IGF-I Medium Supplementation Improves Singly Cultured Cat Oocyte Maturation and Embryo Development In Vitro by Lorena Fernandez-Gonzalez, Valeria Kozhevnikova, Eugeny Brusentsev, Stefanie Jänsch, Sergei Amstislavsky, Katarina Jewgenow

“…Thus, these supplements, in different concentrations and combinations, were merged with the use of two fertilisation techniques and randomly assigned to single or group culturing. …”
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Polymer Chemical Identity as a Key Factor in Microplastic–Insecticide Antagonistic Effects during Embryogenesis of Sea Urchin <i>Arbacia lixula</i> by Petra Burić, Ines Kovačić, Lara Jurković, Serkan Tez, Rahime Oral, Nediljko Landeka, Daniel M. Lyons

“…As a proxy for pollutants that may be simultaneously present in urban wastewater streams, the effects of two microplastics—polystyrene (PS; 10, 80 and 230 μm diameter) and polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA; 10 and 50 μm diameter)—on fertilisation and embryogenesis in the sea urchin <i>Arbacia lixula</i> with co-exposure to the pyrethroid insecticide cypermethrin were investigated. …”
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Potential Use of Tannin Extracts as Additives in Semen Destined for Cryopreservation: A Review by Mohammed S. Liman, Abubeker Hassen, Lyndy J. McGaw, Peter Sutovsky, Dietmar E. Holm

“…However, certain levels of ROS are essential to facilitate the capacitation of spermatozoa required for successful fertilisation. Tannins, as well-known antioxidant compounds, may act as ROS binders/acceptors/scavengers to inhibit the damaging effects of ROS. …”
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Fertigation Strategies to Improve Water and Nitrogen Use Efficiency in Surface Irrigation System in the North China Plain by Xiulu Sun, Yizan Li, Marius Heinen, Henk Ritzema, Petra Hellegers, Jos van Dam

“…Irrigation and fertilisation are often over-applied, which exceeds crop requirements. …”
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Characterization of Breed Specific Differences in Spermatozoal Transcriptomes of Sheep in Australia by Marnie J. Hodge, Sara de las Heras-Saldana, Sally J. Rindfleish, Cyril P. Stephen, Sameer D. Pant

“…Over 14,000 transcripts are in spermatozoa of other species, which are transferred to the ova on fertilisation. These transcripts conceivably influence early embryonic development and whether conception is successful. …”
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Heterogeneous Immunolocalisation of Zinc Transporters ZIP6, ZIP10 and ZIP14 in Human Normo- and Asthenozoospermic Spermatozoa by Isidora Protic, Igor Golic, Snezana Vidakovic, Bato Korac, Aleksandra Korac

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Assessing the climate and eutrophication impacts of grass cultivation at five sites in Sweden by Johan Nilsson, Pernilla Tidåker, Cecilia Sundberg, Kajsa Henryson, Brian Grant, Ward Smith, Per-Anders Hansson

“…The system was evaluated for two fertilisation rates, 140 and 200 kg N ha−1. The climate impact showed large variation between the investigated sites. …”
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The Effect of Diet and Farm Management on N₂O Emissions from Dairy Farms Estimated from Farm Data by Simona Menardo, Giacomo Lanza, Werner Berg

“…The N₂O emissions ranged between 0.11 and 0.29 kg CO_2eq per kilogram energy-corrected milk, with on average 60% resulting from fertilisation and less than 30% from fertiliser storage and field applications. …”
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Screening for optimum concentrations of boron, copper and manganese for the growth of three-month old oil palm seedlings in solution culture by Tengoua, Fabien Fonguimgo, Musa, Mohamed Hanafi, Abu Seman, Idris, Syed Rastan, Syed Omar

“…Micronutrient application has been in general overlooked in oil palm fertilisation programmes. Considering the importance of a balanced fertiliser in plant nutrition, it was necessary to determine the requirements of important micronutrients for their further recommendation in oil palm fertilisation programmes to ensure better growth and good yield. …”
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Screening for optimum concentrations of boron, copper and manganese for the growth of three-month old oil palm seedlings in solution culture by Fonguimgo, Tengoua Fabien, Musa, M. Hanafi, A. S., Idris, S. R., Syed Omar

“…Micronutrient application has been in general overlooked in oil palm fertilisation programmes. Considering the importance of a balanced fertiliser in plant nutrition, it was necessary to determine the requirements of important micronutrients for their further recommendation in oil palm fertilisation programmes to ensure better growth and good yield. …”
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Model experiment for practical application of inseminated sperm method for production of interspecific hybrids (Clarias gariepinus × Heterobranchus longifilis) by Nguyễn Ngọc Quyến, Getachew Worku Alebachew, Balázs Kucska, Gyula Kovács, Béla Halasi-Kovács, Árpád Ferincz, Ádám Staszny, László Horváth, Béla Urbányi, Tamás Müller

“…From this result, we supposed that the hybridisation rate was also over 95 % at the moment of fertilisation. This approach could be an alternative method for producing hybrid catfish or other fish species without in vitro fertilisation.…”
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Selenium Application During Radish (<i>Raphanus sativus</i>) Plant Development Alters Glucosinolate Metabolic Gene Expression and Results in the Production of 4-(methylseleno)but-3... by Marian McKenzie, Adam Matich, Donald Hunter, Azadeh Esfandiari, Stephen Trolove, Ronan Chen, Ross Lill

“…isomers of 4-(methylseleno)but-3-enyl isothiocyanate. Se fertilisation of mature radish led to the presence of selenoglucosinolates in the seed. …”
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Albert Hirschman e la scienza socio-morale.(Albert Hirschman and socio-moral science) by Carlo Trigilia

“…The author discusses the "sociological" aspects of Hirschman's thought, stressing at the same time Hirschman's strong commitment to intellectual cross-fertilisation across the social sciences or, even better, the social science.   …”
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Evolution: sperm ejection near and far. by Pizzari, T

“…In promiscuous fruit flies, the last male to inseminate a female has a fertilising advantage. Recent evidence indicates that this happens because females eject previously stored semen after a new copulation, revealing female bias in sperm use and the resulting battle of the sexes over fertilisation.…”

Effect of Varied Nitrogen Sources and Type of Cultivation on the Yield and Physicochemical Parameters of Flowering Chinese Cabbage (<i>Brassica campestris</i> L. ssp. <i>chinensis<... by Wenping Liu, Małgorzata Muzolf-Panek, Tomasz Kleiber

“…For pot cultivation, the most effective fertiliser was Mg(NO₃)₂ at the N-70/N-90 doses, while for hydroponic cultivation, it is difficult to indicate the most effective fertiliser as the responses varied depending on the method of fertilisation.…”
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Parcelamento da adubação nitrogenada no desempenho produtivo de genótipos de trigo Splitting of nitrogen fertilization on the yield performance of wheat genotypes by Luciana Costa, Claudemir Zucareli, Carlos Roberto Riede

“…<br>This study aimed to evaluate the performance of wheat genotypes of different industrial qualities in response to the ratios of nitrogen (N) fertilisation topdressing. Six genotypes of wheat were evaluated, those being: IPR LD 136 and 052 114 (breeder), IPR 130 and IPR 144 (bread) and BRS Louro and CD 105 (basic). …”
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What Exactly Did Mary ‘Conceive’ in Her Womb? by Michael Pope

“…The language Luke uses to depict conception in his infancy narrative calls upon established medical discourse for fertilisation. My argument in this philological study is that ancient gynaecology prompts us to give full weight to the literal meaning of Gabriel’s term sullambanein (“to conceive/grasp”) and to ask what grammatical and material object, other than a son, Mary might have “grasped” in her uterus.…”
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Effect of nitrogen fertilization on metabolisms of essential and non-essential amino acids in field-grown grain maize (Zea mays L.) by T. Lošák, J. Hlušek, R. Filipčík, L. Pospíšilová, J. Maňásek, K. Prokeš, F. Buňka, S. Kráčmar, A. Martensson, F. Orosz

“…The content of the limiting amino acid lysine was not influenced by N fertilisation, with a mean two-year content of 2.02 mg/g DM. …”
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Nitrogen application influences quality, pharmacological activities and metabolite profiles of Athrixia phylicoides DC. (Bush tea) cultivated under greenhouse and field conditions by Itani Tshivhandekano, Wonder Ngezimana, Thilivhali E. Tshikalange, Nokwanda P. Makunga, Fhatuwani N. Mudau

“…The future aims of the study are to investigate the effects of nitrogen fertilisation, the timing of nitrogen fertilisation and the planting density on the yield, quality, plant metabolites and pharmacological activity of field-grown bush tea.…”
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Effect of agrotechnical factors on soil chemical traits and maize yield on Chernozem in the long-term experiment by Peter Pepó

“…In the control (non-fertilised) treatments, maize yield was 8 t/ha in monoculture, 11 t/ha in biculture and 12 t/ha in triculture, while the highest yield obtained with the optimum fertiliser treatment increased to 13, 13.5 and 14 t/ha, respectively. …”
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