4th International Workshop on Functional-Structural Plant Models, 7-11 june 2004 –Montpellier, France Edited by C. Godin et al., pp. 29 Predicting coarse root biomass from branching patterns of native tree species in a tropical mountain forest in South Ecuador N. Soethe, J. Lehmann, C. Engels Department of Plant Nutrition, Humboldt University; Germany Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Corne...

AIM Assessment of harmful industrial factors caused by work conditions in a modern milk processing plant. METHODS Work conditions, rest, nutrition, medical service, and subjective health indices among the employees in a new milk processing plant were studied. We used a specially formed questionnaire; instrumental measurements of microclimate parameters, noise, and illumination at workplace; l...

Increased use of whole-plant maize for anaerobic digestion (AD) in Europe raises the question: Are maize cultivars developed for use in animal nutrition equally appropriate as feedstock for AD or should different phenotypes be selected? The main objective in growing whole-plant maize as feedstock for AD is maximum output of methane per hectare. There is less need for rapidly digested plant comp...

‘Soil and Plant Nutrition’ is a peer-reviewed open-access section of Agronomy (ISSN 2073-4395) [...]

Rob Alba, Zhangjun Fei, Paxton Payton, Yang Liu, Shanna L. Moore, Paul Debbie, Jonathan Cohn, Mark D’Ascenzo, Jeffrey S. Gordon, Jocelyn K. C. Rose, Gregory Martin, Steven D. Tanksley, Mondher Bouzayen, Molly M. Jahn and Jim Giovannoni Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research, Cornell University Campus, Ithaca, NY, USA, Department of Plant Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA, Depart...

Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) are beneficial plant symbionts that have been successfully used in agriculture to increase seedling emergence, plant weight, crop yield, and disease resistance. Some PGPR strains release volatile organic compounds (VOCs) that can directly and/or indirectly mediate increases in plant biomass, disease resistance, and abiotic stress tolerance. This mini-...

CORRECTION article Front. Plant Sci., 04 July 2023Sec. Nutrition Volume 14 - 2023 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2023.1200910

In a 3-year experiment (2002-2004), five N rates (0, 60, 120, 180, 240 kg N ha-1) were applied to sugar beets arranged in a Randomized Complete Block design with six replications. Experimentation took place under the semi-arid, irrigated conditions of central Greece. The aim of this work was to study the late season response of sugar beet crop to N fertilization as assessed by non-destructive m...

Cardiovascular disease remains the world's leading cause of death. Yet, we have known for decades that the vast majority of atherosclerosis and its subsequent morbidity and mortality are influenced predominantly by diet. This paper will describe a health-promoting whole food, plant-based diet; delineate macro- and micro-nutrition, emphasizing specific geriatric concerns; and offer guidance to p...

The following literature review explores the links between the use of macroand micronutrient fertilizers and human nutrition. The review focuses on the academic literature covering the effects of fertilizers on plant and human nutrition in areas with nutrient deficient soils, with a particular emphasis on South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. Additionally, the review identifies a few of the primar...