Modelling the transport and adsorption dynamics of arsenic in a soil bed filter by Mondal, R, Mondal, S, Kurada, KV, Bhattacharjee, S, Sengupta, S, Mondal, M, Karmaker, S, De, S, Griffiths, IM

“…Recent increase in agricultural growth and fertiliser use in India and Bangladesh has led to the release of naturally occurring arsenic from the rocks, creating a major public health issue. …”

Pre- and post-insemination episodes of sexual selection in the fowl, Gallus g. domesticus. by Pizzari, T, Froman, D, Birkhead, T

“…However, although social status mediates the number of sperm that a male inseminates into a female, dominant males may inseminate sperm of lower fertilising quality than their subordinates. We argue that mitochondrial genes may contribute to determine sperm quality, and speculate that the maternal control of mitochondrial genes may prevent sexual selection from operating on males, thus explaining both the lack of a positive correlation between social dominance and sperm quality and the maintenance of variation in male quality in the fowl.…”

Connaissance des émissions gazeuses dans les différentes filières de gestion des effluents porcins by M. BONNEAU, J.Y. DOURMAD, J.C. GERMON, M. HASSOUNA, B. LEBRET, L. LOYON, J.M. PAILLAT, Y. RAMONET, P. ROBIN

“…Dans le sol, les émissions de N2O ne sont pas plus importantes après apports d’effluents animaux qu’après apports de fertilisants minéraux et restent difficiles à quantifier. …”
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Stimulation of ex vitro growth of Rhododendron hybrids 'Nova Zembla' and 'Alfred' by inoculation of roots with Serendipita indica by Aleksandra Trzewik, Teresa Orlikowska, Waldemar Kowalczyk, Robert Maciorowski, Agnieszka Marasek-Ciołakowska, Evelyn Klocke

“…The inoculation at the in vitro rooting stage decreased the in vitro root and shoot quality, but after planting microplants in a greenhouse in a non-fertilised peat substrate, the plants grew 33% taller, with 10% more leaves and with more abundant roots in comparison with the non-inoculated microplants. …”
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Enhanced Biodegradability in Soil of Chicken Feather by Steam Explosion for Potential Application in Agricultural Biodegradable Plastics by Julen Vadillo, Sarah Montes, Hans-Jürgen Grande, Steven Verstichel, Jonna Almqvist, Krystyna Wrześniewska-Tosik

“…Even though there are already routes for the valorisation of feathers into fertilisers and feather meal, these are considered to have low added value. …”
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Analysis of a comprehensive monthly dataset on nitrogen, phosphorus and organic carbon in the Venice lagoon waters (Italy) by Massimo Berti, Francesca Scardia, Claudio Carrer, Francesco Sorrentino

“…Further improvements might be achieved dealing with the issues of the untreated effluent discharge in the canals of the urban centre and the agriculture fertilisers coming from the drainage basin and transported by the freshwater tributaries. …”
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Realising the Environmental Potential of Vertical Farming Systems through Advances in Plant Photobiology by Matthieu de Carbonnel, John M. Stormonth-Darling, Weiqi Liu, Dmytro Kuziak, Matthew Alan Jones

“…Intensive agriculture is essential to feed increasing populations, yet requires large amounts of pesticide, fertiliser, and water to maintain productivity. One solution to mitigate these issues is the adoption of Vertical Farming Systems (VFS). …”
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Composition of cetacean communities worldwide shapes their contribution to ocean nutrient cycling by Lola Gilbert, Tiphaine Jeanniard-du-Dot, Matthieu Authier, Tiphaine Chouvelon, Jérôme Spitz

“…Abstract Defecation by large whales is known to fertilise oceans with nutrients, stimulating phytoplankton and ecosystem productivity. …”
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Inoculation of maize with Azospirillum brasilense in the seed furrow by Tâmara Prado de Morais, Césio Humberto de Brito, Afonso Maria Brandão, Wender Santos Rezende

“…The aim of this work was to evaluate the effect of doses of an inoculant based on Azospirillum brasilense, applied to the seed furrow when planting maize, combined with different doses of nitrogen fertiliser. The experiment was carried out in the field, in soil of the cerrado region of Brazil. …”
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Lignans in Flaxseed by A. Krajčová, V. Schulzová, J. Hajšlová, M. Bjelková

“…In this study LC-MS/MS method for the determination of plant lignans SECO and MAT in flaxseed was developed for analysis of a wide range of samples: (I) nine cultivars of oil flax treated with two types of fertilisers containing humic acids and (ii) fibre flax cultivar Venica fertilized with preparations containing various amounts of zinc. …”
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Effect of mercury and cadmium on early life stages of Java medaka (Oryzias javanicus): a potential tropical test fish. by Ismail, Ahmad, Yusof, Shahrizad

“…In this study, newly fertilised eggs were exposed to different concentrations of Cd and Hg. …”
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Hydrogeochemistry and groundwater quality assessment of Astaneh-Kouchesfahan Plain, Northern Iran. by Saatsaz, Masoud, Sulaiman, Wan Nor Azmin, Eslamian, Saeid, Mohammadi, Kourosh

“…Furthermore, it is indicated that there is an increase in the loadings of Ca2+, SO42−, HCO3−, Mg2+ and K+ in post-monsoon compared to pre-monsoon due to the effect of precipitation and subsequent dissolution of the calcareous rocks and fertiliser.…”
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Determination of the optimal pre-processing technique for spectral data of oil palm leaves with respect to nutrient by James Jayaselan, Helena Anusia, Wan Ismail, Wan Ishak, Mat Nawi, Nazmi, Mohamed Shariff, Abdul Rashid

“…Precision agriculture with regard to crop science was introduced to apply only the required and optimal amount of fertiliser, which inspired the present study of nutrient prediction for oil palm using spectroradiometer with wavelengths ranging from 350 to 2500 nm. …”
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Model for Predicting Rice Yield from Reflectance Index and Weather Variables in Lowland Rice Fields by Chinaza B. Onwuchekwa-Henry, Floris Van Ogtrop, Rose Roche, Daniel K. Y. Tan

“…Smallholder rice farmers need a multi-purpose model to forecast yield and manage limited resources such as fertiliser, irrigation water supply in-season, thus optimising inputs and increasing rice yield. …”
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Solid State Bioconversion of Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunches into Compost by Selected Microbes by Hadi Hassan, Hassan Abdel

“…The observations of this study will provide future guidelines for the production of non-hazardous environmental friendly organic fertilisers.…”
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Effect of preceding crops on the winter cereal productivity and diseases incidence by Regina SKUODIENĖ, Rita NEKROŠIENĖ

“…This had a positive effect on the formation of biological parameters of cereals grown after white clover, which made it possible without mineral and organic fertilisers to produce on average 3.88 t ha-1 of triticale grain and 3.82 t ha-1 of rye grain, or by 1.09 and 0.28 t ha-1 more compared with their growing after red clover managed in the same way as white clover. …”
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Geosensors to Support Crop Production: Current Applications and User Requirements by Lammert Kooistra, Frederick Teye, Arnold K. Bregt, Hanna Huitu, Sirpa Thessler

“…Literature and two use cases were reviewed and applications were classified according to the crop production process: sensing of growth conditions, fertilising, irrigation, plant protection, harvesting and fleet control. …”
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Less favoured area payments - impacts on the environment, a German perspective by Katja RUDOW

“…Environmentally friendly in this regard means e.g. a lower use of fertilisers and pesticides, but also a higher participation rate in agri-environmental measures. …”
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Sperm storage in caecilian amphibians by Kuehnel Susanne, Kupfer Alexander

“…<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Female sperm storage has evolved independently multiple times among vertebrates to control reproduction in response to the environment. In internally fertilising amphibians, female salamanders store sperm in cloacal spermathecae, whereas among anurans sperm storage in oviducts is known only in tailed frogs. …”
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Open Data for Research and Strategic Monitoring in the Pharmaceutical and Biotech Industry by Baldissera Giovani

“…As oil can be used to produce fertilisers, pesticides, lubricants, plastics and many other derivatives, so data is considered the commodity to use and re-use to create value. …”
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