Soil microbial community and influencing factors of different vegetation restoration types in a typical agricultural pastoral ecotone by Pei Huang, Pei Huang, Pei Huang, Hanyu Shi, Hanyu Shi, Lina Jiang, Duoping Zhu, Duoping Zhu, Zefeng Zhou, Zhenhong Hou, Xingyu Ma, Xingyu Ma

“…P. tomentosa is suitable for planting in the agricultural pastoral ecotone of Zhangjiakou, because of its high soil carbon, nitrogen and microbial network complexity. …”
Get full text

Characteristics of Chemical Composition and Particle Size Distribution from Real Coal-fired Circulating Fluidised Bed (CFB) Boiler by Xin Du, Jianhui Wu, Yingze Tian, Yufen Zhang, Baoshuang Liu, Yinchang Feng

“…Four CFB coal-fired boilers were employed in power plants. The actual particle mass percentages and PSDs were measured using an electrical low-pressure impactor (ELPI). …”
Get full text

Effects of Binahong (Anredera cordifolia (Tenore) Steenis) Extracts on the Levels of Malondialdehyde (MDA) in Cataract Goat Lenses by Feriyani Feriyani, Hady Maulanza, Rodiah Rahmawaty Lubis, Ummu Balqis, Darmawi Darmawi

“…Binahong leaves (Anredera cordifolia (Tenore) Steenis) are native plants from Indonesia that are used to treat various diseases including cataract treatment. …”
Get full text

The age and genetics of individual larches in four rural parks and at the Järvselja Educational and Experimental Forest Centre in Estonia by Sander Heldur, Pâques Luc E.

“…The research revealed a consistent pattern of larch tree planting over a century, occurring in seven distinct rounds between the 1820s (Kastre Park) and the 1940s (Järvselja) as follows: 1) 1820 and 1895 (Kastre), 2) 1907 and 1920–1940 (Järvselja), 3) 1825–1840 (Mõniste), 4) 1855–1865 (Kabina), and 5) 1870–1880 (Mäksa). …”
Get full text

Design, formulation and antimicrobial assessment of a traditional Iranian antiperspirant formula from Rosa damascena flowers and Myrtus communis leaves. by Maryam Alipanah, Gholamhossein Yousefi, Zahra Sobhani, Mohammad Ali Jahromi, Mohammad Zarshenas

Get full text

Nuclear and chloroplast genome variability in leek (Allium porrum L.) by E. A. Dyachenko, T. M. Seredin, M. A. Filyushin

“…(Amaryllidaceae), the most numerous among monocotyledonous plants, includes such economically important vegetable crops as onion (A. cepa), garlic (A. sativum) and leek (A. porrum). …”
Get full text

Integralna ochrona środowiska w nauczaniu Jana Pawła II by Wojciech Bołoz

“…He does not take into consideration the specificity of nature’s constituting components: natural resources, plants and animals. Another important reason for the environment crisis is inconsiderate output of natural resources as if they were to last forever. …”
Get full text

Land use transition and its driving mechanisms in China’s human-elephant conflict areas by WANG Yuan, WANG Yahui, YANG Aoxi, FAN Hui, XIE Fei

“…In the core conflict areas, a multi-crop structure dominated by rubber has formed (accounting for 69.8% of the planting area). (2) Land use in the core conflict zone exhibits relatively extensive patterns, with land transfer rates and input-output efficiency demonstrating significantly lower values compared to those observed in peripheral regions. (3) Land use transition is influenced by multiple factors, including Asian elephant activities, economic development, and agricultural policy adjustments. …”
Get full text

Differences in Aroma Quality of Different Types of Jinmudan Tea Made from Tea Leaves Harvested in Summer and Autumn by TANG Mengting, LIAO Xiansheng, WU Xianshou, WEI Mingxiu, ZHENG Yucheng, JIN Shan, ZHANG Jianming, YE Naixing

“…In this study, the tender shoots of ‘Jinmudan’ tea plants harvested in summer and autumn were processed separately into green tea, yellow tea, white tea, oolong tea and black tea. …”
Get full text

Mechanisms linking river flow regime and riparian hardwood establishment by Steven F. Railsback, John H. Bair

“…However, to become established, plants must also survive the pre‐seedling life stages and avoid inundation and scour mortality in high flows. …”
Get full text

Chemical composition and potential antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and analgesic efficacy of Cistus albidus L. by Zouhri Aziz, Bouddine Toufik, Menyiy Naoual El, El-Mernissi Yahya, Laaroussi Hassan, Chebaibi Mohamed, Amhamdi Hassan, Elharrak Abdelhay, Nafidi Hiba-Allah, Sitotaw Baye, Jardan Yousef A. Bin, Bourhia Mohammed, Hajji Lhoussain

Get full text

Zinc oxide seed priming enhances drought tolerance in wheat seedlings by improving antioxidant activity and osmoprotection by Rasha M. El-Shazoly, A. A. Othman, Muhammad Saqlain Zaheer, Ahmed F. Al-Hossainy, Dalia A. Abdel-Wahab

“…It also leads to dehydration, which increases the oxidation of lipids and membranes and disrupts the functioning of biomolecules in plants. Zinc is an essential element for several enzymes involved in metabolism, cell elongation, preservation of the strength and integrity of cell membranes, seed development, and resistance to environmental stress. …”
Get full text

Sustainability and livestock: a doable combination by Antonella Chiariotti

“…To obtain this, they eat grass and legume plants that would be inedible to humans or live on land unsuitable for cultivation. …”
Get full text

Application of Real-Coded Genetic Algorithm–PID Cascade Speed Controller to Marine Gas Turbine Engine Based on Sensitivity Function Analysis by Yunhyung Lee, Kitak Ryu, Gunbaek So, Jaesung Kwon, Jongkap Ahn

“…The smallest sensitivity function <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mi>M</mi><mi>s</mi></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> (maximum sensitivity) values and minimal changes in <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mi>M</mi><mi>s</mi></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> for uncertain plants confirm robustness against uncertainties. Comparing transient responses, the R-PID controller outperforms traditional methods like IMC and Sadeghi in total variation in control input, settling time, overshoot, and ITAE, despite a slightly slower rise time. …”
Get full text

Construction of Shoot Apical Meristem cDNA Yeast Library of <i>Brassica napus</i> L. and Screening of Proteins That Interact with the Inflorescence Regulatory Factors BnTFL1s by Lingxiong Zan, Haidong Liu, Xutao Zhao, Dezhi Du, Kaixiang Li

“…This study provides a foundation for further research on the biological functions of the <i>BnTFL1s</i> genes and their regulatory role in inflorescence formation in <i>B. napus</i>, while providing a reference for studying similar mechanisms in other plants.…”
Get full text

Enhancing coastal community participation in mangrove rehabilitation through structural equation modeling by I. Listiana, D. Ariyanto

“…BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Mangroves are unique plants distributed in tropical regions, such as Indonesia. …”
Get full text

Study on Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L.) Response to Salt Stress Environment under Kabul Climatic Conditions, Afghanistan by Zafer Coşkun, Abdul Walid Salik, Mohammad Zaman Amini

“…Results showed that saline irrigation water caused a significant reduction in germination of seeds (in T1:98% germination, T4: 53% germination), leaf length (in T1:9.17 cm, T4:6.8cm leaf length), shoot height (in T1:15.43cm, T4: 13.87cm Shoot height) and root length (in T1:15.37cm, T4:8.7cm root length). Okra plants grown under salt stress conditions showed a significantly decline in yield as compared to control treatment. …”
Get full text

Rootstocks for Florida Stone Fruit by Ali Sarkhosh, Mercy Olmstead, Jose Chaparro, Thomas Beckman

“…This nematode reproduces abundantly on ‘Nemaguard’ and ‘Nemared’ peach rootstocks as well as on other crops (verbena, eggplant, squash, basil, impatiens, tomato, snapdragon, dill, and certain ornamental plants) (Table 1). Consequently, ‘Nemaguard’, ‘Nemared’, and ‘Okinawa’ peach rootstock are no longer recommended for peaches, nectarines, and plums in Florida. …”
Get full text

APPLE BREEDING PROGRAMS AND METHODS: THEIR DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT by E. N. Sedov

“…Breeders have to develop columnar, scab-resistant and triploid apple cultivars with high quality fruit.In the future, breeding should be aimed at developing cultivars for true-rooted apple and autogamous cultivars with the use of apetalous plants.With regard to the global climate warming, it may become necessary to revise the range of apple varieties and directions in breeding.…”
Get full text

"In the Hills on my own": 20th Century Scottish Poetry, the Writing of Perception by Stéphanie Noirard

“…Symbole de l’esprit, de l’imagination et de la mémoire pour les Gaëls, source de vie puisqu’elle est à la fois refuge, barrière naturelle contre l’ennemi et réserve de gibier ou de plantes médicinales, mais aussi source de mort qui traîtreusement surprend le voyageur égaré, elle fascine depuis toujours ceux qui la côtoient, depuis Duncan Bàn MacIntyre jusqu’à Sorley MacLean en passant par Robert Burns, Stevenson, Nan Shepherd, pour ne citer que les plus célèbres.A l’heure de la mondialisation, de l’industrialisation, du voyage facile et de la remise en question de la capacité du langage à décrire le monde, que reste-t-il de cette fascination dans la poésie écossaise du XXe siècle ? …”
Get full text