Soil fertility degradation remains the major biophysical cause of declining per capita crop production on smallholder farms in sub-Saharan Africa. Appropriate soil fertility regimes, are therefore, critical for improved crop productivity. This study investigated the feasibility of using sole organics or their combinations with inorganic fertilisers to improve maize (Zea mays) production in the ...

Poorly drained claypan soils can increase the importance of tillage and N management for corn (Zea mays L.) production. Field research in 2008, 2009 and 2010 (high rainfall years) near Novelty, MO (40° 1' N, 92° 11' W) sought to determine the effect of polymer-coated urea (PCU) placement [strip-tillage (ST) deep banded and no-till (NT) broadcast] and application timing (fall, early preplant...

[1] The fate of soil organic carbon (SOC) transported and redistributed by erosion over steep agricultural landscapes is uncertain. The effect of topography, slope, and slope position on SOC redistribution must be considered. Our objectives were to (1) determine the spatial patterns of both tillage and water erosion-induced SOC redistribution, (2) evaluate the compensating effects of tillage-in...

The aim of this research was to investigate the effect of inoculation (Azotobacter chroococcum and actinomycetes) and nitrogen mineral fertilizers (doses of 60 kg N ha-1 and 120 kg N ha-1) on the yield of wheat and on the number and activity of certain microorganisms in rhizospheric soil. The investigation was carried out in humogley soil with three wheat varieties. The variants of the experime...

The adsorption of alkanes in a protonated zeolite has been investigated at different levels of theory. At the lowest level we use density-functional theory (DFT) based on semi-local (gradient-corrected) functionals which account only for the interaction of the molecule with the acid site. To describe the van der Waals (vdW) interactions between the saturated molecule and the inner wall of the z...

Clonal deletion and anergy are 2 mechanisms used by the immune system to establish peripheral tolerance. In vitro, these mechanisms are induced in T lymphocytes by triggering the T-cell receptor (signal 1) in the absence of costimulation (signal 2). T-cell clones have been shown either to become anergic or to die in response to signal 1 alone; yet the factors that govern this choice remain unkn...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Minor histocompatibility antigen (mHag)-specific graft-versus-leukemia reactivities are observed following unselected donor lymphocyte infusion for the treatment of relapse after HLA-matched mHag-mismatched stem cell transplantation (SCT). Adoptive transfer of donor-derived ex vivo-generated HA-1-specific oligoclonal T cells or HA-1 peptide patient vaccination are curr...

background: no2 is a poisonous gas that potential to cause major threat to human being health and the environment, as a result, removing this gas from environment seems to be essential. methods: the study aimed to remove this gas from environment using iranian natural zeolite, clinoptilolite. after crushing and preparing two sizes of 1 and 2 mm zeolite they were activated in 380 to 420 ºc for 2...

Abstract This study examined the effect of Zeolite soil amendment on performance (growth and yield) sweet corn.The experiment was carried out in rice fields KP. Mojosari, Mojosari District, Mojokerto Regency MK II 2021 (April to September 2021), with 10 fertilization treatments which are combination best improver dose corn plants, including treatment A (control), B (Urea 200 kg/ha, ZA 100 NPK 2...