Impact of Bioenergy on Economic Growth and Development: An European Perspective by Stavros Kalogiannidis, Fotios Chatzitheodoridis, Stamatis Kontsas, Dimitrios Syndoukas

“…It is extensively used in agriculture and related industries, including the production and delivery of fertilisers, pesticides, and farm equipment. This study investigated the impact of Bioenergy on economic growth and development in Europe with major focus on Greece. …”
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Modelling daily plant growth response to environmental conditions in Chinese solar greenhouse using Bayesian neural network by Gadelhag Mohmed, Xanthea Heynes, Abdallah Naser, Weituo Sun, Katherine Hardy, Steven Grundy, Chungui Lu

“…This paper proposes an Artificial Neural Network (ANN) model to predict plant response to environmental conditions to enhance crop production systems that improve plant performance and resource use efficiency (e.g. light, fertiliser and water) in a Chinese Solar Greenhouse. …”
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Temporal variation of ammonium in Sulfic Tropaquept cultivated with rice in experimental pots by Khairudin, Nurulhuda, Mohd Hanif, Ahmad Husni, Mohamed Zawawi, Mohamed Azwan, Zakaria, Mohamad Pauzi, Struik, Paul C., Keesman, Karel J.

“…Therefore, the objective of this study was to evaluate temporal variation of ammonium dynamics in fertilised and flooded rice pots. Concentrations of NH+4-N were determined in soil solutions that were extracted by MacroRhizon samplers. …”
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Review on the current composting practices and the potential of improvement using two-stage composting by Lim, L. Y., Bong, C. P. C., Lee, C. T., Klemel, J. J., Sarmidi, M. R., Lim, J. S.

“…It allows the transformation and stabilisation of the organic waste into bio-fertiliser that can be applied to land and crops safely. …”

Performance of thin film composite membranes for ammonium removal and reuse of ammonium-enriched solution for plant growth by Lim, Marcus Ze Yuan, Chong, Woon Chan, Lau, Woei Jye, Koo, Chai Hoon

“…The retentate of XLE membrane filtration process was found to be useful as liquid fertiliser for plant growth. The results indicated that the TFC membrane process is not only able to produce permeate with an ammonium concentration below the acceptable limit of 10 mg/L but also able to produce retentate with enriched ammonium for plant growth.…”
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Insights into mode of action mediated responses following pharmaceutical uptake and accumulation in plants by Andrea-Lorena Garduño-Jiménez, Laura J. Carter

“…The reuse of wastewater to meet irrigation requirements and slurries, sludges and manures as fertilisers to meet crop nutrient demands inadvertently introduces human and veterinary-use pharmaceuticals into the agro-ecosystem. …”
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Assessing the role of Islamic microfinance: a women empowerment case study by Aja Fatou Senghore

“…The results from the study indicate that lack of irrigation and storage facilities, access to markets and farming inputs (seeds, fertilisers) are the main challenges women encounter in their gardening activities. …”
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Use of Digestate as an Alternative to Mineral Fertilizer: Effects on Soil Mineral Nitrogen and Winter Wheat Nitrogen Accumulation in Clay Loam by Danute Petraityte, Ausra Arlauskiene, Jurgita Ceseviciene

“…Knowledge of the mineralisation and nutrient release of organic fertilisers is essential to ensure plant nutrient demand and availability, to increase N use efficiency and to minimise environmental risks. …”
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Assessment of the Impact of a Motorway on Content andSpatial Distribution of Mercury in Adjacent Agricultural Soils by Hanna Jaworska, Joanna Klimek

“…The source of mercury in urbanised areas is pollution derived from the burning of fuels and industrial and transport waste, while in agricultural areas, it is constituent in mineral fertilisers and crop protection products. The research objective was to evaluate the content and spatial distribution of mercury in arable soils adjacent to the A1 motorway in Poland. …”
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Impacts of Root-Lesion Nematode (<i>Pratylenchus thornei</i>) on Plant Nutrition, Biomass, Grain Yield and Yield Components of Susceptible/Intolerant Wheat Cultivars Determined by... by John P. Thompson, Timothy G. Clewett

“…Field experiments testing rates of various nematicides, with and without NPZn fertiliser, were analysed to investigate how root-lesion nematode (<i>Pratylenchus thornei</i>) affects growth and yield components of susceptible/intolerant wheat cultivars in a subtropical environment. …”
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Use of Organic Materials to Limit the Potential Negative Effect of Nitrogen on Maize in Different Soils by Marzena S. Brodowska, Mirosław Wyszkowski, Natalia Kordala

“…This study was launched to test organic materials in the form of humic acids (HA) applied to soil to improve the effect of nitrogen on maize, and to determine an optimal dose of HA, which will be ecologically safe and will counteract potential negative (phytotoxic) influences of excessive nitrogen fertiliser doses, on two soils with different textural composition. …”
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Comparison of Different Materials for Self-Pressurized Vitrification of Feline Oocytes—First Results by Lorena Fernandez-Gonzalez, Jan Huebinger, Katarina Jewgenow

“…On average, 44% of the COCs presented normal morphology and 48.2% of them showed a polar body after in vitro maturation (IVM) and were subsequently fertilised. Aluminium tubes were positive on toxicity tests, producing the lowest cleavage rates. …”
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Losses of phosphorus, potassium and nitrogen from horse manure left on the ground by Helena Aronsson, Sofia Nyström, Elsa Malmer, Linda Kumblad, Camilla Winqvist

“…Daily removal of manure from paddocks used year-round would, approximately, save 1.7 kg P and 5.5 kg K per horse per year, which could be recycled to replace non-renewable mineral fertilisers.…”
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Early growth of corn seedlings after seed priming with magnetite nanoparticles synthetised in easy way by Michel Esper Neto, David W. Britt, Kyle Alan Jackson, Carolina Fedrigo Coneglian, Tadeu Takeyoshi Inoue, Marcelo Augusto Batista

“…Nanoparticle (NP) use is becoming important alternative in different branches of science such as in agriculture, used as new source of fertiliser. In this study, it was tested iron (Fe) NP, applied as corn seed priming. …”
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YIELDING OF RED PEPPER (Capsicum annuum L.) UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF VARIED POTASSIUM FERTILIZATION by Anna Golcz, Paweł Kujawski, Bartosz Markiewicz

“… The type of the applied nitrogen fertiliser plays a significant role in plant nutrition. …”
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Évaluation du transfert des éléments traces métalliques vers les eaux superficielles Application au terrassement et à la végétalisation des pistes de ski by M.J. HASSID, P. ARNOULD, S. WICHEREK

“…Classiquement, il s'agit de projeter dans un flux hydraulique un mélange de semences et de fertilisants, à l'aide d'un appareil appelé hydroseeder. …”
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The effect of different production systems on the content of micronutrients and trace elements in potato tubers by Jadwiga Wierzbowska, Bogumił Rychcik, Arkadiusz Światły

“…On the contrary, when cultivating potato in conventional system, one should supply this element with fertilisers.…”
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What factors contribute to the volatility of food prices? New global evidence by Mourad Zmami, Ousama Ben-Salha

“…This paper contributes to the existing literature by investigating the causal effects of oil prices, fertiliser prices, global economic activity, and geopolitical risk on international food price volatility between January 1993 and December 2021. …”
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Cultivation of <it>E. coli </it>carrying a plasmid-based Measles vaccine construct (4.2 kbp pcDNA3F) employing medium optimisation and pH-temperature induction techniques by Webster Diane, Pickering Raelene, Ongkudon Clarence M, Danquah Michael K

“…<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Plasmid-based measles vaccines offer great promises over the conventional fertilised egg method such as ease of manufacture and mimic wild-type intracellular antigen expression. …”
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Maize producers’ vulnerability to climate change: Evidence from Makhuduthamaga Local Municipality, South Africa by Selelo Matimolane, Hector Chikoore, Fhumulani I. Mathivha, Edmore Kori

“…Despite a clear fluctuation in yields, the results demonstrate a rising trend that can be attributed to agricultural practices such as the use of fertilisers and planting drought resistant cultivars as opposed to climate variables. …”
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