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Essential Oil Quality of Lavender Grown Outside Its Native Distribution Range: A Study from Serbia
(Basel : MDPI, 2023)
The aim of this study was to test the quality (physicochemical and sensory odor properties) and bioactivity (antimicrobial and antioxidant activities) of the essential oils (EO) obtained from the most frequently cultivated ...
Epidemiological role of novel and already known 'Ca. P. solani' cixiid vectors in rubbery taproot disease of sugar beet in Serbia
(Nature, 2023)
Rubbery taproot disease (RTD) of sugar beet was recently associated with the plant pathogenic bacterium ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma solani’ (CaPsol) and reported throughout the Pannonian Plain with variations in severity. ...
GEM Project-Derived Maize Lines Crossed with Temperate Elite Tester Lines Make for High-Quality, High-Yielding and Stable Silage Hybrids
(Basel : MDPI, 2023)
Maize silage is fundamental for high milk production in dairy farming. The incorporation of new genetic diversity into temperate maize germplasm has the potential to improve adapted cultivars, and it could be especially ...
Screening of Antifungal Activity of Essential Oils in Controlling Biocontamination of Historical Papers in Archives
(Basel : MDPI, 2023)
The main challenge in controlling the microbiological contamination of historical paper is finding an adequate method that includes the use of cost-effective, harmless, and non-toxic biocides whose effectiveness is maintained ...
Using Digital Image Analysis to Estimate Corn Ear Traits in Agrotechnical Field Trials: The Case with Harvest Residues and Fertilization Regimes
(Basel : MDPI, 2023)
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 ...
Seed priming treatments to improve heat stress tolerance of garden pea (Pisum sativum L.)
(Basel : MDPI, 2023)
Heat stress seriously affects the production of cool-season food legume crops such as
garden peas. Seed priming is a widely used technique that increases germination and improves
plant growth and development, resulting ...
Combining Straw Mulch with Nitrogen Fertilizer Improves Soil and Plant Physio-Chemical Attributes, Physiology, and Yield of Maize in the Semi-Arid Region of China
(Basel : MDPI, 2023)
Mulching and nitrogen (N) fertilization are the main drivers for sustainable crop production. The sole use of nitrogen fertilizer threatened both the physiology and production of maize in rain-fed areas. Therefore, we ...
Comprehensive Metal-Based Nanopriming for Improving Seed Germination and Initial Growth of Field Pea (Pisum sativum L.)
(Basel : MDPI, 2023)
Nanopriming is a newly developed seed technology that improves seed germination, initial plant growth, and crop yield by enabling plants to withstand a variety of abiotic stresses. The objective of this study was to evaluate ...
First report of beet yellow virus causing virus yellows in sugar beet in Serbia
(American Phytopathological Society, 2023)
Several viruses have been described to infect sugar beet (Beta vulgaris var. saccharifera L.), but virus yellows disease is one of the most important diseases in many sugar beet growing areas. It is caused by four viruses ...
Green revolution to genome revolution: driving better resilient crops against environmental instability
(Frontiers Media S.A., 2023)
Crop improvement programmes began with traditional breeding practices since the inception of agriculture. Farmers and plant breeders continue to use these strategies for crop improvement due to their broad application in ...