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Agriculture, Volume 2, Issue 2

2012 June - 4 articles

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Articles (4)

  • Article
  • Open Access
45 Citations
11,220 Views
15 Pages

Low Soil Phosphorus Availability Increases Acid Phosphatases Activities and Affects P Partitioning in Nodules, Seeds and Rhizosphere of Phaseolus vulgaris

  • Adnane Bargaz,
  • Mustapha Faghire,
  • Neila Abdi,
  • Mohamed Farissi,
  • Bouaziz Sifi,
  • Jean-Jacques Drevon,
  • Mohamed Cherkaoui Ikbal and
  • Cherki Ghoulam

The effect of phosphorus (P) deficiency on phosphatases activities in N2-fixing legumes has been widely studied in hydroponic culture. However, the response of acid phosphatase (APase) and phytase in rhizosphere, nodules and seeds of Phaseolus vulgar...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Soil Biology and Its Importance in Soil Fertility)
  • Review
  • Open Access
1 Citations
9,162 Views
14 Pages

The American cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon Ait.) contains rich antioxidants and has significant health benefits in fighting a variety of human diseases. In the past ten years, cranberry growers have reported yellow vine syndrome, which is associat...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue The Impact of Plant Disease on Food Security)
  • Article
  • Open Access
22 Citations
12,735 Views
16 Pages

Use of Biofungicides for Controlling Plant Diseases to Improve Food Availability

  • Antonieta De Cal,
  • Inmaculada Larena,
  • Belén Guijarro and
  • Paloma Melgarejo

Biological control of fungal plant pathogens can improve global food availability, one of the three pillars of food security, by reducing crop losses, particularly for low-income farmers. However, the interrelationships of many environmental variable...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue The Impact of Plant Disease on Food Security)
  • Review
  • Open Access
8 Citations
10,315 Views
22 Pages

Earthworm biomass and production in savannas are limited by seasonal precipitation and the lack of organic and nutrient resources; I hypothesize that after a long-term protection of savanna from fire and agricultural activities drastic changes in the...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Soil Biology and Its Importance in Soil Fertility)
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