Enhancing Maize Production Through Timely Nutrient Supply: The Role of Foliar Fertiliser Application by Brian Ssemugenze, Akasairi Ocwa, Ronald Kuunya, Costa Gumisiriya, Csaba Bojtor, János Nagy, Adrienn Széles, Árpád Illés

“…Foliar application at critical growth stages like flowering and grain filling boosted carbohydrate and protein content, lipid levels, kernel size, mineral content, and the weight of the maize grain. …”
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Understanding role of cadmium substitution on the structural, microstructural, transport properties of ferrites synthesized by different methods by Kulkarni Akshay B., Mathad Shridhar N., Manohara S.R., Deshpande Sandeep M., Kulkarni Kajal A., Mane Vaishali

“…The Cole-Cole plots show the dual contribution of grain and grain boundaries in conductivity.…”
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Effect of microstructure and neutron irradiation defects on deuterium retention in SiC by Alex Leide, Weicheng Zhong, Isabel Fernandez-Victorio, Isabel Fernandez-Victorio, Duc Nguyen-Manh, Duc Nguyen-Manh, Takaaki Koyanagi

“…Experimental results show lower deuterium retention in single crystal SiC than in polycrystal SiC indicating that grain boundaries are key trapping features in unirradiated SiC. …”
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Determination of arsenic and cadmium uptake by rice from topsoil by Desheng Yang, Zhechuan Liu, Wenqi Zhao, Ting Du, Shengyang Fan, Zhuang Xiong, Shaobing Peng, Xiaoxiao Li, Fei Wang

“…Moreover, varietal differences were observed, with TR significantly reducing grain As and Cd concentrations of YLY6 but no difference in HHZ. …”
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Quantitative characterization of the multiscale mechanical properties of low-permeability sandstone roofs of coal seams based on nanoindentation and triaxial tests and its implicat... by Feng Cao, Jianhua He, Hongxiu Cao, Hucheng Deng, Andrew D. La Croix, Rui Jiang, Ruixue Li, Jiarun Li

“…The major conclusion is that the positive rhythm lithofacies of medium-grained sandstone to siltstone are the most favorable for efficient CO2 sequestration in deep unmineable coal seams.…”
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Numerical Simulation Study of Pore-Throat Evolution of Upper Paleozoic in Ordos Basin, China by Qing Cao, Zhangxing Chen, JingZhou Zhao, Jiacheng Dang, Jiaxuan Song, Bin Chen

“…The fitting results show that the main factors influencing the evolution of porosity and a pore-throat system are grain size and siliceous cement, which can also be validated by the measured data on two gas-bearing intervals. …”
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Soybean cultivars under the foliar application of a compounded biofertilizer in different plant phenological stages and doses by Fernando Simoni Bacilieri, Roberta Camargos de Oliveira, Ludyellen Cristina Medeiros Santos, Mara Lúcia Martins Magela, Regina Maria Quintão Lana, Ernane Miranda Lemes

“…Purpose Soybean is critical in the global food scenario, and increased grain productivity and sustainability are always sought. …”
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Relationship of Nitrogen Use Efficiency with the Activities of Enzymes Involved in Nitrogen Uptake and Assimilation of Finger Millet Genotypes Grown under Different Nitrogen Inputs by Nidhi Gupta, Atul K. Gupta, Vikram S. Gaur, Anil Kumar

“…High nitrogen use efficiency and nitrogen utilization efficiency were observed in PRM-1 genotype, whereas high nitrogen uptake efficiency was observed in PRM-801 genotype. At grain filling nitrogen uptake efficiency in PRM-1 negatively correlated with NR, GS, GOGAT activities whereas it was positively correlated in PRM-701 and PRM-801, however, GDH showed a negative correlation. …”
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Effect of Zr on inclusions and microstructure of non-quenched and tempered steel F38MnVS by Yucheng Wang, Yang Li, Zhouhua Jiang, Meng Sun, Shuai Ma, Yunqie Mao, Yanshuo Ma, Tianci Li, Dengyunfei Nie, Rui Yang

“…At the same time, the addition of Zr causes the austenite grain size to decrease and more intragranular ferrite appears. …”
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Impacts of different pig slurry application methods on soil quality indicators in a maize-soybean cropping sequence in the Sub-humid Pampas of Argentina by Vanesa Pegoraro, Cristian Cazorla, Omar Bachmeier, Tomás Baigorria, Mónica Boccolini, Jimena Ortiz, Claudio Lorenzon, Susana Hang, Marta Zubillaga

“…Chemical parameters and microbiological parameters were determined. Also, grain yields and N uptake were measured. Results IS caused increases in anaerobic nitrogen and basal respiration of soil on soybean. …”
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Methodology for assessing the agroecological adaptability of genotypes under global climate warming by A. I. Kincharov, E. A. Demina, M. N. Kincharova, T. Yu. Taranova, O. S. Mullayanova, K. Yu. Chekmasova

“…To reduce the risk of a significant decrease in gross grain harvests in dry years and achieve high results under favorable conditions, the goal was to develop a comprehensive indicator for assessing the agroecological adaptability of genotypes to some consequences of global climate warming.Materials and methods. …”
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Competitive and collaborative relationship between Al–3P and TiB2 nanoparticles in the microstructure manipulation of eutectic Al–Si alloys by Yi-Lu Li, Bai-Xin Dong, Hong-Yu Yang, Dan Luo, Shi-Li Shu, Zhi-Fa Wang, Jie Kang, Jia Meng, Chang-Jie Luo, Cheng-Gang Wang, Kuang Cao, Jian Qiao, Ming Zhu, Feng Qiu, Qi-Chuan Jiang

“…The enhanced high-temperature strength was attributed to the refinement of primary Si and α-Al, which was achieved through the synergistic effects of nano-TiB2 particles and Al–3P. Then the grain boundary density increased, with finer eutectic Si and nanoparticles being effectively pinned at the grain boundaries, thereby boosting the mechanical performance. …”
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Processing Window and Microstructure of NiCoCrAlY Coating Deposited on Cast Iron Using Multilayer Laser Cladding by Hao Liu, Peijian Chen, Haifeng Yang, Jingbin Hao, Xianhua Tian, Xiuli He, Gang Yu

“…The morphology of the grain in NiCoCrAlY alloy coating is mainly epitaxially grown columnar crystals. …”
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Optimization of Bi2O3, TiO2, and Sb2O3 Doped ZnO-Based Low-Voltage Varistor Ceramic to Maximize Nonlinear Electrical Properties by Masoumeh Dorraj, Azmi Zakaria, Yadollah Abdollahi, Mansor Hashim, Seyedehmaryam Moosavi

“…In ZnO-based low voltage varistor, the two essential features of microstructure determining its nonlinear response are the formation Bi-enriched active grain boundaries as well as a controlled ZnO grain size by secondary spinel-type phases. …”
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WHY THE UNITED NATIONS HAVE DECLARED THAT 2016 IS THE INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF PULSES? by M. A. Vishnyakova, S. V. Shuvalov

“…The paper demonstrates the importance of the VIR grain legumes collection in the context of the International Year of Pulses (IYP) declared by the UN. …”
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Field Corn Production Guide by David Wright, Jim Marois, Jim Rich, Richard Sprenkel

“… Field corn is important in Florida for both grain and silage. Production has declined over the past two decades because of limited opportunities for profit, increased financial risks with less insurance coverage as compared to cotton and peanut, reduction in infrastructure for handling, and higher production costs. …”
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Armyworm, Pseudaletia unipuncta (Haworth) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) by John L. Capinera

“…Capinera, describes this "true armyworm", a light reddish brown nocturnal moth bundant in North America east of the Rocky Mountains, whose larvae are notorious for appearing out of nowhere to inflict a high level of defoliation in grain crops.  Includes selected references.  Published by the UF Department of Entomology and Nematology, October 2006. …”
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Field Corn Production Guide by David Wright, Jim Marois, Jim Rich, Richard Sprenkel

“… Field corn is important in Florida for both grain and silage. Production has declined over the past two decades because of limited opportunities for profit, increased financial risks with less insurance coverage as compared to cotton and peanut, reduction in infrastructure for handling, and higher production costs. …”
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Armyworm, Pseudaletia unipuncta (Haworth) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) by John L. Capinera

“…Capinera, describes this "true armyworm", a light reddish brown nocturnal moth bundant in North America east of the Rocky Mountains, whose larvae are notorious for appearing out of nowhere to inflict a high level of defoliation in grain crops.  Includes selected references.  Published by the UF Department of Entomology and Nematology, October 2006. …”
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OBSERVED AND PROJECTED CLIMATE CHANGE AND ITS IMPACT ON ECOSYSTEMS’ PRODUCTIVITY IN FOREST-STEPPE AND STEPPE ZONES OF RUSSIA AND NEIGHBORING (FSU) COUNTRIES by NICOLAY DRONIN, NATALIA TELNOVA, ANDREY KIRILENKO, ELENA MILANOVA, NATALIA KALUTSKOVA

“…The paper compares model projections of climate change in the main grain-producing region of Eastern Europe with currently observed climate change and its impact on biological productivity of ecosystems. …”
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