Article
Chemistry, Physical
Yu Zhao, Zhongti Sun, Yuyang Yi, Chen Lu, Menglei Wang, Zhou Xia, Xueyu Lian, Zhongfan Liu, Jingyu Sun
Summary: This study investigates the effects of edge-N and graphitic-N doping on potassium-ion storage in carbon anodes, providing guidance for the design of low-cost and high-performance PIB systems.
Article
Agronomy
Or Sperling, Uri Yermiyahu, Uri Hochberg
Summary: The availability of minerals affects transpiration in plants. However, limited data on the interactive effects of minerals hinder the incorporation of mineral matrix into irrigation planning. In this study, we measured the transpiration, hydraulics, growth, and reproduction of almond trees under different mineral concentrations to characterize the effects of mineral availability on transpiration. We also used machine learning to predict irrigation requirements based on climatic variables and physiological measurements. The findings highlight the importance of considering fertilization effects on plant physiology in irrigation planning.
IRRIGATION SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Noah M. Schmadel, Judson W. Harvey, Gregory E. Schwarz
Summary: Nutrients accumulated in small catchments across the northeastern United States are released into river flow in the current season, with a significant portion of mass lagged from catchment storage repositories. A seasonally dynamic approach to large-scale nutrient modeling helps assess the effects of nutrient storage and lagged releases on rivers interacting with seasonally varying nutrient reactivity and societal management actions throughout large river basins.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2021)
Review
Plant Sciences
Witold Grzebisz, Jean Diatta, Przemyslaw Barlog, Maria Biber, Jaroslaw Potarzycki, Remigiusz Lukowiak, Katarzyna Przygocka-Cyna, Witold Szczepaniak
Summary: The concept of the Soil Fertility Clock is based on the adaptability of essential nutrients in the soil and provides an effective way to control fertilizer nitrogen production. By balancing nitrogen with other nutrients, the maximum crop yield can be achieved.
Article
Plant Sciences
Demetrius Lira-Martins, Carlos Alberto Quesada, Stanislav Strekopytov, Emma Humphreys-Williams, Bruno Herault, Jon Lloyd
Summary: Tropical trees store a large amount of nutrients in their woody tissues, with potassium, sodium, and calcium playing a role in mediating water storage capacity. Wood nutrients are associated with wood density, and trees with lower wood density store more water.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Agronomy
Nikola Kokovic, Goran Jacimovic, Biljana Sikiric, Vladimir Ciric, Vladan Ugrenovic, Aigul Zhapparova, Elmira Saljnikov
Summary: The paper presents the results of a 50-year fertilisation experiment on Eutric Cambisol, showing that long-term application of high doses of nitrogen can lead to soil acidification, decreased microbial populations, and significant changes in soil physical and chemical properties. Inappropriate agricultural practices can result in soil degradation.
ITALIAN JOURNAL OF AGRONOMY
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Quanzhou Du, Yuhua Zhao, Yujuan Chen, Jianming Liu, Huanhuan Li, Guangyue Bai, Kelei Zhuo, Jianji Wang
Summary: Nitrogen-doped porous carbon nanosheets (NPCNs) with unique structure were studied for their potential application as anode and cathode material in potassium-ion hybrid capacitors (PIHCs). The structural changes of NPCNs during potassiation and depotassiation were analyzed using Raman spectroscopy and transmission electron microscopy. The PIHC device assembled with NPCNs exhibited a superior energy density of 128 Wh kg-1 and a capacity retention of 90.8% after 9000 cycles. This research contributes to the development of double-functional self-matching materials for high-performance hybrid energy storage devices.
GREEN ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Horticulture
Andrei I. Kuzin, Natalia Ya. Kashirskaya, Alexei E. Solovchenko, Alexei V. Kushner, Anna M. Kochkina, Ludmila V. Stepantzova, Vyacheslav N. Krasin
Summary: The foliar application of micronutrients can improve nutrient uptake, reduce fertilizer usage, and maintain soil health. In an apple orchard experiment, manganese treatments increased foliar nitrogen content and zinc treatments enhanced foliar potassium. Low-rate chemical fertilizers application with initial high-rate organic fertilization allowed for optimal soil pH in the orchard.
Article
Agronomy
Nosheen Akhtar, Noshin Ilyas, Muhammad Arshad, Tehseen Ahmad Meraj, Daniel Ingo Hefft, Basit Latief Jan, Parvaiz Ahmad
Summary: This study evaluates the positive effects of calcium, potassium, and boron on durum wheat facing drought stress. The results show that the exogenous application of these nutrients significantly increases plant growth and yield, as well as enhances the synthesis of antioxidants.
Article
Environmental Studies
Samukelisiwe P. Vilakazi, Pardon Muchaonyerwa, Nkosinomusa Nomfundo Buthelezi-Dube
Summary: Disposing of potato waste at landfills causes loss of nutrients and pollution of air and groundwater. Biochar made from potato waste can reduce carbon dioxide emissions, increase carbon storage, and recycle nutrients in soil. This study investigated the effects of using biochar made from cull potato and pine bark on carbon dioxide emissions and the availability of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium in different soils.
Article
Agronomy
Miroslaw Wyszkowski, Natalia Kordala, Marzena S. Brodowska
Summary: The aim of the research was to determine the effectiveness of organic materials, such as humic acids, in reducing the trace element content in soils fertilized with excessive nitrogen fertilizers. Soil type had a significant effect on trace element content. Most trace elements were found in higher concentrations in loamy sand compared to sand. Among the tested fertilizers, ammonium nitrate resulted in higher trace element content in the soil. Urea fertilization decreased the content of certain trace elements in both soils, while urea ammonium nitrate solution (UAN) had a similar impact as ammonium nitrate on trace element content.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Binglu Deng, Qianhui Huang, Wenjia Zhang, Jiaming Liu, Qi Meng, Ziyi Zhu, Wentao Zhong, Xue Li, Yingjie Zhang
Summary: Utilizing rhododendron petals as precursors to produce nitrogen-doped renewable carbon for electrical energy storage systems shows excellent electrochemical performance, providing new ways to improve the utilization efficiency of waste biomass resources.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Alessandra Teglia, Daniela Di Baccio, Giorgio Matteucci, Andrea Scartazza, Bruno De Cinti, Francesco Mazzenga, Dario Ravaioli, Enrico Muzzi, Graziella Marcolini, Federico Magnani
Summary: Anthropogenic activities have resulted in an increase of nitrogen compounds in the atmosphere, affecting forest ecosystems. This study simulated the effects of nitrogen deposition in beech forests through controlled experiments in two contrasting climatic regions. The results showed that nitrogen addition had some impact on forest health, but no severe impairments were observed in the short term.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Fisheries
Jorge Laco Portinho, Ana Carolina Campos Gomes, Andrea Koga-Vicente, Fernanda Cristina Carvalho Milani, Rodrigo Bueno Pentean, Celso Vainer Manzatto, Luciana Spinelli-Araujo, Luiz Eduardo Vicente
Summary: The study found signs of eutrophication in FF2 during both dry and wet seasons. The main LULC changes observed in the sub-basins of the four FFs between 2005 and 2018 were a decrease in pasture land and an increase in sugarcane crops.
Article
Agronomy
Hanna Klikocka, Witold Szczepaniak
Summary: Our economic analysis aimed to evaluate the profitability of winter bread wheat production based on two fundamental aspects: grainprotein content as a criterion for grain prices, and a comparative simulation of production profitability based on production costs. The results showed that growing bread wheat with high inputs, such as nitrogen rates and crop protection, generated profit. However, in the face of a global energy crisis, it might be necessary to switch to baking products from low-protein flour to significantly reduce expenditure on fertilisers and fungicides.
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Karin Soderqvist, Anna Karin Rosberg, Sofia Boqvist, Beatrix Alsanius, Lars Mogren, Ivar Vagsholm
JOURNAL OF FOOD PROTECTION
(2019)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Julia Darlison, Lars Mogren, Anna Karin Rosberg, Maria Gruden, Antoine Minet, Clarisse Line, Morgane Mieli, Torbjorn Bengtsson, Asa Hakansson, Elisabeth Uhlig, Paul G. Becher, Maria Karlsson, Beatrix W. Alsanius
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2019)
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Anna Karin Rosberg, Julia Darlison, Lars Mogren, Beatrix Waechter Alsanius
Summary: The bacterial communities of leafy vegetables in commercial production undergo significant changes, where washing the produce does not reduce bacterial load but alters species composition. The cold chain process may lead to an increase in spoilage bacteria, with issues of cross-contamination detected in the wash water.
Article
Food Science & Technology
E. Mulaosmanovic, T. U. T. Lindblom, S. T. Windstam, M. Bengtsson, A. K. Rosberg, L. Mogren, B. W. Alsanius
Summary: Leafy vegetables undergo abiotic and biotic stresses, and a series of processing steps that cause mechanical injury. Machine-harvesting, washing, and packaging cause major phyllosphere perturbations, increasing levels of leaf damage. Bacterial species specific to different harvesting and processing steps replace core microbiota species.
Article
Soil Science
Muhammad Shahid Rizwan, Muhammad Imtiaz, Jun Zhu, Balal Yousaf, Mubshar Hussain, Liaqat Ali, Allah Ditta, M. Zahid Ihsan, Guoyong Huang, Muhammad Ashraf, Hongqing Hu
Summary: The study found that the addition of rice straw derived biochar (BC) effectively immobilized the availability of lead and copper in contaminated soil, reducing their uptake in plants. Compared to other organic and inorganic amendments, BC showed better performance in amending contaminated soil.
Article
Microbiology
Sammar Khalil, Preeti Panda, Farideh Ghadamgahi, AnnaKarin Rosberg, Ramesh R. Vetukuri
Summary: The study found that microbial diversity and composition in commercial RAS systems with Tilapia or Clarias were dependent on fish species and sampling site. Both Tilapia and Clarias RAS hosted microbial communities that promoted plant growth, inhibited plant pathogens, and encouraged biodegradation. The production of extracellular enzymes by bacterial strains isolated from these systems makes them a promising tool in aquaponics for plant growth promotion and disease control.
Article
Plant Sciences
Muhammad Zahid Ihsan, Abdul Khaliq, Manzer H. Siddiqui, Liaqat Ali, Ritesh Kumar, Hayssam M. Ali, Amar Matloob, Shah Fahad
Summary: Fluctuations in temperature adversely affect grain development during intermittent climate changes. High temperature stress reduces plant growth, grain setting, and 100-grain weight. It also damages the plant photosynthetic machinery leading to plant death. Foliar application of plant growth regulators can partially mitigate these harmful changes.
JOURNAL OF PLANT GROWTH REGULATION
(2022)
Article
Microbiology
Beatrix W. Alsanius, Lea Vaas, Samareh Gharaie, Maria E. Karlsson, Anna Karin Rosberg, Walter Wohanka, Sammar Khalil, Sofia Windstam
Summary: This study found that the interaction between light quality and nutrient supply affects the biosurfactant activity and biofilm formation of some non-phototrophic phyllosphere bacteria, which is crucial for the dynamics of the phyllosphere microbiome.
FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Athar Mahmood, Xiukang Wang, Asad Ali, Masood Iqbal Awan, Liaqat Ali, Sajid Fiaz, Maria Naqve, Muhammad Umair Hassan, Muhmmad Mansoor Javaid, Hongqin Wang, Yang Shoujun, Zhiyuan Ma
Summary: This study aims to investigate the effects of different harvesting times and nitrogen application rates on the biomass yield of maize and bio-methane production. The results show that applying 200 kg/ha of nitrogen and harvesting at 65 days after sowing can result in higher bio-methane production.
POLISH JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
(2022)
Article
Plant Sciences
Liaqat Ali, Muhammad Rashid Shaheen, Muhammad Zahid Ihsan, Sajid Masood, Muhammad Zubair, Farrukh Shehzad, Absar-Ul-Haq Khalid
Summary: This study identified the effects of high NaCl stress on broccoli plants and their adaptive mechanisms. The results showed that increased soil salinity inhibited nutrient absorption, reduced plant growth, and affected leaf chlorophyll and photosystem activities. However, the stress also stimulated antioxidant enzyme activities, enabling the plants to tolerate medium levels of NaCl stress.
SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY
(2022)
Article
Plant Sciences
Sajid Masood, Khalid Saifullah Khan, Muhammad Ashraf, Muhammad Iqbal, Ghulam Mustafa, Liaqat Ali, Qaiser Hussain, M. Tariq Javed, Niaz Ahmed, Muhammad Jamil
Summary: This study investigated the mechanisms underlying the salt tolerance of rice under the application of iron. The results showed that the application of Fe reduced the accumulation of Na and increased the uptake of Fe and antioxidant enzymatic activity in leaves, thereby enhancing the salt tolerance of rice.
SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY
(2022)
Article
Horticulture
Mehboob Alam, Shaukat Ali, Sultan Akbar Jadoon, Masood Ahmad, Asim Muhammad, Syed Tanveer Shah, Imran Ahmad, Abdur Rab, Zawar Hussain, Liaqat Ali
Summary: This study assessed the effect of chitosan solution on the quality of persimmon fruit. The results showed that persimmon fruit dipped in 3% chitosan solution for 15 minutes had the best postharvest performance.
ACTA SCIENTIARUM POLONORUM-HORTORUM CULTUS
(2023)
Article
Ecology
M. Abdullah, M. Rafay, F. Rasheed, M. Ahmad, Z. Kamran, M. F. Azhar, M. Akram, M. Z. Ishan, L. Ali, T. Ahmad
APPLIED ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2020)
Article
Plant Sciences
Muhammad S. Hayyat, Muhammad E. Safdar, Muhammad Asif, Asif Tanveer, Liaqat Ali, Rafi Qamar, Hafiz H. Ali, Naila Farooq, Hafiz M. A. Javeed, Zahid H. Tarar
Review
Horticulture
Beatrix W. Alsanius, Maria Karlsson, Anna Karin Rosberg, Martine Dorais, Most Tahera Naznin, Sammar Khalil, Karl-Johan Bergstrand