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Agronomy
Abdul Majeed, Imran Rashid, Abid Niaz, Allah Ditta, Aysha Sameen, Asma A. Al-Huqail, Manzer H. Siddiqui
Summary: Balanced use of micronutrients in soils is crucial for the long-term sustainability and optimized nutrient use efficiency of agro-ecological systems. This study found that the application of 30 kg/ha of zinc sulfate, along with recommended doses of NPK fertilizer, significantly increased the yield and sucrose content of sugarcane.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Pravin Kumar Upadhyay, Abir Dey, Vinod Kumar Singh, Brahma Swaroop Dwivedi, Tarunendu Singh, G. A. Rajanna, Subhash Babu, Sanjay Singh Rathore, Rajiv Kumar Singh, Kapila Shekhawat, Meenakshi Rangot, Pradeep Kumar, Dhinu Yadav, Devendra Pratap Singh, Debarshi Dasgupta, Gaurav Shukla
Summary: One of the biggest challenges in world agriculture is low nitrogen use efficiency. To address this, researchers emphasize the need for environmentally sound novel fertilizers and improved agronomic management. In a field experiment in India, applying 75% recommended N with conventional fertilizer and nano-urea spray reduced energy requirement and increased energy use efficiency. It also resulted in higher economic yields and comparable soil N and dehydrogenase activities, while reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
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Agronomy
Ashfaq Ahmad Rahi, Muhammad Akbar Anjum, Javed Iqbal Mirza, Saleha Ahmad Ali, Theodore Danso Marfo, Shah Fahad, Subhan Danish, Rahul Datta
Summary: The study demonstrated that increasing potassium humate significantly improved the yield, total biomass, and harvesting index of tomatoes, while enhancing iron uptake. The research indicated that in both autumn and spring seasons, potassium humate and micronutrient mixture had significant effects on the growth of tomatoes.
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Biophysics
Olga Mileti, Noemi Baldino, Francesca Romana Lupi, Domenico Gabriele
Summary: Proteins play a crucial role in forming and stabilizing multiphase systems by reducing interfacial tension and promoting viscoelastic layers. However, there is a lack of research on the surface activity and emulsifying ability of plant-based proteins. This study investigates the interfacial properties of soy, hemp, and brown rice proteins with commercial sunflower oil for potential use in various food applications. The results demonstrate that all tested proteins can form strong viscoelastic layers, with brown rice protein being particularly effective in reducing interfacial tension. Hemp protein shows promise with intermediate interfacial tensions and strong viscoelastic layers.
COLLOIDS AND SURFACES B-BIOINTERFACES
(2023)
Article
Plant Sciences
Salwinder Singh Dhaliwal, Vivek Sharma, Arvind Kumar Shukla, Manmeet Kaur, Vibha Verma, Prabhjodh Singh Sandhu, Amnah Mohammed Alsuhaibani, Ahmed Gaber, Akbar Hossain
Summary: The study demonstrates that the foliar application of borax and urea at the flowering and capsule formation stage can significantly improve the quality parameters, yield, nutrient concentration, and uptake in Indian mustard.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2022)
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Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Hasan Sardar, Mujahid Irshad, Muhammad Akbar Anjum, Sajjad Hussain, Sajid Ali, Riaz Ahmed, Shaghef Ejaz
Summary: This study aimed to enhance the growth, yield, and quality of broccoli through foliar application of zinc and boron, alone and in combination. The results showed that this treatment increased plant height, stem length and diameter, number of leaves, leaf length and width, root fresh and dry weight, number of florets, head diameter and weight, chlorophyll levels, carotenoids, and nitrogen and potassium concentration in leaves and head. The study concluded that foliar application of different micronutrients improves the production and quality of broccoli.
TURKISH JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY
(2022)
Article
Plant Sciences
Ahmad Sher, Anum Samreen Tahira, Abdul Sattar, Ahmad Nawaz, Abdul Qayyum, Shabir Hussain, Abdul Manaf
Summary: The study demonstrates that foliar application of 5-ALA has a positive impact on improving the performance of sunflower under drought stress, resulting in increased yield and oil contents.
ACTA PHYSIOLOGIAE PLANTARUM
(2021)
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Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Tanja Luzaic, Ranko Romanic, Nada Grahovac, Sinisa Jocic, Sandra Cvejic, Nada Hladni, Lato Pezo
Summary: Sunflower seeds are one of the top five most abundant oilseeds in the world, and there has been increasing attention on cold-pressed sunflower oil due to its minimal processing. A study was conducted on the characteristics of 20 new sunflower hybrid seeds, with a focus on extraction oil yield. By utilizing an artificial neural network approach, a model was developed to predict the mechanical extraction oil yield of new sunflower hybrids based on experimental data.
JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE
(2021)
Article
Agronomy
Sonia Perveen, Saeed Ahmad, Milan Skalicky, Ijaz Hussain, Muhammad Habibur-Rahman, Abdul Ghaffar, Muhammad Shafqat Bashir, Maria Batool, Montaser M. Hassan, Marian Brestic, Shah Fahad, Ayman El Sabagh
Summary: The combined application of polymer coated urea and sulphur fertilizer significantly improves the growth, physiology, yield, oil contents, and nitrogen use efficiency of sunflower crops. The best results were observed with a sulphur fertilizer rate of 60 kg ha(-1) in combination with polymer coated urea.
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Agricultural Engineering
Rumyana Georgieva, Vanya Delibaltova, Petar Chavdarov
Summary: This study investigated the effects of foliar fertilizers and biostimulators on coriander cultivar in terms of productivity, seed yield, and essential oil content. The results showed that the use of Masterblend foliar fertilizer significantly increased yield, and foliar applied products also increased essential oil content. The findings of this study are valuable for further research on other essential oil crops.
INDUSTRIAL CROPS AND PRODUCTS
(2022)
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Galiya Abdilova, Zhadra Sergibayeva, Duman Orynbekov, Merey Shamenov, Gulmira Zhumadilova, Anara Bakiyeva, Nurbolat Mukashev, Assyl Bayadilova, Damir Dukenbayev
Summary: This study constructed an oil pressing machine for sunflower seeds and investigated the effects of different grinding degrees and screw rotation speeds on pressing efficiency. The results showed that increasing the grinding degree and screw rotation speed led to higher oil yield, with the optimal conditions being a grinding degree of 4 mm and a screw rotation speed of 60 rpm. The study also found that these factors influenced energy consumption, cake density, and cake temperature.
APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
(2023)
Article
Agronomy
Sergio Tovar Hernandez, Natalia Diovisalvi, Walter Daniel Carciochi, Natalia Izquierdo, Hernan Sainz Rozas, Fernando Garcia, Nahuel Reussi Calvo
Summary: Different nitrogen diagnosis methods were evaluated in experiments, with the addition of Nan improving the PPSNT diagnosis method and showing different critical nitrogen availability thresholds under different Nan levels. The NDVIr at V-12 effectively monitored the crop nitrogen status, while N-c adequately diagnosed nitrogen deficiencies and could predict based on the ratio of nitrogen availability to grain yield.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Kazem Ghassemi-Golezani, Saeedeh Rahimzadeh
Summary: The content and composition of essential oil in medicinal plants can be influenced by eco-friendly products such as biochar and biochar-based nanocomposites. In this study, the effects of biochar and biochar-based nanocomposites of iron and zinc on dill plants under different salinity levels were investigated. The results showed that biochar treatments increased iron and zinc content and decreased sodium accumulation in leaf tissues. The seed essential oil content increased under high salinity, and the composition of major compounds in the essential oil changed. Biochar treatments, especially those with higher production of monoterpenes, increased the levels of certain compounds and improved the antioxidant activity. The combined form of nanocomposite was found to be the most effective treatment in improving the content of basic commercial monoterpenes and antioxidant activity in salt-stressed dill plants.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2022)
Article
Agronomy
Ayubur Rahman, Nawab Ali, Muhammad Mehran Anjum, Fazal Jalal, Bismillah Khan, Gul Roz Khan, Sajid Ali
Summary: Phosphorous (P) and foliar Zinc (Zn) nutrition have a significant impact on the growth, yield, and quality of Flax. A field experiment was conducted to investigate the effects of P, foliar Zn, and their interaction on Flax yield and yield components. The results showed that the application of P and Zn significantly improved the plant height, leaf area, flowering and maturity days, branches per plant, capsules per plant, seeds per capsule, thousand grains weight, grain yield, biological yield, harvest index, and oil content of Flax. The interaction between P and Zn also had a significant effect on plant height, capsules per plant, grain yield, biological yield, and harvest index. The optimal application rates were found to be 60 kg ha(-1) P and 2.5 kg ha(-1) Zn in foliar form before flowering stage for optimum seed yield and oil content. It was also recommended to apply 90 kg ha(-1) P and 3.5 kg ha(-1) Zn foliar spray for higher yields and production of Flax.
Article
Polymer Science
Brindusa Balanuca, Cristina Ott, Celina Maria Damian, Horia Iovu, Roxana Trusca, Raluca Stan
Summary: In this study, bicomponent polymeric architectures were fabricated through visible-light polymerization using methacrylated and PEGylated high oleic sunflower oil (HO-SFO) monomers and compatible polyethylene glycol dimethacrylate (PEG-DMA). The amount of PEG-DMA and PEG units grafted on the HO-SFO backbone directly influenced the key properties of the oil-based polymers, affecting crystallinity degree and PBS absorption capacity. PEG chains acted as mediators for hydrophobic and hydrophilic components, impacting system mobility and network arrangement, leading to higher PBS absorption.
POLYMERS FOR ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES
(2021)
