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plantage, etc ; Ursidae; fruit crops; plant propagation; planting; Show all 5 Subjects
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... In fruit crops, plant propagation plays an important role as it allows the number of plants produced to be rapidly multiplied while retaining desirable characteristics from the mother plants and shortening the bearing age of plants [...] ...
plantage, etc ; biosynthesis; cultivars; flavonoids; genotype; metabolites; metabolomics; spring; tea; transcriptomics; Show all 10 Subjects
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... The metabolites in the tender shoots of the tea plant are the material basis for the determination of tea quality. The composition and abundance of these metabolites are affected by many key factors, and the tea plant’s age is one of them. However, the effect of plant age on the tender shoot metabolites of tea cultivars of different genotypes is poorly understood. Therefore, we used a combination ...
plantage, etc ; air drying; antioxidants; cold; digestion; jute; lycopene; ovens; vinegars; Show all 9 Subjects
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... Jute (Corchorus sp.) leaves may contain lycopene, a strong antioxidant, but amounts in jute leaves are not known. The study was undertaken to estimate the lycopene content in fresh, processed, and preserved jute leaves of the cultivated jute species C. olitorius L. and C. capsularis L. The highest lycopene content was in 45-day-old fresh leaves which gradually decreased with increasing plant age. ...
plantage, etc ; Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; bamboos; culms; experimental design; texture; thermogravimetry; Show all 7 Subjects
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... In this experimental study, untreated Ethiopian high land bamboo fibres were characterized and detected the optimal properties. In the investigation, SEM was applied to examine the surface texture of the fibres. The chemical bonds of the molecules (functional groups) were identified by Fourier transform infrared spectra (FTIR). The thermal properties of the fibre were explored with a thermogravime ...
... Hemp (Cannabis sativa) is a multi-use crop garnering newfound attention from researchers and consumers. While interest has emerged, a lack of substantiated research still exists regarding effects of adverse weather events on physiological health and secondary metabolite production of hemp. The aim of this experiment was to assess cold tolerance of hemp using the cultivars ‘FINOLA’ and ‘AutoCBD’. E ...
plantage, etc ; DNA barcoding; Olea europaea; altitude; cultivars; endophytes; fungi; leaves; morphs; olives; research; trophic levels; Brazil; Show all 13 Subjects
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... The olive crop has expanded in the southeastern region of South America, particularly in Brazil. Thus, the objectives of this study were to identify the diversity of endophytic microorganisms associated with olive leaves with culture-dependent and culture-independent methods, to explore which factors influence the composition and abundance of this microbial community, to identify the trophic mode ...
Ismael de Jesus Matos Viégas; Waldemar Padilha; Rubson da Costa Leite; Jessivaldo Rodrigues Galvão; Eduardo do Valle Lima; Gilson Sergio Bastos de Matos; Ricardo Shigueru Okumura
plantage, etc ; Elaeis guineensis; boron; fruits; leaf analysis; magnesium; phosphates; phosphorus; plant nutrition; potassium; raw fruit; trees; Amazonia; Show all 13 Subjects
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... Despite the importance of oil palm, there is little research related to increasing the productivity of the palm under Brazilian conditions, especially in the Amazon region. The objective of the study was to evaluate the effect of phosphorus (P), potassium (K) and magnesium (Mg) on oil palm production during the productive period in the Brazilian Eastern Amazon. The experimental area consisted of 1 ...
plantage, etc ; Quercus muehlenbergii; age structure; canopy; hardwood forests; highlands; longevity; microscopy; prescribed burning; reproduction; root crown; Kansas; Show all 12 Subjects
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... Thinning and prescribed fire are often used to promote oak recruitment into the canopy; however, little is known about the longevity of resprouting oak seedlings and how age affects growth response to these treatments. We investigated this by excavating 180 chinkapin oak seedlings (Quercus muehlenbergii) from an eastern Kansas upland hardwood forest study area divided into different combinations o ...
Jacqueline Naalamle Amissah; Forgive Enyonam Alorvor; Benjamin Azu Okorley; Chris Mpere Asare; Dorcas Osei-Safo; Regina Appiah-Opong; Ivan Addae-Mensah
plantage, etc ; Cryptolepis sanguinolenta; Lyme disease; Plasmodium falciparum; alkaloids; antiplasmodial properties; biomass production; cytotoxicity; drugs; fertilizer application; field experimentation; leukemia; malaria; urea; Show all 14 Subjects
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... Cryptolepis sanguinolenta (Lindl.) Schlt., the main source of cryptolepine alkaloid, is intensively exploited in the wild to treat malaria and Lyme disease. In this study, the influence of four inorganic fertilizers (supplying N, P, K, or NPK) and four growth periods (3, 6, 9, and 12 months after transplanting) on the herb’s root biomass, cryptolepine content and yield, and biological activities w ...
plantage, etc ; clay fraction; ecological restoration; environment; loess; normalized difference vegetation index; regression analysis; soil water; subhumid zones; vegetation; water content; China; Show all 12 Subjects
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... Identifying the variability and predominant factors affecting soil water (SW) is essential in regions with thick vadose zones and deep-rooted plants. This information is needed to clarify the balance between water availability and plant water demand. We collected 9263 soil samples from 128 profiles of 7–25 m deep soil under different climates (arid, semiarid and subhumid), soil textures and plant ...
... A decade ago, shoot proliferation symptoms (i.e., witches’ broom) in carrots were believed to be the cause of ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma’ and Spiroplasma infection, yet in recent years this association appeared to have weakened, and a closer association was found with the yet-unculturable, psyllid-transmitted Gram-negative bacterium ‘Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum’. In Israel, carrots are grown ...
Thierry Tran; Xiaofei Zhang; Hernan Ceballos; Jhon L. Moreno; Jorge Luna; Andrés Escobar; Nelson Morante; John Belalcazar; Luis A. Becerra; Dominique Dufour
... Consumers prefer cassava roots that cook quickly during boiling. Current methods to evaluate cooking time (CT) are slow and labour‐intensive. This article describes improved protocols for assessing CT in roots. We evaluated CT in 36 genotypes monthly at 8–11 months after planting. CT showed differences for plant age at harvest and among genotypes. During boiling, roots absorbed water (WAB) and thu ...
plantage, etc ; Calliandra calothyrsus; bioenergy; biomass production; coppicing; electricity generation; energy policy; feedstocks; forests; lignin content; nutrient content; plant density; soil; trees; wood; Indonesia; Show all 16 Subjects
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... To produce large volumes of biomass for implementing its green energy policy, the Government of Indonesia has issued a short rotation energy plantation program for a number of tree species including Calliandra calothyrsus (Meissn.). Optimum density and prompt harvesting are needed to maximise productivity, but information regarding both factors is insufficient. This study aimed to investigate the ...
plantage, etc ; Lolium perenne; air pollution; biomass; cost effectiveness; environment; environmental monitoring; exposure duration; fluorides; greenhouse production; land use planning; phosphorus fertilizers; plant tissues; weather; Show all 14 Subjects
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... Airborne fluoride emission is an environmental concern. There is a lack of knowledge in determining factors influencing internal fluoride accumulation in plant tissue. The aim of this study was to improve understanding of how temporal, spatial and physiological factors influence internal fluoride accumulation. Lolium perenne L. (perennial rye grass) was used as a bioindicator and exposed in 52 sit ...
... (1) Background: The destruction of peatlands caused by forest fire can significantly damage the ecosystems, flora, and fauna found in forests. Swamp jelutung (Dyera polyphylla) is a tree species that can be planted on peatland and combined with seasonal plants to provide multiple economic and environmental benefits. The aim of this study is to analyze the biomass and carbon stocks above and belowg ...
plantage, etc ; Manihot esculenta; agroindustrial byproducts; aspartic acid; carotenoids; cassava; chlorophyll; crude protein; cultivars; cyanides; cysteine; food chemistry; glutamine; humans; leaves; leucine; methionine; protein supplements; Show all 18 Subjects
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... The variation of proximate compositions, amino acids, carotenoids, chlorophyll, and total cyanide contents in cassava leaves was studied to identify the most suitable leaves for human consumption. The cassava leaves from 4 cultivars were analysed at 3 leaf positions as well as at 2 plant ages. The leaves of ‘Rayong 5’ cultivar from the middle position at 6 months after planting contained the highe ...
... Mediterranean climate mountain areas are characterized by stressful abiotic conditions for plants. Drought, high photosynthetically active photon flux density and extreme temperatures are the main abiotic factors that drive shrub biodiversity in these areas. However, little is known of the extent to which herbivory may additionally influence the physiology of these shrub communities. We studied th ...
... Macrophomina phaseolina is a soil-borne fungal pathogen that incites charcoal rot in more than 500 plant species including melon, Cucumis melo. Disease incidence and severity are affected by host genetic background, plant age, temperature, and water economy. The non-genetic variation in disease severity exhibited by infected melon plants poses a challenge to breeding for resistance. The objective ...
plantage, etc ; abscisic acid; air temperature; carbon dioxide; circadian clocks; ecosystems; environment; evapotranspiration; heat; leaves; ozone; salinity; specific leaf area; stomatal conductance; stomatal movement; vapor pressure deficit; water potential; Show all 17 Subjects
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... Nocturnal water losses were for long considered negligible, but it is now known that incomplete stomatal closure during the night leads to significant water losses at leaf, plant and ecosystem scales. However, only daytime transpiration is currently accounted for in evapotranspiration studies. Important uncertainties on the drivers of nocturnal water fluxes hinder its incorporation within modellin ...
plantage, etc ; Capsicum annuum; antioxidant activity; factor analysis; photosynthesis; pollution; toxicology; Show all 7 Subjects
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... In this study, the interactive effect of Cd and Pb on the growth of Capsicum annuum L. was studied through pot experiments, and the indicators of photosynthesis efficiency (PE) and antioxidant defense system (ADS) were measured at different plant ages. Single Pb stress on PE and ADS was stronger than single Cd stress at the first month. Both the PE and ADS response showed a significant decrease un ...