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Lina Zhou, Leijinyu Zhou, Hongbo Wu, Tingting Jing, Tianhao Li, Jinsheng Li, Lijuan Kong and Limei Chen
In order to monitor cadmium contamination in lettuce quickly, non-invasively, and accurately, and to understand the growth status of lettuce under cadmium pollution, lettuce was used as the test material to detect and analyze the visible?near-infrared re...
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Isaac R. Vincent, Erin N. Rosskopf, Jeffrey K. Brecht, Nicholas S. Dufault, Germán Sandoya-Miranda and Xin Zhao
The use of high tunnels, which allows growers to extend their season and improve yields, is increasing in the Southeastern U.S., yet growers face challenges related to weed and disease management, particularly in organic systems. On-station experiments w...
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Qi Zhang, Aixia Zhang, Le Yang, Jinpeng Wei, Jinlong Bei, Zhenjiang Xu, Xiaofeng Wang and Bingxian Chen
Seed germination requires the relaxation of endosperm cap and radicle cell walls, with cell wall hydrolases playing a significant role in this process. Our study revealed that a type of cell wall hydrolase, xyloglucan endotransglucosylase, may significan...
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Mariarosaria Sicignano, Luisa del Piano, Luigi Morra, Tommaso Enotrio, Salvatore Baiano, Antonio Salluzzo, Antonio Merola and Francesco Raimo
The use of peat, the standard substrate used for soilless cultivation of horticultural crops, is becoming of increasing concern as peat is a non-renewable resource and its extraction can degrade wetland ecosystems, creating a strong environmental impact....
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Giuseppina Iacomino, Mohamed Idbella, Alessia Staropoli, Bruno Nanni, Tomaso Bertoli, Francesco Vinale and Giuliano Bonanomi
Wood vinegar is a by-product of the pyrolysis of organic raw materials. In this study, we investigated the chemical composition and biological activity of industrial wood vinegar derived from the pyrolysis of wood pruning waste. The composition of wood v...
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Yali Xiao, Jing Tan, Yi Yu, Jiajia Dong, Lingling Cao, Lunguang Yao, Yingjun Zhang and Zhiqiang Yan
Flowers of Paulownia spp. wither and fall on a large scale after blooming in spring and have potential allelopathic effects on surrounding plants, including crops and weeds. In this study, the phytotoxic effects of water extracts of Paulownia tomentosa f...
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Wei Li, Yanpeng Wei, Jiale Zhao, Weiye Han, Ding Li, Jianzhong Wang, Mengfei Zhao, Lin Chen, Limei Chen and Lina Zhou
This paper aims to find a fertilization method that better matches the growth characteristics of vegetables and reduces the soil and environmental problems caused by unreasonable fertilization methods, in view of the strong buffering of the clayey black ...
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Ana Luisa Alves Ribeiro, Gabriel Mascarenhas Maciel, Ana Carolina Silva Siquieroli, José Magno Queiroz Luz, Rodrigo Bezerra de Araujo Gallis, Pablo Henrique de Souza Assis, Hugo César Rodrigues Moreira Catão and Rickey Yoshio Yada
Urbanization has provided greater demand for food, and the search for strategies capable of reducing waste is essential to ensure food security. Lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) culture has a short life cycle and its harvest point is determined visually, caus...
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Ziyu Shao, Alexander Arkhipov, Maria Batool, Sean R. Muirhead, Muchineripi S. Harry, Xuan Ji, Hooman Mirzaee, Lilia C. Carvalhais and Peer M. Schenk
Rhizosphere bacteria can provide multiple benefits to plants, including increased nutrient supply, pathogen/disease control, and abiotic stress tolerance, but results from pot trials do not always translate to field conditions. This study tested whether ...
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Leonardo Bruni, Ranka Junge, Florentina Gartmann, Giuliana Parisi and Zala Schmautz
High salinity, nutrient imbalance, and pathogens are some of the challenges of closed soilless cultivation systems, e.g., those combining hydroponics (HP) with aquaculture effluents (AE). Plant growth-promoting microorganisms (PGPM) can support plants to...
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