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  • Open Access

    ARTICLE

    A Sensitive Wavebands Identification System for Smart Farming

    M. Kavitha*, M. Sujaritha

    Computer Systems Science and Engineering, Vol.43, No.1, pp. 245-257, 2022, DOI:10.32604/csse.2022.023320 - 23 March 2022

    Abstract Sensing the content of macronutrients in the agricultural soil is an essential task in precision agriculture. It helps the farmers in the optimal use of fertilizers. It reduces the cost of food production and also the negative environmental impacts on atmosphere and water bodies due to indiscriminate dosage of fertilizers. The traditional chemical-based laboratory soil analysis methods do not serve the purpose as they are hardly suitable for site specific soil management. Moreover, the spectral range used in the chemical-based laboratory soil analysis may be of 350–2500 nm, which leads to redundancy and confusion. Developing sensors… More >

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    ARTICLE

    The Effect of Bamboo Charcoal Application on Soil Nutrients and Heavy Metals in Rice

    Guangyue Cai1, Juanli Tu2, Songhao Li3, Yifei Ruan3, Qifeng Wu3, Jiasen Wu1,*

    Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.91, No.6, pp. 1245-1256, 2022, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2022.019599 - 14 February 2022

    Abstract Soil heavy metal pollution is becoming more and more serious. Biomass charcoal application can play an important role in alleviating the toxicity of heavy metals in soils. Compared with other biochar, bamboo charcoal has more unique properties and may have a unique effect on heavy metal pollution. Zhejiang Province of Southeastern China is rich in bamboo resources. However, few studies related to bamboo charcoal application for heavy metal remediation in farmland were reported. In this study, four treatments with different amounts of bamboo charcoal application were set up through a field experiment, namely BC0 (no… More >

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    ARTICLE

    A Deep Learning-Based Novel Approach for Weed Growth Estimation

    Anand Muni Mishra1, Shilpi Harnal1, Khalid Mohiuddin2, Vinay Gautam1, Osman A. Nasr2, Nitin Goyal1, Mamdooh Alwetaishi3, Aman Singh4,*

    Intelligent Automation & Soft Computing, Vol.31, No.2, pp. 1157-1173, 2022, DOI:10.32604/iasc.2022.020174 - 22 September 2021

    Abstract Automation of agricultural food production is growing in popularity in scientific communities and industry. The main goal of automation is to identify and detect weeds in the crop. Weed intervention for the duration of crop establishment is a serious difficulty for wheat in North India. The soil nutrient is important for crop production. Weeds usually compete for light, water and air of nutrients and space from the target crop. This research paper assesses the growth rate of weeds due to macronutrients (nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium) absorbed from various soils (fertile, clay and loamy) in the… More >

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    ARTICLE

    Mycorrhizal Networks Interacting with Litter Improves Nutrients and Growth for One Plant through the Vary of N/P Ratio under Karst Soil

    Liling Kang1, Yuejun He1,*, Lipeng Zang1, Jianpeng Si1, Ying Yang1, Kaiping Shen1, Tingting Xia1, Qiyu Tan1, Bangli Wu1, Yun Guo1, Wei Wang2, Qin Liang3

    Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.90, No.3, pp. 701-717, 2021, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2021.014740 - 30 March 2021

    Abstract Arbuscular mycorrhizae (AM) fungi affect nutrient uptake for host plants, while it is unclear how AM fungi interacting with soil litter affect plant growth and nutrient utilization through mycorrhizal networks in karst soil of deficient nutrients beyond the rhizosphere. An experiment was conducted in a microcosm composed of a planting compartment for Cinnamomum camphora seedlings with or without Glomus mosseae fungus (M+ vs. M ) and an adjacent litter compartment containing or not containing additional litter material of Arthraxon hispidus (L+ vs. L ), where the compartments are connected either by nylon mesh of 20 μm or 0.45 μm which either… More >

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    REVIEW

    Biodegradable Materials as Nanocarriers for Drugs and Nutrients

    Xingran Kou1,2, Qixuan Zhao2, Wenwen Xu2, Zuobing Xiao2, Yunwei Niu2, Kai Wang3,*

    Journal of Renewable Materials, Vol.9, No.7, pp. 1189-1211, 2021, DOI:10.32604/jrm.2021.015268 - 18 March 2021

    Abstract Several important drugs and nutritional supplements are limited by their lack of bioavailability. Nanomaterials display unique beneficial properties that might help improve the bioavailability of drugs and nutritional supplements. Unfortunately, nanomaterials produced from synthetic polymers and metals may have similar difficulties with bioavailability and toxicity. Naturally occurring biopolymers are biodegradable and non-toxic and are adaptable to the synthesis of nanoparticles. Drugs and other substances can be encapsulated or embedded in such particles with an increase in bioavailability. The search for biodegradable nanomaterials is an active research field. This review summarizes the research on nanocrystalline cellulose, More >

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    ARTICLE

    Poultry Manure as an Organic Fertilizer with or without Biochar Amendment: Influence on Growth and Heavy Metal Accumulation in Lettuce and Spinach and Soil Nutrients

    Hira Javaid Siddiqui1, Shamim Gul1,2,*, Attiq-ur-Rehman Kakar3, Umbreen Shaheen4, Gul Bano Rehman1, Naqeebullah Khan3, Samiullah3

    Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.90, No.2, pp. 651-676, 2021, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2021.011413 - 07 February 2021

    Abstract This pot-based study investigated the influence of poultry manure and 1:1 mixture of poultry manure + biochar (produced from farmyard manure [FYM] or wood), on the biomass production and concentration of heavy metals in leaves of lettuce and spinach. The concentration of mineral nitrogen (N) and soluble inorganic phosphorus (P) of soils cultivated with these vegetables was also investigated. The application of poultry manure or FYM biochar in soil as 10% (equivalent to 60 t ha–1 , an estimated 1726.8 kg ha–1 N in poultry manure and 1353.9 kg ha–1 N in FYM) and 15% amendment (equivalent… More >

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    ARTICLE

    Multi-strain Inoculation with PGPR Producing ACC Deaminase is More Effective Than Single-strain Inoculation to Improve Wheat (Triticum aestivum) Growth and Yield

    Muhammad Zafar-ul-Hye1,*, Misbah Batool Zahra1, Subhan Danish1, Mazhar Abbas2, Abdur Rehim1, Muhammad Naeem Akbar1, Ayesha Iftikhar1, Mehreen Gul1, Ifat Nazir1, Maria Abid1, Muhammad Tahzeeb-ul-Hassan1, Maria Murtaza3

    Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.89, No.2, pp. 405-413, 2020, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2020.08918 - 22 April 2020

    Abstract Rhizosphere bacteria that colonize plant roots and confer beneficial effects are referred as plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR). Among all PGPR, some rhizobacteria have an ability to produce ACC deaminase enzyme. This enzyme catalyzes stress ACC into a-ketobutyrate and ammonia instead of letting it to be converted to ethylene. Ethylene level rises in plants under stress conditions i.e., drought, salinity, poor soil fertility etc. As poor soil fertility is a big hurdle to achieve the optimum yield of crops, inoculation of ACC deaminase PGPR can overcome this problem to some extent. The aim of the… More >

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    ARTICLE

    Preparation of a Slow Release Biofertilizer From a Polymeric Urea-Formaldehyde Matrix (PUFM)

    Laura Siverio Martínez1, Mayra González Hurtado1,*, Laura M. Castro González2, Jacques Rieumont Briones3, Ariel Martínez García1, María I. Hernández Díaz4

    Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.88, No.4, pp. 459-470, 2019, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2019.07719

    Abstract Fertilizers industry faces the challenge of improving the efficiency of its products either by optimizing the fertilizers in use or by developing new types of them. During the last decade, controlled and slow release technologies have become more important. These technologies aim to increase the efficiency of the applied substance by increasing its action over time and avoiding losses of all kinds (leaching, volatilization). The main purpose of the current study was to obtain a slow release biofertilizer by incorporating microalgae into a polymeric ureaformaldehyde matrix (PUFM). The quantitative analysis of macronutrients and micronutrients in… More >

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    ARTICLE

    Canola and Oat Forage Potential Evaluation in Four Early Planting Dates

    Juan Isidro Sánchez-Duarte1, David Guadalupe Reta-Sánchez1,*, José Antonio Cueto-Wong1, Arturo Reyes-González1, Esmeralda Ochoa-Martínez1

    Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.88, No.4, pp. 435-448, 2019, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2019.07512

    Abstract Canola and oat forage potential may be affected by climatic conditions when sown early. The objective of this study was to evaluate the forage canola and oat potential in four early sowing dates (September 11 and 25; October 9 and 23) during the 2012-2013 and 2013-2014 cycles in Matamoros, Coahuila, Mexico. Growth cycle duration, chemical composition, dry matter (DM), crude protein (CP), and net energy for lactation (NEL) yields were determined. High temperatures and long photoperiods affected crops seeded on September 11, accelerating growth and reducing canola (26.6%-31.7%) and oat (15.8%) DM yields. As of September… More >

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    Photosynthetic Behaviour and Mineral Nutrition of Tamarix gallica Cultivated Under Aluminum and NaCl Combined Stress

    Dhouha Belhaj Sghaier1, Insaf Bankaji1, Sylvia Pedro2, Isabel Caçador2, Noomene Sleimi1,*

    Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.88, No.3, pp. 239-252, 2019, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2019.06887

    Abstract The lack of knowledge of plant tolerance and differential response to aluminum (Al) encouraged many researchers, in the last decade, to elucidate Al toxicity and tolerance mechanisms. The current study reported the impact of Al, a toxic element with negative effects on plant growth and development, in halophytic plant Tamarix gallica. Plants were subjected to different Al concentrations (0, 200, 500 and 800 μM) with or without NaCl (200 mM) supplementation. Growth, photosynthesis and mineral content were assessed. Al stress had a significant decrease on shoots’ biomass production between 19 to 41%, and a little variation… More >

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