Oil palm empty fruit bunch biochar fertilizer as a solution to increasing the fertility of peat soil for sustainable agriculture by Sri Nuryani Hidayah Utami, Uray Suci Yulies Vitri Indrawati

“…. ·       The biochar that was made of waste of oil palm fruit empty fruit bunches by pyrolysis combined with chicken manure and urea significantly improved the peat soil quality, plant growth, and NPK uptake of oil palm seeds.…”
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Exploring the potential benefits of areca nut extract in animal production: a review by Zhuying Liu, Zhuying Liu, Xiaolong Wang, Lixin Wen, Lixin Wen

“…Notably, areca nut extract has emerged as a promising candidate due to its diverse biological activities and potential applications in livestock production.Areca nut, derived from the dried ripe fruits, seeds, peels, and flowers of Areca catechu, is well-documented in traditional medicine sources such as the Pharmacopoeia of the People’s Republic of China (2010 Edition) for its medicinal properties, including antiparasitic effects, digestive support, and antimicrobial activity. …”
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Plastid genome comparison and phylogenetic analyses of the Chinese group of medicinal species and related taxa within Asparagus genus by Pingxuan Xie, Tinglu Wang, Jiawei Tan, Linyuan Fan, Changkun Liu, Hanjing Yan

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The Effectiveness of pen‒culture construction for cultivation of sea cucumber by Pitjont Tomatala, Petrus Paulus Letsoin, Evangelin Martha Yulia Kadmaer

“…A total of 30 individuals sea cucumber seeds sized 4‒6 cm were released at each pen‒culture. …”
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EFFECT OF GLOMUS MOSSEAE, AZOTOBACTER CHROOCOCCUM AND VERMICOMPOST TEA ON SOME RHIZOSPHERE CHARACTERS AND MYCORRHIZAL DEPENDENCY OF CUCUMBER PLANTS by Z. H. Al-Rawi, J. S. Alkobaisy

“…The experiment was designed with a randomized, completely-blocked design (RCBD) with three replications. The seeds of the cucumber plant were planted on September 15th, 2022, and the service operations were conducted for the crop and continued until December 15th, 2022. …”
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Fetal Spinal Cord Tissue in Mini-Guidance Channels Promotes Longitudinal Axonal Growth after Grafting into Hemisected Adult Rat Spinal Cords by Norman I. Bamber, Huaying Li, Patrick Aebischer, Xiao Ming Xu

“…Solid fetal spinal cord (FSC) tissue, seeded into semipermeable mini-guidance channels, was tested for the ability to promote axonal growth across the gap created by a midthoracic (T8) hemisection in adult rats. …”
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Eco-optimizing rice-wheat system of Eastern Indo-Gangetic plains of India through resource conservation technologies: insights from field experiments and modeling by K. Srikanth Reddy, K. Srikanth Reddy, C. M. Parihar, P. Panneerselvam, Ayan Sarkar, Hari Sankar Nayak, Hari Sankar Nayak, Kiranmoy Patra, D. R. Sena, G. Sreeja Reddy, Alok Sinha, Sneha Bharadwaj, Sunil Kumar, Virender Kumar

“…The treatments included: (1) Puddled transplanted rice followed by zero-tilled wheat with flood irrigation (PTR-ZTW-F), (2) Direct-seeded rice followed by ZTW with flood irrigation (DSR-ZTW-F), (3) DSR followed by ZTW with surface drip fertigation (DSR-ZTW-SD), and (4) DSR followed by ZTW with subsurface drip fertigation (DSR-ZTW-SSD), evaluated under 75% and 100% recommended nitrogen dose and nitrogen control plots. …”
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Balancing environmental impact: A sustainability index analysis of sorghum production for food and feed by A. Prabowo, R.N. Hayati, S. Minarsih, B. Haryanto, D.D. Ludfiani, A. Supriyo, S. Subiharta, E. Nurwahyuni, Y. Hindarwati, M.N. Setiapermas, S. Sudarto, S. Samijan, B. Utomo, E. Winarn, N.D. Suretno, W. Wibawa, S. Agustini, A. Prasetyo, F.R.P. Hantoro, W. Hariyanto, V.E. Aristya

“…BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Sorghum is a grain-producing commodity with the seeds being a food source, while the leaves, stems, and bran serve as animal feed. …”
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Expansion and Assessment of a Web-Based 24-Hour Dietary Recall Tool, Foodbook24, for Use Among Diverse Populations Living in Ireland: Comparative Analysis by Grace Bennett, Shuhua Yang, Laura A Bardon, Claire M Timon, Eileen R Gibney

“…Only intakes of potatoes and potato dishes and nuts, herbs, and seeds significantly differed across methods of assessment, where correlations across these food groups were low (r=0.56 and r=0.47, respectively). …”
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Observed climate trends and farmers’ adaptation strategies in Dendi District, West Shewa Zone, Ethiopia by Busha Getachew, Gonfa Kewessa, Worku Hailu, Gezahegn Girma

“…The impacts, sometimes, include total crop loss, reduced yields, smaller seeding areas, delayed planting and maturity, and increased crop pests. …”
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Complex resistance of spring and winter bread wheat lines to biotic and abiotic stresses by I. F. Lapochkina, N. R. Gainullin, O. A. Baranova, N. M. Kovalenko, L. A. Marchenkova, O. V. Pavlova, O. V. Mitroshina

“…Additionally, the stress resistance of the lines to NaCl salinization and prolonged flooding of seeds with water was evaluated at the early stages of ontogenesis in laboratory conditions. …”
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<i>Pseudomonas syringae</i> Pathovar <i>syringae</i> Infection Reveals Different Defense Mechanisms in Two Sweet Cherry Cultivars by Claudia Carreras, Alan Zamorano, Luis Villalobos-González, Paula Pimentel, Lorena Pizarro, María Francisca Beltrán, Weier Cui, Manuel Pinto, Franco Figueroa, Carlos Rubilar-Hernández, Analia Llanes, Assunta Bertaccini, Nicola Fiore

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Chemical composition and insecticidal potential of botanical fractionation extracts for the management of Sitophilus zeamais Motschulsky, 1855 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in stored... by Fikadu Kifle, Melaku Girma, Araya Gebresilassie, Yitbarek Woldehawariat, Estifanos Ele

“…Fractionated extracts were obtained by macerating and soaking E. globulus leaves, whole T. minuta plants and A. squmosa seeds using hexane, chloroform, and methanol as extraction solvents. …”
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Ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants used in management of breast cancers in Qatar by Rasha.S.Abo El Alaa, Hend Al-Jaber, Fatima Al Zahraa Chokor, Abdullah A. Shaito, Layla Al-Mansoori

“…(Al Qist Al Hindi), Zingiber officinale Roscoe (Ginger) (zanjabel) and Nigella sativa L. (Black seeds) (habit elbaraka) were the most recommended plants.Literature searches revealed that many of these plants possess compounds with potential anticancer properties as sesquiterpenes, flavonoids, thymoquinone, volatile terpenic compounds and anthocyanin. …”
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Productivity and ecological functions of naturally regrown pine forests of the Ukrainian Polissia by Petro Lakyda, Volodymyr Blyshchyk

“…In the Ukrainian Polissia, the category of self-seeded areas received perhaps the largest representation in the country due to the fairly high forest cover of the region, where forest tracts border on agricultural lands which lost the profitability of cultivation by their owners during the period of Ukraine's independence. …”
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Retinoblastoma. Part 2.&nbsp; Treatment strategies for intraocular retinoblastoma by S.V. Ivanova, S.A. Kuleva, N.N. Sadovnikova, M.I. Komissarov, M.N. Chistyakova, A.V. Khokhlova, N.A. Shchegoleva

“…First-line eye removal is recommended in extensive intraocular seeding and poor visual prognosis. The volume of adjuvant therapy is based on the histological risk factors for disease progression. …”
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Evaluation of pitomba extract as a natural antioxidant in fresh sausages: Effects on physicochemical properties and lipid oxidation by Taline Fiorucci da Silva, Flávia Aparecida Reitz Cardoso, Nathália Leticia Hernandez Brito, Sahra Gadia Trelha, Stefanie Calisto Casarin, Leila Larisa Medeiros Marques, Adriana Aparecida Droval

“…Pitomba extract was obtained using a natural solvent composed of L-proline and levulinic acid, which effectively extracted phenolic compounds from the seeds. This method demonstrated strong antioxidant activity, surpassing traditional solvents, highlighting its potential as a natural alternative for bioactive compound extraction. …”
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Co-isolation of human donor eye cells and development of oncogene-mutated melanocytes to study uveal melanoma by Yunxi Chen, Eva Jin, Mohamed Abdouh, Éric Bonneil, Daniel Alexander Jimenez Cruz, Thupten Tsering, Qianqian Zhou, Aurélie Fuentes-Rodriguez, Alexandra Bartolomucci, Alicia Goyeneche, Solange Landreville, Miguel N. Burnier, Julia V. Burnier

“…Particularly, Matrigel™ coating induced spheroid growth under certain coating thickness and cell seeding density but did not improve NCM metabolic activity. …”
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Socio-economic assessment of drought impacts in Lesotho: implications for early action by Relebohile Agnes Mojaki, Makoala Vitalis Marake, Evan Easton-Calabria, Joalane Rethabile Marunye, Erin Coughlan de Perez

“…Informants also perceived the following actions could be taken before a drought is manifested: clear agro-climatological early warning messages, tailor-made drought-relevant advisories, water harvesting and availability of drought-tolerant seeds. It is thus imperative to streamline policy interventions regarding dissemination of early warning messages and anticipatory actions to reduce the negative impacts of drought on livelihoods. …”
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Male sex ratio of red tilapia Oreochromis sp. after soaking in different concentrations of coconut milk at larvae stadia by Fajar Maulana, Agus Oman Sudrajat, Andre Permana, Lina Mulyani, Harton Arfah

“…Masculinization can be carried out to produce monosexual tilapia seeds to accelerate fish growth. As the use of the 17α-methyltestosterone synthetic hormone for masculinization activities has been limited, natural ingredients are required as a substitute, namely coconut milk. …”
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