GIS-based modeling and analytical approaches for groundwater quality suitability for different purposes in the Egyptian Nile Valley, a case study in Wadi Qena by Hanaa A. Megahed, Abd El-Hay A. Farrag, Amira A. Mohamed, Mahmoud H. Darwish, Mohamed A. E. AbdelRahman, Heba El-Bagoury, Paola D’Antonio, Antonio Scopa, Mansour A. A. Saad

“…Chemical analysis of the major cations and anions was carried out at Assuit’s Regional Soil Fertility Laboratory. Maps of chemical variables are created using statistical tools by combining observations with interpolation models that can incorporate simple process relations. …”
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Development of a set of monosomic alien addition lines from Gossypium raimondii in Gossypium hirsutum toward breeding applications in cotton by Zhenzhen Xu, Xiaoxi Lu, Wenjie Ding, Wei Ji, Wuzhimu Ali, Heyang Wang, Shan Meng, Qi Guo, Peng Xu, Xianglong Chen, Liang Zhao, Huan Yu, Xinlian Shen

“…Analysis of its mitotic metaphase plates revealed the presence of 78 chromosomes, with each of the six chromosome-specific fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) probes (3D5, 5D5, 6D5, 7D5, 9D5, and 10D5) of G. raimondii exhibiting bright and distinct signals on its respective pair of chromosomes. Then, the fertile hexaploid F1 plants were continuously backcrossed with G. hirsutum and a set of G. hirsutum - G. raimondii monosomic alien addition lines (MAALs) were developed using SSR markers in successive backcrosses and self-crossing from BC2F1 to BC4F2. …”
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Optimizing fodder yield and quality through integrated organic nutrient amendments in multi-crop system by Santosh Onte, Santosh Onte, Vrushabh Vijay Fiskey, Manjunath S. Melavanki, Airadevi P. Angadi, Prasanna S. Pyati, Magan Singh, Dileep Kumar, Sanjivkumar Angadarao Kochewad, Sudhir Kumar, Hari Om, Vijendra Kumar Meena, Kamal Garg, Vetrivel Karunakaran, Manish Kanwat, Babu Lal Meena, Yogananda Shivalli Boregowda, Rahul Bellagi, K. Naveena, Sunil Chandersheker, Elisa Azura Azman, Sanjeev Kumar

“…These treatments comprised of different combination of farmyard manure (FYM), Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) and foliar spray of panchagavya for maize (M), berseem (B), and cowpea (C) and a treatment with recommended dose of fertilizers. The treatment includes T1: 100% RDN through FYM (M) - No application (B) - No application (C); T2: 50% RDN through FYM + PGPR + 3% foliar spray of panchagavya (M) – PGPR + 3% foliar spray of panchagavya (B) – PGPR + 3% foliar spray of panchagavya (C); T3: 75% RDN through FYM + PGPR (M) - PGPR (B)- PGPR (C); T4: 100% RDN through FYM + PGPR (M) - PGPR (B) - PGPR (C); T5: 75% RDN through FYM + PGPR + 3% foliar spray of panchagavya (M) – PGPR + 3% foliar spray of panchagavya (B) – PGPR + 3% foliar spray of panchagavya (C); T6: 100% RDN through FYM + PGPR + 3% foliar spray of panchagavya (M) – PGPR + 3% foliar spray of panchagavya (B) – PGPR + 3% foliar spray of panchagavya (C), and T7: 100% RDF (M)- 100% RDF (B)- 100% RDF (C). …”
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Factors influencing pregnancy rate following estradiol-free fixed TAI protocols in water buffaloes by Adriana Camacho de Gutiérrez, Obdulio Camacho, Steward Fernández, Yerixo González, Juan Carlos Gutiérrez-Añez

“…Similarly, tail bending, cervix dilation, and lubrication did not influence fertility (p>0.05). However, cows with ovarian cysts at the start of the protocol showed a lower PR than those with CL 22.2 vs. 62.8% (p<0.05) respectively. …”
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Vingt années de recherches à Oedenburg (Biesheim et Kunheim, Haut-Rhin) : un bilan by Michel Reddé

“…On the other hand, on the right bank, fertile loess soils abound on the basaltic slopes of Kaiserstuhl.Oedenburg thus appears to have been a practical crossing-point of the river, from where it was easy to reach the region of the Danube sources. …”
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La flore sauvage du boulevard Dr Henri-Henrot à Reims/Durocortorum : approche carpologique de l’environnement du site et des productions de denrées végétales by Véronique Matterne, Clémence Pagnoux

“…Those associated with cultivated fields (weeds) reflect regular fertilization practices. The index average measuring the sensitivity to nitrogen supply (Julve 1998; Jauzein, Nawrot 2011) is significant of rather rich or amended soils (average of 6 out of 9 for 105 taxa). …”
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Editorial by Jörg Tremmel, Maria Lenk, Antony Mason, Markus Rutsche

“…He combines nine indicators: forest degradation rate, share of low-carbon energy consumption, and carbon footprint in the environmental dimension; adjusted net savings, current account balance, and wealth in equality in the economic dimension; and primary pupil-teacher ratio, fertility rate, and GDP-adjusted child mortality in the social dimension. …”
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Editorial by Pieter Vanhuysse, Antony Mason, Jörg Tremmel, Markus Rutsche, Maria Lenk

“…More specifically, the question of the economic and financial sustainability and the intergenerational fairness of contemporary public policy constellations and socio-economic models has come to the fore against the backdrop of low or declining fertility rates and large cohorts of longer-living elderly citizens. …”
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La ferme à enclos quadrangulaire du Bois des Olivettes à Roncourt (Moselle) : une catégorie d’établissement romain largement diffusée dans la vallée mosellane by Gaël Brkojewitsch, Brice Chevaux

“…Thus, the divergences noted in Rurland's work on the variable situations of micro-regions appear less marked in this context, at least within the Moselle valley and along its coast, where this site profile is dominant. While the fertile plateaus to the east of Metz/Divodurum were undoubtedly home to the largest landed estates, due to the nature of the subsoil, it is clear that the farms studied were also involved in cereal farming. …”
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Hameaux et villages paysans de la période romaine en plaine d’Alsace by Antonin Nüsslein, Pascal Flotté, Mathias Higelin, Muriel Roth-Zehner

“…Transition sectors were preferred, between very fertile soils (loess and silt) and more alluvial areas, favouring multiple agropastoral activities. …”
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Blood and Iron: The Rise and Fall of the German Empire 1871 – 1918 by Arzu Melek Ozgumus

“…Developments in chemistry, resulted in new fertilizers, causes the food prices to decrease and leads the farmers into poverty, who eventually migrate to urban areas to seek jobs. …”
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