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Biology and Life Sciences Forum, Volume 3, Issue 1

IECAG 2021 2021 - 63 articles

The 1st International Electronic Conference on Agronomy

Online | 3–17 May 2021

Volume Editors:
Youssef Rouphael, University of Naples Federico II, Italy
Gianni Bellocchi, Université Clermont Auvergne, France
Giuseppe Colla, University of Tuscia, Italy
Priti Krishna, Western Sydney University, Australia
Peter Langridge, University of Adelaide, Australia
Annalisa Milella, National Research Council, Italy
Cornelia Rumpel, Institute of Ecology and Environmental Sciences of Paris, France
Leslie A. Weston, Charles Sturt University, Australia

Cover Story: This volume aims to gather the proceedings presented at the 1st International Electronic Conference on Agronomy, held on 3–17 May 2021 online. The world’s agricultural systems face a great balancing act between two challenges: (1) increasing the production of high-quality and safe food on the available farmland to feed the global population which is expected to grow to more than 9.3 billion by 2050, and (2) reducing agriculture’s impact on the environment. Balancing these two challenges is the major focus for scientists, extension specialists, and producers, mandating an intelligent use of resources in agriculture production. Agricultural production depends to a large extent on limited, non-renewable, and strategic resources: soil, water, nutrients, and energy. This conference is an opportunity to communicate our shared passion for agronomy.
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Articles (63)

  • Proceeding Paper
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,358 Views
10 Pages

Olive Oil Composition of Cv. Cobrançosa Is Affected by Regulated and Sustained Deficit Irrigation

  • Anabela Fernandes-Silva,
  • Pedro Marques,
  • Thyago Brito,
  • Luis Canas,
  • Rebeca Cruz and
  • Susana Casal

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of different irrigation strategies on cv. Cobrançosa olive oil main components, in a semiarid region in the Northeast of Portugal (Alfândega da Fé, 2019)—regulated (RDI) and s...

  • Proceeding Paper
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,578 Views
7 Pages

Available P Enhancement in Andisols under Pasture and Rock Phosphate Amended with Poultry Manure

  • Patricia Poblete-Grant,
  • Rolando Demanet,
  • María de La Luz Mora and
  • Cornelia Rumpel

Poultry manure (PM) is a great nutrient source for plant growth. PM enhances soil properties and increases the crop yield. As an important strategy to decrease the amount of inorganic phosphorus (P) fertilizers, the combined use of rock phosphate (RP...

  • Proceeding Paper
  • Open Access
1,439 Views
9 Pages

Comparison of Proximal Remote Sensing Devices of Vegetable Crops to Determine the Role of Grafting in Plant Resistance to Meloidogyne incognita

  • Yassine Hamdane,
  • Adrian Gracia-Romero,
  • Ma. Luisa Buchaillot,
  • Rut Sanchez-Bragado,
  • Aida Magdalena Fullana,
  • Francisco Javier Sorribas,
  • José Luis Araus and
  • Shawn C. Kefauver

Proximal remote sensing devices are novel tools that enable the study of plant health status through the measurement of specific characteristics, including the color or spectrum of light reflected or transmitted by the leaves or the canopy. Among the...

  • Proceeding Paper
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,230 Views
6 Pages

Early detection of different types of crop stress under greenhouse cultivations is critical in order to optimize yield and resource use efficiency. The objective of the present work is to develop a system which, based on remote sensing, will recogniz...

  • Abstract
  • Open Access
1,213 Views
2 Pages

Colonization of crops by toxigenic fungi causes important economic losses, which are expected to increase with global change. The presence of mycotoxins in crops affects food security by reducing the edible yield and nutritional values and making cer...

  • Proceeding Paper
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,218 Views
8 Pages

Cropland Mapping Using Earth Observation Derived Phenological Metrics

  • Federico Filipponi,
  • Daniela Smiraglia,
  • Stefania Mandrone and
  • Antonella Tornato

Satellite Earth observations provide timely and spatially explicit information on crop phenology that can support decision making and sustainable agricultural land management. Accurate classification and mapping of croplands is primary information fo...

  • Proceeding Paper
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,990 Views
6 Pages

Root-Knot Nematode Management Using Chitin-Rich Fish Industry By-Product in Organic Brinjal Cultivation

  • Sujavanthi Ledchumanakumar,
  • Nirosha Aruchchunan,
  • Pakeerathan Kandiah and
  • Mikunthan Gunasingham

Root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne incognita, is a silent enemy of brinjal and can cause fruit yield loss of up to 80% in organic brinjal cultivation. Effective management of M. incognita using synthetic nematicide could be detrimental to non-target org...

  • Proceeding Paper
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,113 Views
6 Pages

In acidic soils with Mn toxicity, the development of an intact arbuscular mycorrhiza extraradical mycelium (ERM) by stress-adapted native plants can promote increased growth and protection against metal toxicity, in subsequent crops. In a recent stud...

  • Proceeding Paper
  • Open Access
1,033 Views
6 Pages

Monitoring a Zinc Biofortification Workflow in an Experimental Field of Triticum aestivum L. Applying Smart Farming Technology

  • Inês Carmo Luís,
  • Ana Rita F. Coelho,
  • Cláudia Campos Pessoa,
  • Diana Daccak,
  • Ana Coelho Marques,
  • João Caleiro,
  • Manuel Patanita,
  • José Dôres,
  • Manuela Simões and
  • Ana Sofia Almeida
  • + 10 authors

The strong increase of the human population worldwide is demanding a food production meeting quality standards. In this context, the agronomic biofortification with Zn is widely used in staple food crops as a strategy to surpass micronutrient deficie...

  • Proceeding Paper
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,711 Views
10 Pages

Aquatic plants have considerable effects on the hydraulic roughness and the qualitative status of vegetated flows at real scale. Defining the most suitable practice of riparian vegetation control in manmade and natural water flows represents a key po...

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