The present study investigated the effect of nitrogen fertilization (NF) at the levels of 0, 45, and 90 kg·ha–1 combined with selected sulfur complex fertilization (SCF) levels of 0 and 45 kg·ha–1 on the nutritional and technological characteristics of buckwheat flour from five varieties. The results showed that the genotype was a critical factor a...
Coordination of yield, quality and economic benefits increase remains an attractive problem in agricultural production. This study investigated how irrigation regimes could synergistically interact with different fertilization to increase irrigation water use efficiency (IWUE), yield, quality and output/input ratio in rice. A field experiment was c...
During stem elongation, wheat (Triticum aestivum) increases its stem carbohydrate content before anthesis as a reserve for grain filling. Hydraulic functioning during this mobilization process is not well understood, and contradictory results exist on the direct effect of drought on carbohydrate mobilization. In a dedicated experiment, wheat plants...
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Published in Frontiers in Plant Science
Pre-anthesis drought is expected to greatly increase yield losses in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.), one of the most important crops worldwide. Most studies investigate the effects of pre-anthesis drought only at maturity. The physiology of the plant before anthesis and how it is affected during drought is less studied. Our study focused on physiolog...
Published in The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology
Originally conceived as harmful metabolic byproducts, reactive oxygen species (ROS) are now recognized as an integral part of numerous cellular programs. Thanks to their diverse physicochemical properties, compartmentalized production, and tight control exerted by the antioxidant machinery they activate signaling pathways that govern plant growth, ...
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Published in BMC Genomics
BackgroundRoot knot nematodes (RKN) are plant parasitic nematodes causing major yield losses of widely consumed food crops such as rice (Oryza sativa). Because non-coding RNAs, including small interfering RNAs (siRNA), microRNAs (miRNAs) and long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs), are key regulators of various plant processes, elucidating their regulation ...
The application of crop models towards improved local scale prediction and precision management requires the identification and description of the major factors influencing model performance. Such efforts are particularly important for dryland areas which face rapid population growth and increasing constraints on water supplies. In this study, a gl...
Improving irrigation water management and enhancing water productivity (WP) is required to address future water scarcity in the sub-Saharan region. Maximizing WP by exposing the crop to a certain level of water stress using deficit irrigation (DI) is considered a promising strategy. To adopt DI strategies, a shred of comprehensive evidence concerni...
