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Agriculture, Volume 12, Issue 1

January 2022 - 122 articles

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Cover Story: The development of frost rings is a particularly common phenomenon. The aim of our study was to evaluate how the occurrence of frost rings affects sugar, organic acid, and phenol content in flesh and phenol content in the peel of cv. 'Gala' apples. The results show that frost damage from spring frost affects compounds in the peel as well as flesh of ripe apples. The flesh of fruits with frost rings contained a higher content of fructose, and directly under the rings, it also contained higher sorbitol and malic acid content. The frost-affected peel had a completely different ratio of phenolic compound content in comparison to healthy apples. View this paper

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Effects of Water and Nitrogen on Grain Filling Characteristics, Canopy Microclimate with Chalkiness of Directly Seeded Rice

  • Yongjian Sun,
  • Yunxia Wu,
  • Yuanyuan Sun,
  • Yinghan Luo,
  • Changchun Guo,
  • Bo Li,
  • Feijie Li,
  • Mengwen Xing,
  • Zhiyuan Yang and
  • Jun Ma
Agriculture2022, 12(1), 122;https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture12010122

17 January 2022

In order to determine how to reduce the chalkiness of rice grains through irrigation modes and nitrogen (N) fertilizer management. The experiment was designed using three irrigation modes (flooding (W1), dry–wet alternating (W2), and dry altern...

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A Preliminary Study on Flight Characteristics of the Longhorn Date Palm Stem Borer Jebusaea hammerschmidtii (Reiche 1878) (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) Using a Computerized Flight Mill

  • Hamadttu El-Shafie,
  • Maged Mohammed and
  • Nashi Alqahtani
Agriculture2022, 12(1), 120;https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture12010120

17 January 2022

The longhorn date palm stem borer, Jebusaea hammerschmidtii (Reiche), is a highly destructive beetle of edible date palm Phoenix dactylifera L. The flight capabilities and dispersal potential of this beetle are unknown, which hinders the planning for...

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The Influence of Organic and Conventional Cultivation Patterns on Physicochemical Property, Enzyme Activity and Microbial Community Characteristics of Paddy Soil

  • Chengyu Xu,
  • Yulin Li,
  • Xue Hu,
  • Qian Zang,
  • Hengyang Zhuang and
  • Lifen Huang
Agriculture2022, 12(1), 121;https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture12010121

17 January 2022

Cultivation patterns can cause soil structure alteration. However, few studies have clarified the influence of cultivation pattern and soil depth on soil. The purpose of this experiment was to study the community characteristics of soil microorganism...

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Development of African Swine Fever in Poland

  • Elżbieta Jadwiga Szymańska and
  • Mariusz Dziwulaki
Agriculture2022, 12(1), 119;https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture12010119

17 January 2022

African swine fever (ASF) is a major problem in the production of live pigs in many EU countries. The aim of this research is to identify the causes and effects of this disease in Poland. The study used data from various institutions in Poland and fr...

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Agro Climatic Zoning of Saffron Culture in Miyaneh City by Using WLC Method and Remote Sensing Data

  • Ali Zamani,
  • Alireza Sharifi,
  • Shilan Felegari,
  • Aqil Tariq and
  • Na Zhao
Agriculture2022, 12(1), 118;https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture12010118

17 January 2022

Recent continuous droughts and decreasing ground water tables have prompted efforts to improve irrigation schedules and introduce crops that need less water. A study was recently conducted to determine suitable zones for saffron in Miyaneh using Land...

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Hydrogels Are Reinforced with Colombian Fique Nanofibers to Improve Techno-Functional Properties for Agricultural Purposes

  • Marcelo A. Guancha-Chalapud,
  • Liliana Serna-Cock and
  • Diego F. Tirado
Agriculture2022, 12(1), 117;https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture12010117

14 January 2022

Colombia is the world’s largest producer of fique fibers (Furcraea bedinghausii), with a net production of 30,000 tons per year. This work proposes to revalue waste from the Colombian fique agroindustry. For this purpose, cellulose nanofibers w...

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Response of Rice Harvest Index to Different Water and Nitrogen Management Modes in the Black Soil Region of Northeast China

  • Sicheng Du,
  • Zhongxue Zhang,
  • Tiecheng Li,
  • Zhongbo Wang,
  • Xin Zhou,
  • Zhaomei Gai and
  • Zhijuan Qi
Agriculture2022, 12(1), 115;https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture12010115

14 January 2022

Understanding the methods leading to rice yield increase is vital for sustainable agricultural development. Improving the harvest index (HI) is an important way to increase rice yield. To explore the effects of different water and nitrogen management...

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Re-Estimation of Agricultural Production Efficiency in China under the Dual Constraints of Climate Change and Resource Environment: Spatial Imbalance and Convergence

  • Binbin Mo,
  • Mengyang Hou and
  • Xuexi Huo
Agriculture2022, 12(1), 116;https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture12010116

14 January 2022

Climate change and farmland environmental pollution have put greater pressure on the sustainability of agricultural production. Based on the provincial panel data of mainland China from 1978 to 2018, climate variables such as precipitation, temperatu...

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Mycorrhizal Inoculation Improves Plant Growth and Yield of Micropropagated Early Globe Artichoke under Field Conditions

  • Gaetano Pandino,
  • Sara Lombardo,
  • Antonino Lo Monaco,
  • Claudia Ruta and
  • Giovanni Mauromicale
Agriculture2022, 12(1), 114;https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture12010114

14 January 2022

The micropropagation appears to be a valid alternative method for the production of large-scale, phenotypically homogeneous, and disease-free plants, particularly for spring globe artichoke genotypes. Nevertheless, micropropagated plants have some pr...

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