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Long-term field translocation differentially affects arbuscular mycorrhizal and ectomycorrhizal trees in a sub-tropical forest Agric. For. Meteorol. (IF 6.2) Pub Date : 2023-09-26 Ting Wu, David T Tissue, Wei Su, Xu Li, Shimin Yang, Xujun Liu, Yue Liu, Zhiyang Lie, Shuyidan Zhou, Ze Meng, Junhua Yan, Xuli Tang, Shizhong Liu, Guowei Chu, Mianhai Zheng, Juxiu Liu
Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) and ectomycorrhizal (EcM) trees are commonly represented in tropical forests, but their response to warming is generally not known. We conducted a long-term (9-year) field experiment in subtropical China by translocating AM tree species (Machilus breviflora and Schima superba) and EcM tree species (Syzygium rehderianum and Castanopsis hystrix) from a cooler high-elevation
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How will increased atmospheric CO2 and climate change-induced wind trends alter the probability of tree failures from wind gusts Agric. For. Meteorol. (IF 6.2) Pub Date : 2023-09-27 Samuel Woolsey, Horia Hangan, Hassan Peerhossaini, Danielle Way
Trees provide numerous benefits to communities, but pose a risk when they are damaged. The likelihood that trees will be damaged in a windstorm is increasing due to climate change, as wind trends are changing as the climate warms, and rising atmospheric CO2 concentrations could alter the resistance of trees to wind damage. To address these concerns, we created a tree damage model that integrates results
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Spring photosynthetic phenology of Chinese vegetation in response to climate change and its impact on net primary productivity Agric. For. Meteorol. (IF 6.2) Pub Date : 2023-09-27 Yingying Xue, Xiaoyong Bai, Cuiwei Zhao, Qiu Tan, Yangbing Li, Guangjie Luo, Luhua Wu, Fei Chen, Chaojun Li, Chen Ran, Sirui Zhang, Min Liu, Suhua Gong, Lian Xiong, Fengjiao Song, Chaochao Du, Biqin Xiao, Zilin Li, Mingkang Long
In the context of global warming, the advancement of spring phenology in northern and temperate regions due to increased temperatures has been widely reported. Early and delayed start of the photosynthetic period (SOP) directly affects the vegetation net primary productivity (NPP). However, the interrelationship between climate change, the SOP, and the NPP is unclear. In this paper, we use the dynamics
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Soils are a non-negligible source of NO in a UK suburban greenspace and SE Australian Eucalyptus forest Agric. For. Meteorol. (IF 6.2) Pub Date : 2023-09-28 Hyunjin An, Emma J. Sayer, James Allan, Michael Flynn, Frances Phillips, Doreena Dominick, Travis Naylor, Clare Paton-Walsh, Kathryn M. Emmerson, Malcolm Possell, Danica Parnell, Kirsti Ashworth
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Precise classification and regional delineation of maturity groups in soybean cultivars across China Eur. J. Agron. (IF 5.2) Pub Date : 2023-09-26 Wenwen Song, Luping Liu, Shi Sun, Tingting Wu, Haiyan Zeng, Shiyan Tian, Bincheng Sun, Wenbin Li, Lijun Liu, Shuming Wang, Han Xing, Xin’an Zhou, Hai Nian, Wencheng Lu, Xiaozeng Han, Shouyi Wang, Weiyuan Chen, Tai Guo, Xiqing Song, Zhongyan Tian, Tianfu Han
The maturity group (MG) system is a widely recognized and effective approach for assessing the photothermal sensitivity of soybean cultivars and determining their optimal adaptation zones. In China, soybean have been cultivated extensively for thousands of years, evolving into various ecotypes through natural and artificial selection. In this study, the relative maturity groups (RMGs) of a total of
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Effects of film mulching and soil wetted percentage of drip irrigation on soil hydrothermal conditions and sweet potato growth Eur. J. Agron. (IF 5.2) Pub Date : 2023-09-26 Youliang Zhang, Yongqi Tang, Yingjie Hu, Shaoyuan Feng, Fengxin Wang, Zhaohui Wang
Sweet potato is widely cultivated in China because of its drought tolerance, low planting cost and richness in various nutrients, such as crude protein, carbohydrates, and cellulose. Field experiments were conducted at the Special Potato Experimental Station, China Agricultural University, Rizhao City, Shandong Province, China, in 2020 and 2021 to investigate the effects of film mulching and soil wetted
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Aging analysis of non-edible natural ester oil–paper insulation under various conditions Ind. Crops Prod. (IF 5.9) Pub Date : 2023-09-26 K. Gengadevi, R. Madavan
Natural esters have emerged as a viable and sustainable alternate for liquid insulation in power transformers. However, the natural esters currently used for transformer applications are extracted from edible sources, leading to concerns about their impact on the food supply. In order to overcome this issue, studies on the dielectric properties of non-edible natural esters have received a lot of attention
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Advances in microencapsulation techniques using Arabic gum: A comprehensive review Ind. Crops Prod. (IF 5.9) Pub Date : 2023-09-25 Asmaa Al-Hamayda, Basim Abu-Jdayil, Mutamed Ayash, Joy Tannous
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Flame retardancy and degradation process of precipitation construction of double-shell flame-retardant microcapsules Ind. Crops Prod. (IF 5.9) Pub Date : 2023-09-26 Lei Yu, Guochao Yang, Xuanye Wang, Jian Fang
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The physical, mechanical and fire performance of bamboo scrimber processed with thermal-treated bamboo bundles Ind. Crops Prod. (IF 5.9) Pub Date : 2023-09-25 Xiazhen Li, Siyang Ji, Ting Li, Zhexi Liu, Xiaofeng Hao, Zhangjing Chen, Yong Zhong, Xianjun Li
Thermal treatment is gaining increasing attention for bamboo modification in practical production due to its advantages of simplicity, effectiveness and environmental friendliness, particularly in the production of bamboo scrimber. The objective of this study is to investigate the effects of two typical thermal modification methods on the physical, mechanical and fire performance of bamboo scrimber
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Cellulose-based fertilizers for sustainable agriculture: Effective methods for increasing crop yield and soil health Ind. Crops Prod. (IF 5.9) Pub Date : 2023-09-26 Dawid Skrzypczak, Grzegorz Izydorczyk, Rafał Taf, Konstantinos Moustakas, Katarzyna Chojnacka
The increasing demand for sustainable agricultural practices has led to a growing need to develop novel eco-friendly fertilizers that can improve crop productivity and preserve soil quality. Research uses the distinctive characteristics of cellulose as a decomposable, and versatile biopolymer and presents an effective approach to producing fertilizers based on cellulose. This paper describes the synthesis
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Optimizing water conservation and utilization with a regulated deficit irrigation strategy in woody crops: A review Agric. Water Manag. (IF 6.7) Pub Date : 2023-09-22 Yu Chen, Jian-Hua Zhang, Mo-Xian Chen, Fu-Yuan Zhu, Tao Song
This review emphasizes the significance of combining regulated deficit irrigation (RDI) with woody crops, as they have higher water productivity (WP) and are tolerant to mild water deficits. After conducting the analysis, it was found that for most woody crops, reducing irrigation water by 20.0–30.0% has a negligible impact on yield, typically within a variation range of 10.0%, and it leads to an increase
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Estimating non-productive water loss in irrigated farmland in arid oasis regions: Based on stable isotope data Agric. Water Manag. (IF 6.7) Pub Date : 2023-09-25 Yinying Jiao, Guofeng Zhu, Gaojia Meng, Siyu Lu, Dongdong Qiu, Xinrui Lin, Rui Li, Qinqin Wang, Longhu Chen, Ling Zhao, Jiangwei Yang, Niu Sun
In arid oasis regions, water resources are severely scarce, with agricultural water usage far exceeding that of more humid areas. As a result, assessing non-productive water losses in farmland becomes crucial for estimating the water requirements reliant on irrigation for oasis cultivation. From April 2018 to October 2021, we established an observation system in the Minqin Oasis farmland. By utilizing
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Deficit drip irrigation improves kiwifruit quality and water productivity under rain-shelter cultivation in the humid area of South China Agric. Water Manag. (IF 6.7) Pub Date : 2023-09-25 Shunsheng Zheng, Shouzheng Jiang, Ningbo Cui, Lu Zhao, Daozhi Gong, Yaosheng Wang, Zongjun Wu, Quanshan Liu
Comprehending crop responses to water deficit at different growth stages is crucial for developing effective irrigation strategies. Different water deficit treatments (WDTs) were applied to the kiwifruit vines to investigate the effect of water deficit during different growth stages on the fruit quality, yield, and water productivity (WP); subsequently, the technique for order preference by similarity
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Water-energy-food linkages in community smallholder irrigation schemes: Center pivot irrigation in Rwanda Agric. Water Manag. (IF 6.7) Pub Date : 2023-09-26 Ankit Chandra, Derek M. Heeren, Lameck Odhiambo, Nicholas Brozović
Water, energy, and food are linked in intricate ways in irrigated agriculture and understanding the interplay of these components is crucial for sustainable and profitable crop production, particularly in smallholder setting such as in sub-Saharan Africa. This study evaluates water-energy-food linkages, engineering and economic performance, irrigation decision making, and challenges faced around water
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Investigating the reduction of rainfall intensity beneath an urban deciduous tree canopy Agric. For. Meteorol. (IF 6.2) Pub Date : 2023-09-26 Mark Bryan Alivio, Mojca Šraj, Nejc Bezak
Trees have an indispensable role to play in the hydrological cycle. The process of interception by tree canopies alters the magnitude, pathway, and intensity of rainfall reaching the ground. This study investigates the rainfall intensity-attenuating effects of canopy interception by open-grown birch trees (Betula pendula Roth.) in an urban environment and the influence of atmospheric variables. Rainfall
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Spatial-temporal distribution and hazard assessment of maize lodging in a synergistic disaster environment Agric. For. Meteorol. (IF 6.2) Pub Date : 2023-09-26 Xiao Wei, Jiquan Zhang, Dongni Wang, Chunli Zhao, Yunmeng Zhao, Ying Guo, Suri Guga
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Effects of different irrigation methods on regional climate in North China Plain: A modeling study Agric. For. Meteorol. (IF 6.2) Pub Date : 2023-09-26 Tiangang Yuan, Amos P.K. Tai, Jia Mao, Oscar H.F. Tam, Ronald K.K. Li, Jin Wu, Sien Li
Agricultural irrigation is important in boosting crop yields in especially water-stressed regions, but little is known about the distinct climatic effects induced by different irrigation methods, particularly in the North China Plain (NCP) where irrigation is applied extensively. Here we examine the climatic effects of flood (FI), sprinkler (SI) and drip irrigation (DI) over NCP during the growing
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Maize/alfalfa intercropping enhances yield and phosphorus acquisition Field Crops Res. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2023-09-23 Huimin Ma, Xiaoqian Yu, Qiang Yu, Honghui Wu, Hualiang Zhang, Jiayin Pang, Yingzhi Gao
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Legacy effect of single biochar application on soil ecosystem multifunctionality and its contribution to rice yield: A five-year field experiment for acidic paddy Field Crops Res. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2023-09-25 Feilong Rong, Shasha Qin, Guirui Su, Liqun Wu, Aiping Wu, Xuehua Wang, Manyun Zhang, Falin Chen
Single biochar application has remarkable potential to improve soil ecosystem multifunctionality (SEMF) and crop yield because of its legacy effect or residual effect. However, the legacy effect (i.e., duration and magnitude) of single biochar application, especially for acidic soil is far from thoroughly understood. A field experiment with the single factor randomized block design in an acidic paddy
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Silicon application mitigated the adverse effects of salt stress and deficit irrigation on drip-irrigated greenhouse tomato Agric. Water Manag. (IF 6.7) Pub Date : 2023-09-22 Zhiyao Dou, Hanlong Feng, Hao Zhang, Ahmed Elsayed Abdelghany, Fucang Zhang, Zhijun Li, Junliang Fan
Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) is an important vegetable crop around the world, and water scarcity and soil salinization are two major unfavorable factors limiting the fruit yield and quality of greenhouse tomato in arid and semi-arid regions. The application of exogenous silicon has been reported to enhance tomato yield under salt or drought stress, but its effect under combined salt-drought stress
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Optimising fertigation of hydroponically grown sowthistle (Sonchus oleraceus L.): The impact of the nitrogen source and supply concentration Agric. Water Manag. (IF 6.7) Pub Date : 2023-09-25 Antonios Chrysargyris, Nikolaos Tzortzakis
The efficient use of water and nutrients in leafy vegetable crops can be improved by effective water management, whereas the form of the supplied nitrogen may affect their quality and productivity. Sowthistle (Sonchus oleraceus L.), a widespread weed collected and consumed as a wild vegetable in the past, currently attracts a high interest for commercial cultivation due to its high nutritional value
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Ridge–furrow planting with film mulching and biochar addition can enhance the spring maize yield and water and nitrogen use efficiency by promoting root growth Field Crops Res. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2023-09-24 Zhaoyang Li, Bingfan Wang, Zihan Liu, Peng Zhang, Baoping Yang, ZhiKuan Jia
Promoting root growth is essential for improving crop yields and the efficient use of soil nutrients, especially in dryland areas of the Loess Plateau in China where water resources are scarce and nitrogen utilization is low. Adding biochar is a potential strategy to enhance root growth and consequently increase crop productivity. In this study, we investigated the effects of adding biochar at 0.0 t
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Sustainable dyeing of mulberry silk fabric using extracts of green tea (Camellia sinensis): Extraction, mordanting, dyed silk fabric properties and silk-dye interaction mechanism Ind. Crops Prod. (IF 5.9) Pub Date : 2023-09-23 Shristirupa Borah, Priyanga Manjuri Bhuyan, Barnali Sarma, Swapnali Hazarika, Aniruddha Gogoi, Parikshit Gogoi
Sustainability and environmental awareness had an impulse in increasing the global interest to utilize the industrial crops for producing new colouring shades in place of hazardous synthetic dyes. The present research focuses on extracting functional components from green tea (Camelia sinensis) leaves using water and methanol/water solvent systems and their application in the mordant dyeing of mulberry
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The effects of socialized agricultural services on rural collective action in the irrigation commons: Evidence from China Agric. Water Manag. (IF 6.7) Pub Date : 2023-09-21 Yahua Wang, Meili Huan
Socialized agricultural services (SASs) have reshaped the smallholder agricultural system and promoted scale operations in rural China, but little is known about whether and how they affect rural collective action in the irrigation commons. Based on the social-ecological system framework, we apply an ordered probit model and a mediation model to examine the effects of SASs on rural collective action
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A double two-sources energy-water balance model for improving evapotranspiration estimates and irrigation management in fruit trees fields Agric. Water Manag. (IF 6.7) Pub Date : 2023-09-22 Chiara Corbari, Nicola Paciolla, Greta Rossi, Marco Mancini
Improving the use of water in irrigated agriculture is meaningful in a period of increasing water scarcity conditions. A more accurate estimate of evapotranspiration (ET) and its components thus becomes fundamental to better quantify the irrigation water volumes. Many existing models, based on different remote sensing data, provide daily estimates of latent heat flux (LE) from correlation between net
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Characterization and control of irrigation canal seepage losses: A review and perspective focused on field data Agric. Water Manag. (IF 6.7) Pub Date : 2023-09-22 A.A. Rehman Lund, Timothy K. Gates, Joseph Scalia
Canals compose the arterial structure of irrigated agriculture, transporting free-surface flows to the vast majority of the world’s most productive farmland. Here we present a critical review and perspective of studies that describe the widespread and serious issue of seepage losses that occur as flows move through this critical network of watercourses. Such losses impact the hydrologic setting and
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Sentinel-2-based predictions of soil depth to inform water and nutrient retention strategies in dryland wheat Agric. Water Manag. (IF 6.7) Pub Date : 2023-09-22 Simon I. Fordyce, Patrick M. Carr, Clain Jones, Jed O. Eberly, W. Adam Sigler, Stephanie Ewing, Scott L. Powell
The thickness or depth of fine-textured soil (zf) dominates water storage capacity and exerts a control on nutrient leaching in semi-arid agroecosystems. At small pixel sizes (< 1 m; ‘fine resolution’), the normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) of cereal crops during senescence (Zadoks Growth Stages [ZGS] 90–93) offers a promising alternative to destructive sampling of zf using soil pits. However
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Inner Mongolia grasslands act as a weak regional carbon sink: A new estimation based on upscaling eddy covariance observations Agric. For. Meteorol. (IF 6.2) Pub Date : 2023-09-23 Cuihai You, Yanbing Wang, Xingru Tan, Erqian Cui, Bingwei Zhang, Chenyu Bian, Boyu Chen, Mengzhen Xu, Xingguo Han, Jianyang Xia, Shiping Chen
Clarifying temporal and spatial variations of carbon exchanges of arid and semi-arid grasslands, the most widespread terrestrial ecosystem in the Northern China, is critical to evaluate regional and national carbon balance. However, estimating the carbon sequestration capability of arid and semi-arid grasslands still remains a challenge due to large interannual variability and high sensitivity to human
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Trade-offs of organic and organic-inorganic fertilizer combinations in tomato quality and yield: A global meta-analysis (1992–2021) Eur. J. Agron. (IF 5.2) Pub Date : 2023-09-23 Jiahui Yang, Autar K. Mattoo, Yang Liu, Francis Zvomuya, Hailong He
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Genotype × environment × agronomic management interaction to enhance wheat yield in the Mediterranean rainfed environments of Morocco: II. Process based modeling Eur. J. Agron. (IF 5.2) Pub Date : 2023-09-23 Krishna Prasad Devkota, Mina Devkota, Rachid Moussadek, Vinay Nangia
Durum wheat (Triticum turgidum subsp. durum) is the oldest and most cultivated cereal crop in Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region and under Mediterranean climatic conditions. Morocco is one of the largest producer of durum wheat in MENA region, cultivated in more than 1 million ha area produced 2.5 million tons in 2020, which accounts for 17% of the total production in the region. In the region
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Long-term anthropogenic field management enhanced wheat productivity and resource utilization in the Loess Plateau region of China Eur. J. Agron. (IF 5.2) Pub Date : 2023-09-23 Peng Wu, Gang Zhao, Qi Wu, Hua Huang, Peng Zhang, Kemoh Bangura, Jianfu Xue, Min Sun, Shangzhong Li, Lei Wang, Wanli Cheng, Jian Fu, Kejun Yang, Tinglu Fan, Zhiqiang Gao
Low precipitation and poor soil quality are the main factors that limit wheat production in the Loess Plateau region of China. Straw incorporation and/or adding organic fertilizer can enhance wheat productivity by improving the soil water content (SWC) and soil fertility, but systematic long-term research has not yet been conducted. Thus, we conducted a 12-year continuous in-situ experiment in the
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Microclimate variation and recovery time in managed and old-growth temperate forests Agric. For. Meteorol. (IF 6.2) Pub Date : 2023-09-22 František Máliš, Karol Ujházy, Lucia Hederová, Mariana Ujházyová, Linda Csölleová, David A. Coomes, Florian Zellweger
Microclimate is a key driver of forest dynamics and shapes the response of forest organisms to global warming. The spatial and temporal variability of microclimate is strongly affected by forest management, so it is important to know how microclimate varies along successional gradients of managed forests, and how microclimatic dynamics in managed forests differ from those in old-growth forests. We
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Analysis of factors controlling maize yield response to hairy vetch and to nitrogen fertilization after hairy vetch Field Crops Res. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2023-09-22 W.D. Carciochi, F. Cafaro La Menza, C. Crespo, G. Dominguez, M.P. Rodriguez, N.I. Reussi Calvo, N. Wyngaard, H.R. Sainz Rozas, G. Studdert, P. Barbieri
Context or problem Several agricultural producers around the world are adopting hairy vetch (HV) (Vicia villosa Roth) inclusion in the crop sequence before maize (Zea mays L.). To date, it is not clear which factors control maize yield response to HV and to nitrogen (N) fertilization in HV-maize sequences. Objective or research question We aimed to i) explore the variability of maize grain yield response
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Changes in water status and microstructure reveal the mechanisms by which tempering affects drying characteristics and quality attributes of medicinal chrysanthemums Ind. Crops Prod. (IF 5.9) Pub Date : 2023-09-18 Huihuang Xu, Min Wu, Bo Wang, Wenguang Wei, Tong Zhang, Zhian Zheng
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Endophytic fungus-suspension cell co-culture: A new strategy for more rapid and sustainable screening of plant beneficial microorganisms Ind. Crops Prod. (IF 5.9) Pub Date : 2023-09-19 Yifan Sun, Zixuan Qiao, Xin Zuo, Meng Li, Yingquan Kang, Weiping Li, Chuchu Yang, Guangxi Ren, Dan Jiang, Chunsheng Liu
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Chitosan/cellulose nanocrystal biocomposite coating for fruit postharvest preservation Ind. Crops Prod. (IF 5.9) Pub Date : 2023-09-22 Yuzhen Du, Baoying Shi, Xiayu Luan, Yufeng Wang, Haiyan Song
Storage and transportation of fresh fruits and vegetables result in significant wastage, making their preservation post-harvest a global issue. Although petroleum-based synthetic wax is commonly used in fruit post-harvest preservation due to its effectiveness, its adverse effects on ecological environment and human health cannot be ignored. Hence, it is imperative to explore natural and sustainable
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Photochromic transparent bamboo composite with excellent optical and thermal management for smart window applications Ind. Crops Prod. (IF 5.9) Pub Date : 2023-09-22 Tao Zhang, Miao Zheng, Hongji Li, Tiancheng Yuan, Haozhe Peng, Kaidong Wang, Xianxu Zhan, Yuanqiang Liu, Kaili Wang, Xiaorong Liu, Yanjun Li
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Sustainable cellulose-based hydrogels for water treatment and purification Ind. Crops Prod. (IF 5.9) Pub Date : 2023-09-22 Van Thuan Le, Sang-Woo Joo, Mohammed Berkani, Tebogo Mashifana, Hesam Kamyab, Chongqing Wang, Yasser Vasseghian
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Carotenoid cleavage dioxygenases 4 from woodiness plant and their relationships with herbaceous plants Ind. Crops Prod. (IF 5.9) Pub Date : 2023-09-22 Dzib-Cauich Jonathan, Us-Camas Rosa, Cárdenas-Conejo Yair, Carballo-Uicab Víctor Manuel, Sierra-Ulín Diana, Aguilar-Espinosa Margarita, Rivera-Madrid Renata
The carotenoid-cleavage oxygenase genes (CCO) are found in all taxa, including the kingdom Plantae. In plants, these enzymes are classified into 9-cis epoxycarotenoid dioxygenases (NCEDs) and carotenoid cleavage dioxygenases (CCDs). Among the CCDs, CCD4 is a peculiar type of enzyme that plays a crucial role in creating aromas, flavors, colors, and molecules that protect plants from environmental stressors
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Valorization of lignocellulosic waste (coconut coir) for bio-vanillin production having antioxidant and anticancer activity against human breast cancer cells (MCF-7) Ind. Crops Prod. (IF 5.9) Pub Date : 2023-09-22 Veena Paul, Nilesh Rai, Aparna Agarwal, Vibhav Gautam, Abhishek Dutt Tripathi
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Green, efficient delignification of hybrid Pennisetum (Pennisetum americanum×P. purpureum) using steam explosion assisted p-toluenesulfonic acid treatment Ind. Crops Prod. (IF 5.9) Pub Date : 2023-09-22 Chen Cai, Guanghui Wang, Liuqing Wang, Dongfei Xu, Cuiqiang Yan
Effective separation of lignin is a prerequisite for the high-value application of lignocellulosic biomass. In this work, the delignification of hybrid Pennisetum (Pennisetum americanum×P. purpureum, HP) using environmentally-friendly steam explosion assisted p-toluenesulfonic acid (p-TsOH) treatment was investigated. The enhancement mechanism of steam explosion was studied by structural analysis of
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Changing maize hybrids helps adapt to climate change in Northeast China: revealed by field experiment and crop modelling Agric. For. Meteorol. (IF 6.2) Pub Date : 2023-09-21 Jin Zhao, Zhijuan Liu, Shuo Lv, Xiaomao Lin, Tao Li, Xiaoguang Yang
Adopting new cultivars is an effective strategy to partially offset the negative effects of climate change on crop yields. We integrated the regional agro-meteorological observations, site-level field experiment data, and a process-based crop model to assess the effects of maize hybrid management on grain yield at meteorological sites across Northeast China. On a regional scale, for per 1 ℃ increase
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Effects of interaction between forest structure and precipitation event characteristics on fuel moisture conditions Agric. For. Meteorol. (IF 6.2) Pub Date : 2023-09-21 Gergő Diószegi, Markus Immitzer, Mortimer M. Müller, Harald Vacik
Estimating forest fire danger is of primary concern for the Austrian forest fire management. The fine fuel moisture code (FFMC) of the Canadian Fire Weather Index (CFWI) is used for determining ignition danger. The FFMC is calculated by using the Integrated Nowcasting through Comprehensive Analysis (INCA) system, which provides interpolated weather parameters, available at 1 km2 spatial resolution
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Advances and prospectives of iron/biochar composites: Application, influencing factors and characterization methods Ind. Crops Prod. (IF 5.9) Pub Date : 2023-09-19 Jin-Zhou Su, Cheng-Chen Wang, Meng-Yan Zhang, Xiao-Bo Zong, Xian-Feng Huang, Zhi-Hua Deng, Ping Xiang
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Virgin cork colour and porosity as predictors for secondary cork industrial quality Ind. Crops Prod. (IF 5.9) Pub Date : 2023-09-19 Joana Amaral Paulo, Diana Isa Santos
Currently, the selection of the trees to be removed in a thinning, carried out in a young cork oak plantation, is determined by a systematic rule to reach a predefined tree density value, in combination with simple criteria regarding individual tree sanitary conditions and stem shape. Since no criteria regarding the cork are available, thinnings can result in the removal of individuals that would later
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Biorefinery solutions for food processing wastes: A sustainable bioeconomic perspective Ind. Crops Prod. (IF 5.9) Pub Date : 2023-09-21 Prakash Kumar Sarangi, Akhilesh Kumar Singh, Sashi Sonkar, Krushna Prasad Shadangi, Rajesh Kumar Srivastava, Vijai Kumar Gupta, Jigisha Parikh, Uttam Kumar Sahoo, Muthusamy Govarthanan
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Biobased lignin-blockers enable efficient production of glucose from lignocelluloses Ind. Crops Prod. (IF 5.9) Pub Date : 2023-09-19 Guangxu Yang, Zhenggang Gong, Lizhen Huang, Xiaolin Luo, Li Shuai, Jing Liu
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Wastewater driven trace element transfer up the food chain in peri-urban agricultural lands of Lahore, Pakistan Agric. Water Manag. (IF 6.7) Pub Date : 2023-09-19 Muhammad Luqman, Muhammad Umer Farooq Awan, Shaukat Hayat Khan, Razzaq Ahmed, Hsi-Hsien Yang, Muhammad Rizwan Goraya
In peri-urban agricultural lands of Lahore city, untreated wastewater from trans-boundary Hudiara drain is widely used for agriculture. The irrigated water may pose a hazard of trace element (TE) contamination in agricultural produce and consequently threat to human health. This study was designed to investigate the quality and transferability of TE contamination in water, soil, fodder and buffalo
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The impact of soil and water conservation practices on food security in eastern Ethiopia. A propensity score matching approach Agric. Water Manag. (IF 6.7) Pub Date : 2023-09-21 Babu Mideksa, Gezahegn Muluken, Ndemo Eric
Erosion is severe in major agricultural sectors and areas of concentrated intense rainfall, such as southern Brazil, Argentina, India, eastern China, the Midwestern United States, Ethiopia, and Mediterranean Europe. To meet the world's food needs while protecting the environment, a more environmentally friendly agricultural model is needed. How much the adoption of introduced SWCP can contribute to
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The roles of radiative, structural and physiological information of sun-induced chlorophyll fluorescence in predicting gross primary production of a corn crop at various temporal scales Agric. For. Meteorol. (IF 6.2) Pub Date : 2023-09-21 Peiqi Yang, Xinjie Liu, Zhigang Liu, Christiaan van der Tol, Liangyun Liu
Extensive research suggests that sun-induced chlorophyll fluorescence (SIF) and gross primary productivity (GPP) have a near-linear relationship, providing a promising avenue for estimating the carbon uptake of ecosystems. However, the factors influencing the relationship are not yet clear. This study examines the roles of SIF's radiative, structural, and physiological information in predicting GPP
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Crop residue retention increases greenhouse gas emissions but reduces chemical fertilizer requirement in a vegetable-rice rotation Agric. For. Meteorol. (IF 6.2) Pub Date : 2023-09-21 Le Qi, Prem Pokharel, Rong Huang, Scott X. Chang, Xiaoqiang Gong, Tao Sun, Yueqiang Wu, Zifang Wang, Ming Gao
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Effects of L-glutamic acid application on yield, grain quality, photosynthetic pigments, 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline, and antioxidant system of aromatic rice Field Crops Res. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2023-09-19 Haowen Luo, Meiyang Duan, Pipeng Xing, Yingying Zhang, Jianying Qi, Leilei Kong, Xiangru Tang
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Assessing chickpea attainable yield and closing the yield gaps caused by agronomic and genetic factors Field Crops Res. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2023-09-21 Sajjad Rahimi-Moghaddam, Seyedreza Amiri, Hamed Eyni-Nargeseh
Context or problem Agricultural production in the world has drastically increased to meet future food demand. Yield gap assessment provides important information on how production can be increased on existing cropland. Also, boosting food production by reducing the yield gap has fewer environmental consequences than increasing the food production area. Methods For this purpose, the SSM-Legume model
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Physiological and transcriptomic responses of Pinellia ternata to continuous cropping Ind. Crops Prod. (IF 5.9) Pub Date : 2023-09-18 Ye Hang, Tao Hu, Yuhang Tian, Yinqun Zhang, Liyang Shangguan, Miao Liu, Mingsheng Zhang
Pinellia ternata (Thunb.) Breit. is one of the popular medicinal plants and industrial crops in China, but its production has been severely limited by continuous cropping obstacles (CCO). In order to elucidate the reaction of P. ternata to successive cultivation and the potentially uncover the possible causes of CCO, the research group examined P. ternata relevant indexes, including morphological,
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Exploring the imminent trends of saponins in personal care product development: A review Ind. Crops Prod. (IF 5.9) Pub Date : 2023-09-20 Annu Jolly, Hayeran Kim, Ju-Young Moon, Anandhu Mohan, Young-Chul Lee
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Biomass off-gassing: A mini-review and meta-analysis aspiring to inspire future research and innovation in solid biofuels for safety-sensitive and environmentally responsible residential and industrial applications Ind. Crops Prod. (IF 5.9) Pub Date : 2023-09-21 Bruno Rafael de Almeida Moreira, Victor Hugo Cruz, Marcelo Rodrigues Barbosa Junior, Paulo Renato Matos Lopes, Rouverson Pereira da Silva
Biomass offers substantial societal, environmental, and economic advantages. However, the release of harmful gases during its utilization presents critical challenges. To establish secure and environmentally conscious processes for biomass-to-solid fuel conversion, we conducted a concise review and meta-analysis. Our systematic approach identified fifteen incidents of perilous off-gassing associated
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Large-scale RNAseq analysis provide a new insight into the critical genes and regulatory networks of tiller development mediated by gibberellin in sugarcane Ind. Crops Prod. (IF 5.9) Pub Date : 2023-09-19 Hanmin Luo, Huiwen Zhou, Junxian Liu, Jing Liu, Jianhua You, Weixing Duan, Yangrui Li, Qi Chen, Faqian Xiong, Haifeng Yan, Lihang Qiu
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Mechanism of the super-large deformation behavior of poplar wood under transverse compression Ind. Crops Prod. (IF 5.9) Pub Date : 2023-09-18 Guofang Wu, Yinlan Shen, Feng Fu, Haiqing Ren, Wei Qu
This study aims to investigate the relationship between the anatomical features and the mechanical behavior of poplar wood and reveal the deformation mechanism of hardwood under transverse compression. We conducted a transverse compression test of the poplar wood, a typical diffuse porous wood, under uniaxial, laterally restrained, and circumferentially restrained conditions. Subsequently, a finite
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Accelerated ultraviolet aging behavior and numerical simulation of ramie/carbon fiber reinforced polyethylene terephthalate glycol hybrid composites Ind. Crops Prod. (IF 5.9) Pub Date : 2023-09-21 Xingzu Zhao, Haipeng Ren, Wenqing Du, Dengpeng Song, Yiwei Ouyang, Weilin Xu, Yang Liu