Morphological Characterization of Emerging Cercariae among Lymnaeid Snails from Barangay Cawongan, Padre Garcia, Batangas, Philippines by Gregorio L. Martin I, Esperanza C. Cabrera

“…A total of 750 snails were collected from a rice field in Barangay Cawongan, Padre Garcia, Batangas, from November 2016 to March 2017 (n=150/month). …”
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In Silico Inhibitability of Copper Carbenes and Silylenes against Rhizoctonia solani and Magnaporthe oryzae by Nguyen Thi Thanh Hai, Thanh Q. Bui, Tran Thi Ai My, Huynh Thi Phuong Loan, Tran Thai Hoa, Phan Tu Quy, Nguyen Thi Thu Thuy, Dang Thanh Nhan, Nguyen Thi Ai Nhung

“…Copper lighter tetrylenes are promising for inhibition towards Rhizoctonia solani-based protein PDB-4G9M and Magnaporthe oryzae-based PDB-6JBR in rice. Quantum properties of four hypothetic copper complexes of carbenes and silylenes (Cu-NHC1, Cu-NHC2, Cu-NHSi1, and Cu-NHSi2) were examined using the density functional theory. …”
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Corn tolerance to florpyrauxifen-benzyl rates and its mixture with atrazine and mesotrione by Amar S. Godar, Jason K. Norsworthy, L. Tom Barber

“…Florpyrauxifen-benzyl is a new synthetic auxin herbicide labeled in rice with a broad spectrum of control, typically more potent on broadleaf weeds. …”
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Isolation of cellulolytic bacteria, including actinomycetes, from coffee exocarps in coffee-producing areas in Vietnam by Han B. Bui

“…Cellulose-degrading ability of the isolated microorganism strains was mostly 96 % with filter paper; however, for coffee exocarps, it was considerably lower, only about 37 % of the cellulose was digested after 30 days of incubation to coffee exocarps. A medium containing rice husk powder and lactose with pH 7.0 positively affected the cellulolytic activity of A1 and A9 strains. …”
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Spatio-temporal patterns and drivers of irrigation water requirement in mainland China by Xiaorui Shi, Wenbin Zhu

“…Given the impacts of climate change and human activities, accurately quantifying changes in irrigation water requirements for staple grains (rice, wheat, and maize) and identifying the key drivers behind these changes are critical for effective water resource management and food security. …”
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Effect of the composting process on physicochemical properties and concentration of heavy metals in market waste with additive materials in the Ga West Municipality, Ghana... by Carl Tibu, Ted Y. Annang, Negasi Solomon, Dzidzo Yirenya-Tawiah

“…Methods The Stack pile composting was carried out with market waste, sawdust, rice straw, and swine manure in four different combinations. …”
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The perspectives of metabolomics studies of potato plants by R. K. Puzanskiy, V. V. Yemelyanov, T. A. Gavrilenko, M. F. Shishova

“…According to FAO (Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nation), potato is the fourth crop in terms of food production after rice, wheat and maize, and the first among the tubers and roots. …”
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High-throughput sequencing of 16S rRNA gene analysis reveal insights into abundance, diversity, and function of the gut microbiota in zebrafish exposed to triflumezopyrim by Ipsita Iswari Das, Bayasis M. Sharma, Madhusmita Mahapatra, Sipra Nayak, Aman Kumar Mohanty, Lakshman Sahoo, Rajesh Kumar, Jitendra Kumar Sundaray

“…Triflumezopyrim, a newly commercialized insecticide that belongs to a novel class of mesoionic insecticides, is widely used in rice fields for controlling brown planthoppers. Insecticides infiltrate from crop fields to aquatic ecosystems through leaching and rainwater, thereby affecting aquatic organisms. …”
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HEALTH PROMISING EFFECTS OF POTATO PEELS AND THEIR POTENTIAL EMPLOYMENTS IN FOOD AND NUTRACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES AND NONFOOD USES FROM SUSTAINABILITY POINT OF VIEW by Mushtaq Qudsia, Timar Adrian, Joly Nicolas, Spalletta Alexis, Martin Patrick, Ishtiaq Uzair

“…Potato is the central vegetable crop after rice, wheat and maize having more than 5000 various varieties. …”
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Assessing the Filariasis Causing Parasites in Adult Mosquitoes and the Vector Mosquito Larval Breeding in Selected Medical Officer of Health Areas in Gampaha District, Sri Lanka by S. A. S. Pilagolla, L. D. Amarasinghe

“…A total of 1194 mosquito larvae were collected that belonged into three genera, namely, Culex (62.73%), Armigeres (25.62%), and Mansonia (11.64%), from blocked drains, polluted drains, blocked canals, large polluted water bodies, stagnant water bodies, marsh lands, rice field mudflats, and concrete pits. Large polluted water bodies (Shannon-Wiener diversity index/H’ = 1.5591) were the most diversed habitat type. …”
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Local wisdom-based instant cream soup as functional emergency food during health crises and disasters by Estuti Wiwit, Wayansari Lastmi, Rahman Nur, Nurul Alfiyah Isnar, Samuel Samuel, Kusmiyati Kusmiyati, Pertiwi Sinar, Rohmatin Etin, Widia Lestari Meti, Enis Rosulina Novi, Asti Rahmawati Vera

“…Background: The development of functional food with local ingredients of black soybeans and brown rice in the form of cream soup as emergency food is important. …”
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Dynamic microwave-assisted extraction combined with liquid phase microextraction based on the solidification of a floating drop for the analysis of organochlorine pesticides in gra... by Guijie Li, Xu Zhang, Tingting Liu, Hongxiu Fan, Hongcheng Liu, Shangyu Li, Dawei Wang, Lan Ding

“…A convenient, cost-effective and fast method using dynamic microwave-assisted extraction and liquid phase microextraction based on the solidification of a floating drop was proposed to analyze organochlorine pesticides in grains including rice, maize and millet. Twelve samples can be processed simultaneously in the method. …”
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Quality Assurance System Using Statistical Process Control: An Implementation for Image Cytometry by David Chiu, Martial Guillaud, Dennis Cox, Michele Follen, Calum MacAulay

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Effect of manila palm (Veitchia merrillii Becc.) on rumen fermentation and microbial population in beef heifers by Tanitpan Pongjongmit, Thitima Norrapoke, Kampanat Phesatcha

“…The manila palm contained 12.54% of condense tannin. Cow were fed with a rice straw ad libitum and concentrate at 1%BW. There were no treatments effect on ruminal pH, NH3-N, microbial protein synthesis, nor ruminal temperature. …”
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Experimental analysis on a solar photovoltaic indoor cooker integrated with an energy storage system: A positive step towards clean cooking transition for Sub-Saharan Africa by Jimmy Chaciga, Denis Okello, Karidewa Nyeinga, Ole J. Nydal

“…Several cooking tests were demonstrated during charging and discharge processes. 10 L of water was boiled in 25 min consuming 0.986 kWh; 3 kg of rice was boiled in 1 h consuming 0.556 kWh and 1.26 kWh of energy was used for boiling and simmering of 3 kg of beans within 2–3 h. …”
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Current achievements in modifying crop genes using CRISPR/Cas system by A. M. Korotkova, S. V. Gerasimova, E. K. Khlestkina

“…Over one year and a half, 377 articles mentioning CRISPR/Cas and crop names have been published, of which 131 articles describe an experimental application of this tool for editing 193 genes in 19 crops, including rice with the largest number of genes modified (109 genes). …”
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Coexisting arsenate and arsenite adsorption from water using porous pellet adsorbent: Optimization by response surface methodology by B. Te, B. Wichitsathian, C. Yossapol, W. Wonglertarak

“…Mesoporous pellet adsorbent developed from mixing at an appropriate ratio of natural clay, iron oxide, iron powder, and rice bran was used to investigate the optimization process of batch adsorption parameters for treating aqueous solution coexisting with arsenate and arsenite. …”
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Comparing compost and vermicompost produced from market organic waste by Syarifinnur Syarifinnur, Yulia Nuraini, Budi Prasetya, Eko Handayanto

“…The market organic waste consisted of comparing cabbage, banana peduncle, pineapple, added rice straw, and cow manure as bedding. The study used 12 treatments with three replicates. 4 treatments for composting methods (without earthworm) and 8 for vermicomposting (4 treatments using Lumbricus rubellus and 4 treatments using Eudrillus eugeniae). …”
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Green gram yield prediction using linear regression by Tumusiime, Robert, Mabirizi, Vicent, Mirembe, D.P, Arinanye, T.R

“…While a number of popular crops like rice and maize have a number of models proposed, limited yield prediction studies have been done on neglected crops like green gram. …”
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Farmers’ climate change perception, impacts and adaptation strategies in response to drought in the Northwest area of Bangladesh by J.M. Adeeb Salman Chowdhury, Md. Abdul Khalek, Md. Kamruzzaman

“…The most significant adaptation strategies adopted by the farmers were irrigation facilities, agronomic management, drought-tolerant rice varieties, adopting new technologies, and alternative enterprises of land use change. …”
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