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Evaluation of root traits and water use efficiency of different cotton genotypes in the presence or absence of a soil-hardpan

Ricardo St Aime, Grace Rhodes, Michael Jones, B. Todd Campbell et al. • Crop Journal (2021)

Cotton (Gossypium spp.) is an important fiber and oil crop grown worldwide. Water and nutrient stresses are major issues affecting cotton production globally. Root traits are critical in improving water and nutrient uptake and maintaining p...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.cj.2020.12.001

AGRICULTURE AND PLANT SCIENCE INNOVATIONS

Ved Prakash Yadav, Heena Saheewala, Kiran Yadav, Champa Lal Khatik (2026)

Agriculture and Plant Science Innovations is a comprehensive and forward-looking resource that bridges traditional agricultural knowledge with modern scientific advancements. This book is designed to provide readers with a deep understandin...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.61909/amkedtb042662

Photosynthetic Research in Plant Science

Ayumi Tanaka, Amane Makino • Plant and Cell Physiology (2009)

Photosynthesis is a highly regulated, multistep process. It encompasses the harvest of solar energy, transfer of excitation energy, energy conversion, electron transfer from water to NADP+, ATP generation and a series of enzymatic reactions...

OPENALEX Open Access DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/pcp/pcp040 PMC: 2669890

Effects of timing and nitrogen fertilizer application rates on maize yield components and yield in eastern Ethiopia

Waktole Mosisa, Nigussie Dechassa, Kibebew Kibret, Habtamu Zeleke et al. • Agrosystems, Geosciences & Environment (2022)

Abstract Maize (Zea mays L.) is an important food security crop in Ethiopia. However, low soil fertility and the use of haphazard nitrogen (N) fertilizer with little attention to the rate and timing of N application constrain productivity. ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1002/agg2.20322

Ovule and seed development of crop plants in response to climate change

Mohammad Erfatpour, Dustin MacLean, Rachid Lahlali, Yunfei Jiang • Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems (2024)

The ovule is a plant structure that upon fertilization, transforms into a seed. Successful fertilization is required for optimum crop productivity and is strongly affected by environmental conditions including temperature and precipitation....

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fsufs.2024.1495610

Seasonal monopolization of small carrion by a scarab beetle in terra firme Amazonian rainforests

Elena Chaboteaux, Pablo Aycart-Lazo, Gustavo Arias-Álvarez, Sandra Bejar-Hermoza et al. • Scientific Reports (2025)

Abstract Small vertebrate carcasses represent an abundant resource in tropical rainforests, where scavengers play a key role in nutrient recycling, enhancing productivity in nutrient-poor habitats such as Amazonian terra firme forests. Howe...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-31811-7

Decreased photosynthetic rate under high temperature in wheat is due to lipid desaturation, oxidation, acylation, and damage of organelles

M. Djanaguiraman, D. L. Boyle, R. Welti, S. V. K. Jagadish et al. • BMC Plant Biology (2018)

Abstract Background High temperature is a major abiotic stress that limits wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) productivity. Variation in levels of a wide range of lipids, including stress-related molecular species, oxidative damage, cellular orga...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12870-018-1263-z

CRC Handbook of Plant Science in Agriculture

Bert R. Christie • CRC Press eBooks (2022)

Volume II: Water and Agricultural Productivity Salt Tolerance of Plants World Crop Production and Distribution Dry Matter Production from Crops Weed Science as it Relates to Crop Production Cereals Sugar Crops Starch Crops Oilseed Crops Pro...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1201/9780429286384

Biostimulants in Plant Science: A Global Perspective

Oleg I. Yakhin, Лубянов Александр Александрович, I. A. Yakhin, Patrick H. Brown • Frontiers in Plant Science (2017)

This review presents a comprehensive and systematic study of the field of plant biostimulants and considers the fundamental and innovative principles underlying this technology. The elucidation of the biological basis of biostimulant functi...

OPENALEX cc-by DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2016.02049 PMC: 5266735

Evaluation of the polymorphism of the GDF9 and BMP15 genes and their relationship with the reproductive functions of sheep of different breeds

Z. K. Gadzhiev, E. S. Surzhikova, D. D. Evlagina, A. I. Surov et al. • Юг России: экология, развитие (2023)

Aim. Polymorphism is the result of evolutionary processes and is inherited, associated with biodiversity and modified by natural selection and functions to preserve various forms of population. It is economically advantageous to find genes ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.18470/1992-1098-2023-3-190-195

Physical Properties of Modified Polyphenylene Oxide as a Composite Material for Hydrogen Fuel Cell Stack Enclosure Suitable for Injection Molding

Soo-Lim Lee, Bong-Ju Kim, Seon-Bong Lee • Machines (2022)

There is an increasing need for securing development technology for suitable materials to obtain more productive and lightweight automobile parts, including hydrogen fuel cell stack enclosures. Due to the poor moldability of Poly-Phenylene ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/machines10080625

Impact of power outages: Unveiling their influence on micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises and poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa - An in-depth literature review

Timothy King Avordeh, Adam Salifu, Christopher Quaidoo, Rockson Opare-Boateng • Heliyon (2024)

The paper explores the review on the impact of electricity outages on MSMEs in Sub-Saharan Africa, analyzing their effects on productivity and poverty levels based on a review of 102 studies spanning from 2010 to 2023. The review organizes ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e33782

Cost of inaction: a framework to estimate the economic cost of missing a patient with tuberculosis in the Indian context

Salmaan Keshavjee, Meredith B Brooks, Tom Nicholson, Viswanath Pingali • BMJ Open (2023)

Objectives To estimate the economic impact of failure to find and treat tuberculosis disease and prevent tuberculosis infection from progressing to active disease.Design Estimating the economic cost of not finding and treating a patient suf...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-070717

PESTS ASSOCIATED WITH STORED WHEAT AT SHARKIA GOVERNORATE

Fatma Zourob, Karam Teleb, Zeinab Elbasheir, farg Mohamed • Journal of Productivity and Development (2019)

The present work was surveyed pests found in wheat grain and wheat flour of Sharkia   Governorate in four districts namely, (Bilbeis, Minya El Qamh, Alsalhea and Zagazig) during two years 2016-2017. The Sitophilus granaries was abundant in ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.21608/jpd.2019.48167

Motivation and context of concurrent stimulant and opioid use among persons who use drugs in the rural United States: a multi-site qualitative inquiry

R. J. Fredericksen, R. Baker, A. Sibley, A. T. Estadt et al. • Harm Reduction Journal (2024)

Abstract Background In recent years, stimulant use has increased among persons who use opioids in the rural U.S., leading to high rates of overdose and death. We sought to understand motivations and contexts for stimulant use among persons ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12954-024-00986-z

Do China State-Level Economic and Technological Development Zones Have a Positive Effect on Regional Total Factor Productivity? A Perspective Based on the Moderating Effect of Transportation Infrastructure

Mengshang Liang, Changxin Xu, Mingxian Li, Yang Lu • Systems (2025)

With the deceleration of China’s economic growth, the crude economic model will progressively diminish in its competitive edge, thereby posing challenges for state-level economic and technological development zones (ETDZs) in terms of trans...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/systems13080620

Leveraging AI to optimize vaccines supply chain and logistics in Africa: opportunities and challenges

Sulaiman Muhammad Musa, Usman Abubakar Haruna, Lukman Jibril Aliyu, Mubarak Zubairu et al. • Frontiers in Pharmacology (2025)

Examining the current situation of the vaccine supply chain in Africa, the article highlights the importance of AI technologies while outlining the prospects and problems in vaccine supply chain management in Africa. Despite the significanc...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2025.1531141

Characterization of metabolic responses, genetic variations, and microsatellite instability in ammonia-stressed CHO cells grown in fed-batch cultures

Dylan G. Chitwood, Qinghua Wang, Kathryn Elliott, Aiyana Bullock et al. • BMC Biotechnology (2021)

Abstract Background As bioprocess intensification has increased over the last 30 years, yields from mammalian cell processes have increased from 10’s of milligrams to over 10’s of grams per liter. Most of these gains in productivity can be ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12896-020-00667-2

Optimization of motor transport and loading equipment at crushed stone quarries

Volodymyr Shlapak, Andriy Kryvoruchko, Andrii Panasiuk, Vasyl Bondarchuk • Технічна інженерія (2025)

The article examines the problem of improving productivity at crushed stone quarries through optimization of motor transport and loading equipment. The limitations of the existing fleet of dump trucks and loading machines, as well as the ge...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: doi.org/10.26642/ten-2025-2(96)-374-380