Cutting time & height improve carbon and energy use efficiency of the forage–food dual-purpose ratoon rice cropping by Yuanwei Chen, Huabin Zheng, Weiqin Wang, Qiyuan Tang

“…Forage–food dual-purpose ratoon rice cropping (FFRR) is used to balance forage demands with ratoon rice grain yields, that is whole plant (stem and sheath, panicles) cuttings in the main season are used as forage, and rice in the regeneration season is used as food. …”
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An Endoglucanase Secreted by <i>Ustilago esculenta</i> Promotes Fungal Proliferation by Zhongjin Zhang, Jiahui Bian, Yafen Zhang, Wenqiang Xia, Shiyu Li, Zihong Ye

“…<i>Ustilago esculenta</i> is a fungus of two morphological forms, among the filamentous dikaryon that can induce the plant stem to expand to form fleshy stem. In order to establish biotrophy with <i>Zizania latifolia</i> which belongs to the tribe Oryzeae (Poaceae), <i>U. esculenta</i> firstly needs to secrete a bunch of effectors, among them being cell wall degrading enzymes (CWDEs). …”
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Crop performance and soil fertility improvement using organic fertilizer produced from valorization of Carica papaya fruit peel by S. O. Dahunsi, S. Oranusi, V. E. Efeovbokhan, A. T. Adesulu-Dahunsi, J. O. Ogunwole

“…For phosphorus and potassium, the highest concentrations of 7.05 and 8.4 mg/L were recorded in the plant’ stem of the experiment with 50 kg N/ha. All the treated soils recorded an increase in values of all nutrient elements over the control with the highest values recorded in the experiment with 60 kg N/ha. …”
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Aktivitas Filtrat Cendawan Lasiodiploida theobromae sebagai Inhibitor Pertumbuhan Tanaman Bayam (Amaranthus spp. L.) by Syahbudin Hasibuan, Ahmad Rafiqi Tantawi, Gusmeizal Gusmeizal

“…Theobroxide has ability to induce flowering initiation, induce tuberisation in potato plants in non-inducing environment also related to inhibition of plant stem elongation. As natural inhibitors isolated from filtrate culture of <em>Lasiodiploidia theobromae, </em>a research to evaluate activities of theobroxide was conducted in experimental station belonged to Faculty of Agriculture, University of Medan Area, started from Mei until July 2015.  …”
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Determination of genetic variation for vegetative and floral traits in African marigold (Tagetes erecta) by KANWAR PAL SINGH, D V S RAJU, NAMITA, T JANAKIRAM

“…Higher genotypic and phenotypic coefficient of variation was observed for traits such as fresh flower weight per plant, flower fresh weight per 10 flowers, number of flowers per plant, stem girth, flowering duration, etc. The high value (> 90%) of heritability was observed for all traits except plant height, plant spread and stem girth. …”
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Safflower (<i>Carthamus tinctorius</i> L.) Response to Cadmium Stress: Morpho-Physiological Traits and Mineral Concentrations by Murat Tunçtürk, Younes Rezaee Danesh, Rüveyde Tunçtürk, Erol Oral, Solmaz Najafi, Lütfi Nohutçu, Arshad Jalal, Carlos Eduardo da Silva Oliveira, Marcelo Carvalho Minhoto Teixeira Filho

“…The highest amounts of Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb, Zn, K, Na, Cd, Cr, and Cu were determined in plant roots, while the highest values of Ca and Mg were detected in plant stem tissues. High Cd doses decreased the content of Ca, K, Mg, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb, Se, and Zn in safflower plant tissues by 45.47%, 39.33%, 79.28%, 68.21%, 37.06%, 66.67%, 45.62%, 50.38%, 54.37%, 33.33% and 65.87%, respectively, as compared to the control treatments.…”
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The Effect of Bedrock Differences on Plant Water Use Strategies in Typical Karst Areas of Southwest China by Jing Ning, Xiang Liu, Xia Wu, Hui Yang, Jie Ma, Jianhua Cao

“…By measuring the δD and δ¹⁸O composition of plant stem water and the potential water sources (soil water, groundwater and precipitation) of the dominant species in the study area, and using the IsoSource and soil water excess (SW-excess) models, we analyzed the proportion of water utilization by different vegetation types under different lithological conditions. …”
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Precise transcriptional control of cellular quiescence by BRAVO/WOX5 complex in Arabidopsis roots by Isabel Betegón‐Putze, Josep Mercadal, Nadja Bosch, Ainoa Planas‐Riverola, Mar Marquès‐Bueno, Josep Vilarrasa‐Blasi, David Frigola, Rebecca C Burkart, Cristina Martínez, Ana Conesa, Rosangela Sozzani, Yvonne Stahl, Salomé Prat, Marta Ibañes, Ana I Caño‐Delgado

“…Our results unveil the importance of transcriptional regulatory circuits in plant stem cell development.…”
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Imaging of the electrical activity in the root zone under limited-water-availability stress: a laboratory study for <i>Vitis vinifera</i> by B. Mary, B. Mary, V. Iván, F. Meggio, F. Meggio, L. Peruzzo, L. Peruzzo, G. Blanchy, C. Chou, B. Ruperti, B. Ruperti, Y. Wu, G. Cassiani

“…Electrical resistivity tomography (ERT) was complemented with electrical current imaging (ECI) using plant-stem-induced electrical stimulation. To estimate soil water content in the rhizotron during the experiment, we incorporated Archie's law as a constitutive model. …”
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Influence of Plant Growth Retardants on Quality of Codonopsis Radix by Yinyin Liao, Lanting Zeng, Pan Li, Tian Sun, Chao Wang, Fangwen Li, Yiyong Chen, Bing Du, Ziyin Yang

“…Plant growth retardant (PGR) refers to organics that can inhibit the cell division of plant stem tip sub-apical meristem cells or primordial meristem cell. …”
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Mapping and Validation of Stem Rust Resistance Loci in Spring Wheat Line CI 14275 by Zennah C. Kosgey, Zennah C. Kosgey, Erena A. Edae, Ruth Dill-Macky, Yue Jin, Yue Jin, Worku Denbel Bulbula, Worku Denbel Bulbula, Ashenafi Gemechu, Godwin Macharia, Sridhar Bhavani, Mandeep S. Randhawa, Matthew N. Rouse, Matthew N. Rouse

“…This is the first study to both detect and validate an adult plant stem rust resistance QTL on chromosome arm 2BS. …”
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Seed Halopriming Improves Salinity Tolerance of Some Rice Cultivars During Seedling Stage by Anik Hidayah, Rizka Rohmatin Nisak, Febri Adi Susanto, Tri Rini Nuringtyas, Nobutoshi Yamaguchi, Yekti Asih Purwestri

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Genetic architecture of fruit yield and its contributing quantitative traits in Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench by Khanorkar S.M. and K. B. Kathiria

“…The genetic architecture of fruit yield and its related quantitative traits viz., days to first flowering, days to first picking, plantheight, primary branches per plant, stem girth, fruit length, fruit girth, fruit weight, fruits per plant and fruit yield per plantstudied through generation mean analysis using six basic generations (P1, P2, F1, F2, BC1 and BC2) of six crosses HRB-55 xAOL-05-4, VRO-5 x Red Long, VRO-6 x AOL-05-3, GO-2 x AOL-04-3, Arka Anamika x AOL-03-1 and Parbhani Kranti xAOL-03-6 in two environments (E1 and E2). …”
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Laboratory simulations of wave attenuation by an emergent vegetation of artificial Phragmites australis: an experimental study of an open-channel wave flume by Li Yiping, Desmond Ofosu Anim, Ying Wang, Chunyang Tang, Wei Du, Ni Lixiao, Zhongbo Yu, Kumud Acharya, Li Chen

“…This paper presents a well-controlled laboratory experimental study to evaluate wave attenuation by artificial emergent plants (Phragmites australis) under different wave conditions and plant stem densities. Results showed substantial wave damping under investigated regular and irregular wave conditions and also the different rates of wave height and within canopy wave-induced flows as they travelled through the vegetated field under all tested conditions. …”
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USAGE OF ACTOSOL (HUMIC ACID) AND SOME GROWTH REGULATORS FOR IMPROVING PLANT QUALITY OF CHAMAEDOREA SEIFRIZII, BURRET by O. Emam

“…Meanwhile, the same levels (2 and 3 ml/l) gave rise to the utmost highest values of the different vegetative growth parameters expressed by plant height, No. of leaves/plant, stem diameter and fresh and dry weight of vegetative part, chemical constituents of vegetative parts was also affected by treating plants with actosol. …”
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تأثير الرش الورقي ببعض المركبات الدبالية والأحماض الأمينية في نمو وإنتاج الخيار في البيوت البلاستيكية... by نصر سليمان, ديما غرة

“…The results showed that all treatments of leaves spraying with organic fertilizer geve better resultus with significant differences than the control treatment in all the studied traits of both hybrids: (stem length, number of branches/plant, number of leaves/plant, leave area cm2, the number of flowers on the stem, number of fruits on the stem, number of floral branches, number of fruits on the branches).The treatment of spraying achieved with mixture of humic compounds and amino acids increase with significant differences in both the number of leaves/plant, number of branches/plant, the plant's stem length and number of fruit on the stem in the hybrid Novo. while the treatment of spraying achieved of hiozon increase with significant differences the number of branches/plant, the number flowers on the branches and number of fruits on the branches was in the hybrid Dorok. …”
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Fermentation as a Promising Tool to Valorize Rice-Milling Waste into Bio-Products Active against Root-Rot-Associated Pathogens for Improved Horticultural Plant Growth by Ruta Vaitkeviciene, Natalija Burbulis, Ramune Masiene, Renata Zvirdauskiene, Valdas Jakstas, Jonas Damasius, Daiva Zadeike

“…In this study, water extracts from fermented (F), ultrasonicated (US), and enzyme-hydrolyzed (E) rice bran (RB) were evaluated against sixteen fungal plant stem and root-rot-associated pathogens. The effects of pre-treated RB additives on plant growth substrate (PGS) on bean and tomato seed germination, stem height and root length of seedlings, and chlorophyll concentration in plants were analyzed. …”
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Comparison of Rhizospheric and Endophytic Bacterial Compositions between Netted and Oriental Melons by Jian Xiao, Yan Sun, Yi He, Xiaofu Tang, Shangdong Yang, Jinyan Huang

“…High-throughput sequencing technology was used for the analysis of plant stem and soil samples collected from netted melons (NM) and oriental melons (OM). …”
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Optimization of tailor-made fertilizer formulation and experimental validation for eggplant and tomato by Mohd. Nor, Nur Amalina

“…For eggplant, the formulated fertilizer (FF) cost was 16% cheaper than the commercial fertilizer (CF) with higher cumulative number of eggplant flowers, higher average height of plant stem and higher cumulative number of eggplants. …”
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Elucidating the effects of cumin (Cuminum cyminum) fruit and stem as feed additives on growth, antioxidant capacity, liver and intestinal health, and gut microbiome of Nile tilapia... by Hongyu Deng, Zeyuan Tian, Huiying Zhou, Yongqiang Zhang, Xinqiang Chen, Yunwei Cui, Abuduaini Aifeire, Xi Zhang, Zhixin Wei, Peihong Shen, Feiya Suo, Luodong Huang

“…However, after the cumin fruits harvest, a large amount of plant stem waste is often produced, resulting in resource waste. …”
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