Nutrient Solution Selection Modulates Growth Patterns and Leaf Elemental Accumulation in Alfalfa (Medicago sativa) Grown DOI Creative Commons
Jiaqing Li, Yinian Zhu, Zhenwu Wei

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Agronomy, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 15(4), P. 902 - 902

Published: April 4, 2025

While forage grasses in southern China exhibit yield and nutritional advantages, the impact of nutrient solutions on alfalfa (Medicago sativa BC4) growth elemental accumulation remains understudied. We conducted a pot-based controlled substrate cultivation trial using nitrogen-poor to compare four treatments: MS, Hoagland, B5 solutions, RO water (control). From V1 R1 stages, plant height was monitored continuously, with leaf dimensions soluble proteins (Bradford method) measured at R1. ICP-MS quantified macro elements (Na+, K+, Mg2+) microelements (Cu2+, Fe2+, Mn2+, Zn2+). The rates followed order: MS > Hoagland B5. Both significantly increased length stage (p < 0.001 vs control), showing greatest expansion. protein content decreased all groups 0.05) except MS-treated plants. An analysis revealed treatment-specific patterns, most notably 1.17-fold higher Fe 1.48-fold Mn group versus control 0.001). Magnesium levels showed no significant differences among treatments. These results demonstrate solution’s superior efficacy enhancing parameters (height size) while maintaining promoting Fe/Mn accumulation. findings provide empirical evidence for optimizing nitrogen-deficient soil-based mix through solution selection.

Language: Английский

Artificial intelligence to predict soil temperatures by development of novel model DOI Creative Commons
Lakindu Mampitiya, Kenjabek Rozumbetov, Namal Rathnayake

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Scientific Reports, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 14(1)

Published: April 30, 2024

Abstract Soil temperatures at both surface and various depths are important in changing environments to understand the biological, chemical, physical properties of soil. This is essential reaching food sustainability. However, most developing regions across globe face difficulty establishing solid data measurements records due poor instrumentation many other unavoidable reasons such as natural disasters like droughts, floods, cyclones. Therefore, an accurate prediction model would fix these difficulties. Uzbekistan one countries that concerned about climate change its arid climate. for first time, this research presents integrated predict soil temperature levels 10 cm depth based on climatic factors Nukus, Uzbekistan. Eight machine learning models were trained order best-performing widely used performance indicators. Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) performed predictions depth. More importantly, developed here can with measured predicted levels. The without any ground measurements. be effectively planning applications sustainability production areas

Language: Английский

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Wood Formation Modeling – A Research Review and Future Perspectives DOI Creative Commons
Annemarie Eckes‐Shephard, Fredrik Charpentier Ljungqvist, David M. Drew

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Frontiers in Plant Science, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 13

Published: March 23, 2022

Wood formation has received considerable attention across various research fields as a key process to model. Historical and contemporary models of wood from disciplines have encapsulated hypotheses such the influence external (e.g., climatic) or internal hormonal) factors on successive stages cell differentiation. This review covers 17 three different disciplines, earliest 1968 latest 2020. The described processes, well their drivers level complexity, are discussed. work is first systematic cataloging, characterization, process-focused models. Remaining open questions concerning processes identified, relate to: (1) extent hormonal final tree ring structure; (2) mechanism underlying transition earlywood latewood in extratropical regions; (3) which carbon plays role "active" driver "passive" substrate for growth. We conclude by arguing that remain be fully exploited, with potential contribute studies individual sequestration-storage dynamics regional global sequestration terrestrial vegetation

Language: Английский

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Best Morpho-Physiological Parameters to Characterize Seed-Potato Plant Growth under Aeroponics: A Pilot Study DOI Creative Commons

Jaime Barros Silva Filho,

Paulo Cézar Rezende Fontes,

Jorge Ferreira

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Agronomy, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 14(3), P. 517 - 517

Published: March 2, 2024

Although plant characterization under the International Potato Center’s (CIP’s) aeroponic system requires many morpho-physiological parameters to evaluate a cultivar, there is no method best or most suitable cultivation time. Thus, several were compared modified system, using different statistical tools, determine and efficient time characterize seed-potato plants. We evaluated 21 for cv. Agata randomized complete block design with weekly harvests 9 weeks. The growth selected based on multivariate approaches involving correlation plots, similarity clusters (dendrograms), principal component analysis. seed potato as follows, in order of importance: main stem diameter, leaf number, length fourth leaf, area, number mini-tubers, mini-tuber fresh weight, root dry total weight. days after transplanting (DAT) significantly affected parameters, 45 DAT being estimate yield, data bi-weekly reliable harvests. Our results, applied either CIP our aeroponics method, will be valuable streamlining other cultivars used by certified producers.

Language: Английский

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Guidelines for designing and interpreting drought experiments in controlled conditions DOI Creative Commons
Menachem Moshelion, Karl‐Josef Dietz, Ian C. Dodd

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Journal of Experimental Botany, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 75(16), P. 4671 - 4679

Published: July 3, 2024

Language: Английский

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Booting heat stress alters leaf photosynthesis, growth rate, phenology and yield in rice DOI Creative Commons

Natthamon Chandarak,

Prasit Somjinda,

Phanupong Phoncharoen

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Plant Stress, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 10, P. 100226 - 100226

Published: Sept. 16, 2023

The phenomenon of global warming results in a significant rise temperature which adversely affects the growth, physiology, and yield rice. In order to gain insight into impacts booting heat stress (at 42°C, 3 h for 7 days), we investigated its effect three rice genotypes, namely, N22, KDML105 IR64. Booting caused an extended phenology lower photosynthesis plant growth rate but increase chalkiness. Although, prolonged from dough physiological maturity resulted longer duration grain filling, adverse effects this were significantly component, harvest index across all varieties Among cultivars, N22 demonstrated adapted ability maintain leaf gas exchange compensated vegetative part by tiller numbers resulting less affected rate. It filling prolonging phenology. Consequence, had lowest reduction number seed panicle−1, filled seeds hill−1, yield, index, percentage was maintaining exchange, increasing specific area longest high during associated with moderate Nonetheless, IR64 reductions photosynthesis, rate, highest Therefore, response could be indicated as being tolerant, moderately sensitive, respectively. This approach can applied crop modelling tolerance breeding programs.

Language: Английский

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Green-synthesized gold nanoparticles induce adaptation in photosynthetic responses, sugar and nitrogen metabolism, and seed yield of salt-stressed mustard plants DOI

Sayeda Khatoon,

Moksh Mahajan,

Sarika Kumari

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Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Feb. 29, 2024

Language: Английский

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Boll/leaf ratio improves the source–sink relationship and lint yield during the boll setting stage of cotton DOI
Yuting Liu,

Yuyang Dai,

Zhenyu Liu

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Field Crops Research, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 310, P. 109342 - 109342

Published: March 14, 2024

Language: Английский

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Rice Responses to Abiotic Stress: Key Proteins and Molecular Mechanisms DOI Open Access
Xiaohui Wang,

Xuelei Liu,

Yonglin Su

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International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 26(3), P. 896 - 896

Published: Jan. 22, 2025

The intensification of global climate change and industrialization has exacerbated abiotic stresses on crops, particularly rice, posing significant threats to food security human health. mechanisms by which rice responds these are complex interrelated. This review aims provide a comprehensive understanding the molecular underlying rice’s response various stresses, including drought, salinity, extreme temperatures, heavy metal pollution. We emphasize structural roles key proteins involved in stress responses, such as SLAC1 QUAC1 stomatal regulation, HKT SOS salinity stress, heat shock (HSPs) transcription factors (HSFs) temperature Nramp ZIP transport stress. elucidates networks highlighting their related mechanisms, may further help improve strategies breeding.

Language: Английский

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Coenzyme M: An Archaeal Antioxidant as an Agricultural Biostimulant DOI Creative Commons
J. Robert Brown, Jithesh Vijayan, Aline Rodrigues de Queiroz

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Antioxidants, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 14(2), P. 140 - 140

Published: Jan. 24, 2025

Rising global food demand necessitates improved crop yields. Biostimulants offer a potential solution to meet these demands. Among them, antioxidants have shown improve yield, nutritional quality, and resilience climate change. However, large-scale production of many is challenging. Here, we investigate Coenzyme M (CoM), small, achiral antioxidant from archaea, as biostimulant, investigating its effects on growth physiology. CoM significantly increased shoot mass root length the model plant, Arabidopsis thaliana, in concentration-dependent manner. Sulfur-containing supplementation restored under sulfur-limited conditions Arabidopsis, whereas similar recovery was not observed for other macronutrient deficiencies, consistent with it being metabolized. In tobacco, photosynthetic light capture capacity, improvements. Interestingly, this effect independent carbon rates. Furthermore, promoted early-stage various crops species, including basil, cannabis, soybean. Our results suggest promising, scalable biostimulant modify photosynthesis enhance productivity.

Language: Английский

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Enhanced gap-filling for satellite-derived crop monitoring using temperature-driven reconstruction techniques DOI Creative Commons
Flavian Tschurr, Lukas Valentin Graf, Achim Walter

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Smart Agricultural Technology, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 10, P. 100816 - 100816

Published: Feb. 6, 2025

Language: Английский

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