Abstract Plant nitrate (NO3−) acquisition depends on the combined activities of root high-
and low-affinity NO3− transporters and the proton gradient generated by the plasma …

Environmental crises and resource depletion have adversely affected the food security
around the world. Food security in the future can be guaranteed by sustainable agriculture …

IntroductionCantaloupe is a one-year-old herb of gourds and edible fruit with very good
properties. Cantaloupe is one of the best sources of vitamin A and is rich in beta carotene …

This paper studies the energy consumption and finding relationship between energy inputs
and yield, per hectare production of melon farms in Khorasan Razavi province, Iran. To this …

Jatropha (Jatropha curcas L.) is an oil seed species, adaptive to different climate and soil
conditions. It is known due to its high-oil-content seed, being an option for biodiesel …

Introduction Cantaloupe is a one-year-old herb of gourds and edible fruit with very good
properties. Cantaloupe is one of the best sources of vitamin A and is rich in beta carotene …

Today's agriculture provides an ever increasing population with sufficient quantities of food.
During food production, processing, handling and transportation, an amount of energy is …

Highlights Organic cropping systems were less efficient in energy use. Sugarcane for seed
was the highest energy input due to the consumption of 12 t ha-1 of seed. The second …

هدف از این مطالعه، ارزیابی نظام تولید گرمک دیم از نظر شاخص‌های انرژی و آلاینده‌های زیست‌محیطی با
رویکرد ارزیابی چرخه زندگی بود. داده‌های مورد نیاز برای این مطالعه از طریق تکمیل پرسشنامه و …‎

* The paper has been selected for the May 2009 issue of Virtual Journal of Ultrafast Science.
The Virtual Journal, which is published by the American Physical Society and the American …