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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202002.0397.v1

What are the Impacts of Sugarcane Production on Ecosystem Services? A Review

Daniel EL CHAMI, André DACCACHE, Maroun EL MOUJABBER

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Agricultural Science And Agronomy Keywords: Sugarcane, impacts, ecosystem services, human well-being, agro-systems, sustainability

Online: 27 February 2020 (10:56:50 CET)

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Since the 1950s sugarcane production has grown rapidly from less than 0.5 billion tonnes in the late 50s to reach over 1.9 billion tonnes in 2012 on about 27 million hectares of agricultural land. This expansion has been boosted by the high demand for bioethanol promoted as a sustainable bioenergy source which accounted in 2010 for the biggest share of the global biofuel market. Despite its benefits, the scientific debate on sugar is growing especially that counterarguments are so many, including negative impacts on different interacting ecosystems and human well-being, e.g. bigger stress on land and water resources, environmental externalities on air, a harmful impact on the biodiversity and endemic species, negative environmental externalities, health, and socio-economic aspects. This paper provides a narrative systematic review (SR) of the impacts of sugarcane production on these different ecosystems employing the ecosystem services framework for its acceptance by policy-makers. The references included for the SR were 163 and results showed that the majority of the studies are from Brazil, Australia, South Africa and the USA (≈ 75% of the literature), most of them were from peer-reviewed journals (85%), and most of the case studies adopted a quantitative research approach (93%). The literature assessed showed that sugarcane, like all agro-systems, depends on the practices and techniques to transform negative impacts into positive externalities on ecosystems and human well-being. However, the literature studied failed to include the inter-linkage in sugarcane production impacts’ and therefore to evaluate the related ecosystem services with respect to the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MA) framework to account for existing trade-offs. Therefore, the findings are addressed to the scientific community and decision-maker for an intensification of interdisciplinary and integrated research based on the MA framework to cover all ecosystem services, for sustainable development of the sugarcane sector.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201611.0091.v1

Determination of Wheat Growth, Crop Coefficient (K_C) and Water Stress Coefficient (Ks) under Different Salinity

Meysam Abedinpour

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Agricultural Science And Agronomy Keywords: crop coefficient; evapotranspiration; salinity; wheat crop

Online: 17 November 2016 (10:55:59 CET)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints201706.0035.v1

Role of Saponins in Plant Defense against the Diamondback Moth, Plutella xylostella (L.)

Mubasher Hussain, Muhammad Qasim, Bamisope Steve Bamisile, Liande Wang

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Agricultural Science And Agronomy Keywords: brassica; food odour preference; HIPVs; Plutella xylostella; trap crop

Online: 6 June 2017 (09:00:57 CEST)

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The diamondback moth (DBM), Plutella xylostella L. (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae) is very destructive crucifers specialized pest that has resulted in significant crop losses worldwide. The pest is well attracted to glucosinolate-containing crucifers such as; Barbarea vulgaris (Brassicaceae), and generally to other plants in the genus Barbarea. B. vulgaris on their part, build up resistance against DBM and other herbivorous insects using glucosinolates; that are plant secondary metabolites used in plant defense–contained only in plants of the order Brassicales. Aside glucosinolates, plants in this genus Barbarea (Brassicaceae) also contain saponins; which is toxic to insects and act as feeding deterrents for plant herbivores, most importantly, DBM, as it was found to prevent the survival of DBM larvae on the plant. Saponins are plant secondary metabolites have been established in higher concentrations in younger in contrast to older leaves within the same plant. Previous studies have found a relationship between ontogenetical changes in the host plant’s saponin content and attraction/resistance to P. xylostella. The younger leaves recorded higher concentrations of glucosinolates and saponins, which naturally attracts the plant herbivores. DBM was reported to have evolved mechanisms to avoid the toxicity of the former. The plant-herbivore had adapted glucosinolates for host plant recognition, feeding and oviposition stimulants. Despite the adaptation for oviposition by P. xylostella adults, larvae of the insect cannot survive on the same plant. An example is in some varieties of B. vulgaris. The triterpenoid saponins which act as feeding deterrents in larvae are responsible for this direct defense mechanism against P. xylostella. In the future, trials by plant breeders could aim at transferring this insect resistance to other crops. The previous trials had limited because of lack of knowledge on the biosynthetic pathways and regulatory networks of saponins. Herein, we discussed exclusively; saponins mediated plant defense mechanisms against the DBM.

Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints201610.0049.v1

A Review of Tropical Plants with Antifungal Activities against Plant Fungal Pathogens

Dewa Ngurah Suprapta

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Agricultural Science And Agronomy Keywords: plant extracts; antifungal activity; fungal pathogens

Online: 13 October 2016 (11:50:21 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202008.0294.v1

A Review of Agricultural Extension and Advisory Services in sub-Saharan African Countries: Progress with Private Sector Involvement

Christopher Nwafor, Ifeoma Nwafor

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Agricultural Science And Agronomy Keywords: approaches; extension services; market system; pluralistic; rural development; smallholder

Online: 13 August 2020 (08:07:40 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201707.0053.v1

Garlic (Allium sativum L.) Growth Parameters as Affected by Different Mulching with Irrigation under Fiche Condition, Ethiopia

Weldemariam Seifu Gessesew, Tsion Yemane Gebreslassie

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Agricultural Science And Agronomy Keywords: Black polyethylene, Mulches, Allium sativum, Growth, Grass

Online: 19 July 2017 (22:50:23 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201609.0056.v1

The Impacts of Different Green Manure on Soil Microbial Communities and Crop Health

Hongwu Yang, Jiaojiao Niu, Jiemeng Tao, Yabing Gu, Chao Zhang, Siyuan She, Wu Chen, Hongqi Yang, Huaqun Yin

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Agricultural Science And Agronomy Keywords: green manure; soil microbial communities; crop health; Illumina sequencing

Online: 18 September 2016 (08:56:53 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints201710.0048.v1

Impacts of Sewage Irrigation on Soil Properties of Farmland in China: A Review

Qiangkun Li, Jiao Tang, Tian Wang, Dafu Wu, Ruifeng Jiao, Xiujuan Ren

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Agricultural Science And Agronomy Keywords: wastewater irrigation; soil characteristics; agriculture; pollution; China

Online: 9 October 2017 (10:09:42 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201812.0036.v1

Visualisation of Reactive Oxygen Species During Stress of Aromatic Crop

Chananchida Janpen, Naruemon Kanthawang, Sarana Rose Sommano, Chanakan Prom-u-thai

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Agricultural Science And Agronomy Keywords: ROS; histochemical; superoxide; hydrogen peroxide

Online: 3 December 2018 (16:17:03 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201610.0084.v1

Determination of Plant Density on Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) Intercropped with Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench) at Fadis and Erer of Eastern Hararghe

Habte Berhanu, Adugna Hunduma, Gazu Degefa, Zeleke Legesse, Fuad Abdulselam, Fiqadu Tadese

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Agricultural Science And Agronomy Keywords: intra row spacing; intercropping; land equivalent ratio; sorghum (Teshale); groundnut (Fetene)

Online: 20 October 2016 (08:45:36 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202007.0355.v1

Pepper Anthracnose in the Philippines: Knowledge Review and Molecular Detection of Colletotrichum acutatum sensu lato

Mark Angelo Balendres, Fe Dela Cueva

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Agricultural Science And Agronomy Keywords: Colletotrichum truncatum; Colletotrichum gloeosporioides; chilli anthracnose; polymerase chain reaction assay; disease distribution

Online: 16 July 2020 (13:13:10 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201809.0152.v1

Effect of Rainfall Variability on the Maize Varieties Grown in a Changing Climate: A Case of Smallholder Farming in Hwedza, Zimbabwe

Hillary Mugiyo, Tedious Mhizha, Tafadzwanashe Mabhaudhi

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Agricultural Science And Agronomy Keywords: crop modelling; DSSAT; climate variability; survey; maize; crop guidelines/cropping calendar

Online: 10 September 2018 (06:13:47 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201610.0044.v1

Using MODIS Data to Predict Regional Corn Yields

Ho-Young Ban, Kwang Soo Kim, No-Wook Park, Byun-Woo Lee

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Agricultural Science And Agronomy Keywords: MODIS; yield; phenology; LAD; logistic function

Online: 13 October 2016 (04:40:10 CEST)

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A simple approach was developed to predict corn yields using the MoDerate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) data product from two geographically separate major corn crop production regions: Illinois, USA and Heilongjiang, China. The MOD09A1 data product, which are 8-day interval surface reflectance data, were obtained from day of the year (DOY) 89 to 337 to calculate the leaf area index (LAI). The sum of the LAI from early in the season to a given date in the season [end of DOY (EOD)] was well fitted to a logistic function and represented seasonal changes in leaf area duration (LAD). A simple phenology model was derived to estimate the dates of emergence and maturity using the logistic function parameters b1 and b2, which represented the rate of increase in LAI and the date of maximum LAI, respectively. The phenology model predicted emergence and maturity dates fairly well, with root mean square error (RMSE) values of 6.3 and 4.9 days for the validation dataset, respectively. Two simple linear regression models (YP and YF) were established using LAD as the variable to predict corn yield; the yield model (YP) used LAD from predicted emergence to maturity, and the yield model (YF) used LAD for a predetermined period from DOY 89 to a particular EOD. When state/province corn yields for the validation dataset were predicted at DOY 321, near completion of the corn harvest, the YP model performed much better than the YF model, with RMSE values of 0.68 t/ha and 0.66 t/ha for Illinois and Heilongjiang, respectively. The YP model showed a similar or better performance, even for the much earlier yield prediction at DOY 257, compared to that of the YF model. In conclusion, the phenology and yield models were developed based only on logistic changes in remote sensing-derived LAD, and predicted phenological dates and corn yields with considerable accuracy and precision for the two regions selected for this study. However, these models must be examined for spatial portability in more diverse agro-climatic regions.

Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints201811.0517.v1

A Review on the Geographical Distribution, Fruit Production and Concentration of Capsaicinoids in Capsicum annuum var. glabriusculum in the Northeastern Region of Mexico

Jose Guadalupe Martínez-Ávalos, Crystian Sadiel Venegas-Barrera, Rodolfo Martínez-Gallegos, Jorge Ariel Torres-Castillo, Fabián Eliseo Olazarán Santibáñez, Arturo Mora-Olivo, Antonio Guerra-Pérez, Leonardo Uriel Arellano-Méndez, Fortunato Garza Ocañas

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Agricultural Science And Agronomy Keywords: distribution; species; wild chilli pepper; Capsicum annuum var. glabriusculum

Online: 21 November 2018 (06:45:41 CET)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints201801.0223.v1

Potassium: A Vital Regulator of Plant Responses and Tolerance to Abiotic Stresses

Mirza Hasanuzzaman, M.H.M. Borhannuddin Bhuyan, Kamrun Nahar, Md. Shahadat Hossain, Jubayer Al Mahmud, Md. Shahadat Hossen, Abdul Awal Chowdhury Masud, Moumita Moumita, Masayuki Fujita

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Agricultural Science And Agronomy Keywords: abiotic stress; antioxidant defense; enzyme regulations; oxidative stress; plant nutrients; reactive oxygen species; soil fertility

Online: 24 January 2018 (07:01:05 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.3390/sci1010028

Effects of the Use of Good Agricultural Practices on Aflatoxin Levels in Maize Grown in Nandi County, Kenya

Grace Marete, Laetitia Kanja, James Mbaria, Mitchel Okumu, Penina Ateku, Hannu Korhonen, Vesa Joutsjoki

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Agricultural Science And Agronomy Keywords: good agricultural practice; aflatoxin; Nandi County; mycotoxins; Kenya; maize

Online: 29 April 2019 (00:00:00 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201701.0073.v1

Food as Commons or Commodity? Exploring the Links between Normative Valuations and Agency in Food Transition

Jose Luis Vivero-Pol

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Agricultural Science And Agronomy Keywords: food valuation; food as commons; food as commodity; transition theory; narratives of transition; agency in transition; transformative agency; counter-hegemonic attitudes; gradual reformers

Online: 16 January 2017 (04:17:20 CET)

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The food system, the most important driver of planetary transformation, is in a deep crisis. Therefore, seeking a sustainable and socially-fair transition pathway becomes an issue of utmost priority for our own survival. The consideration of food as a commodity, a social construct that played a central role in driving this crisis, remains the uncontested narrative to lead the different transition pathways what seems rather contradictory. By exploring the normative values in the transition landscape, this paper seeks to understand how relevant is the hegemonic narrative of “food as commodity” and its alternative of “food as commons” to determine transition trajectories and food policy beliefs. Applying the Multi-level Perspective framework and developing the ill-studied “agency in transition”, this research enquired food-related professionals that belong to an online community of practice (N=95) on valuation of food dimensions and agency in food transitions to check whether the valuation of food is relevant to explain personal stances in transition. Results suggest the socially-constructed view of food as commodity is positively correlated to the gradual reforming attitude, whereas food as commons is positively correlated to the counter-hegemonic transformers regardless the self-defined position in the transition landscape (regime or niches). At personal level, there are multiple loci of resistance with counter-hegemonic attitudes in varied institutions of the regime and the innovative niches, many of them holding this discourse of food as commons. Conversely, alter-hegemonic attitudes are not positively correlated to this alternative discourse and they may inadvertently or purportedly reinforce the ‘‘neoliberal narrative’’. Food as commons, a different narrative whose rationale is explained in the paper, seems to be a relevant framework that could enrich the multiple transformative constituencies that challenge the industrial food system and therefore facilitate the convergence of movements that reject the commodification of food.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202001.0380.v1

Effect of Sowing Date, Seed Rate and Row Spacing on Productivity and Profitability of Barley (Hordeum vulgare) in North India

Amarjeet Amarjeet, Bikram Singh, Jitender Kumar, Manoj Kumar, Raman Sharma, Prashant Kaushik

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Agricultural Science And Agronomy Keywords: barley; sowing date; seed rate; row spacing; yield

Online: 31 January 2020 (05:21:36 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202001.0172.v1

Determination of the Rheological Properties of Red and White Bread Wheat Flours with Different Methods

Pelin Dölek Ekinci, Incilay Gökbulut

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Agricultural Science And Agronomy Keywords: Red bread wheat; white bread wheat; flour; rheological properties

Online: 16 January 2020 (11:47:24 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202002.0080.v1

Effect of Vermicompost Application on Soil and Growth of the Plant Sesamum indicum L.

Vasanth Pandiyan C, Balaji K, Sujatha Saravanan, Shylaja Gunasekaran, Gokul Raghavendra Srinivasan, Kiresee Saghana P R, Manivel G

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Agricultural Science And Agronomy Keywords: Vermicompost; Sesamum indicum L.; Perionyx excavates; NPK Fertilizers; Farm yard Manure; plant growth components

Online: 6 February 2020 (09:05:32 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201609.0009.v1

Transcriptome Analysis Identities Key Candidate Genes Mediating Purple Ovary Coloration in Asiatic Hybrid Lilies

Leifeng Xu, Panpan Yang, Suxia Yuan, Yayan Feng, Hua Xu, Yuwei Cao, Jun Ming

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Agricultural Science And Agronomy Keywords: Lilium spp.; anthocyanins; purple ovaries; transcriptome; transcriptional network

Online: 5 September 2016 (02:37:09 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201608.0018.v1

Soil Tillage Systems and Wheat Yield in Climate Change Scenarios

Pieranna Servadio, Simone Bergonzoli, Claudio Beni

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Agricultural Science And Agronomy Keywords: soil tillage; tractors; soil water content; physical soil properties; GPS; energy requirement; CO2 emission

Online: 2 August 2016 (12:50:33 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202001.0098.v1

Physicochemical Properties of Dried Ginseng Powder Manufactured using Different Roasting Pretreatments and Cryogenic Milling conditions

Hayeong Jeong, Dong Hyeon Park, Han Geuk Seo, Mi-Jung Choi, Youngjae Cho

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Agricultural Science And Agronomy Keywords: bioactive components; cryogenic milling; ginseng; particle size; roasting; water solubility

Online: 10 January 2020 (10:19:54 CET)

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Preprint PROJECT REPORT | doi:10.20944/preprints201609.0026.v1

The Role of the Indigenous People in Agricultural Development in Papua, Indonesia

Julius Ary Mollet

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Agricultural Science And Agronomy Keywords: Indigenous people of Marind; agricultural development; Papua

Online: 7 September 2016 (11:32:32 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints201612.0061.v1

Conducting Wine Symphonics with the Aid of Yeast Genomics

Isak Pretorius

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Agricultural Science And Agronomy Keywords: alcohol; aroma; bioengineering; flavour; synthetic genomics; taste; wine; yeast

Online: 10 December 2016 (09:09:54 CET)

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A perfectly balanced wine can be said to create a symphony in the mouth. To achieve the sublime, both in wine and music, requires imagination and skilled orchestration of artistic craftmanship. For wine, inventiveness starts in the vineyard. Similar to a composer of music, the grapegrower produces grapes through a multitude of specifications to achieve a quality result. Different Vitis vinifera grape varieties allow the creation of wine of different genres. Akin to a conductor of music, the winemaker decides what genre to create and considers resources required to realise the grape’s potential. A primary consideration is the yeast: inoculate the grape juice or leave it ‘wild’; which specific or combined Saccharomyces strain(s) should be used; or proceed with a non-Saccharomyces species? Whilst the various Saccharomyces and non-Saccharomyces yeasts perform their role during fermentation, the performance is not over until the ‘fat lady’ (S. cerevisiae) has sung (i.e. the grape sugar has been fermented to specified dryness and alcoholic fermentation is complete). Is the wine harmonious or discordant? Will the consumer demand an encore and make a repeat purchase? Understanding consumer needs lets winemakers orchestrate different symphonies (i.e. wine styles) using single- or multi-species ferments. Some consumers will choose the sounds of a philharmonic orchestra comprising a great range of diverse instrumentalists (as is the case with wine created from spontaneous fermentation); some will prefer to listen to a smaller ensemble (analogous to wine produced by a selected group of non-Saccharomyces and Saccharomyces yeast); and others will favour the well-known and reliable superstar soprano (i.e. S. cerevisiae). But what if a digital music synthesiser ‒ such as a synthetic yeast ‒ becomes available that can produce any music genre with the purest of sounds by the touch of a few buttons? Will synthesisers spoil the character of the music and lead to the loss of the much-lauded romantic mystique? Or will music synthesisers support composers and conductors to create novel compositions and even higher quality performances that will thrill audiences? This article explores these and other relevant questions in the context of winemaking and the role that yeast and its genomics play in the betterment of wine quality.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201709.0031.v1

Isolation and Studies on Bacterial Endophytes from Two Venezuelan Rice Cultivars

Felix Moronta-Barrios, Fabrizia Gionechetti, Alberto Pallavicini, Edgloris Marys, Vittorio Venturi

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Agricultural Science And Agronomy Keywords: rice; endophyte; sustainable agriculture; plant microbiome; simplified bacterial community; syncomm; taxonomic profiling; core plant microbiome

Online: 8 September 2017 (14:02:56 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints201905.0256.v1

A Promising Physical Pest-Control System Demonstrated in a Greenhouse Equipped with Simple Electrostatic Devices that Excluded all Insect Pests

Yoshihiro Takikawa, Koji Kakutani, Yoshinori Matsuda, Teruo Nonomura, Shin-ichi Kusakari, Hideyoshi Toyoda

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Agricultural Science And Agronomy Keywords: electric field screen; pest management; photo-selective nets; whiteflies

Online: 21 May 2019 (09:08:24 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202001.0332.v1

Fish Transcriptomics: Applied to Our Understanding of Aquaculture

Joseph Heras

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Agricultural Science And Agronomy Keywords: transcriptomics; aquaculture; genetics; next generation sequencing

Online: 28 January 2020 (05:10:55 CET)

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New challenges arise in the face of global climate change which impact every ecosystem on earth, including aquatic systems. This is evident in observations made in regard to the world’s oceans, which show trends of incremental changes in ocean surface temperatures, sea levels, and ocean acidity. These environmental shifts impact human resources such as fisheries and aquaculture. In addition, according to the World Bank, the increase in human population will also require more food and nutrient production, which include industries such as aquaculture. With this increasing demand in aquaculture and fisheries, we must develop efficient and productive methods to operate these industries. We can use genetic methods, specifically transcriptomic information to better understand the biology of our source of nutrition. With the advent of RNASeq techniques, we can provide a better understanding about growth and development, immune function and stress, and adaptations. The use of population genetics or (genomics) to detect Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) between populations or closely related species can provide greater insight from stock structure to fishery-induced evolution. In addition, candidate loci can be investigated further to better understanding evolutionary processes, which provide clues on physiological adaptations and gene expression patterns that can help elucidate how these organisms respond to their current environment. In addition, the use of transcriptomic analyses such as differential gene expression can be used to determine resilience in various environmental conditions such as pollution, hypoxic/anoxic conditions, fluctuations in salinity, and temperature extremes. There has been an increase in transcriptomic studies for many aquaculture species, which has aimed at improving our understanding of growth, development, and metabolism, providing vital information for fisheries and aquaculture industries to make adjustments to environmental conditions such as oxygen availability, nutrition, and salinity. All of these aspects provide insightful information for advancing our knowledge of aquaculture, fisheries and conservation management.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201611.0020.v1

AAC as a Potential Target Gene to Control Verticillium dahliae

Xiaofeng Su, Latifur Rehman, Huiming Guo, Xiaokang Li, Hongmei Cheng

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Agricultural Science And Agronomy Keywords: Verticillium dahliae; VdAAC; RNAi; growth; virulence

Online: 2 November 2016 (16:27:40 CET)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202202.0315.v1

An Overview on Green Synthesis of Nanomaterials and Their Advanced Applications in Sustainable Agriculture

Aamir Ali Aslam, Awais Ali Aslam, Muhammad Suhail Aslam, Sameer Quazi

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Agricultural Science And Agronomy Keywords: nanoparticles; nanopesticides; nanofertilizers; nanoherbicides; sustainable agriculture; nanotechnology

Online: 24 February 2022 (11:55:34 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201704.0076.v1

Synergistic Antibacterial Effects of Chitosan-Caffeic Acid Conjugate against Antibiotic Resistant Acne-Related Bacteria

Ji-Hoon Kim, Daeung Yu, Sung-Hwan Eom, Song-Hee Kim, Junghwan Oh, Won-Kyo Jung, Young-Mog Kim

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Agricultural Science And Agronomy Keywords: acne vulgaris; antibiotic resistance; chitosan-phytochemical conjugates; synergistic antibacterial effect

Online: 13 April 2017 (11:19:33 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201705.0113.v1

Identification of Anthocyanins Compositions and Functional Analysis of An Anthocyanin Activator in Solanum nigrum Fruits

Shaoli Wang, Zhaohui Chu, Mingxing Ren, Ru Jia, Changbao Zhao, Dan Fei, Hao Su, Xiaoqi Fan, Xiaotian Zhang, Yang Li, Yingzi Wang, Xinhua Ding

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Agricultural Science And Agronomy Keywords: Solanum nigrum; anthocyanins purification; HPLC-MS/MS; antioxidant capacity; SnMYB

Online: 15 May 2017 (17:31:53 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints201902.0235.v1

Nanotechnology: An Elixir to Life Sciences

Zulqurnain Khan, Sultan Habibullah Khan, Muhammad Zubair Ghouri, Hina Shahzadi, Sarmad Frogh Arshad, Ummara Waheed, Summra Firdous, Qurat-ul-ain Mehboob, Aftab Ahmad

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Agricultural Science And Agronomy Keywords: nanotechnology; nanoparticles; biosynthesis; agriculture; food sciences; health sciences; environmental sciences

Online: 26 February 2019 (10:56:29 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202303.0251.v1

Analysis of Morphological, Physiological, and Biochemical Traits of Salt Stress Tolerance in Asian Rice Cultivars at Different Stages

Maha A. Alshiekheid, Yheni Dwiningsih, Jawaher Alkahtani

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Agricultural Science And Agronomy Keywords: Asian rice; salt stress; morphology; physiology; biochemistry

Online: 14 March 2023 (06:51:35 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201802.0160.v1

Improving Dormancy and Germination of Piquín Chili Pepper (Capsicum annuum var. glabriusculum) by Priming Techniques

Maria Fernanda Quintero C, Oscar Guillen Castillo, Pablo Delgado Sánchez , José Marín Sánchez, Ana Isabel Guzmán Carrasco, José Miguel Guzmán Palomino

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Agricultural Science And Agronomy Keywords: wild chili pepper; domestication; seed germination; capsaicinoids content; halopriming; gibberellic acid

Online: 26 February 2018 (10:44:11 CET)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints201912.0316.v1

Past, Present and Future Perspectives on Groundnut Breeding in Burkina Faso

Moumouni Konate, Jacob Sanou, Amos Miningou, David Kalule Okello, Haile Desmae, Janila Pasupuleti, Rita H. Mumm

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Agricultural Science And Agronomy Keywords: Peanut; plant breeding; research; funding; genomics; INERA; cultivar; selection; Arachis hypogaea

Online: 24 December 2019 (11:07:38 CET)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints201908.0120.v1

QTLs identified for Biofortification Traits in Wheat: A Review

Pooja Devi, Prashant Kaushik, Dinesh Kumar Saini

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Agricultural Science And Agronomy Keywords: wheat; biofortification; QTLs; protein; minerals

Online: 9 August 2019 (12:54:32 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201806.0426.v1

When water runs dry and temperature heats up: Understanding the mechanisms in rice tolerance to drought and high temperature stress conditions

Roel Rabara, Joseph Msanne, Marilyn Ferrer, Supratim Basu

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Agricultural Science And Agronomy Keywords: rice, abiotic stress, high temperature, drought, physiological responses, molecular mechanisms, systems biology

Online: 26 June 2018 (15:30:20 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202103.0453.v1

Effects of Ethyl methanesulfonate (EMS) on Seedling and Yield Contributing Traits in Basmati Rice

Muhammad Rashid, Areeqa Shamshad, Ljupcho Jankuloski

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Agricultural Science And Agronomy Keywords: Lethal Dose; Chemical Mutagenesis; Ethyl methanesulfonate; Oryza Sativa L

Online: 17 March 2021 (16:55:21 CET)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202202.0345.v1

Challenges to Use Machine Learning in Agricultural Big Data: A Systematic Literature Review

Ania Cravero, Sebastian Pardo, Samuel Sepúlveda, Lilia Muñoz

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Agricultural Science And Agronomy Keywords: big data; machine learning; agriculture; challenges; systematic literature review

Online: 28 February 2022 (03:14:56 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201903.0092.v1

Breeding Biofortified Pearl Millet Varieties and Hybrids to Enhance Millet Markets for Human Nutrition

Mahalingam Govindaraj, Kedarnath Rai, Binu Cherian, Wolfgang Pfeiffer, Anand Kanatti, Harshad Shivade

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Agricultural Science And Agronomy Keywords: Biofortification, Pearl millet, Malnutrition, Iron, Zinc, Market.

Online: 7 March 2019 (12:08:24 CET)

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Pearl millet is an important food crop in the arid and semi-arid tropical regions of Africa and Asia. These regions are home to millions of poor smallholder’s households living in harsh agro ecology and reported higher prevalence of malnutrition. Such poor households have few options in terms of food crops, besides the limited markets. Indeed, pearl millet is one of the food crops they continue to grow for their food and nutritional security. Pearl millet is important sources of dietary carbohydrates, energy, protein, and important minerals such as calcium, iron and zinc. Considering inherent high nutritional values and climate resilient nature (drought and heat), demand for pearl millet as food, beside valued for its Stover as a source of livestock fodder, is projected to grow strongly in Asia (India) and Africa (West and Central Africa). Iron (cause anemia) and zinc (cause stunting) deficiencies are widespread and serious public health problems worldwide, including India and Africa. Biofortification is a cost-effective and sustainable agricultural strategy to address this problem. Research on pearl millet has shown that large genetic variability (30-140 mg/kg Fe and 20-90 mg/kg Zn) available in this crop can be effectively utilized to develop high-yielding cultivars with high iron and zinc densities. Both Open –pollinated varieties (Dhanshakti and Chakti) and hybrids (ICMH 1202, ICMH 1203 and ICMH 1301) of pearl millet with high grain yield (>3.5 tons/ha in hybrids) and high levels of iron (70-75 mg/kg) and zinc (35-40 mg/kg) densities have been developed and released. Currently, India growing >70,000 ha of biofortified pearl millet, besides more pipeline hybrids and varieties are under various stage of testing at the national (India) and international (west Africa) trials for possible release. Genomic tools will be an integral part of breeding program particularly for nutritional traits to use diagnostic markers and genomic selection. Clinical studies showed that 200g grains from biofortified cultivar would provide bioavailable Fe to meet full recommended daily allowance (RDA) in children, adult men and 80% of the RDA in women. Till today, no markets to promote biofortified cultivars/grains/products as no incentive price and such products aims to address food and nutritional security challenges simultaneously. The demand is likely to increase only after investment and integration into modern public distribution system, nutritional intervention schemes, private seed and food companies with strong mainstreaming nutritional policies. In the non-traditional regions, this will contribute to livestock and poultry feed industry as spill-over benefits to improve nutrition.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201810.0553.v1

Effect of Different Seaweed Extracts and Compost on Vegetative Growth, Yield and Nutraceutical Quality of Cucumber Fruit (Cucumis Sativus)

Radames Trejo Valencia, Ludy Sánchez Acosta, Manuel Fortis Hernández, Pablo Preciado Rangel, Miguel Ángel Gallegos Robles, Rocío del Carmen Antonio Cruz, Cirilo Vázquez Vázquez

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Agricultural Science And Agronomy Keywords: Cucumis sativus; nutraceutical; antioxidant; ABTS+, DPPH+

Online: 24 October 2018 (06:30:43 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201705.0180.v1

Determination of Some American Grapevine Rootstocks’ Suitability for Vertical Gardens as a New Edible Landscape Component

Atilla Çakir, Emrah Yalçınalp, Alperen Meral, Ezgi Doğan

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Agricultural Science And Agronomy Keywords: American grapevine rootstocks; vertical garden; offshoot growth; footprint

Online: 24 May 2017 (17:35:02 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201701.0134.v1

CO₂-Induced Changes in Wheat Grain Composition: Meta-Analysis and Response Functions

Malin C. Broberg, Petra Högy, Håkan Pleijel

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Agricultural Science And Agronomy Keywords: Triticum aestivum; carbon dioxide; minerals; protein; starch; baking properties; crop quality; food security

Online: 31 January 2017 (11:49:41 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201711.0045.v1

Socioeconomic Indicators of Bamboo Use for Agroforestry Development in the Dry Semi-Deciduous Forest Zone of Ghana

Daniel S. Akoto, Manfred Denich, Samuel T. Partey, Frith Oliver, Michael Kwaku, Alex A. Mensah

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Agricultural Science And Agronomy Keywords: adoption; land-use; degradation; ethnobotany; networking; agroforestry; dry semi-deciduous

Online: 7 November 2017 (04:06:23 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201705.0158.v1

Molecular Characterization and Identification of Facilitative Glucose Transporter 2 (GLUT2) and Expression of Related Glycometabolism in Response to Different Starch Levels in Blunt Snout Bream (Megalobrama amblycephala)

Hualiang Liang, Ogwok-Manas Wilson-Arop, Haifeng Mi, Ke J, Xianping Ge, Mingchun Ren

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Agricultural Science And Agronomy Keywords: blunt snout bream (megalobrama amblycephala); glucose transporter 2; glycometabolism; starch

Online: 22 May 2017 (06:12:21 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201807.0216.v1

Developing Green Super Rice Varieties with High Nutrient Use Efficiency by Phenotypic Selection Under Varied Nutrient Conditions

Zilhas Jewel, Jauhar Ali, Yunlong Pang, Mahender Anumalla, Bart Acero, Jose Hernandez, Jianlong Xu, Zhikang Li

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Agricultural Science And Agronomy Keywords: nutrient use efficiency; grain yield; nitrogen, phosphorus; potassium; green super rice; BC breeding

Online: 12 July 2018 (11:05:46 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202004.0105.v1

Nutraceutical and Medicinal Property of Mulberry Fruits: A Review on Its Pharmacological Potential

Amit Mandal

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Agricultural Science And Agronomy Keywords: Mulberry fruit; phytochemicals; bioactive components; pharmacological properties

Online: 7 April 2020 (13:25:29 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201809.0517.v1

Corn Tassel: A New Source of Phytochemicals and Antioxidants Potential for Value-added Products Development in Agro-industry

Prakasit Duangpapeng, Danupol Ketthaisong, Khomsorn Lomthaisong, Kamol Lertrat, Marvin Paul Scott, Bhalang Suriharn

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Agricultural Science And Agronomy Keywords: Zea may L.; bioactive compound; floral corn; by-products; bee pollen

Online: 26 September 2018 (14:31:15 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202001.0191.v1

Synthetic Apomixis an Old Enigma to Preserve Hybrid Vigor

Sajid Fiaz, Xiukang Wang, Rizwana Maqbool, Habib Ali, Shakeel Ahmad, Adeel Riaz, Badr Alharthi

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Agricultural Science And Agronomy Keywords: hybrid vigor; flowering plants; apomixis; CRISPR/Cas9

Online: 17 January 2020 (10:30:45 CET)

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The hybrid seeds of several important crops with supreme qualities, including yield, biotic and abiotic stress tolerance, have been cultivated from decades. Thus far, a major challenge with hybrid seed, it does not hold ability to produce plants with same qualities over subsequent generations. Apomixis exist naturally an asexual mode of reproduction in flowering plants via avoiding meiosis and ultimately leads to seed production. Apomixis possess potential to preserve hybrid vigor for multiple generations for economically important plant genotypes. The evolution and genetics of asexual seed production is unclear and need much more efforts to find its genetic architecture. To fix hybrid vigor synthetic apomixis has been suggested an alternative. The development of MiMe (Mitosis instead of Meiosis) genotypes are utilized further for clonal gametes production. However, the identification and parental origin of genes responsible for synthetic apomixis are less known and need further understanding. Genome modifications utilizing genome editing technologies (GETs) like clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR)/CRISPR-associated protein 9 (cas9) a reverse genetics tool has paved way to utilize emerging technologies in plant molecular biology. From the last decade, several genes in important crops have been successfully edited. The vast availability of GETs has made the functional genomics studies easy to conduct in crops important for food security. The disruption of expression of genes specific to egg cell MATRILINEAL (MTL) or BABY BOOM1 (BBM1) through CRISPR/Cas genome editing system can promote haploid plants. The establishment of synthetic apomixis by engineering MiMe genotype by genome editing BBM1 expression or disruption of MTL leads toward clonal seed production. In present review, we discussed the current development in plants by utilizing CRISPR/Cas9 technology and its possibility of promoting apomixis in crops to preserve hybrid vigour. In addition to this, genetics, evolution, epigenetic modifications and strategy for MiMe genotype development has been discussed in detail.

Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints201712.0102.v1

Effects of Climate Change on Grassland Biodiversity and Productivity: The Need for a Diversity of Models

Marcel van Oijen, Gianni Bellocchi, Mats Höglind

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Agricultural Science And Agronomy Keywords: data needs; empirical models; integrated models; process-based models; review

Online: 15 December 2017 (07:13:40 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201703.0018.v1

Enhanced Plant Performance in Cicer arietinum L. due to the Addition of Combination of Plant Growth Promoting Bacteria

María Pérez-Fernández, Valentine Alexander

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Agricultural Science And Agronomy Keywords: Cicer arietimum; Indole Acetic Acid; Bacillus megaterium; Pseudomonas putida; Mesorhizobium ciceri

Online: 2 March 2017 (16:34:44 CET)

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How the Biofertilizers Play a Role in the Regulation and Sustainability of Agriculture

Muhammad Salman Akram, Muhammad Abubakar Cheema, Muhammad Waqas, Muhammad Bilal, Muhammad Saeed

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Agricultural Science And Agronomy Keywords: biofertilizers; PGPR; Auxin; Rhizobium

Online: 31 August 2020 (08:12:19 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202003.0262.v1

Role of Bio-Fertilizers in Sustainable Agriculture

Muhammad Salman Akram, Muhammad Abubakar Cheema, Muhammad Waqas, Muhammad Bilal, Muhammad Saeed

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Agricultural Science And Agronomy Keywords: biofertilizers; PGPR; Auxin; Rhizobium

Online: 17 March 2020 (03:13:58 CET)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints201808.0094.v2

Agroforestry Standards for Regenerative Agriculture

Craig Elevitch, Daniella Mazaroli, Diane Ragone

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Agricultural Science And Agronomy Keywords: Agroforestry; ecosystem services; measurable criteria; certification standard; biodiversity; agroecosystem; regenerative agriculture

Online: 29 August 2018 (08:52:12 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202307.2093.v2

Rice Production in Ghana: A Multi-Dimensional Sustainable Approach

Andrews Danso Ofori, John Kwame Titriku, Xing Xiang, Muhammad Irfan Ahmed, Aiping Zheng

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Agricultural Science And Agronomy Keywords: rice production; sustainable production; ghana rice; resource management; environmentally-friendly practice

Online: 3 August 2023 (02:38:20 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints201806.0162.v1

Pod Shattering: A Homologous Series of Variation Underlying Domestication and an Avenue for Crop Improvement

Ezgi Ogutcen, Anamika Pandey, Mohd Kamran Khan, Edward Marques, R. Varma Penmetsa, Abdullah Kahraman, Eric von Wettberg

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Agricultural Science And Agronomy Keywords: abscission layer; artificial selection; crop domestication; dehiscence; legumes; seed dispersal

Online: 11 June 2018 (15:28:54 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201710.0184.v1

Antifungal Activity and Action Mode of Cuminic Acid from the Seed of Cuminum cyminum. L against Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. Niveum (FON) on Watermelon

Yang Sun, Yong Wang, Lirong Han, Xing Zhang, Juntao Feng

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Agricultural Science And Agronomy Keywords: Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. Niveum; p-isopropyl benzoic acid; Biofungicide; Disease management

Online: 30 October 2017 (15:46:36 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201907.0259.v1

Conversion of Agricultural Waste (Maize) into Energy using Biogas Technology

Roksana Aftab Ruhi, Nusrat Jahan Methela, Abul Khayer, Fatiha Sultana Eti, DR. Chayan Kumer Saha

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Agricultural Science And Agronomy Keywords: Biogas; Agricultural Wastes; Maize Silage; Gas Production

Online: 23 July 2019 (11:40:15 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201711.0028.v1

Genetic Variation of Nitrogen Use Traits Using Maize Expired Plant Variety Protection Germplasm

Adriano T. Mastrodomenico, C. Cole Hendrix, Frederick E. Below

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Agricultural Science And Agronomy Keywords: Expired Plant Variety Protection (ex-PVP); maize; nitrogen stress; Nitrogen Use Efficiency (NUE); U.S. Corn Belt Germplasm

Online: 4 November 2017 (07:39:11 CET)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints201807.0052.v1

Functional Metabolomics – a Useful Tool to Characterize Stress-Induced Metabolome Alterations Opening New Avenues Towards Tailoring Food Crop Quality

Corinna Dawid, Karina Hille

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Agricultural Science And Agronomy Keywords: Plant stress, abiotic stress, biotic stress, metabolomics, phytometabolomics, sensomics, phytohormonics, LC-MS/MS, NMR, targeted metabolomics, untargeted metabolomics, functional food.

Online: 3 July 2018 (14:18:19 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201710.0071.v1

Elliptic Fourier Analysis in the Study of the Male Genitalia to Discriminate Three Macrolophus Species (Hemiptera: Miridae)

A. M. Jauset, E. Edo-Tena, P. M. Parés-Casanova, C. Castañé, N. Agustí, O. Alomar

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Agricultural Science And Agronomy Keywords: geometric morphometrics; morphology; paramere; Macrolophus pygmaeus; Macrolophus melanotoma; Macrolophus costalis

Online: 12 October 2017 (03:31:43 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201805.0182.v1

Physiological and Agronomic Strategies to Increase Mungbean Yield in Climatically Variable Environments of Northern Australia

Yashvir S. Chauhan, Rex Williams

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Agricultural Science And Agronomy Keywords: Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek; G x E interaction; Improvement; Model; Yield; Yield traits

Online: 11 May 2018 (15:46:43 CEST)

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Mungbean [Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek] in Australia has been transformed from a niche opportunistic crop into a major summer cropping option for dryland growers in the summer-dominant rainfall regions of Queensland and New South Wales. This transformation followed stepwise genetic improvements in both grain yields and disease resistance. For example, more recent cultivars such as ‘Crystal’, ‘Satin II’ and ‘Jade-AU‘ have provided up to a 20% yield advantage over initial introductions. Improved agronomic management to enable mechanised management and cultivation in narrow (<50 cm) rows has further promised to increase yields. Nevertheless, average yields achieved by growers for their mungbean crops remain less than 1 t/ha, and are much more variable than other broad acre crops. Further increases in yield and crop resilience in mungbean are vital. In this review, opportunities to improve mungbean have been analysed at four key levels including phenology, leaf area development, dry matter accumulation and its partitioning into grain yield. Improving the prediction of phenology in mungbean may provide further scope for genetic improvements that better match crop duration to the characteristics of target environments. There is also scope to improve grain yields by increasing dry matter production through the development of more efficient leaf canopies. This may introduce additional production risks as dry matter production depends on the amount of available water, which varies considerably within and across growing regions in Australia. Improving crop yields by exploiting photo-thermal sensitivities to increase dry matter is likely a less risky strategy for these variable environments. Improved characterisation of growing environments using modelling approaches could also better define and identify the risks of major abiotic constraints. This would assist in optimising breeding and management strategies to increase grain yield and crop resilience in mungbean for the benefit of growers and industry.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201909.0219.v2

Mathematical Model and Simulation for Nutrient-Plant Interaction Analysis

Byunghyun Ban

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Agricultural Science And Agronomy Keywords: Systems Biology; Horticulture; Computational Biology; Complex System; Fertilization; System Modeling

Online: 9 June 2020 (04:04:16 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201808.0344.v1

Landsat8 Based Crops and Other Land Use Mapping in Okara District of Pakistan

Ibrar ul Hassan Akhtar, Athar Hussain, Kashif Javed, Hammad Ghazanfar

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Agricultural Science And Agronomy Keywords: Landsat8; multi-temporal; crops statistics; land use land cover; Pakistan

Online: 19 August 2018 (07:57:27 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202108.0232.v1

A Global Systematic Review on Biology, Production Constraints and Uses of Cyperus exculentus L. (Neglected and Underutilized Crop Species): Implications for Valorization.

Ghislain Comlan Akabassi, Koffi Kibalou Palanga, Elie Antoine Padonou, Yao Dodzi Dagnon, Koffi Tozo, Achille Ephrem Assogbadjo

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Agricultural Science And Agronomy Keywords: Cyperus exculentus; Neglected/Underutilized Crop species; Biology; Uses; Production constraints

Online: 10 August 2021 (12:33:44 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202110.0317.v1

The Importance, Unexploited Opportunities and Challenges of Vermicomposting Technology in Ethiopia

Tadie Girma Dadi, Hana Tamrat Gebirehiwot

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Agricultural Science And Agronomy Keywords: Invasive weeds; Organic Fertilizers; Vermicomposting Technology; Ethiopia.

Online: 21 October 2021 (22:53:58 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202211.0468.v1

Trends in Irrigated Crop Production in Ethiopia During the Period of Sustainable Development Goals

Addishiwot Dejene, Tarekegn Yoseph Samago, Tewodros Ayalew Dejene

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Agricultural Science And Agronomy Keywords: Irrigation; Food security; Poverty; SDGs

Online: 25 November 2022 (05:56:01 CET)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints201808.0089.v1

Molecular and Genetic Bases of Fruit Firmness Variation in Blueberry—A Review

Francesco Cappai, Juliana Benevenuto, Luis Felipe V. Ferrao, Patricio Munoz

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Agricultural Science And Agronomy Keywords: firmness; Vaccinium; ripening; cell wall; crispy; quantitative genetics; breeding; molecular markers; genome editing

Online: 5 August 2018 (10:11:33 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201904.0132.v1

Bio Fertilizer on Rachis: A New Method Facilitates Higher Banana (Musa sapientum) Production

Abul Khayer, Fatiha Sultana Eti, Arif Istiaq, Md. Mohibul Hasan

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Agricultural Science And Agronomy Keywords: rachis; traditional; post shooting approach; economic production; demand

Online: 11 April 2019 (05:41:39 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints201911.0221.v1

Chemical Constituents, Antimicrobial Activity and Food Preservative Characteristics of Aloe vera Gel

İbrahim Kahramanoğlu, Chuying Chen, Jinyin Chen, Chunpeng Wan

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Agricultural Science And Agronomy Keywords: Aloe vera; chemical constituents; antimicrobial activity; postharvest storage; biodegradable; edible coating

Online: 19 November 2019 (03:33:32 CET)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202111.0520.v1

Tillage Practices in Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) Production: A Review

Koffi Djaman, Komlan Koudahe, Houteta D. Koubodana, Aminou Saibou, Samuel Essah

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Agricultural Science And Agronomy Keywords: potato; tillage types; soil properties; diseases; tuber yield; quality

Online: 29 November 2021 (11:10:46 CET)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints201906.0022.v1

Pursuing the potential of heirloom cultivars to improve adaptation, nutritional and culinary features in a changing climate

Sangam Dwivedi, Irwin Goldman, Rodomiro Ortiz

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Agricultural Science And Agronomy Keywords: culinary and nutritional traits; farmer-breeder-chef-consumer nexus; folk cultivars; genetic diversity; global warming; heritage seedbank; local food systems; seed savers; stress tolerance

Online: 3 June 2019 (12:34:14 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201809.0561.v1

Water Footprint and Crop Water Usage of Oil Palm (Eleasis Guenensis) Under Varying Crop Ages and Soil Type as an Indicator of Environmental Sustainability

Lisma Safitri, Hermantoro Hermantoro, Sentot Purboseno, Valensi Kautsar, Satyanto Krido Saptomo, Agung Kurniawan

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Agricultural Science And Agronomy Keywords: water footprint, crop water usage, oil palm (Eleasis guenensis), crop ages, soil type, environmental sustainability

Online: 28 September 2018 (10:21:52 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202005.0329.v1

Biochar - A Panacea for Agriculture or Just Carbon?

Amit Dhingra

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Agricultural Science And Agronomy Keywords: sustainable agriculture; carbon sequestration; crop productivity; soil acidification; soil organic matter; pyrolysis; microbial activity, biochar

Online: 20 May 2020 (11:04:28 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201810.0382.v1

Linkages of Soil Nutrients and Diazotrophic Microbiome under Sugarcane-Legume Intercropping

Manoj Kumar Solanki, Chang-Ning Li, Fei-Yong Wang, Zhen Wang, Tao-Ju Lan, Rajesh Kumar Singh, Pratiksha Singh, Li-Tao Yang, Yang-Rui Li

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Agricultural Science And Agronomy Keywords: intercropping; microbial community; high throughput sequencing; nifH gene; sugarcane

Online: 17 October 2018 (10:20:19 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201902.0152.v1

Tillage and Residue Management Effects on Productivity, Profitability and Soil Properties of a Rice-Maize-Mungbean System in Bangladesh

M.H. Rashid, Jagadish Timsina, N. Islam, Saiful Islam

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Agricultural Science And Agronomy Keywords: permanent raised beds; strip tillage; rice-maize-mungbean system; crop residue management; soil health; productivity; profitability

Online: 18 February 2019 (09:57:46 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201811.0271.v1

Pesticide Use Practices in Root, Tuber and Banana Crops by Smallholder Farmers in Rwanda and Burundi

Joshua Sikhu Okonya, Athanasios Petsakos, Victor Suarez, Anasatase Nduwayezu, Déo Kantungeko, Guy Blomme, James Peter Legg, Jürgen Kroschel

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Agricultural Science And Agronomy Keywords: fungicides; insecticides; occupational health; personal protective equipment; poisoning; safety measures; training; integrated pest management

Online: 12 November 2018 (09:16:16 CET)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints201808.0094.v1

Agroforestry Standards for Regenerative Agriculture

Craig Elevitch, D. Niki Mazaroli, Diane Ragone

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Agricultural Science And Agronomy Keywords: Agroforestry; ecosystem services; measurable criteria; certification standard; biodiversity; agroecosystem; regenerative agriculture

Online: 5 August 2018 (13:00:37 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201805.0244.v1

Evolutionary History of the GH3 Family Based on 48 Sequenced Plants and Identification of Jasmonic Acid-Relate GH3 Genes in Solanum tuberosum

Chao Zhang, Leilei Zhang, Dongdong Wang, Haoli Ma, Bailin Liu, Zheng Shi, Xiaohui Ma, Yue Chen, Qin Chen

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Agricultural Science And Agronomy Keywords: GH3 family; sequencing plants; potato; jasmonic acids; tissues; biotic

Online: 17 May 2018 (12:01:00 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201802.0160.v3

Relieving Dormancy and Improving Germination of Piquín Chili Pepper (Capsicum annuum var. glabriusculum) by Priming Techniques

Maria Fernanda Quintero Castellanos, Oscar Guillen Castillo, Pablo Delgado Sánchez , José Marín Sánchez, Ana Isabel Guzmán Carrasco, José Miguel Guzmán

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Agricultural Science And Agronomy Keywords: wild chili pepper; domestication; seed germination; capsaicinoids content; halopriming; gibberellic acid

Online: 26 March 2018 (08:51:45 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201806.0376.v1

Hybrid Testing in Pigeonpea Using DNA Fingerprinting by SSR-Markers

Diksha lade, Bipin Lade

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Agricultural Science And Agronomy Keywords: DNA fingerprinting; SSR-markers; gel electrophoresis; hybrid testing and pigeonpea

Online: 25 June 2018 (09:57:54 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202001.0050.v1

Influence of Staking and Non-Staking on Tomatillo (Physalis ixocarpa Brot.) Cultivation in Coastal Areas

Eapshita Devi, Nusrat Jahan Methela, Mohammad Shafiqul Islam, Mahin Das, Abul Khayer, Fatiha Sultana Eti, Pankqj Debnath, Naheed Zeba

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Agricultural Science And Agronomy Keywords: SAU Tomatillo-1; SAU Tomatillo-2; staking; yield; fruit length

Online: 6 January 2020 (02:41:24 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202112.0114.v1

Effects of Selected Soil and Water Conservation Structures on Soil Physiochemical Properties, Lemo Woreda, Southern Ethiopia

Mulatu Chernet Madolo, Yohannes Horamo More, Melese Gogo Masamo

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Agricultural Science And Agronomy Keywords: Erodibility; Fanya juu; Soil bund; Soil physicochemical properties

Online: 8 December 2021 (07:32:08 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202104.0522.v1

Blueberry Mechanized Harvesting: Preliminary Results in the Italian Context

Luca Brondino, Stefano Massaglia, Nicole Roberta Giuggioli, Cristiana Peano

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Agricultural Science And Agronomy Keywords: Vaccinum corymbosum; innovation; harvest; production; cost; prototype

Online: 20 April 2021 (08:25:32 CEST)

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Framed Experiments and Games in Agriculture: A Systematic Review of the 21st Century in Economics and Social Science

J. Nicolas Hernandez-Aguilera, Max Mauerman, Alexandra Herrera, Kathryn Vasilaky, Walter Baethgen, Ana Maria Loboguerrero, Rahel Diro, Yohana Tesfamariam Tekeste, Daniel Osgood

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Agricultural Science And Agronomy Keywords: review; games; field experiments; agriculture

Online: 12 August 2020 (14:47:11 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202204.0149.v1

Visiting Sweet Potato from a Breeding Perspective: An Update

Shankar AB, Prashant Kaushik

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Agricultural Science And Agronomy Keywords: sweet potato; breeding; genetics; genomics; health

Online: 15 April 2022 (14:58:08 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201807.0056.v1

Soil Seedbank of Parthenium Weed (Parthenium hysterophorus L.)

S M R Karim, Maszura Che Mat, Nor Hafizah Md Zain

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Agricultural Science And Agronomy Keywords: parthenium weed, soil seedbank, soil depth, seed extraction, sieve shaker

Online: 3 July 2018 (16:02:13 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201902.0212.v1

Enhanced Adaptation to Low-P stress by Altering Rhizosphere Exudation and P-Uptake Rate other than Root Morphological Traits in Two Maize Genotypes

Hongliang Tang, Yazhou Wang, Le Niu, Wei Jing, Yinglong Chen

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Agricultural Science And Agronomy Keywords: carboxylate exudation; P efficiency; root exudate; root traits; rhizosphere

Online: 22 February 2019 (04:12:34 CET)

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Alterations in root morphology and physiology are important strategies in plants to adapt to low-phosphorus (P) environments. Maize genotypes differed in nitrogen (N) efficiency may also respond differently to low P stress. This study aimed to investigate the responses of root morphological and physiological traits of these two maize cultivars to P deficit and how these traits were linked with the acquisition of soil P. Two maize cultivars, XY335 (N efficient) and ZD958 (N inefficient), were cultivated for 40 days in a calcareous loamy soil amended with (high P) or without (low P) P. Functional root traits were used to evaluate the morphological and physiological responses to low P supply. Two separate short-term experiments determined the correlation between P uptake rate and P supply intensity (hydroponic) or root hair length under two P treatments (rhizobox). Low P status significantly simulated biomass allocation to roots, specific root length and exudations of carboxylates, while decreased root diameter and rhizosphere pH in both maize cultivars. Two cultivars had different total root length and root surface area under low P stress: increased in ZD958 and decreased in XY335. Both genotypes developed longer root hair under P deficit. ZD958 (greater biomass and shoot P content) has a greater capability at accessing soil P than XY335. Rhizosphere exudation of citric acid was significantly higher in ZD958 than in XY335, while there was not significant genotypic difference in rhizosphere pH and exudation of malic acid and acid phosphatase activity. ZD958 had higher P uptake rate than XY335 when solution P was between 12.5 and 250 µM. This study identified ZD958 as a P-efficient genotype, which better adapted to low P stress by altering root physiological traits (exudation of citric acid and P uptake rate), rather than root morphological traits (total root length, root surface area, root hair length). Our results highlight the importance of analyzing root morphological and physiological traits to enhance our understanding of the physiological mechanisms of P acquisition.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201711.0196.v1

Dynamic Carbohydrate Supply and Demand Model of Vegetative Growth: Response to Temperature, Light, Carbon Dioxide, and Daylength

Martin P.N. Gent

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Agricultural Science And Agronomy Keywords: carbohydrate starvation; non-structural carbohydrate; photosynthesis; photosynthesis inhibition; respiration; relative growth rate; structure; diurnal variation

Online: 30 November 2017 (08:48:58 CET)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202009.0123.v1

Overview on Diversity and Microbiological Safety of Brazilian Artisanal Cheeses

Ana Paulina Arellano Pineda, Gabriela Zampieri Campos, Natan de Jesus Pimentel-Filho, Bernadette Dora Gombossi de Melo Franco, Uelinton Manoel Pinto

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Agricultural Science And Agronomy Keywords: Brazilian artisanal cheeses; safety; challenges

Online: 5 September 2020 (06:08:11 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202204.0145.v1

Institutional Factors and Technology Adoption amongst Smallholder Coffee Farmers in Kanungu District South-Western Uganda

Edgar Nabaasa, Rebecca M. Kalibwani, Edward Ssemakula, Boaz Mujuni

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Agricultural Science And Agronomy Keywords: Technology; Adoption; Agriculture; Coffee; Smallholder; Extension; Credit; Market; Access

Online: 15 April 2022 (10:44:57 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201812.0174.v1

Interactive Effects of Secondary Macronutrients and Micronutrients on the Grain Yield, Nutrient Uptake and Use Efficiencies of Maize in the Guinea Savannas of Nigeria

Ismail Ibrahim Garba, Jibrin Mohammed Jibrin, Alpha Yaya Kamara, Adnan Aminu Adnan, Bassam Lawan Abdulrahman, Bello Mohammed Shehu, Adam Mohammed Adam

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Agricultural Science And Agronomy Keywords: secondary macronutrients; micronutrients; maize; use efficiency; nutrient uptake

Online: 17 December 2018 (05:23:39 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202003.0171.v1

Market Participation Variables in Commercializing South African Smallholder Farmers

Christopher Nwafor

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Agricultural Science And Agronomy Keywords: additional income; commercialization; cooperatives; smallholder farmer; ICTs; variables

Online: 10 March 2020 (14:06:29 CET)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202101.0620.v1

Digital Twins in Livestock Farming

Suresh Neethirajan, Bas Kemp

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Agricultural Science And Agronomy Keywords: Digital twin; Precision Livestock Farming; digitosome; Digital cohort; animal farming

Online: 29 January 2021 (12:48:12 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201711.0121.v1

Photosynthesis of Sago Palm (Metroxylon sagu Rottb.) Seedling at Different Air Temperatures

Aidil Azhar, Daigo Makihara, Hitoshi Naito, Hiroshi Ehara

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Agricultural Science And Agronomy Keywords: carbon response curve; light response curve; photosynthesis; pigment determination; sago palm.

Online: 20 November 2017 (07:36:39 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202101.0088.v1

Repositioning Agricultural Marketing Potential in Nigeria: An Impetus for Massive Agricultural Productivity

Nehemiah Eremiye

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Agricultural Science And Agronomy Keywords: avgricultural value chain; agricultural marketing; economic development; productivity

Online: 5 January 2021 (12:08:16 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202102.0379.v1

Phenotypic Characteristics of Strawberry related to Photo-physiological Parameters according to Temperature and Relative Humidity in a Greenhouse after Planting

Hyo Gil Choi, Nam Jun Kang

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Agricultural Science And Agronomy Keywords: chlorophyll fluorescence; fog system; greenhouse; energy flux; OJIP; photosynthesis

Online: 17 February 2021 (10:48:01 CET)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints201804.0125.v1

Conservation Agriculture Effects on Soil Greenhouse Gas Fluxes: An Overview

Hossein Ali Alikhani, Saeed Karbin, Babak Moteshare Zadeh

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Agricultural Science And Agronomy Keywords: conservation agriculture; soil greenhouse gas (GHG) fluxes; soil tillage

Online: 10 April 2018 (10:02:25 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201805.0108.v1

Empowerment and Tech Adoption: Introducing the Treadle Pump Triggers Farmers’ Innovation in Eastern Ethiopia

Shimelis Beyene, Teshome Regassa, Belaineh Legesse, Martha Mamo, Tsegaye Tadesse

Subject: Biology And Life Sciences, Agricultural Science And Agronomy Keywords: irrigation; technology adoption; farmers’ innovation; diffusion

Online: 7 May 2018 (08:29:29 CEST)

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