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The Effects Of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles Loaded With Iaa And Iba On In Vitro Rooting Ofapple Microcuttings, Shabnam Alizadeh, Hati̇ce Dumanoğlu Jan 2022

The Effects Of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles Loaded With Iaa And Iba On In Vitro Rooting Ofapple Microcuttings, Shabnam Alizadeh, Hati̇ce Dumanoğlu

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

In the micropropagation of difficult-to-root plants, the low rates of rooting cause high economic losses. The local apple (Malus domestica Borkh.) cultivar #67, which is highly resistant to fire blight disease, has been shown to have low rooting success. Nanoparticles loaded with auxins could increase the rooting success with their physicochemical properties. To increase rooting percentage, the effects of zinc oxide nanoparticles (nZnO), nZnO loaded with indole-3-acetic acid (IAA-nZnO) and indole-3-butyric acid (IBA-nZnO) at different concentrations (1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, and 6.0 mg L-1) on in vitro rooting of microcuttings were investigated. The concentrations of auxin carried by the …

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In Vitro Salinity Stress Mediates Grass Pea Genotypes' (Lathyrus Sativus L.) Responses, Zahra Khosravi, Alireza Pourmohammad, Ali Asghar Aliloo, Saleh Shahabivand, Mohammad Bagher Hassanpouraghdam, Hayat Topçu Jan 2022

In Vitro Salinity Stress Mediates Grass Pea Genotypes' (Lathyrus Sativus L.) Responses, Zahra Khosravi, Alireza Pourmohammad, Ali Asghar Aliloo, Saleh Shahabivand, Mohammad Bagher Hassanpouraghdam, Hayat Topçu

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

This study was carried out to determine the tolerance of grass pea genotypes to salinity stress at callus and seedling stages under in vitro conditions. The calli and seedlings of six selected tolerant genotypes based on the primary screening in the field were separately exposed to salinity treatments (0, 125 mM) in vitro. Salinity was imposed with NaCl during in vitro culture, and it significantly affected all seedling traits. Genotype of Iran had the lowest seedling dry weight and therefore was more sensitive to salinity stress. According to salinity tolerance indices for seedlings, genotype Greece-III was characterized as high-yield and …

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Use Of Different Agricultural Wastes In Ganoderma Carnosum Pat. Cultivation, Gökhan Baktemur, Ecem Kara, Mahmut Yarar, Mustafa Kemal Soylu, Hatira Taşkin Jan 2022

Use Of Different Agricultural Wastes In Ganoderma Carnosum Pat. Cultivation, Gökhan Baktemur, Ecem Kara, Mahmut Yarar, Mustafa Kemal Soylu, Hatira Taşkin

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

In this study, we aimed to determine the best agricultural waste media mixtures for Ganoderma carnosum Pat. cultivation, which is almost unknown in Turkey. Six different growing mixtures were prepared using oak sawdust, peanut shell, and corn cob: C (oak sawdust), M1 (2 oak sawdust + 1 wheat bran), M2 (2 peanut shells + 1 wheat bran), M3 (1 oak sawdust + 1 peanut shell + 1 wheat bran), M4 (2 corn cobs + 1 wheat bran), M5 (1 oak sawdust + 1 corn cob + 1 wheat bran). During the study, mycelial growth time, biological efficiency (BE), mushroom weight, …

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Chromium Toxicity In Plants: Consequences On Growth, Chromosomal Behavior Andmineral Nutrient Status, Muhammad Hamzah Saleem, Javaria Afzal, Muhammad Rizwan, Zia-Ul-Hassan Shah, Nizamuddin Depar, Kamal Usman Jan 2022

Chromium Toxicity In Plants: Consequences On Growth, Chromosomal Behavior Andmineral Nutrient Status, Muhammad Hamzah Saleem, Javaria Afzal, Muhammad Rizwan, Zia-Ul-Hassan Shah, Nizamuddin Depar, Kamal Usman

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

Chromium (Cr) is a heavy metal of commercial importance; thus, significant amounts are released in wastewaters. The mobility and distribution of metals in the environment is related not only to their concentration but also to their availability in the environment. Most chromium (Cr) exists in oxidation states ranging from 0 to VI in soils but the most stable and common forms are Cr(0), Cr(III), and Cr(VI) species. Cr can have positive and negative effects on health, according to the dose, exposure time, and its oxidation state. Its behavior in soil, its soil-plant transfer and accumulation in different plant parts vary …

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Dissimilarity-Based Active Learning For Embedded Weed Identification, Yana Yang, Yang Li, Jiachen Yang, Jiabao Wen Jan 2022

Dissimilarity-Based Active Learning For Embedded Weed Identification, Yana Yang, Yang Li, Jiachen Yang, Jiabao Wen

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

Weed identification helps ensure crop yield and realize precision agriculture. Although the deep learning-based methods have achieved high performance, their needed large-scale annotated data is difficult to obtain, and the massive parameters lead to difficulties in model deployment in embedded applications. To develop efficient crop weeds classification system, we propose a dissimilarity-based method to select few but representative samples and consider data diversity. Many experiments are conducted on two different datasets. Results show that the proposed method can obtain test accuracy of 90.75% with 32% amount of the DeepWeeds dataset, up to 99.18% of the baseline accuracy. For the Grass-Broadleaf …

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Effect Of Bursaphelenchus Spp. Inoculation On Carbohydrate Concentrations Of Differentpine Species In Forest Stands Of Düzce Forest Directorate, Nuray Öztürk, Süleyman Akbulut, İsmai̇l Baysal, Şemsetti̇n Kulaç Jan 2022

Effect Of Bursaphelenchus Spp. Inoculation On Carbohydrate Concentrations Of Differentpine Species In Forest Stands Of Düzce Forest Directorate, Nuray Öztürk, Süleyman Akbulut, İsmai̇l Baysal, Şemsetti̇n Kulaç

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

The pinewood nematode (Bursaphelenchus xylophilus) is one of the most important pathogens of conifer forests worldwide that causes the pine wilt disease. This problem has increased the scientific interest in Bursaphelenchus species both in the world and in Turkey. Previously, six Bursaphelenchus species were isolated from wilted pine trees in Turkey. The main goal of this study was to investigate the effects of nematode inoculation on the total carbohydrate concentrations of tree species. Native six Bursaphelenchus species were inoculated on three pine species (Pinus pinaster, P. nigra, and P. sylvestris) under natural stand conditions. Two different doses of nematodes (2000 …

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Imbibition-Induced Changes In Cell Membrane On Germination And Some Physiological Parameters In Aged Cress (Lepidium Sativum L.) Seeds, Eren Özden Jan 2022

Imbibition-Induced Changes In Cell Membrane On Germination And Some Physiological Parameters In Aged Cress (Lepidium Sativum L.) Seeds, Eren Özden

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

The deterioration of cellular membranes is the natural phenomenon in seeds exposed to aging. Physiological changes, such as accumulation of reactive oxygen species, mitochondrial dysfunction, and loss of essential metabolites, suppressed antioxidant defense system, and lipid peroxidation occur during the process of seed aging. In the present study, the physiological changes in aged cress seeds and seeds imbibed under different temperatures after aging were examined. In this regard, an array of analysis concerned with the cell membrane leakages and seed viability was performed. For comparison, accelerated aged seed lots with high, intermediate and low viability were used, in relation to …

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The Effects Of Pseudomonas Koreensis Igpeb 17 And Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi On Growth And Physiological Properties Of Ginger, Dilfuza Jabborova Jan 2022

The Effects Of Pseudomonas Koreensis Igpeb 17 And Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi On Growth And Physiological Properties Of Ginger, Dilfuza Jabborova

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

The effect of Pseudomonas koreensis IGPEB 17 and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) on plant growth and physiological properties of ginger (Zingiber officinale) in net house conditions was investigated. The experiment included four treatments including P. koreensis IGPEB 17, arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) biofertilizer and combination of P. koreensis IGPEB 17 and AMF treatment. The result indicated that P. koreensis IGPEB 17 had positive effects on plant growth-promoting traits such as P-solubilization, protease, amylase, IAA, and ACC deaminase production. Moreover, P. koreensis IGPEB 17 showed ability in producing lipase and cellulase. The P. koreensis IGPEB 17 significantly increased plant height (57.6%), …

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Reference Gene Selection For Rt-Qpcr Normalization Of Strawberry At Various Organs, Different Growing Stages Of Fruits, And Salt-Stress Treatment, Hayat Topçu Jan 2022

Reference Gene Selection For Rt-Qpcr Normalization Of Strawberry At Various Organs, Different Growing Stages Of Fruits, And Salt-Stress Treatment, Hayat Topçu

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

Strawberry (Fragaria x ananassa Duch.) is a favorite fruit of high economic value due to its good taste and high nutrition ingredients. Strawberry is a fruit grown around the world that has distinct genetic structures and indicates diverse levels of precision to different environmental circumstances. Plants respond differently to diverse physiological processes, organizing of biological events, control of hormones, different individuals of the same species, and internal and external factors in developmental stages. Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) has become a very useful tool for the determination of plant genetic and physiological changes in gene expression. To obtain more …

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De Novo Assembly And Characterisation Of Chloroplast Genomes Of Broccoli Cvs. Marathon And Green Sprout Using Next Generation Sequencing, Ayisha Zia, Misbah Zahoor, Abdullah Abdullah, Asma Nisar, Neelam Batool, Amana Bibi, Kiran Saba, Ibrar Ahmed, Arzu Karataş, Ekrem Gürel, Mohammad Tahir Waheed Jan 2022

De Novo Assembly And Characterisation Of Chloroplast Genomes Of Broccoli Cvs. Marathon And Green Sprout Using Next Generation Sequencing, Ayisha Zia, Misbah Zahoor, Abdullah Abdullah, Asma Nisar, Neelam Batool, Amana Bibi, Kiran Saba, Ibrar Ahmed, Arzu Karataş, Ekrem Gürel, Mohammad Tahir Waheed

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

The genus Brassica (family Brassicaceae) includes nutritionally and economically important species such as Brassica napus, Brassica rapa, and Brassica oleracea. Many varieties of B. oleracea are available in various morphological forms including nutritive vegetables such as cauliflower (var. botrytis), Brussels sprouts (var. gemmifera), kales and collards (var. acephala), kohlrabi (var. gongylodes), cabbage (var. capitata), and broccoli (var. italica). Objective of the present study was to sequence chloroplast genomes of two cultivars of broccoli: Marathon and Green sprout. The sequencing was done by next generation sequencing. The analysis was performed using Velvet, Geneious, GeSeq, tRNAscan-SE, ARAGORN, OrganellarGenomeDRAW, IRscope and REPuter. The …

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Sustainable Computing In Smart Agriculture: Survey And Challenges, Jing Nie, Yi Wang, Yang Li, Xuewei Chao Jan 2022

Sustainable Computing In Smart Agriculture: Survey And Challenges, Jing Nie, Yi Wang, Yang Li, Xuewei Chao

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

Research on sustainable computing in agriculture has a great potential as an effective way to solve most agricultural technology bottlenecks, save resource costs, and drive sustainable agricultural development. This paper provides a systematic introduction to the data collection, data mining and evaluation, classification and application of sustainable algorithms involved in the field of sustainable computing in agriculture. At the same time, the paper provides an insightful discussion on its challenges and future trends. The purpose of this work is to help researchers review the current status and pressing issues of sustainable algorithms in agriculture, and to provide a referenceable direction …

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Application Of Potassium, Zinc And Boron As Potential Plant Growth Modulators In Gossypium Hirsutum L. Under Heat Stress, Muhammad Sarwar, M Farrukh Saleem, Basharat Ali, Muhammad Hamzah Saleem, Muhammad Rizwan, Kamal Usman, Ali El Keblawy, Asjad Ali, Muhammad Afzal, Mohamed S. Sheteiwy, Shafaqat Ali Jan 2022

Application Of Potassium, Zinc And Boron As Potential Plant Growth Modulators In Gossypium Hirsutum L. Under Heat Stress, Muhammad Sarwar, M Farrukh Saleem, Basharat Ali, Muhammad Hamzah Saleem, Muhammad Rizwan, Kamal Usman, Ali El Keblawy, Asjad Ali, Muhammad Afzal, Mohamed S. Sheteiwy, Shafaqat Ali

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

High temperature stress at reproductive stages of cotton crop severely affects the yield and quality of cotton crop under changing climatic conditions. To alleviate the adverse effects of high temperature stress on cotton crop, the regulatory effects of potassium (K), zinc (Zn), and boron (B) were assessed by applying different temperature regimes at three reproductive stages of cotton crop under field and glass house conditions. Cotton plants were subjected to low (32/20 °C ± 2), medium (38/24 °C ± 2), and high (45/30 °C ± 2) temperatures under glasshouse, but sown at specific dates in field to provide different temperatures …

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The Effects Of Melatonin Application On The Drought Stress Of Different Citrus Rootstocks, Nazan Korkmaz, Mehmet Ati̇lla Aşkin, Hakan Altunlu, Mehmet Polat, Volkan Okatan, İbrahi̇m Kahramanoğlu Jan 2022

The Effects Of Melatonin Application On The Drought Stress Of Different Citrus Rootstocks, Nazan Korkmaz, Mehmet Ati̇lla Aşkin, Hakan Altunlu, Mehmet Polat, Volkan Okatan, İbrahi̇m Kahramanoğlu

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

Drought is among the most crucial limiting factors for crop production and is considered a major threat to food security. Rootstock selection is an important approach for drought management. This research was aimed to study the responses of important rootstocks against drought stress and to examine the impacts of melatonin application on the drought stress of these rootstocks. Carrizo citrange, fying dragon, and sour orange were selected for the current study. To test the drought stress, three different irrigation regimes were applicated separately to each rootstock as 100%, 75%, and 50% of water requirement. The melatonin was then tested on …

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Effects Of Site Preparation And Postplanting Cultural Treatments On The Establishment And Early Growth Of Maritime Pine (Pinus Pinaster Ait.), Cemal Fi̇dan, Derya Eşen, Necat Demi̇rsu, Erol Cabak, Sema Güner Jan 2022

Effects Of Site Preparation And Postplanting Cultural Treatments On The Establishment And Early Growth Of Maritime Pine (Pinus Pinaster Ait.), Cemal Fi̇dan, Derya Eşen, Necat Demi̇rsu, Erol Cabak, Sema Güner

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

Maritime pine (Pinus pinaster Ait.) is a fast-growing pine species of the western Mediterranean Basin with important ecological (e.g., site restoration), economic (e.g., wood production), and social (e.g., recreation) values. Due to global climate change, the growing incidence of drought and wildfires challenges the distribution and growth of maritime pine. Mechanical site preparation (SP) either alone or integrated with chemical weed control can enhance site conditions for conifer seedlings, specifically by improving the physical and chemical condition of the soil and eliminating weeds. The study was established in the eastern Marmara Region of Turkey and included various SP techniques and …

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Assessment Of The Effect Of Land Use Change On Bioclimatic Comfort Conditions In Uşak Province, Ahmet Erkan Meti̇n, Savaş Çağlak Jan 2022

Assessment Of The Effect Of Land Use Change On Bioclimatic Comfort Conditions In Uşak Province, Ahmet Erkan Meti̇n, Savaş Çağlak

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

Bioclimatic comfort is the state of people in which they feel comfortable, happy, and fit in the atmospheric environment they are. The bioclimatic comfort conditions of cities have changed depending on anthropogenic factors. The aim of this study is to compare the bioclimatic comfort conditions of Uşak city between 1990 and 2018. In the first stage, the bioclimatic comfort conditions of the city centre between 1990 and 2018 were determined according to the Physiological Equivalent Temperature (PET) index obtained from the RayMan model by using hourly data of the meteorological station in the city centre; air temperature (°C), relative humidity …

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4e Analysis Of An Underfloor Heating System Integrated To The Geothermal Heat Pump For Greenhouse Heating, Fati̇h Ünal, Ahmet Erhan Akan, Bünyami̇n Demi̇r, Kaan Yaman Jan 2022

4e Analysis Of An Underfloor Heating System Integrated To The Geothermal Heat Pump For Greenhouse Heating, Fati̇h Ünal, Ahmet Erhan Akan, Bünyami̇n Demi̇r, Kaan Yaman

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

In this study, 4E (energy, exergy, exergoeconomic, and exergoenvironmental) analysis of an underfloor heating system integrated with the geothermal heat pump of a greenhouse with a usage area of 90 m2 has been made. When the results of the 4E analysis applied to the system and its elements were examined, the energy efficiency of the heating system in the winter months has been determined to be 77.85% and the exergy efficiency 30.61%. According to the results of exergoeconomic analysis, the levelized energy cost of the system has been determined as 0.894 dollar/h, the unit exergy cost as 0.826 dollar/h, and …

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Nutritional Value And Antioxidant Properties Of Viburnum Mullaha Buch.-Ham. Ex D. Don Fruit From Central Nepal, Prabin Dawadi, Rachana Shrestha, Subeksha Mishra, Sayara Bista, Jaya Kant Raut, Tista Prasai Joshi, Lok Ranjan Bhatt Jan 2022

Nutritional Value And Antioxidant Properties Of Viburnum Mullaha Buch.-Ham. Ex D. Don Fruit From Central Nepal, Prabin Dawadi, Rachana Shrestha, Subeksha Mishra, Sayara Bista, Jaya Kant Raut, Tista Prasai Joshi, Lok Ranjan Bhatt

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

Viburnum mullaha is a popular wild edible fruit widely distributed in Nepal's mid-hills. Locals consume the fruits of the plants raw and use them to treat a variety of diseases. High value of fat (15%) and protein (3.94%) was evaluated in the seed compared to the pulp with fat 2.1% and protein 1.17%. Both the pulp and the seed exhibited high values of total phenolic content (3346.1 1 ± 0.05 and 2331.03 ± 0.02 mg QAEs/100 g respectively). The samples showed weak antioxidant activity when evaluated by diphenylpicrylhydrazyl (DPPH) antioxidant assay as 50% of radical scavenging activity were 1350 ± …

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Foliar Application Of Micronutrients Improves The Growth, Yield, Mineral Contents, And Nutritional Quality Of Broccoli (Brassica Oleracea L.), Hasan Sardar, Mujahid Irshad, Muhammad Akbar Anjum, Sajjad Hussain, Sajid Ali, Riaz Ahmad, Shaghef Ejaz Jan 2022

Foliar Application Of Micronutrients Improves The Growth, Yield, Mineral Contents, And Nutritional Quality Of Broccoli (Brassica Oleracea L.), Hasan Sardar, Mujahid Irshad, Muhammad Akbar Anjum, Sajjad Hussain, Sajid Ali, Riaz Ahmad, Shaghef Ejaz

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

Broccoli is rich in vitamins, antioxidants, minerals, free from calories and fat necessary for a healthy life. The production of broccoli is poor as compared to the developed world because of different biotic and abiotic stress. The nutritional stress is increasing with the passage of time because of low soil fertility and numerous stresses occur in the root zone of plants which reduce the uptake of minerals. Therefore, the current study was conducted on the foliar application of Zn and B to enhance broccoli production with excellent nutritional properties important for human health. Foliar application of Zn + B increased …

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Screening Maize (Zea Mays L.) Genotypes For Phosphorus Deficiency At The Seedling Stage, Md. Golam Azam, Umakanta Sarker, Md. Shalim Uddin Jan 2022

Screening Maize (Zea Mays L.) Genotypes For Phosphorus Deficiency At The Seedling Stage, Md. Golam Azam, Umakanta Sarker, Md. Shalim Uddin

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

A study was conducted at Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute's greenhouse with 48 maize genotypes through hydroponic culture. Two levels of treatment, namely, low phosphorus (LP) (2.5 × 10-6 mol L-1 of KH2PO4) and normal phosphorus (NP) (2.5 × 10-4 mol L-1 of KH2PO4), were used for this study. Morphologically, plants behave differently in low phosphorus conditions than in normal phosphorus environments. Large augmented roots were found in the plant in low phosphorus conditions. The results revealed that chlorophyll contents, shoot length, root length shoot dry weight, root dry …

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Influence Of Land Use On Changes Of Sediment Budget Components: Western Iran Case Study, Fatemeh Sedighi, Abdulvahed Khaledi Darvishan, Valentin Golosov, Mohamad Reza Zare, Velibor Spalevic Jan 2022

Influence Of Land Use On Changes Of Sediment Budget Components: Western Iran Case Study, Fatemeh Sedighi, Abdulvahed Khaledi Darvishan, Valentin Golosov, Mohamad Reza Zare, Velibor Spalevic

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

Understanding the processes of displacement and redistribution of soil particles caused by different erosion types is considered an efficient sediment management tool in various scales from the field plot to the watershed. The rainfed agriculture practices on high gradient slopes are one of the main sources of accelerated soil erosion due to the disturbance of soil structure by tillage processes. Therefore, the present study aimed to investigate the synergistic effect of rainfed agriculture practices and slope gradient on soil erosion using the activity concentrations of 137Cs fallout in Khamsan experimental watershed, western Iran. The diffusion and migration model was used …

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Amino Acids Application Alleviated Salinity Stress In Spinach (Spinacia Oleracea L.) By Improving Oxidative Defense, Osmolyte Accumulation, And Nutrient Balance, Maham Saddique, Abida Kausar, Iqra Iqra, Noreen Akhter, Nazoora Mujahid, Abida Parveen, Qamar Zaman, Saddam Hussain Jan 2022

Amino Acids Application Alleviated Salinity Stress In Spinach (Spinacia Oleracea L.) By Improving Oxidative Defense, Osmolyte Accumulation, And Nutrient Balance, Maham Saddique, Abida Kausar, Iqra Iqra, Noreen Akhter, Nazoora Mujahid, Abida Parveen, Qamar Zaman, Saddam Hussain

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

Salinity is affecting more than 6 million hectares of cultivated area in Pakistan. The use of amino acids offers a pragmatic solution for minimizing the adverse effects of salinity on Spinacia oleracea L. (spinach). The present study evaluated the possible potential of amino acids in enhancing the salinity tolerance in spinach and identified the probable underlying mechanisms. The experiment comprised of two factors viz. amino acids with total of seven treatments; control, salinity (sal) 100 mM, Methionine + sal, Phenylalanine + sal, Proline + sal, Tyrosine + sal, Combined amino acids + sal, and two spinach cultivars (Desi Palak and …

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Biochemical Content Of Cherry Laurel (Prunus Laurocerasus L.) Fruits With Edible Coatings Based On Caseinat, Semperfresh And Lecithin, Yasemi̇n Yavuz Abanoz, Zühal Okcu Jan 2022

Biochemical Content Of Cherry Laurel (Prunus Laurocerasus L.) Fruits With Edible Coatings Based On Caseinat, Semperfresh And Lecithin, Yasemi̇n Yavuz Abanoz, Zühal Okcu

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

Cherry laurel is one of the most important cherry species and naturally grown in Black sea region in Turkey. Its fruits are sold at high price in local markets in northern parts of Turkey. Cherry laurel fruits are very perishable with a limited shelf life due to a high metabolic activity and susceptibility to mechanical damage and microbial attack. The effect of edible coatings (EC) based on caseinat, Semperfresh and lecithin on the fruit quality, bioactive content and antioxidant activity of cherry laurel fruits stored at 4 ± 1 °C for 15 days was evaluated. The EC fruits compared with …

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Development Of A Novel Method For Trash Segmentation Of Cotton Fibre Color Measurement, Nayab Khan, Michal Vik, Farida Irshad, Assad Farooq, Muhammad Azeem Ashraf Jan 2022

Development Of A Novel Method For Trash Segmentation Of Cotton Fibre Color Measurement, Nayab Khan, Michal Vik, Farida Irshad, Assad Farooq, Muhammad Azeem Ashraf

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

The representation of cotton color is a key element in deciding the cotton grade. The color of cotton fibre is measured with instruments as well as visual assessment. But, these two methods always represent disagreement in the measurements. The main reason for disagreement is the trash particles on the cotton surface. The threshold segregation technique is used for the segmentation of trash and cotton fibres from the image of cotton sample. It is used in this research for the trash segmentation and precise color measurement. The reduction of disagreement between visual and instrument measurements is observed and the color of …

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Photoperiod And Temperature Sensitivity In Early Soybean Accessions From The Vir Collection In Leningrad Province Of The Russian Federation, Liubov Novikova, Irina Seferova, Inna Matvienko, Zoya Shchedrina, Margarita Vishnyakova Jan 2022

Photoperiod And Temperature Sensitivity In Early Soybean Accessions From The Vir Collection In Leningrad Province Of The Russian Federation, Liubov Novikova, Irina Seferova, Inna Matvienko, Zoya Shchedrina, Margarita Vishnyakova

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

The photoperiod and temperature sensitivity of the onset of flowering in 106 soybean accessions from the VIR collection has been studied for 8 years in a vegetation experiment in the conditions of Leningrad Province at 59°N, the northernmost point of soybean evaluation in the world. The accessions were previously field-assessed for the ability to form fully developed seeds in this region. The experimental conditions were extreme for soybean in terms of both photoperiod and heat supply. The emergence to flowering period length (LEF) in the sample set was 7.9 days longer, and the sum of the temperatures required …

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Development Of Dna Markers Associated With Sunburn Resistance In Pomegranate (Punica Granatum L.) Using Bulk Segregant Analysis, Kezi̇ban Yazici, Mehtap Şahi̇n Çevi̇k Jan 2022

Development Of Dna Markers Associated With Sunburn Resistance In Pomegranate (Punica Granatum L.) Using Bulk Segregant Analysis, Kezi̇ban Yazici, Mehtap Şahi̇n Çevi̇k

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

Production and consumption of pomegranate have been increasing in the world in recent years due to its health benefits to humans. Sunburn is an important physiological disorder caused by high temperature, light, and radiation. With the changes in climatic conditions that have occurred in recent years, the effect of sunburn is increasing and limiting the production and quality of pomegranate. Therefore, development of pomegranate cultivars resistance to sunburn is one of the main objectives of pomegranate breeding program. However, the development of a new variety takes a very long time. In order to shorten this time, molecular markers have been …

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Identification Of Beneficial And Detrimental Bacteria Impacting Sorghum Responses To Drought Using Multi-Scale And Multisystem Microbiome Comparisons, Mingsheng Qi, Jeffrey C. Berry, Kira W. Veley, Lily O'Connor, Omri M. Finkel, Isai Salas-González, Molly Kuhs, Julietta Jupe, Emily Holcomb, Tijana Glavina Del Rio, Cody Creech, Peng Liu, Susannah G. Tringe, Jeffery L. Dangl, Daniel P. Schachtman, Rebecca S. Bart Jan 2022

Identification Of Beneficial And Detrimental Bacteria Impacting Sorghum Responses To Drought Using Multi-Scale And Multisystem Microbiome Comparisons, Mingsheng Qi, Jeffrey C. Berry, Kira W. Veley, Lily O'Connor, Omri M. Finkel, Isai Salas-González, Molly Kuhs, Julietta Jupe, Emily Holcomb, Tijana Glavina Del Rio, Cody Creech, Peng Liu, Susannah G. Tringe, Jeffery L. Dangl, Daniel P. Schachtman, Rebecca S. Bart

Department of Agronomy and Horticulture: Faculty Publications

Drought is a major abiotic stress limiting agricultural productivity. Previous field-level experiments have demonstrated that drought decreases microbiome diversity in the root and rhizosphere. How these changes ultimately affect plant health remains elusive. Toward this end, we combined reductionist, transitional and ecological approaches, applied to the staple cereal crop sorghum to identify key root-associated microbes that robustly affect drought-stressed plant phenotypes. Fifty-three Arabidopsis-associated bacteria were applied to sorghum seeds and their effect on root growth was monitored. Two Arthrobacter strains caused root growth inhibition (RGI) in Arabidopsis and sorghum. In the context of synthetic communities, Variovorax strains were able to …

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Temporal Changes In The Nutrient Content Of Cattle Dung In The Nebraska Sandhills Ecosystem, Amanda Shine, Martha Mamo, Gandura O. Abagandura, Walter Schacht, Jerry Volesky Jan 2022

Temporal Changes In The Nutrient Content Of Cattle Dung In The Nebraska Sandhills Ecosystem, Amanda Shine, Martha Mamo, Gandura O. Abagandura, Walter Schacht, Jerry Volesky

Department of Agronomy and Horticulture: Faculty Publications

Dung excreted by cattle composes a significant portion of the nutrient inputs in a grazed ecosystem and can have wide-ranging effects on soil properties and vegetation. However, little research has been conducted on the nutrient dynamics of excreted dung in situ that has not been disturbed prior to field sampling. In this study, we analyzed 294 dung pats (1–24 days old) collected from a Nebraska Sandhills meadow to determine water-extractable organic carbon (WEOC), water-extractable nitrogen (WEN), water-extractable phosphorus (WEP), and percent dry matter (DM) changes over time. In addition, we investigated if sample handling - frozen storage – and the …

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Finding Aid For The Katye L. Patridge Collection (Mum00137) Jan 2022

Finding Aid For The Katye L. Patridge Collection (Mum00137)

Archives & Special Collections: Finding Aids (alphabetical)

Papers of Katye L. Patridge document her career as a home demonstration agent in the agricultural extension service of Mississippi and Virginia (1924 to 1930) as well as her higher education at Tulane University School of Social Work and a career in social work in the 1930s and 1940s that included employment in Mississippi by the Works Progress Administration, the National Youth Administration, and the State Board of Public Welfare.

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Industrial Hemp As A Resource For Birds In Agroecosystems: Human–Wildlife Conflict Or Conservation Opportunity?, Emily A. Kotten, Iona Hennessy, Bryan M. Kluever, Zachary T. Brym, Bradley F. Blackwell, Lee A. Humberg, Page E. Klug Jan 2022

Industrial Hemp As A Resource For Birds In Agroecosystems: Human–Wildlife Conflict Or Conservation Opportunity?, Emily A. Kotten, Iona Hennessy, Bryan M. Kluever, Zachary T. Brym, Bradley F. Blackwell, Lee A. Humberg, Page E. Klug

Human–Wildlife Interactions

Industrial hemp (Cannabis sativa L.; hemp) is an emerging crop in the United States with little known about bird use or the potential for birds to become an agricultural pest. We identified birds associated with hemp fields, using repeated visits to oilseed plots in North Dakota, USA (n = 6) and cannabinoid (CBD) plots in Florida, USA (n = 4) from August to November 2020. We did not control for plot area or density; our observations were descriptive only. We observed 10 species in hemp, 12 species flying over hemp, and 11 species both foraging in and …

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Underwater: Science & Story In Aquatic Communities, Lena J. Beck Jan 2022

Underwater: Science & Story In Aquatic Communities, Lena J. Beck

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

How do we manage fish species, and how do fish, in turn, impact us? This portfolio of three stories will explore some of the ways in which humans interact with aquatic landscapes. First, we’ll go to Flathead Lake in Montana, where invasive lake trout have all but decimated native trout species, and learn what the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes are doing to address the issue. Then, we’ll examine stories of a legendary Big Fish in Alaska’s Lake Iliamna, and think about what it means to scientifically prove something as real. The last story looks at the aquaculture industry in …

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