Abstract As a typical triazole fungicide, penconazole (PEN) is widely used in agriculture but has been proven to be toxic. In this study, we designed new hapten prepare highly sensitive and specific anti-PEN monoclonal antibody (mAb) established gold nanoparticle-based lateral-flow immunoassay (LFIA) for the detection of PEN residues watermelon cucumber. The 50% inhibitory concentration (IC50) ...

Watermelon plants cultivar ‘Kinaree 457’ were grown in plastic house under natural daylight only (control) or with nightly LED supplementary lighting for 6 h (6:00 pm-12:00 pm) 12 pm-6:00 am) starting from transplanting up to fruit harvest. Plant height, leaf chlorophyll content and yield significantly increased response lighting. Fruit mass, size (length x width) flesh thickness at treatment a...

Farmers’ adoption of water-saving irrigation technology (WSIT) is essential for achieving high-quality agricultural development. An in-depth analysis the impact risk aversion, technical training and their interaction on farmers’ WSIT will help government to promote facilitate resource conservation sustainable The study takes 707 farmers who grow watermelons muskmelon in Yuncheng Xian City Shanx...