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Source effects determine hydrochorous seed dispersal of ancient forest plants
Plant species of ancient forests tend to be poor dispersers, but recent field studies suggest that dispersal may be strongly accelerated in streams....
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Flooding alleviates copper stress on Salix: Evidence from stoichiometric patterns among plant tissues
Background and aimsThe increasing flooding occurrence associated with climate change, results in soil becoming more vulnerable to heavy metal...
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From the forest to the city: the persistence of dragonflies and damselflies in the urban jungle
Urbanization has driven one of the most substantial transformations in water bodies exposing groups such as aquatic insects to new challenging...
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Exogenous indole-3-acetic acid promotes the plant growth and accumulation of selenium in grapevine under selenium stress
To alleviate the selenium (Se) stress in fruit trees and improve its accumulation, the effects of exogenous indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) on the growth...
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An autonomous navigation method for orchard rows based on a combination of an improved a-star algorithm and SVR
Autonomous robot-based orchard operations will become an alternative solution in the field of precision agriculture. One of the keys to robotic work...
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QuickPed: an online tool for drawing pedigrees and analysing relatedness
BackgroundThe ubiquity of pedigrees in many scientific areas calls for versatile and user-friendly software. Previously published online pedigree...
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Changes in Soil Organic Carbon Content Under Different Inundation Gradients in Peat Bogs on the China's Qinghai-Tibet Plateau
The partitioning patterns and retention turnover of soil organic carbon (SOC) in peat bogs are closely related to vegetation, hydrology and soil...
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Separation of the effects of two reduced height (Rht) genes and genomic background to select for less Fusarium head blight of short-strawed winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) varieties
Key messageFHB resistance shared pleiotropic loci with plant height and anther retention. Genomic prediction allows to select for genomic background...
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Correlations, path coefficient analysis and phenotypic diversity of a West African germplasm of Kersting’s groundnut [Macrotyloma geocarpum (Harms) Maréchal & Baudet]
Providing the growing population with quality diet under the changing climate requires renewed efforts on the breeding of orphan grain legumes that...
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Identity-by-Descent and Coancestry Coefficient
This chapter introduces the concept of identical-by-descent, inbreeding coefficient, and coancestry. Two methods of calculating coancestry between...
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Geographic isolation drives speciation in Nearctic aphids
Across herbivorous insect clades, species richness and host-use diversity tend to positively covary. This could be because host-use divergence drives...
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Navigation System for Autonomous Agricultural Vehicles for Indoor Farms
Simultaneous Localization and Map** (SLAM) is a fundamental technology in autonomous driving and refers to realizing autonomation and intelligent...
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Changing Drip Fertigation Strategy to Decrease Greenhouse Agroecosystem Soil Nitrate Residue and Improve Tomato Production in Northwest of China
Greenhouse vegetable production has often been accomplished by over-application of chemical fertilizers, which has caused a series of consequences,...
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Contribution of Hydrological Connectivity in Maintaining Aquatic Plant Communities in Remnant Floodplain Ponds in Agricultural Landscapes
The expansion of the agricultural landscape has led to the fragmentation of floodplains. These remnant floodplain ponds serve as important habitats...
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Application of the Spectrophotometric Method for Determination of the Cell Numbers of Microalgae in the Genus Tetraselmis (Chlorophyta): Calibration Curves and Equations for Calculation
AbstractThe spectrophotometric method is used to count the number of microalgal cells. Regression equations were obtained for four species of the...
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The Effect of Range Migration on the Annual Cycles of Leaf Warblers (Phylloscopus) in Northwestern Siberia
AbstractThe combined wintering range of Northern warblers ( Phylloscopus trochilus , Ph. collybita , Ph. borealis , Ph. trochiloides, and Ph. inornatus )...
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Individual traits modify environmental effects on interaction, connectivity, and productivity of macrophyte community
Functional traits of individuals and not just species can regulate ecological interactions with biotic and abiotic environments, yet how...
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Assessment of potential impact of magnetic fields from a subsea high-voltage DC power cable on migrating green sturgeon, Acipenser medirostris
Empirical evidence suggests that marine animals perceive and orient to local distortions in the earth’s natural magnetic field. Magnetic fields (MFs)...
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Using random forest to disentangle the effects of environmental conditions on height-to-diameter ratio of Engelmann spruce
Engelmann spruce ( Picea engelmannii ) is one of the most economically important tree species in the western United States. The species is widely...
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Genetic diversity analysis for nutraceuticals and antioxidant activity in selected Indian pennywort (Centella asiatica L.) accessions of hill zone of Karnataka
Indian pennywort ( Centella asiatica L.) is an emerging medicinal cum nutraceutical herb known for its neuroprotective properties. The antioxidant...
