A 241-Year <i>Cryptomeria fortune</i> Tree-Ring Chronology in Humid Subtropical China and Its Linkages with the Pacific Decadal Oscillation by Zhipeng Dong, Dai Chen, Jianhua Du, Guang Yang, Maowei Bai, Feifei Zhou, Zhuangpeng Zheng, Chaoyue Ruan, Keyan Fang

“…In addition, a drought stress before the growing season also played a role in limiting the growth of our tree rings. Our climate sensitive tree rings showed different correlations with the Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO) in different periods, possibly via modulation of the EASM.…”
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Evaluation of Halophyte Biopotential as an Unused Natural Resource: The Case of <i>Lobularia maritima</i> by Anis Ben Hsouna, Monika Michalak, Wirginia Kukula-Koch, Rania Ben Saad, Walid ben Romdhane, Sanja Ćavar Zeljković, Wissem Mnif

“…Excessive salt level, known to limit plant growth, is not harmful to halophytes, which have developed a variety of defense mechanisms allowing them to colonize harsh environments. …”
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Polyester microplastic fibers in soil increase nitrogen loss via leaching and decrease plant biomass production and N uptake by Rosolino Ingraffia, Gaetano Amato, Massimo Iovino, Matthias C Rillig, Dario Giambalvo, Alfonso S Frenda

“…In particular, we found that soil PMF contamination limited crop growth and N uptake by circa 30%, and consequently increased N loss via leaching. …”
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New Trends in Bio-Based Aerogels by Loredana Elena Nita, Alina Ghilan, Alina Gabriela Rusu, Iordana Neamtu, Aurica P. Chiriac

“…On the other hand, high manufacturing costs and poor mechanical strength limit the growth of the market. (2) Results: In this paper, we analyze more than 180 articles from recent literature studies focused on the dynamics of aerogels research to summarize the technologies used in manufacturing and the properties of materials based on natural polymers from renewable sources. …”
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DEVELOPMENT OF SCLEROTINIA SCLEROTIORUM (LIB.) DE BARY ON STORED CARROT TREATED WITH PYTHIUM OLIGANDRUM DRECHSLER DETERMINED BY QPCR ASSAY by Anna Baturo-Cieśniewska, Aleksander Łukanowski, Katarzyna Koczwara, Leszek Lenc

“…Analyses suggest that Polyversum WP may potentially limit the growth of S. sclerotiorum. …”
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How the Innate Immune DNA Sensing cGAS-STING Pathway Is Involved in Apoptosis by Wanglong Zheng, Anjing Liu, Nengwen Xia, Nanhua Chen, François Meurens, Jianzhong Zhu

“…Apoptosis mediated by the cGAS-STING pathway plays crucial roles in balancing innate immune responses, resisting infections, and limiting tumor growth.…”
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Morphoanatomy and Histochemistry of Septal Nectaries Related to Female Fertility in Banana Plants of the ‘Cavendish’ Subgroup by Manassés dos Santos Silva, Adriele Nascimento Santana, Janay Almeida dos Santos-Serejo, Claudia Fortes Ferreira, Edson Perito Amorim

“…The localization of phenolic compounds may suggest that these compounds play a role in nectar secretion or the oxidation of the nectary region, ultimately limiting the growth and passage of the pollen tube and preventing ovule fertilization.…”
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Integrated Agronomic Practices to Enhance Forage Productivity and Quality of Blue Panicum (<i>Panicum antidotale</i> Retz.) under Saline and Arid Conditions in the South of Morocco by Ayoub El Mouttaqi, Ihssane Mnaouer, Abdelaziz Nilahyane, Dennis Ashilenje, Erick Amombo, Mohamed Belcaid, Mohamed Ibourki, Karima Lazaar, Krishna Prasad Devkota, Lamfeddal Kouisni, Abdelaziz Hirich

“…Soil salinity and drought are the two major challenges agriculture is facing in marginal environments, such as desert areas, which limit the growth and productivity of traditional cultivated crop species. …”
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Tissue-specific micropattern array chips fabricated via decellularized ECM for 3D cell culture by Xinglong Zhu, Yi Li, Hulin Long, Zuoyu Liang, Yuting He, Yanyan Zhou, Shun Li, Ji Bao

“…. • The micropattern can limit cell growth and migration, and cells spontaneously assemble into cell spheroids with uniform size and orderly arrangement.…”
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A review on Haematococcus pluvialis bioprocess optimization of green and red Stage culture conditions for the production of natural astaxanthin by Oslan, Siti Nur Hazwani, Shoparwe, Noor Fazliani, Yusoff, Abdul Hafidz, Abdul Rahim, Ainihayati, Chang, Shen Chang, Tan, Joo Shun, Oslan, Siti Nurbaya, Arumugam, Kavithraashree, Ariff, Arbakariya, Sulaiman, Ahmad Ziad, Mohamed, Mohd Shamzi

“…In short, any factor that interferes with the cellular processes that limit the growth or photosynthesis in the green stage could trigger the encystment process and astaxanthin formation during the red stage. …”

Functional visualization of NK cell-mediated killing of metastatic single tumor cells by Hiroshi Ichise, Shoko Tsukamoto, Tsuyoshi Hirashima, Yoshinobu Konishi, Choji Oki, Shinya Tsukiji, Satoshi Iwano, Atsushi Miyawaki, Kenta Sumiyama, Kenta Terai, Michiyuki Matsuda

“…Natural killer (NK) cells lyse invading tumor cells to limit metastatic growth in the lung, but how some cancers evade this host protective mechanism to establish a growing lesion is unknown. …”
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Microplastics influence on herbicides removal and biosurfactants production by a Bacillus sp. strain active against Fusarium culmorum by Aleksandra Walaszczyk, Anna Jasińska, Przemysław Bernat, Grażyna Płaza, Katarzyna Paraszkiewicz

“…The bacteria significantly limited the growth of the phytopathogenic F. culmorum DSM1094F in the presence of individual pollutants and their two-component mixtures. …”
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Effects of Solar Radiation on the Cyanobacteria: Diversity, Molecular Phylogeny, and Metabolic Activity by Zhikai Wang, Guo Li, Haiqing Huang, Haiqing Huang, Weizhen Zhang, Jie Wang, Suzhen Huang, Zheng Zheng

“…The result shows that excessive and insufficient light could limit the growth, photosynthesis, and EPS secretion of cyanobacteria, resulting in an antioxidant stress response. …”
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Time-course RNA-seq analysis provides an improved understanding of genetic regulation in response to cold stress from white clover (Trifolium repens L.) by Xueqi Zhang, Huanhuan Yang, Manman Li, Chao Chen, Yan Bai, Donglin Guo, Changhong Guo, Yongjun Shu

“…Therefore, cold stress is a major environmental factor limiting its growth and production, while little is known about the its cold tolerance at molecular level. …”
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Effect of Trichoderma viride on insoluble phosphorus absorption ability and growth of Melilotus officinalis by Mingxia Song, Xinyu Wang, Hongwei Xu, Xiaofu Zhou, Chunsheng Mu

“…Abstract Phosphorus (Pi) deficiency is a major factor of limiting plant growth. Using Phosphate-solubilizing microorganism (PSM) in synergy with plant root system which supply soluble Pi to plants is an environmentally friendly and efficient way to utilize Pi. …”
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Fortifying Horticultural Crops with Essential Amino Acids: A Review by Guoping Wang, Mengyun Xu, Wenyi Wang, Gad Galili

“…Yet, these efforts have been met with very little success due to the limited genetic resources for plant breeding and because high essential amino acid content is generally accompanied by limited plant growth. With a deep understanding of the biosynthetic pathways of essential amino acids and their interactions with the regulatory networks in plants, it should be possible to use genetic engineering to improve the essential amino acid content of horticultural plants, rendering these plants more nutritionally favorable crops. …”
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Gecko-Inspired Slant Hierarchical Microstructure-Based Ultrasensitive Iontronic Pressure Sensor for Intelligent Interaction by Yongsong Luo, Xiaoliang Chen, Hongmiao Tian, Xiangming Li, Yangtianyu Lu, Yang Liu, Jinyou Shao

“…However, the current structural strategy almost relying on axial compression deformation suffers structural stiffening, and together with the limited area growth efficiency of conformal interface, essentially limiting the maximum sensitivity. …”
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A Molecule of the Viridomycin Family Originating from a <i>Streptomyces griseus</i>-Related Strain Has the Ability to Solubilize Rock Phosphate and to Inhibit Microbial Growth by Hanane Hamdali, Ahmed Lebrihi, Marie Carmen Monje, Ahmed Benharref, Mohamed Hafidi, Yedir Ouhdouch, Marie Joëlle Virolle

“…Considering its interesting properties, this metabolite or strains producing it could contribute to the development of sustainable agriculture acting as a novel type of slow release bio-phosphate fertilizer that has also the interesting ability to limit the growth of some common plant pathogens.…”
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Metabolic Study of Cucumber Seeds and Seedlings in the Light of the New, Controversial Trend of Preventive Use of Systemic Fungicides by Anna Kafka, Dorota Wieczorek, Beata Żyszka-Haberecht, Jacek Lipok

“…In addition, the tested preparations changed the morphology of the germinating seeds, limiting the growth of the stem. Furthermore, the application of the tested fungicides on seedlings also showed a disruption in the energetic status and in the antioxidative system. …”
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The Preparation and Characterization of Quantum Dots in Polysaccharide Carriers (Starch/Chitosan) as Elements of Smart Packaging and Their Impact on the Growth of Microorganisms in... by Wiktoria Grzebieniarz, Nikola Nowak, Gohar Khachatryan, Marcel Krzan, Magdalena Krystyjan, Jarosław Kosiński, Karen Khachatryan

“…It was shown that the composites with nanoparticles limited the growth of selected microorganisms in poultry meat. …”
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