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Varied responses of Amazon forests to the 2005, 2010, and 2015/2016 droughts inferred from multi-source satellite data Agric. For. Meteorol. (IF 6.2) Pub Date : 2024-05-15 Xiaojun She, Yao Li, Wenzhe Jiao, Yuanheng Sun, Xiangnan Ni, Zhenpeng Zuo, Yuri Knyazikhin, Ranga B. Myneni
The Amazon forests play an integral role in the global carbon cycle and have a substantial impact on Earth's climate. However, it is increasingly susceptible to the effects of prolonged droughts, exacerbated by climate change and human activities. This vulnerability underscores the importance of understanding the forests’ reaction to such environmental stressors. Despite their significance, comprehensive
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Toward spectrally truthful models for gap-filling soil respiration and methane fluxes. A case study in coastal forested wetlands in North Carolina Agric. For. Meteorol. (IF 6.2) Pub Date : 2024-05-15 Bhaskar Mitra, Kevan Minick, Michael Gavazzi, Prajaya Prajapati, Maricar Aguilos, Guofang Miao, Jean-Christophe Domec, Steve G. McNulty, Ge Sun, John S. King, Asko Noormets
Soil respiration (s) and methane () fluxes are two important metrics of ecosystem metabolism. An accurate estimate of the budget of these two greenhouse gases is critical to understanding their response to climate and land-use changes. Reconstructing continuous time series of gappy chamber s and eddy-covariance derived measurements is usually done based on correlative relationships of these fluxes
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One-pot catalytic hydrolysis of sugarcane bagasse into furfural using a pressurized phosphoric acid/acetone/water system Biomass Bioenergy (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-05-15 Yuhang Sun, Cuiyi Liang, Wei Qi, Qiong Wang, Lichuan Zhan, Jiayao Tong, Jingjing Jiang, Zhitong Yao
The conventional production of platform compounds from biomass suffers from low yield, long residence time, and waste of cellulose and lignin components. To achieve the separation of three components in sugarcane bagasse with a high yield of furfural (FF), this study investigated various factors such as reaction temperature and time, pressure, acid concentration within the pressurized phosphoric acid/acetone/water
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Effects of natural Ionones and derived novel analogues with simplified structures on behavioral responses of whiteflies Pest Manag. Sci. (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-05-15 Wensong Qi, Yiming Lu, Xusheng Shao, Peter Maienfisch
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Isolation of anthraquinone derivatives from Rubia cordifolia (Rubiaceae) and their bioactivities against plant pathogenic microorganisms Pest Manag. Sci. (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-05-15 Wenhao Wang, Yifei Guo, Jialu Xu, Hao Zhang, Zhiqing Ma, Hua Wu
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Fuel Consumption and CO2 Emissions in Fully Mechanized Cut-to-Length (CTL) Harvesting Operations of Industrial Roundwood: A Review Curr. Forestry Rep. (IF 9.5) Pub Date : 2024-05-14 Kalle Kärhä, Lars Eliasson, Martin Kühmaier, Raffaele Spinelli
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MicroRNA bmo‐miR‐31‐5p inhibits apoptosis and promotes BmNPV proliferation by targeting the CYP9e2 gene of Bombyx mori Pest Manag. Sci. (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-05-14 Wen‐Yu Yang, Zhen‐Ye Liu, Yan Zhu, Yu Xiao, Wen‐Fu Xiao, Liang Tang, Zhan‐Qi Dong, Min‐Hui Pan, Cheng Lu, Peng Chen
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Dual RNA sequencing during Trichoderma harzianum–Phytophthora capsici interaction reveals multiple biological processes involved in the inhibition and highlights the cell wall as a potential target Pest Manag. Sci. (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-05-14 Weizhen Wang, Haidong Wang, Zhuzhu Zhang, Wenzhi Li, Xianhui Yin, Youhua Long
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Negative impacts of the withered grass stems on winter snow cover over the Tibetan Plateau Agric. For. Meteorol. (IF 6.2) Pub Date : 2024-05-13 Qi Qi, Kai Yang, Haohui Li, Lingyun Ai, Chenghai Wang, Tonghua Wu
Along with climate change, the coverage of short vegetation, such as alpine grass over the Tibetan Plateau (TP), has significantly increased in the past decades. However, the changes in non-growing season alpine grass—withered grass stems (WGS), as well as their impact on snow cover and surface energy budget, still remain unclear. In this study, we derived vegetation stem area index () data by using
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Evapotranspiration in the Amazon Basin: Couplings, hydrological memory and water feedback Agric. For. Meteorol. (IF 6.2) Pub Date : 2024-05-13 Paulo Rodrigo Zanin, David Pareja-Quispe, Jhan-Carlo Espinoza
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Quantifying the precipitation supply of China's drylands through moisture recycling Agric. For. Meteorol. (IF 6.2) Pub Date : 2024-05-13 Fangli Wei, Shuai Wang, Bojie Fu, Yan Li, Yuanyuan Huang, Wenmin Zhang, Rasmus Fensholt
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A physics constrained methodology for the life cycle assessment of sustainable aviation fuel production Biomass Bioenergy (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-05-13 Liam Anthony Mannion, Aron Bell, Tiarnán Watson-Murphy, Mark Kelly, Mohammad Reza Ghaani, Stephen Dooley
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Tripartite interactions of an endophytic entomopathogenic fungus, Asian corn borer, and host maize under elevated carbon dioxide Pest Manag. Sci. (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-05-13 Li Sui, Hui Zhu, Deli Wang, Zhengkun Zhang, Michael J. Bidochka, Larissa Barelli, Yang Lu, Qiyun Li
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Heat stress‐induced oviposition behavioral change correlates with sperm damage in the pine sawyer beetle, Monochamus alternatus Pest Manag. Sci. (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-05-13 Hui Li, Shouyin Li, Jin Chen, Yushan Tan, Jianren Ye, Dejun Hao
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Disruption of microRNA pathway core genes inhibits molting and reproduction of the cigarette beetle, Lasioderma serricorne Pest Manag. Sci. (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-05-13 Yi Yan, De‐Qian Liu, Can Li, Wen‐Jia Yang, Kang‐Kang Xu
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Front Cover Image Pest Manag. Sci. (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-05-13 Erika S Peirce, Byron Evers, Zachary J Winn, W John Raupp, Mary Guttieri, Allan K Fritz, Jesse Poland, Eduard Akhunov, Scott Haley, Esten Mason, Punya Nachappa
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Do we have enough space for the trees we need? Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.4) Pub Date : 2024-05-12 Eric Lund, Helena Nordh
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Estimating aboveground biomass of tropical urban forests with UAV-borne hyperspectral and LiDAR data Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.4) Pub Date : 2024-05-11 Matheus Pinheiro Ferreira, Gabriela Barbosa Martins, Thaís Moreira Hidalgo de Almeida, Rafael da Silva Ribeiro, Valdir Florêncio da Veiga Júnior, Igor da Silva Rocha Paz, Marinez Ferreira de Siqueira, Bruno Coutinho Kurtz
Urban trees and forests can contribute to climate change mitigation by sequestering carbon in their living tissues, with aboveground biomass (AGB) playing a pivotal role. This study explores the capability of UAV-borne hyperspectral and LiDAR data for estimating AGB in tropical urban forests. Structural attributes of trees, such as diameter at breast height (DBH), total height, and wood density, were
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Modeling polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) concentrations from wildfires in California Agric. For. Meteorol. (IF 6.2) Pub Date : 2024-05-11 Shupeng Zhu, Kai Wu, Michael Mac Kinnon, Jun Wu, Scott Samuelsen
In recent years, wildfires in California have increased in frequency and intensity due to climate change and prolonged drought. The air pollutants released by wildfires cause significant health consequences, among which polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are particularly toxic. Estimating PAH emissions from wildfires is challenging due to variability in vegetation types. In this study, we estimate
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Evaluation of soil temperature in CMIP6 multimodel simulations Agric. For. Meteorol. (IF 6.2) Pub Date : 2024-05-11 Junzhi Zhou, Jiang Zhang, Yuanyuan Huang
Soil temperature plays a crucial role in understanding land-atmosphere interactions. The Sixth Phase of Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP6) provides valuable information on soil temperature, however, the performance of these models in capturing soil temperature variations remains unclear. To comprehensively assess the performance of CMIP6 in simulating soil temperature, we employed a set
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Towards a better understanding of capitalization of urban greening: Examining the interactive relationship between public and club green space accessibility Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.4) Pub Date : 2024-05-10 Lu Shan, Zhengxi Fan, Shenjing He
With the inequalities in accessing urban green space being intensified worldwide, the capitalization of urban green space (UGS) is increasingly becoming an important concern for achieving inclusive and sustainable urban development. Although the relationship between greening and capital investment has been widely investigated, little is known about the role of residential club green space in the capitalization
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Asymmetric responses of summer soil moisture anomalies to the large-scale teleconnections on the Loess Plateau between 2000 and 2020 Agric. For. Meteorol. (IF 6.2) Pub Date : 2024-05-10 Jialan Hu, Shuangshuang Li, Xianfeng Liu, Jinping He
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Capturing the net ecosystem CO2 exchange dynamics of tidal wetlands with high spatiotemporal resolution by integrating process-based and machine learning estimations Agric. For. Meteorol. (IF 6.2) Pub Date : 2024-05-10 Yuqiu Lu, Ying Huang, Qingyu Jia, Yebing Xie
Accurate estimation of the net ecosystem CO exchange (NEE) at regional scales is of great significance for studying the carbon sink potential of coastal wetland ecosystems and their responses to global climate change. However, current NEE estimation methods are mainly developed for terrestrial ecosystems and are therefore unsuitable for NEE estimation with high spatiotemporal resolution estimation
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Production of N–Mg doped biochars for phosphate adsorption from renewable sources Biomass Bioenergy (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-05-10 Kalidas Mainali, Charles A. Mullen, Majher I. Sarker, Sohrab Haghighi Mood, Manuel Garcia-Perez
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Distinguishing direct N2O emissions from 15N-labeled manure compost, urea, and maize roots in a field study Agric. For. Meteorol. (IF 6.2) Pub Date : 2024-05-09 Liting Liu, Zhu Ouyang, Jing Li
Nitrous oxide (NO) emissions from agricultural activities are a significant contributor to global anthropogenic NO emissions. Sustainable agriculture practices, including using manure compost to replace nitrogen (N) fertilizers, can reduce chemical fertilizer use and minimize negative impacts on soil health and water quality. However, the direct contributions of manure compost to NO emissions have
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Comparison of near infrared and mid infrared spectroscopy for the prediction of Pinus radiata bark chemical properties relevant to a biorefinery Biomass Bioenergy (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-05-09 James H. Bridson, Armin Thumm, Martin Cooke-Willis, Sylke Campion, Keryn Tutt, Mark West
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Can periodical cicadas contribute to urban greening? Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.4) Pub Date : 2024-05-08 Don Cipollini
The potential fertilization effect of the decomposition of periodical cicadas on plant growth has been often discussed, but little quantified. I demonstrated this effect in an urban context by examining the effect of decomposing cicada carcasses and commercial lawn fertilizer on the growth of lawn grass in an 80-day greenhouse experiment. Deposition of cicada carcasses benefited aboveground growth
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Herbicide safener isoxadifen‐ethyl associated with increased Goss's wilt severity in corn (Zea mays) Pest Manag. Sci. (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-05-08 Nathan H Haugrud, Andrew Friskop, Joseph T Ikley
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Impact of changing urban typologies on residential vegetation and its climate-effects – A case study from Helsinki, Finland Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.4) Pub Date : 2024-05-07 Paula-Kaisa Leppänen, Antti Kinnunen, Ranja Hautamäki, Leena Järvi, Minttu Havu, Seppo Junnila, Outi Tahvonen
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A downscaling-and-fusion framework for generating spatio-temporally complete and fine resolution remotely sensed surface soil moisture Agric. For. Meteorol. (IF 6.2) Pub Date : 2024-05-07 Zhongzheng Zhu, Yanchen Bo, Tongtong Sun, Xiaoran Zhang, Mei Sun, Aojie Shen, Yusha Zhang, Jia Tang, Mengfan Cao, Chenyu Wang
Surface soil moisture (SSM) plays a crucial role in global energy exchanges and serves as a key requirement for drought monitoring and agriculture production. Microwave remote sensing (RS) SSM products at coarse scale (e.g., 0.25°) can hardly meet the requirements for agricultural and meteorological applications, which necessitate seamless fine-scale SSM data. Current methods for generating complete
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A review on the environmental life cycle assessment of biodiesel production: Selection of catalyst and oil feedstock Biomass Bioenergy (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-05-07 Kashleta Srikumar, Yie Hua Tan, Jibrail Kansedo, Inn Shi Tan, Nabisab Mujawar Mubarak, Mohd Lokman Ibrahim, Peter Nai Yuh Yek, Henry Chee Yew Foo, Rama Rao Karri, Mohammad Khalid
Biodiesel is one of the ideal options, considering it is a renewable, biodegradable, non-toxic, environmentally friendly fuel with low pollutant emission. However, biodiesel encounters challenges, mostly connected to its high manufacturing costs, that hinder its continued development and advancement. Focusing on more affordable and environmentally friendly inputs, such as suitable and abundant feedstock
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Incorporating pruning into the carbon footprint of tree production based on terrestrial laser scanning Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.4) Pub Date : 2024-05-06 Zhe Liu, Fan Yang, Xi Zheng
Pruning is a major source of carbon emissions from urban trees. The high cost of evaluating pruning quantities by destructive measurements has limited the research on pruning. By combining terrestrial laser scanning and quantitative structure models, pruning quantities can be assessed non-destructively. This study focuses on the impact of pruning during tree production, as it is intense and has been
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Can limiting global temperature rise to below 2°C warming prevent the emergence of unprecedented drought? Agric. For. Meteorol. (IF 6.2) Pub Date : 2024-05-06 Yadong Ji, Jianyu Fu, Bingjun Liu, Xuezhi Tan
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A review on anaerobic co-digestion of sewage sludge with other organic wastes for methane production: Mechanism, process, improvement and industrial application Biomass Bioenergy (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-05-06 Pengfei Li, Hao Zhao, Chongbo Cheng, Tingting Hou, Dekui Shen, Youzhou Jiao
The rapid progress of urbanization strategies in China has led to a significant increase in sewage sludge production. Sewage sludge contains organic compounds, pathogens, and heavy metals, making the effective utilization of its organic components a crucial concern in sludge treatment. Anaerobic digestion is widely recognized as a viable method for converting the organic components of sewage sludge
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Biodiesel production from the microalgae Nannochloropsis gaditana: Optimization of the transesterification reaction and physicochemical characterization Biomass Bioenergy (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-05-06 C. Sanjurjo, P. Oulego, M. Bartolomé, E. Rodríguez, R. Gonzalez, A. Hernández Battez
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Exploring perceptions, cognitive factors, and motivations: A study on green structures on residential rooftops Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.4) Pub Date : 2024-05-04 Mahsa Tarashkar, Salman Qureshi, Akbar Rahimi
Urban greenhouse and green roof cultivation propose a nature-based solution to current socio-ecological challenges in urban ecosystems, as it offers several socio-ecological solutions and benefits. The interdisciplinary techniques for scientific explorations of cognition and perception towards urban green structures could not get the attention of the researchers across varying scientific disciplines
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Assessing the efficiency of UAV for pesticide application in disease management of peanut crop Pest Manag. Sci. (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-05-04 Changfeng Shan, Guobin Wang, Haihong Wang, Liting Wu, Cancan Song, Mujahid Hussain, Huizheng Wang, Yubin Lan
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Polypore funga and species diversity in tropical forest ecosystems of Africa, America and Asia, and a comparison with temperate and boreal regions of the Northern Hemisphere For. Ecosyst. (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-05-03 Heng Zhao, Yingda Wu, Zhirong Yang, Honggao Liu, Fang Wu, Yucheng Dai, Yuan Yuan
Polypores play a crucial role in energy recycling and forest regeneration in forest ecosystems. The majority of them are wood degraders; some are forest pathogens and others are ectomycorrhizal symbionts. The basidiocarps provide food and shelter for many organisms, mostly invertebrates, but also some vertebrates, as well as food and medicine for humans. Despite extensive research on the species diversity
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Bioenergy and value-added chemicals of banana peel waste (BPW): Deeper insights from thermal kinetics, thermodynamics, in-situ volatile products analysis, and bio-chars application for Cd(II) highly-efficient removal Biomass Bioenergy (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-05-02 Long Chen, Zhi Tu, Yongdong Chen, Jian Hu, Hong Wang
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Perceptions of stakeholders on nature-based solutions in urban planning: A thematic analysis in six European cities Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.4) Pub Date : 2024-05-01 Boldizsár Megyesi, Amir Gholipour, Federico Cuomo, Eriona Canga, Alexandra Tsatsou, Violeta Zihlmann, Ranka Junge, Dragan Milosevic, Rocío Pineda-Martos
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Water use and mortality risk of four tropical canopy trees with different leaf phenology during the 2016 El Niño drought Agric. For. Meteorol. (IF 6.2) Pub Date : 2024-05-01 Chaoqing Song, Wenfang Xu, Shengnan Chen, Yangyang Fu, Wenping Yuan
The physiological response of plants to water stresses has been a focus in understanding plant-atmosphere feedback. Tropical forests are particularly noteworthy for their remarkable diversity and dynamics. However, a deep understanding of physiological response and associated mortality risk of tropical trees with different leaf phenology under drought is still deficient. In this study, we combined
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Jet fuel production via palm oil hydrodeoxygenation over bifunctional zeolite mixture supported Ni catalyst: Effect of Si/Al ratio Biomass Bioenergy (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-05-01 Saima Khan, Khan Muhammad Qureshi, Zeng Luyao, Andrew Ng Kay Lup, Muhamad Fazly Abdul Patah, Chong Yang Chuah, Wan Mohd Ashri Wan Daud
The influence of the Si/Al ratio of ZSM-5 on 10 wt% Ni/ZSM-5.SAPO-11 catalysts were investigated through the palm oil hydrodeoxygenation (HDO) process, based on the product selectivity of alternative jet fuel. This study utilizes a 1 L batch reactor at 60 bar and 350 °C for palm oil hydrodeoxygenation over 10 wt% Ni/ZSM-5.SAPO-11 catalysts. Si/Al ratio of 50 produces a 10 wt% Ni/ZSM-5.SAPO-11 catalyst
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Kinetics and thermodynamics in microwave-assisted transesterification of palm oil utilizing sulphonated bio-graphene catalysts for biodiesel production Biomass Bioenergy (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-05-01 Mohammed Abdillah Ahmad Farid, Siti Aminah Mohd Johari, Jacqueline Lease, Mohammad Ayoub, Yoshito Andou
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Synthesis, antifungal evaluation, 2D‐Quantitative structure activity relationship and molecular docking studies of isoxazole derivatives as potential fungicides Pest Manag. Sci. (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-05-01 Kailashpati Tripathi, Parshant Kaushik, Dinesh Kumar Yadav, Rakesh Kumar, Sameer Ranjan Misra, Rajni Godara, Bishnu Maya Bashyal, Virendra Singh Rana, Rajesh Kumar, Jagdish Yadav, Najam Akhtar Shakil
BACKGROUNDSheath blight and bakanae disease, prominent among emerging rice ailments, exert a profound impact on rice productivity, causing severe impediments to crop yield. Excessive use of older fungicides may lead to the development of resistance in the pathogen. Indeed, a pressing and immediate need exists for novel, low‐toxicity and highly selective fungicides that can effectively combat resistant
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Characterizing BVOC emissions of common plant species in northern China using real world measurements: Towards strategic species selection to minimize ozone forming potential of urban greening Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.4) Pub Date : 2024-04-30 Baowen Zhang, Yanqi Jia, Guangkun Bai, Huijuan Han, Weizhen Yang, Wenxia Xie, Lingyu Li
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CO2 enrichment accelerates alpine plant growth via increasing water-use efficiency Agric. For. Meteorol. (IF 6.2) Pub Date : 2024-04-30 Jingyu Xia, Yangjian Zhang, Guang Zhao, Zhoutao Zheng, Yixuan Zhu, Yao Chen, Jie Gao, Yuxue Zhang, Osbert Jianxin Sun, Juntao Zhu
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Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi affect the response of soil CO2 emission to summer precipitation pulse following drought in rooted soils Agric. For. Meteorol. (IF 6.2) Pub Date : 2024-04-30 Yanchun Liu, Qinglin Li, Qingkui Wang, Qian Zhang, Zhongling Yang, Guoyong Li
Drought and extreme precipitation are projected to occur more frequently as a consequence of climate change, with uncertain implications for soil CO emission. Although studies have revealed the response patterns of soil CO emission to precipitation pulse, the effects of forest plant roots on this relationship after drought are still poorly understood. Here, a field experiment was performed to examine
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Study on the mechanism of lignin and lignin-carbohydrate complex hydrolysis under alkaline conditions by density functional theory Biomass Bioenergy (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-30 Jiahua Mao, Mingfu Zu, Ruilin Wu, Chao Xiao, Jian Kang, Yahong Fan
Lignin hydrolyzes during alkali-heat pretreatment of lignocellulose, due to the cleavage of covalent linkages between lignin and lignin-carbohydrate complex. Various structure of lignin monomers are responsible of the complicated hydrolysis mechanism of lignin and lignin-carbohydrate complex. This study used density functional theory to reveal the hydrolysis mechanism of lignin with various substituents
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Novel process optimization based on machine learning: A study on biohydrogen production from waste resources Biomass Bioenergy (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-30 Tao Shi, Jianzhao Zhou, Yousaf Ayub, Sara Toniolo, Jingzheng Ren
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The effects of data aggregation on long-term projections of forest stands development For. Ecosyst. (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-04-29 Kobra Maleki, Rasmus Astrup, Nicolas Cattaneo, Wilson Lara Henao, Clara Antón-Fernández
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Rediscovering circularity in productive urban landscapes Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.4) Pub Date : 2024-04-28 Akiko Iida, Toru Terada, Kazuaki Tsuchiya, Tadashi Yamaguchi, Makoto Yokohari
The recycling of urban green waste generated from urban forests is important in enhancing urban circularity; however, most green waste remains underutilized. An effective way to recycle green waste is composting. Recent studies show the effectiveness of decentralized composting in home and community gardens; however, little is yet known about linkage to commercial urban agriculture, which could play
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The impact of elevated CO2 concentration on photosynthesis, growth and hydraulics of evergreen and deciduous tree seedlings from a subtropical forest in Southwest China Agric. For. Meteorol. (IF 6.2) Pub Date : 2024-04-27 Pei-Li Fu, Ya Zhang, Jin-Hua Qi, Yong-Jiang Zhang, Guang-You Hao, Patrick M. Finnegan, Qiao-Shun Yan, Ze-Xin Fan
Elevated CO concentration (eCO) in the atmosphere is expected to impact plant water relations and growth in several ecosystems across the globe. However, we still know little about such impact on tree species in subtropical regions. The present study investigated the impact of eCO on leaf gas exchange, nitrogen and phosphorus concentrations, leaf and stem hydraulic conductivity, and growth of seedlings
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CRISPR/Cas9-mediated knockout of a male accessory glands-specific gene takeout1 decreases the fecundity of Zeugodacus cucurbitae female Pest Manag. Sci. (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-04-27 Yun Wang, Hui-Qian Xu, Hong-Liang Han, Dong Chen, Hongbo Jiang, Guy Smagghe, Jin-Jun Wang, Dong Wei
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The miR184-3p targets neuron-specific ecdysone inducible protein 78 to promote rice black streaked dwarf virus propagation in its planthopper vector Pest Manag. Sci. (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-04-27 Haitao Wang, Yan Dong, Man Wang, Shuo Li, Yijun Zhou, Yinghua Ji
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Ben-JNK signaling is required for host mortality during Periplaneta fuliginosa densovirus infection Pest Manag. Sci. (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-04-27 Dan-Yan Huang, Jia-Si Qin, Ren-Ke Dong, Su-Ning Liu, Nan Chen, Dong-Wei Yuan, Sheng Li, Zhaowei Wang, Xiaoling Xia
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Synthesis, antifungal activity and action mechanism of novel citral amide derivatives against Rhizoctonia solani Pest Manag. Sci. (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-04-27 Li Zhang, Yizhong Huang, Yunfei Shi, Hongyan Si, Hai Luo, Shangxing Chen, Zongde Wang, Haohua He, Shengliang Liao
Rice sheath blight caused by Rhizoctonia solani is a severe threat to the yield and quality of rice. Due to the unscientific abuse of common fungicides causing resistance and environmental issues, the development of new fungicides is necessary. In this study, we used citral as the lead compound, designed and synthesized a series of novel citral amide derivatives, and evaluated their antifungal activity
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Do typologies of pesticide risk knowledge influence the adoption of IPM strategies? Evidence from rice farmers' behavior in northern Iran Pest Manag. Sci. (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-04-27 Mohammad Sharif Sharifzadeh, Gholamhossein Abdollahzadeh
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Feasibility of constructed soils for tree planting – A pilot study in New York City Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.4) Pub Date : 2024-04-26 Saidan Qi, Zhongqi Cheng, Richard Hallett, Sara P. Egendorf, Andrew B. Reinmann, Peter M. Groffman
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Urban treescapes as everyday workplaces and knowledge battlegrounds: Lessons from Bangkok, Thailand Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.4) Pub Date : 2024-04-26 Chieh-Ming Lai
Urban greening expertise and programs are pursued and circulated globally to enhance urban livability and sustainability, but the outcomes are often mixed and are accompanied by side effects. Drawing on the concept of “worlding,” this paper examines the processes and outcomes of a training program that introduced tree climbing techniques from overseas to reduce the aggressive pruning practices by the