Seed treatments with Bacillus cereus UW85 increased nodulation of soybeans in three field seasons and in three different sterilized soils in the growth chamber. In the field, 28 and 35 days after planting, UW85-treated plants had 31 to 133% more nodules than untreated plants. From 49 days after planting until seed harvest, there were no significant differences between nodulation of UW85-treated...

Grain-yield prediction using remotely sensed data have been intensively studied in wheat and maize, but such information is limited in rice, barley, oats and soybeans. The present study proposes a new framework for rice-yield prediction, which eliminates the influence of the technology development, fertilizer application, and management improvement and can be used for the development and implem...

This is an excellent paper. It identifies factors explaining episodes of high inflation and inflation stabilization in 5 Latin American countries during the postwar period. A central finding of the paper, on which I will focus most of my discussion, is that the majority of the observed episodes of hyperinflation were driven by escape dynamics in inflation expectations, or inflation expectations...

Variability in the reproduction of the four races ofMeloidogyne incognita on the soybean cuhivars Pickett 71 and Centennial was studied in growth chamber experiments. Analysis of variance in the number of eggs produced by the races 6 weeks after the plants had been inoculated with 5,000 eggs of each race revealed that the nematode race by soybean cultivar interaction was highly significant (P =...

The soybean is known as an excellent source of protein when formulating diets for swine. However, this potential can be achieved only if certain quantity of heat is applied. Osborne and Mendel (1917) were the first to report that raw soybeans had a growth-depressing effect in rats. Generally, these heat labile factors are protease inhibitors, lectins, goigotrens and antivitamins. The most commo...

Understanding the effects of climate change is vital for food security. Among the most important environmental impacts of climate change is the direct effect of increased atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration ([CO2]) on crop yields, known as the CO2 fertilization effect. Although several statistical studies have estimated past impacts of temperature and precipitation on crop yield at regiona...

This study evaluated the symbiotic effectiveness and economic evaluation of Rhizobium inoculants with the objective of recommending the most effective inoculant strain for soybean and cowpea production in Northern Ghana. Field experiments were established in three locations using randomized complete block design with five blocks. A total of four treatments (Legumefix, Biofix, 100 kg N ha-1 and ...

Alcoholic beverages contaminated with scopolamine (SCP) are often employed for criminal purposes due to their sedative effect. The determination of the residual levels SCP in body fluids (e.g., urine) can help track possible victims induced ingestions. Biological sample analysis usually requires a preconcentration step enhance detectability and provide clean-up. Molecularly imprinted polymers (...