As an important cash crop in China, Jerusalem archoke is widely used in ecological protection, vegetable development, industrial and animal husbandry production and other directions, and has important production value. However, with the rapid development of industry and agriculture in China, a large number of acid pollution gas emissions, the excessive application of agricultural fertilizers and the unreasonable farming activities of human beings, the problem of soil acidification becomes increa...

Plant Science 

As an important cash crop in China, Jerusalem artichoke is widely used in ecological protection, vegetable development, industrial and animal husbandry production and other directions, and has important production value. However, under the background of global warming, soil salinization has become increasingly serious, which has become one of the important factors endangering crop production. The adverse stress caused by salt in soil to plants includes osmotic stress and salt toxicity stress, wh...

Plant Science 

For smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa, determining which cowpea genotype is most promising for intercropping systems involving maize and cowpeas can be difficult. It is challenging for smallholder farmers in northern Ghana to identify the most promising cowpea genotype to combine with maize. In the 2021 and 2022 cropping seasons, twenty-nine cowpea genotypes were grown from July to October at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research—Savannah Agricultural Research Institute rese...

Agricultural Science  Genomics  Genetics  Plant Science  Agronomy 

This study explores the ethnoecology, use of M. balsamina plant in traditional medicine and its magical environment in the Mongo-Léré region of Northern Chad. The plant is considered a celebrity due to its diverse uses, with tribal people having a rich knowledge about its diverse uses. However, the knowledge about M. balsamina is declining, and ethnomedicinal knowledge is mainly transferred to people and cultural festivals. The study aims to document the knowledge and practices...

Ecology  Plant Science  Ecosystem Science 

Effectiveness of chemical insecticides namely Imidacloprid (0.4 g/L), Carbaryl (4 g/L), Thiamethoxam (0.4 g/L), Cypermethrin (1 ml/L), Carbosulfan (3 ml/L), Spinosad (0.4 ml/L), Dimethoate (2 ml/L) and Spirotetramate (2 ml/L) was evaluated to control 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd instar nymphs and adult females of mango mealybugs (D. mangiferae) at Entomology laboratory, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University. Imidacloprid, Carbaryl, Thiamethoxam, Cypermethrin, Carbosulf...

Plant Science 

The larvae of fruit and vegetable fruit fly pests feed on the inner pulp of the fruit, causing the fruit to turn yellow before it is ripe and fall off prematurely. In severe cases, the fruit will fall off completely, which has a serious impact on the fruit yield and quality. Fruit and vegetable fruit fly pests have become an important type of pest in China’s fruit and vegetable producing areas, which will have a serious impact on the healthy development of the fruit and vegetable industry. This ...

Plant Science 

Although there has been remarkable research on domestication of baobab (Adansonia digitata), its early growth using fertilizer at different application levels is still not well known. This study aimed at investigating an ideal NPK fertilizer application level on early growth of A. digitata. The study was conducted in the forest nursery from 23 November to 24 May 2020. A. digitata seeds collected from Namalaka in Mangochiwere directly sown polythene tubes of a 15 ×...

Plant Science 

Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are Zn2 dependent endopeptidase belonging to metzincin family. Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) has been classified in detail in mammals and has been shown to play key roles in many physiological and pathological processes.

Plant Science 

Yellow achu-soup, an emulsion of red palm oil and water is a traditional delicacy in the grass field of Cameroon, which faces a problem of its stability due to the quality of the emulsifier used to emulsify and stabilize it. This study was designed for the optimization of the production of an emulsifier (Nikki) from Musa paradisiaca (Plantain) Peels enriched with Ficus Peels as a traditional food salt for the emulsification and stabilisation of yellow achu-soup. A fact...

Plant Science  Biochemistry  Bioengineering 

Lianas plant species are abundant, diverse and essential component in tropical forests with impacts in the forest dynamics, through competitions for resources with attacked trees. Although lianas species are essential to chimpanzees, presence in chimpanzee habitats can negatively distress the availability and accessibility of tree food resources by inhibiting tree growth and fruiting capacity. However, the impacts of lianas to chimpanzee food trees abundance in Gombe National Park, western Tanza...

Plant Science