Horticulturae,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
10(12), P. 1340 - 1340
Published: Dec. 13, 2024
Biostimulants
such
as
seaweed
extracts
are
emerging
crop
management
products
that
can
enhance
productivity
and
nutritional
quality
under
abiotic
stress
conditions.
Therefore,
this
study
aimed
to
assess
the
effectiveness
of
a
seaweed-derived
biostimulant
(Kelpak®)
in
alleviating
salinity
spinach.
A
greenhouse
experiment
which
consisted
five
treatments
(T1
=
Control
plants
(no
NaCl
or
extract
(SWE),
T2
subjected
300
mM
without
SWE,
T3
+
1%
dilution
T4
2.5%
T5
5%
SWE)
was
conducted.
The
results
showed
addition
SWE
reduced
growth,
relative
water
content,
chlorophyll,
quality.
Similarly,
induced
severe
oxidative
stress,
indicated
by
excessive
amounts
superoxide
radicals,
malondialdehyde
upregulation
catalase,
peroxidase,
polyphenols,
flavonoids.
Interestingly,
treated
with
displayed
substantial
enhancement
performance,
reduction
improved
quality,
characterised
considerable
minerals,
proximate
constituents,
vitamins.
These
support
use
enhancing
growth
spinach
saline
cultivation.
Scientific Reports,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
14(1)
Published: Nov. 26, 2024
Intensified
industrial
activities
significantly
threaten
farmland
soil
integrity,
particularly
in
salinized
regions.
However,
comprehensive
evaluations
of
fertility
and
contamination
by
polycyclic
aromatic
hydrocarbons
(PAHs)
remain
limited.
In
this
study,
we
assessed
quality
China's
Yellow
River
Delta
(YRD)
quantifying
13
indicators
physicochemical
biological
properties,
along
with
11
PAHs.
Our
findings
reveal
that
the
minimum
data
set
approach
provides
a
robust
representation
overall
fertility.
Salinity
emerged
as
primary
limiting
factor,
strong
correlations
between
salinity
key
ions,
highlighting
its
adverse
effects
on
structure
function.
Additionally,
significant
PAH
was
detected,
from
benzo[a]anthracene
(BaA),
fluoranthene
(Flu),
chrysene
(Chr),
indicated
Nemerov
pollution
index.
A
pronounced
negative
correlation
index
(SQI)
environmental
(SEI)
underscores
substantial
role
degradation.
Notably,
SQI
integrates
both
SEI
fertility,
providing
holistic
assessment
health.
These
highlight
utility
diagnostic
tool
for
evaluating
degradation
emphasize
need
targeted
remediation
strategies
to
address
contamination,
thereby
promoting
restoration
agricultural
sustainability.
The Science of The Total Environment,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
958, P. 178110 - 178110
Published: Dec. 19, 2024
Carbon
sequestration
in
deep
saline
aquifers
is
a
promising
strategy
for
reducing
atmospheric
CO2
emissions.
However,
salt
precipitation
triggered
by
the
evaporation
of
formation
brine
into
injected
supercritical
can
cause
injectivity
and
containment
issues
near-wellbore
regions.
Predicting
distribution
precipitated
salts
their
impact
on
properties
remains
challenging.
This
study
investigates
influence
surface
wettability
CO2-induced
halite
growth
within
hydrophilic
hydrophobic
microfluidic
chips
designed
to
mimic
rock-structure
porous
geometries.
A
series
high-pressure
brine-CO2
flow
experiments,
direct
microscopic
observations,
detailed
image
processing
were
conducted
explore
how
substrate
affects
precipitation.
The
experiments
show
that
markedly
controls
residual
relocation,
film
movement,
solute
consumption,
formation.
Tracking
dynamics
revealed
distinct
crystal
signatures:
exhibited
irregular,
larger
aggregation
patches,
while
network
showed
more
numerous,
smaller,
limited
aggregations.
Large
individual
crystals
observed
both
chips,
with
notable
dominance
one.
Crystallization
varied,
nucleation
occurring
earlier,
progressing
faster,
forming
bulkier
aggregates
chip.
Despite
these
differences,
three
identified
temporal
stages
coverage
comparable.
Spatial
analysis
along
indicated
properties,
such
as
size
distribution,
position-dependent,
exhibiting
greater
probabilistic
variability.
These
observations
underscore
through
accessibility
capillarity,
implications
mitigating
remediating
aquifers.
Horticulturae,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
10(12), P. 1340 - 1340
Published: Dec. 13, 2024
Biostimulants
such
as
seaweed
extracts
are
emerging
crop
management
products
that
can
enhance
productivity
and
nutritional
quality
under
abiotic
stress
conditions.
Therefore,
this
study
aimed
to
assess
the
effectiveness
of
a
seaweed-derived
biostimulant
(Kelpak®)
in
alleviating
salinity
spinach.
A
greenhouse
experiment
which
consisted
five
treatments
(T1
=
Control
plants
(no
NaCl
or
extract
(SWE),
T2
subjected
300
mM
without
SWE,
T3
+
1%
dilution
T4
2.5%
T5
5%
SWE)
was
conducted.
The
results
showed
addition
SWE
reduced
growth,
relative
water
content,
chlorophyll,
quality.
Similarly,
induced
severe
oxidative
stress,
indicated
by
excessive
amounts
superoxide
radicals,
malondialdehyde
upregulation
catalase,
peroxidase,
polyphenols,
flavonoids.
Interestingly,
treated
with
displayed
substantial
enhancement
performance,
reduction
improved
quality,
characterised
considerable
minerals,
proximate
constituents,
vitamins.
These
support
use
enhancing
growth
spinach
saline
cultivation.
