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Agriculture, Volume 13, Issue 3

March 2023 - 231 articles

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Cover Story: The aim was to characterize disturbances in the hormonal balance and in the accumulation of heat shock proteins (HSP) as a result of deacclimation of oilseed rape. Samples were collected from plants that had not been acclimated, cold acclimated (4 °C d/n, three weeks), and deacclimated (16/9 °C d/n, one week). The tested hormones included—among others—abscisic acid, gibberellins, and auxins. A concentration of ABA increased in all tested cultivars during cold acclimation and strongly decreased during deacclimation. Deacclimation resulted in elevated level of growth hormones. Cold acclimation increased the accumulation of cytoplasmic HSP70 in three of the four tested cultivars, while it often decreased in the deacclimated plants. View this paper

Articles (231)

  • Article
  • Open Access
37 Citations
10,768 Views
16 Pages

The most incredible diversity, abundance, spread, and adaptability in biology are found in insects. The foundation of insect study and pest management is insect recognition. However, most of the current insect recognition research depends on a small...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
4,163 Views
28 Pages

In this study, the suitability of biowaste and green waste composts in organic farming is presented based on quality assurance data of approximately 21,000 compost analyses from 2015 to 2020. The evaluation of compost suitability was based on both th...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,374 Views
14 Pages

Soybean plants can grow by solely depending on fixed N2 through their root nodules, a symbiotic organ with rhizobia. In this study, when nodulated soybeans were cultivated using hydroponics and an N-free culture solution, the pH rapidly decreased to...

  • Article
  • Open Access
54 Citations
6,181 Views
13 Pages

EffiMob-Net: A Deep Learning-Based Hybrid Model for Detection and Identification of Tomato Diseases Using Leaf Images

  • Zahid Ullah,
  • Najah Alsubaie,
  • Mona Jamjoom,
  • Samah H. Alajmani and
  • Farrukh Saleem

As tomatoes are the most consumed vegetable in the world, production should be increased to fulfill the vast demand for this vegetable. Global warming, climate changes, and other significant factors, including pests, badly affect tomato plants and ca...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,139 Views
20 Pages

Representative Elementary Volume as a Function of Land Uses and Soil Processes Based on 3D Pore System Analysis

  • José V. Gaspareto,
  • Jocenei A. T. de Oliveira,
  • Everton Andrade and
  • Luiz F. Pires

Representative elementary volume (REV) is required for representative measurements of soil physical properties. However, questions may arise whether REV depends on how the soil structure is modified or whether processes in the soil affect REV. Here,...

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  • Open Access
21 Citations
3,584 Views
19 Pages

Deep Learning for Laying Hen Activity Recognition Using Wearable Sensors

  • Mohammad Shahbazi,
  • Kamyar Mohammadi,
  • Sayed M. Derakhshani and
  • Peter W. G. Groot Koerkamp

Laying hen activities in modern intensive housing systems can dramatically influence the policies needed for the optimal management of such systems. Intermittent monitoring of different behaviors during daytime cannot provide a good overview, since d...

  • Review
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,246 Views
49 Pages

Nowadays, there are a multitude of sources of heavy metal pollution which have unwanted effects on this super organism, the soil, which is capable of self-regulation, but limited. Living a healthy life through the consumption of fruits and vegetables...

  • Review
  • Open Access
46 Citations
6,672 Views
19 Pages

Exploring the Research Challenges and Perspectives in Ecophysiology of Plants Affected by Salinity Stress

  • Mădălina Trușcă,
  • Ștefania Gâdea,
  • Roxana Vidican,
  • Vlad Stoian,
  • Anamaria Vâtcă,
  • Claudia Balint,
  • Valentina Ancuța Stoian,
  • Melinda Horvat and
  • Sorin Vâtcă

Soil salinization processes have increased over the years and affect large parts of agricultural fields. The purpose of this review was to highlight the most important aspects regarding the potential effects of soil salinity on plants. In the current...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,358 Views
31 Pages

Swine Breeding in the Villages of Vâlcea County, Oltenia (Romania)—Tradition or Necessity?

  • Camelia Teodorescu,
  • Marin Burcea,
  • Ana-Irina Lequeux-Dincă,
  • Florentina-Cristina Merciu,
  • Adrian-Nicolae Jipa and
  • Laurenţiu-Ştefan Szemkovics

Food supply has been a constant source of concern for mankind. In the present context, with food security a priority of European and national policies, an analysis of pig farming in a representative NUTS2 administrative level of Romania that emphasiz...

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  • Open Access
2 Citations
4,290 Views
18 Pages

In this study, we aimed to evaluate the feasibility of digital image analysis (DIA) as a substitute for standard analysis (SA) in assessing corn ear traits in agrotechnical field trials. Accurate and timely prediction of corn yield through corn ear t...

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