Impact of Opuntia species plant bio-battery in a semi-arid environment: Demonstration of their applications

W Apollon, SK Kamaraj, H Silos-Espino… - Applied Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
The plant microbial fuel cell (P-MFC) is a novel bioelectrochemical device that is commonly
used in highly water-saturated ecosystems to produce sustainable energy. However, the use …

Southern African pasture and forage science entering the 21st century: past to present

WF Truter, PR Botha, CS Dannhauser… - African Journal of …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Given the global challenges of mitigating and alleviating land degradation and ensuring
food security, particularly through protein production, pasture and forage science together …

Water deficit and corn productivity during the post-socialist period. Case study: Southern Oltenia drylands, Romania

R Prăvălie, CV Patriche, I Sirodoev… - Arid Land Research …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Water deficit (WD) typically associated with drylands and poor land use currently represent a
major limiting factor for agricultural systems in numerous regions of the world. The present …

The root-soil water relationship is spatially anisotropic in shrub-encroached grassland in North China: Evidence from GPR investigation

X Cui, Z Zhang, L Guo, X Liu, Z Quan, X Cao, X Chen - Remote Sensing, 2021 - mdpi.com
To analyze the root-soil water relationship at the stand level, we integrated ground-
penetrating radar (GPR), which characterized the distribution of lateral coarse roots (> 2 mm …

Relationship between root distribution characteristics of Mongolian pine and the soil water content and groundwater table in Horqin Sandy Land, China

A Musa, Y Zhang, J Cao, Y Wang, Y Liu - Trees, 2019 - Springer
Key message Affected by soil moisture and groundwater table, Mongolian pine roots
displayed an hourglass-type distribution characteristic, the high roots density distributed in …

Green roof drained rainwater quality assessment: a physicochemical analysis from a case study in Northeastern Brazil

SM dos Santos, ÉP Marinho, GCO Lima… - Sustainable Water …, 2022 - Springer
Green roofs have attracted a lot of attention from architects and engineers based on the
benefits associated with their use. This research was carried out in a Brazilian semiarid …

Anatomic structure and expression profiles of related genes: novel insights into leaf development in celery

XL Jia, GL Wang, F Wang, Y Li, ZS Xu… - Journal of plant growth …, 2015 - Springer
Celery (Apium graveolens L.) belongs to the Apiaceae family and biennial herbs. Celery is
an important vegetable that is cultivated and consumed worldwide. Celery leaves …

[PDF][PDF] Extraction, characterisation and application of betalains from cactus pear, beetroot and amaranth

VN Sigwela - 2020 - scholar.ufs.ac.za
According to Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) Mintel Food and Drink Trends in 2018,
consumers require explicit disclosure on food and drink labels. The requirements go hand in …

[PDF][PDF] Adquisición y procesamiento de imágenes RGB e hiperespectrales, para la fenotipificación de la sequía en Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Miller

J Arredondo Valdez - 2022 - eprints.uanl.mx
En este capítulo se presentan estudios realizadas por diversos investigadores sobre el
nopal y sus características biológicas, su sistema fotosintético y metabolitos más …

[PDF][PDF] Caracterización fenotípica de las raíces de plántulas de Mammillaria haageana (Cactaceae)

IAS SANDOVAL, I Areli, UYA Rosas López - 2020 - ru.dgb.unam.mx
La mayor parte de las investigaciones sobre las raíces utilizan como modelo a Arabidopsis
thaliana y cultivos de interés comercial; uno de los temas que suele abordarse es la …