in Egypt were investigated. Bald cypress and pond cypress as plant genetic resources were surveyed and tested for horticultural and morphological traits using biochemical and molecular genetic techniques. Leaf essential oils (EOs) were ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.indcrop.2019.111515

12. Design and testing of a heavy-duty platform for autonomous navigation in kiwifruit orchards

Author:
Jones, Mark H.; Bell, Jamie; Dredge, Daniel; Seabright, Matthew; Scarfe, Alistair; Duke, Mike; MacDonald, Bruce
Source:
Biosystems engineering 2019 v.187 pp. 129-146
ISSN:
1537-5110
Subject:
Actinidia; algorithms; canopy; computer software; crops; equipment design; farms; horticulture; kiwifruit; lidar; orchards; robots; transportation
Abstract:
... Horticultural robots designed for in-field use usually require a means of transportation around orchards or farms. A common approach is to directly integrate a drive system – at the expense of increasing overall complexity. Alternatively, robots can be modularised and attached to general purpose platforms. General purpose platforms reported previously are designed to carry relatively light payload ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2019.08.019

13. Total organic and inorganic carbon in soils under different land use/land cover systems in the foothill Himalayas

Author:
Hussain, Shabeer; Sharma, Vikas; Arya, Vivak M.; Sharma, Kuldeep R.; Rao, Ch. Srinivasa
Source:
Catena 2019 v.182 pp. 104104
ISSN:
0341-8162
Subject:
agricultural land; carbon sequestration; ecosystems; forest soils; forests; hills; horticultural soils; horticulture; inorganic carbon; land cover; land degradation; land use; soil carbon; soil depth; soil erosion; tillage; total organic carbon; Himalayan region
Abstract:
... Large-scale land degradation occurs in the foothill Himalayas mainly because of soil erosion, accelerated by tillage and poor management practices in agricultural lands and encroachment of land under forest cover. Land use exerts both direct (through C additions) and indirect (through its impact on soil erosion) influence on soil carbon. Partitioning of Total Carbon (TC) in organic and inorganic f ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.catena.2019.104104

14. A potential of new peach (Prunus persica L.) seed tree genotypes for the production of generative rootstocks

Author:
Szymajda, Marek; Sitarek, Mirosław; Pruski, Kris; Żurawicz, Edward
Source:
Scientia horticulturae 2019 v.256 pp. 108618
ISSN:
0304-4238
Subject:
Prunus persica; climate; flowering; fruit yield; fruiting; fruits; genotype; germination; horticulture; peaches; ripening; rootstocks; seedlings; seeds; trees; Poland
Abstract:
... The productivity value of six new Prunus persica genotypes - BN-1, BN-3, BN-4, BN-7, BN-8 and BN-45 for the seedling rootstock production for cultivated peach varieties was investigated. The control seedling varieties were P. persica ‘Mandżurska’ and P. persica ‘Siberian C’. All investigated trees were grown in the Experimental Orchard in Dąbrowice (Central Poland) of the Research Institute of Hor ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scienta.2019.108618

15. Evaluation of Solanum species for resistance to Tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus using chip grafting assay

Author:
Akhtar, Khalid Pervaiz; Akram, Afzal; Ullah, Najeeb; Saleem, Muhammad Yussouf; Saeed, Muhammad
Source:
Scientia horticulturae 2019 v.256 pp. 108646
ISSN:
0304-4238
Subject:
Solanum lycopersicum; Tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus; breeding; cost effectiveness; crop production; genes; genotype; germplasm; horticulture; hybrids; latent period; leaf curling; pathogenicity; tomatoes; viruses; Pakistan
Abstract:
... Tomato leaf curl disease (ToLCD) caused by a complex of whitefly-transmitted begomoviruses is a serious threat to tomato crop worldwide. Involvement of Tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus (ToLCNDV) with ToLCD is considered as an emerging threat to tomato production in Pakistan. Use of resistant variety is one of options to control this ToLCD. To date, information on tomato resistance against ToLCNDV ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scienta.2019.108646

16. Horticultural performance of ‘Marinada’ and ‘Vairo’ almond cultivars grown on a genetically diverse set of rootstocks

Author:
Lordan, Jaume; Zazurca, Lourdes; Maldonado, Marta; Torguet, Laura; Alegre, Simó; Miarnau, Xavier
Source:
Scientia horticulturae 2019 v.256 pp. 108558
ISSN:
0304-4238
Subject:
agronomic traits; almonds; climate; cultivars; dwarfing; early development; genotype; high density planting; horticulture; hybrids; mechanical harvesting; new variety; plant density; ripening; rootstocks; seeds; selfing; trees; vigor
Abstract:
... Evolution of almond planted area and production has been mainly due to the arrival of new cultivars and rootstocks that have contributed to improve agronomic characters such as yield, precocity and efficiency. In recent years, new cultivars that have contributed to provide late blooming time and self-fertility, and with ease to adapt for mechanical harvest and high-density are becoming available. ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scienta.2019.108558

17. Quantifying soil quality in a horticultural-cover cropping system

Author:
Chahal, Inderjot; Van Eerd, Laura L.
Source:
Geoderma 2019 v.352 pp. 38-48
ISSN:
0016-7061
Subject:
agricultural productivity; climatic factors; cover crops; cropping systems; data collection; environmental degradation; horticulture; land management; oilseeds; organic matter; pH; principal component analysis; radishes; rye; soil; soil quality; temperate zones; Ontario
Abstract:
... Understanding and interpretation of soil quality is crucial to strategize land management practices for sustaining agricultural productivity while mitigating environmental degradation. A medium-term cover crop (CC) trial, established in 2007 and repeated in 2008, at Ridgetown, Ontario was used to evaluate the comprehensive assessment of soil health (CASH), to develop a weighted soil quality index ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.geoderma.2019.05.039

18. Toward the valorization of olive (Olea europaea var. europaea L.) biodiversity: horticultural performance of seven Sicilian cultivars in a hedgerow planting system

Author:
Marino, Giulia; Macaluso, Laura; Grilo, Filipa; Marra, Francesco Paolo; Caruso, Tiziano
Source:
Scientia horticulturae 2019 v.256 pp. 108583
ISSN:
0304-4238
Subject:
Olea europaea; biodiversity; canopy; climate change; cultivars; dietary supplements; equipment; extra-virgin olive oil; fruits; germplasm; horticulture; lipid content; mechanization; oleic acid; olives; orchards; phenol; plant density; planting density; seedlings; surveys; trees; vigor; world markets
Abstract:
... An intense survey of the Sicilian’s olive growing areas for autochthonous germplasm, mainly represented by centennials olive trees (Olea europaea var. europaea L.) apparently older then III centuries, started at the beginning of the 1980s and resulted in the selection of more than 150 cultivars and accessions. This germplasm was propagated in a nursery, by grafting onto seedlings of Olea europaea ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scienta.2019.108583

19. Substantial declines in urban tree habitat predicted under climate change

Author:
Burley, Hugh; Beaumont, Linda J.; Ossola, Alessandro; Baumgartner, John B.; Gallagher, Rachael; Laffan, Shawn; Esperon-Rodriguez, Manuel; Manea, Anthony; Leishman, Michelle R.
Source:
The Science of the total environment 2019 v.685 pp. 451-462
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
climate; climate change; habitats; herbaria; horticulture; indigenous species; industry; inventories; local government; meteorological data; models; trees; urban areas; Australia
Abstract:
... Globally, local governments are increasing investment in urban greening projects. However, there is little consideration of whether the species being planted will be resilient to climate change. We assessed the distribution of climatically suitable habitat, now and in the future, for 176 tree species native to Australia, commonly planted across Australia's Significant Urban Areas (SUAs) and curren ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.05.287

20. Developmental toxicity and alteration of gene expression in zebrafish embryo exposed to 6-benzylaminopurine

Author:
Wang, Weixiang; Wang, Binrong; Liu, Zihao; Xia, Xuemei
Source:
Chemosphere 2019 v.233 pp. 336-346
ISSN:
0045-6535
Subject:
Danio rerio; GATA transcription factors; abnormal development; absorption; acridine orange; apoptosis; benzyladenine; dose response; edema; embryogenesis; gene expression regulation; genes; growth retardation; hatching; heart; heart rate; horticulture; human health; median effective concentration; mortality; pericardium; plant growth substances; quantitative polymerase chain reaction; risk; staining; teratogenicity; yolk sac
Abstract:
... 6-benzylaminopurine (6-BA) is widely used in agriculture and horticulture as plant growth regulator. Its excessive use may pose a potential risk to both environment and human health, which is causing great concern. This study was undertaken to assess the acute developmental toxicity of 6-BA to zebrafish embryos based on OECD protocols and mortality, hatching rate and malformation were investigated ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.05.261