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Distinguishing direct N2O emissions from 15N-labeled manure compost, urea, and maize roots in a field study Agric. For. Meteorol. (IF 6.2) Pub Date : 2024-05-09 Liting Liu, Zhu Ouyang, Jing Li
Nitrous oxide (NO) emissions from agricultural activities are a significant contributor to global anthropogenic NO emissions. Sustainable agriculture practices, including using manure compost to replace nitrogen (N) fertilizers, can reduce chemical fertilizer use and minimize negative impacts on soil health and water quality. However, the direct contributions of manure compost to NO emissions have
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Comparison of near infrared and mid infrared spectroscopy for the prediction of Pinus radiata bark chemical properties relevant to a biorefinery Biomass Bioenergy (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-05-09 James H. Bridson, Armin Thumm, Martin Cooke-Willis, Sylke Campion, Keryn Tutt, Mark West
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Herbicide safener isoxadifen‐ethyl associated with increased Goss's wilt severity in corn (Zea mays) Pest Manag. Sci. (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-05-08 Nathan H Haugrud, Andrew Friskop, Joseph T Ikley
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A downscaling-and-fusion framework for generating spatio-temporally complete and fine resolution remotely sensed surface soil moisture Agric. For. Meteorol. (IF 6.2) Pub Date : 2024-05-07 Zhongzheng Zhu, Yanchen Bo, Tongtong Sun, Xiaoran Zhang, Mei Sun, Aojie Shen, Yusha Zhang, Jia Tang, Mengfan Cao, Chenyu Wang
Surface soil moisture (SSM) plays a crucial role in global energy exchanges and serves as a key requirement for drought monitoring and agriculture production. Microwave remote sensing (RS) SSM products at coarse scale (e.g., 0.25°) can hardly meet the requirements for agricultural and meteorological applications, which necessitate seamless fine-scale SSM data. Current methods for generating complete
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A review on the environmental life cycle assessment of biodiesel production: Selection of catalyst and oil feedstock Biomass Bioenergy (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-05-07 Kashleta Srikumar, Yie Hua Tan, Jibrail Kansedo, Inn Shi Tan, Nabisab Mujawar Mubarak, Mohd Lokman Ibrahim, Peter Nai Yuh Yek, Henry Chee Yew Foo, Rama Rao Karri, Mohammad Khalid
Biodiesel is one of the ideal options, considering it is a renewable, biodegradable, non-toxic, environmentally friendly fuel with low pollutant emission. However, biodiesel encounters challenges, mostly connected to its high manufacturing costs, that hinder its continued development and advancement. Focusing on more affordable and environmentally friendly inputs, such as suitable and abundant feedstock
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Can limiting global temperature rise to below 2°C warming prevent the emergence of unprecedented drought? Agric. For. Meteorol. (IF 6.2) Pub Date : 2024-05-06 Yadong Ji, Jianyu Fu, Bingjun Liu, Xuezhi Tan
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A review on anaerobic co-digestion of sewage sludge with other organic wastes for methane production: Mechanism, process, improvement and industrial application Biomass Bioenergy (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-05-06 Pengfei Li, Hao Zhao, Chongbo Cheng, Tingting Hou, Dekui Shen, Youzhou Jiao
The rapid progress of urbanization strategies in China has led to a significant increase in sewage sludge production. Sewage sludge contains organic compounds, pathogens, and heavy metals, making the effective utilization of its organic components a crucial concern in sludge treatment. Anaerobic digestion is widely recognized as a viable method for converting the organic components of sewage sludge
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Biodiesel production from the microalgae Nannochloropsis gaditana: Optimization of the transesterification reaction and physicochemical characterization Biomass Bioenergy (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-05-06 C. Sanjurjo, P. Oulego, M. Bartolomé, E. Rodríguez, R. Gonzalez, A. Hernández Battez
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Exploring perceptions, cognitive factors, and motivations: A study on green structures on residential rooftops Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.4) Pub Date : 2024-05-04 Mahsa Tarashkar, Salman Qureshi, Akbar Rahimi
Urban greenhouse and green roof cultivation propose a nature-based solution to current socio-ecological challenges in urban ecosystems, as it offers several socio-ecological solutions and benefits. The interdisciplinary techniques for scientific explorations of cognition and perception towards urban green structures could not get the attention of the researchers across varying scientific disciplines
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Assessing the efficiency of UAV for pesticide application in disease management of peanut crop Pest Manag. Sci. (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-05-04 Changfeng Shan, Guobin Wang, Haihong Wang, Liting Wu, Cancan Song, Mujahid Hussain, Huizheng Wang, Yubin Lan
BACKGROUNDEffective utilization of plant protection UAVs in peanut cultivation management necessitates a comprehensive grasp of how application volume rates and pesticides influence peanut leaf spot and rust control. This study aimed to compare the effects of application volume rates and pesticides on droplet deposition, disease, leaf retention rate, and peanut yield. A T20 plant protection UAV sprayer
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Bioenergy and value-added chemicals of banana peel waste (BPW): Deeper insights from thermal kinetics, thermodynamics, in-situ volatile products analysis, and bio-chars application for Cd(II) highly-efficient removal Biomass Bioenergy (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-05-02 Long Chen, Zhi Tu, Yongdong Chen, Jian Hu, Hong Wang
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Perceptions of stakeholders on nature-based solutions in urban planning: A thematic analysis in six European cities Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.4) Pub Date : 2024-05-01 Boldizsár Megyesi, Amir Gholipour, Federico Cuomo, Eriona Canga, Alexandra Tsatsou, Violeta Zihlmann, Ranka Junge, Dragan Milosevic, Rocío Pineda-Martos
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Water use and mortality risk of four tropical canopy trees with different leaf phenology during the 2016 El Niño drought Agric. For. Meteorol. (IF 6.2) Pub Date : 2024-05-01 Chaoqing Song, Wenfang Xu, Shengnan Chen, Yangyang Fu, Wenping Yuan
The physiological response of plants to water stresses has been a focus in understanding plant-atmosphere feedback. Tropical forests are particularly noteworthy for their remarkable diversity and dynamics. However, a deep understanding of physiological response and associated mortality risk of tropical trees with different leaf phenology under drought is still deficient. In this study, we combined
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Jet fuel production via palm oil hydrodeoxygenation over bifunctional zeolite mixture supported Ni catalyst: Effect of Si/Al ratio Biomass Bioenergy (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-05-01 Saima Khan, Khan Muhammad Qureshi, Zeng Luyao, Andrew Ng Kay Lup, Muhamad Fazly Abdul Patah, Chong Yang Chuah, Wan Mohd Ashri Wan Daud
The influence of the Si/Al ratio of ZSM-5 on 10 wt% Ni/ZSM-5.SAPO-11 catalysts were investigated through the palm oil hydrodeoxygenation (HDO) process, based on the product selectivity of alternative jet fuel. This study utilizes a 1 L batch reactor at 60 bar and 350 °C for palm oil hydrodeoxygenation over 10 wt% Ni/ZSM-5.SAPO-11 catalysts. Si/Al ratio of 50 produces a 10 wt% Ni/ZSM-5.SAPO-11 catalyst
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Kinetics and thermodynamics in microwave-assisted transesterification of palm oil utilizing sulphonated bio-graphene catalysts for biodiesel production Biomass Bioenergy (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-05-01 Mohammed Abdillah Ahmad Farid, Siti Aminah Mohd Johari, Jacqueline Lease, Mohammad Ayoub, Yoshito Andou
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Synthesis, antifungal evaluation, 2D‐Quantitative structure activity relationship and molecular docking studies of isoxazole derivatives as potential fungicides Pest Manag. Sci. (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-05-01 Kailashpati Tripathi, Parshant Kaushik, Dinesh Kumar Yadav, Rakesh Kumar, Sameer Ranjan Misra, Rajni Godara, Bishnu Maya Bashyal, Virendra Singh Rana, Rajesh Kumar, Jagdish Yadav, Najam Akhtar Shakil
BACKGROUNDSheath blight and bakanae disease, prominent among emerging rice ailments, exert a profound impact on rice productivity, causing severe impediments to crop yield. Excessive use of older fungicides may lead to the development of resistance in the pathogen. Indeed, a pressing and immediate need exists for novel, low‐toxicity and highly selective fungicides that can effectively combat resistant
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Characterizing BVOC emissions of common plant species in northern China using real world measurements: Towards strategic species selection to minimize ozone forming potential of urban greening Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.4) Pub Date : 2024-04-30 Baowen Zhang, Yanqi Jia, Guangkun Bai, Huijuan Han, Weizhen Yang, Wenxia Xie, Lingyu Li
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CO2 enrichment accelerates alpine plant growth via increasing water-use efficiency Agric. For. Meteorol. (IF 6.2) Pub Date : 2024-04-30 Jingyu Xia, Yangjian Zhang, Guang Zhao, Zhoutao Zheng, Yixuan Zhu, Yao Chen, Jie Gao, Yuxue Zhang, Osbert Jianxin Sun, Juntao Zhu
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Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi affect the response of soil CO2 emission to summer precipitation pulse following drought in rooted soils Agric. For. Meteorol. (IF 6.2) Pub Date : 2024-04-30 Yanchun Liu, Qinglin Li, Qingkui Wang, Qian Zhang, Zhongling Yang, Guoyong Li
Drought and extreme precipitation are projected to occur more frequently as a consequence of climate change, with uncertain implications for soil CO emission. Although studies have revealed the response patterns of soil CO emission to precipitation pulse, the effects of forest plant roots on this relationship after drought are still poorly understood. Here, a field experiment was performed to examine
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Study on the mechanism of lignin and lignin-carbohydrate complex hydrolysis under alkaline conditions by density functional theory Biomass Bioenergy (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-30 Jiahua Mao, Mingfu Zu, Ruilin Wu, Chao Xiao, Jian Kang, Yahong Fan
Lignin hydrolyzes during alkali-heat pretreatment of lignocellulose, due to the cleavage of covalent linkages between lignin and lignin-carbohydrate complex. Various structure of lignin monomers are responsible of the complicated hydrolysis mechanism of lignin and lignin-carbohydrate complex. This study used density functional theory to reveal the hydrolysis mechanism of lignin with various substituents
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Novel process optimization based on machine learning: A study on biohydrogen production from waste resources Biomass Bioenergy (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-30 Tao Shi, Jianzhao Zhou, Yousaf Ayub, Sara Toniolo, Jingzheng Ren
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The effects of data aggregation on long-term projections of forest stands development For. Ecosyst. (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-04-29 Kobra Maleki, Rasmus Astrup, Nicolas Cattaneo, Wilson Lara Henao, Clara Antón-Fernández
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The impact of elevated CO2 concentration on photosynthesis, growth and hydraulics of evergreen and deciduous tree seedlings from a subtropical forest in Southwest China Agric. For. Meteorol. (IF 6.2) Pub Date : 2024-04-27 Pei-Li Fu, Ya Zhang, Jin-Hua Qi, Yong-Jiang Zhang, Guang-You Hao, Patrick M. Finnegan, Qiao-Shun Yan, Ze-Xin Fan
Elevated CO concentration (eCO) in the atmosphere is expected to impact plant water relations and growth in several ecosystems across the globe. However, we still know little about such impact on tree species in subtropical regions. The present study investigated the impact of eCO on leaf gas exchange, nitrogen and phosphorus concentrations, leaf and stem hydraulic conductivity, and growth of seedlings
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CRISPR/Cas9-mediated knockout of a male accessory glands-specific gene takeout1 decreases the fecundity of Zeugodacus cucurbitae female Pest Manag. Sci. (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-04-27 Yun Wang, Hui-Qian Xu, Hong-Liang Han, Dong Chen, Hongbo Jiang, Guy Smagghe, Jin-Jun Wang, Dong Wei
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The miR184-3p targets neuron-specific ecdysone inducible protein 78 to promote rice black streaked dwarf virus propagation in its planthopper vector Pest Manag. Sci. (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-04-27 Haitao Wang, Yan Dong, Man Wang, Shuo Li, Yijun Zhou, Yinghua Ji
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Ben-JNK signaling is required for host mortality during Periplaneta fuliginosa densovirus infection Pest Manag. Sci. (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-04-27 Dan-Yan Huang, Jia-Si Qin, Ren-Ke Dong, Su-Ning Liu, Nan Chen, Dong-Wei Yuan, Sheng Li, Zhaowei Wang, Xiaoling Xia
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Synthesis, antifungal activity and action mechanism of novel citral amide derivatives against Rhizoctonia solani Pest Manag. Sci. (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-04-27 Li Zhang, Yizhong Huang, Yunfei Shi, Hongyan Si, Hai Luo, Shangxing Chen, Zongde Wang, Haohua He, Shengliang Liao
Rice sheath blight caused by Rhizoctonia solani is a severe threat to the yield and quality of rice. Due to the unscientific abuse of common fungicides causing resistance and environmental issues, the development of new fungicides is necessary. In this study, we used citral as the lead compound, designed and synthesized a series of novel citral amide derivatives, and evaluated their antifungal activity
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Do typologies of pesticide risk knowledge influence the adoption of IPM strategies? Evidence from rice farmers' behavior in northern Iran Pest Manag. Sci. (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-04-27 Mohammad Sharif Sharifzadeh, Gholamhossein Abdollahzadeh
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Feasibility of constructed soils for tree planting – A pilot study in New York City Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.4) Pub Date : 2024-04-26 Saidan Qi, Zhongqi Cheng, Richard Hallett, Sara P. Egendorf, Andrew B. Reinmann, Peter M. Groffman
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Urban treescapes as everyday workplaces and knowledge battlegrounds: Lessons from Bangkok, Thailand Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.4) Pub Date : 2024-04-26 Chieh-Ming Lai
Urban greening expertise and programs are pursued and circulated globally to enhance urban livability and sustainability, but the outcomes are often mixed and are accompanied by side effects. Drawing on the concept of “worlding,” this paper examines the processes and outcomes of a training program that introduced tree climbing techniques from overseas to reduce the aggressive pruning practices by the
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A universal canopy gap fraction model for forests with various tree distributions based on Nilson's models considering directional overlaps among crowns Agric. For. Meteorol. (IF 6.2) Pub Date : 2024-04-26 Jun Geng, Jean-Louis Roujean, Andres Kuusk, Yong Pang, Lili Tu, Teng Zhang, Jingsong Xu, Jing M. Chen
An accurate estimation of forest canopy gap fraction (GF) is a prerequisite for remote sensing retrievals of several associated canopy parameters e.g. leaf area index, fAPAR (fraction of photosynthetically active radiation absorbed by the canopy), clumping index, etc. A universal canopy GF model for forests is required for various tree distribution patterns on flat and slopping terrains, yet existing
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Increasing susceptibility and shortening response time of vegetation productivity to drought from 2001 to 2021 Agric. For. Meteorol. (IF 6.2) Pub Date : 2024-04-26 Jiwang Tang, Ben Niu, Zhigang Hu, Xianzhou Zhang
Drought generally causes the significant reduction of vegetation productivity. Most studies focus on the vegetation response to gradual water variabilities instead of anomalies in water availability, however, the spatiotemporal patterns of vegetation response to extreme water deficits during drought are still unclear. Here, based on leaf area index (LAI) and solar-induced chlorophyll fluorescence (SIF)
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Response of deep soil water deficit to afforestation, soil depth, and precipitation gradient Agric. For. Meteorol. (IF 6.2) Pub Date : 2024-04-26 Jingxiong Zhou, Yunqiang Wang, Ruijie Li, Haoran He, Hui Sun, Zixuan Zhou, Yali Zhao, Pingping Zhang, Zimin Li
In semi-arid and semi-humid regions, deep soil water resources are crucial for vegetation restoration to mediate the ecosystem sustainability. Yet it is still limited on understanding soil water deficit (SWD) caused by vegetation restoration and its response to soil depth and precipitation. To obtain a more accurate measurement of regional SWD, we conducted a two-year soil water monitoring to a depth
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Serine proteinase inhibitors from Nicotiana benthamiana, a nonpreferred host plant, inhibit the growth of Myzus persicae (green peach aphid) Pest Manag. Sci. (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-04-26 Honglin Feng, Georg Jander
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Matching supply and demand of cooling service provided by urban green and blue space Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.4) Pub Date : 2024-04-25 Yasha Wang, Wanlu Ouyang, Jinquan Zhang
Urban blue-green space (UBGS) has been extensively investigated for its climate regulation capability in the context of climate change. However, current efforts are limited toward the cooling effects mismatch in supply and demand of UBGS. This study adapts the framework of ecosystem supply and demand to quantify the supply-demand matching of the cooling effects of UBGS. Two indices were proposed to
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The effects of interaction with audiovisual elements on perceived restoration in urban parks in freezing weather Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.4) Pub Date : 2024-04-25 Ruining Zhang, Ling Zhu, Xinhao Yang, Rumei Han, Yuan Zhang, Jian Kang
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Simple calibration of fisheye lenses for hemispherical photography of the forest canopy Agric. For. Meteorol. (IF 6.2) Pub Date : 2024-04-25 Gastón Mauro Díaz, Mait Lang, Mihkel Kaha
Canopy hemispherical photography (HP) is a technology for vegetation surveying that usually employs consumer-oriented devices. Variations on those devices are caused by technological advances and design. These variations, despite providing the potential for more reliable surveying, make the measurements challenging. The knowledge about how to standardize devices output is available, what is missing
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Biofuel generations: New insights into challenges and opportunities in their microbe-derived industrial production Biomass Bioenergy (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-25 Shahid Ahmad Padder, Rabia Khan, Rauoof Ahmad Rather
Biofuels, produced from organic materials such as plants, animal waste, and wood chips etc. offer a sustainable and renewable alternative to fossil fuels. The biofuel production in terms of thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day was 1914.00 in 2022 worldwide. The demand is set to expand 38 billion liters over 2023–28, nearly 30 per cent increase in the last five years with bioethanol & biodiesel
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Colonization of Piriformospora indica enhances rice resistance against the brown planthopper Nilaparvata lugens Pest Manag. Sci. (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-04-25 Gang Xu, Chutong Li, Wei Gui, Meiqi Xu, Jing Lu, Mingshi Qian, Yuanyuan Zhang, Guoqing Yang
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Tank-mix adjuvants improved spray performance and biological efficacy in rice insecticide application with unmanned aerial vehicle sprayer Pest Manag. Sci. (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-04-25 Lingxiao Wang, Shiyu Xia, Hao Zhang, Yangfan Li, Zhan Huang, Baiyu Qiao, Ling Zhong, Mingzhang Cao, Xiongkui He, Changling Wang, Yajia Liu
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Design, synthesis and Anti-PVY activity of planar chiral thiourea derivatives incorporated with [2.2]Paracyclophane Pest Manag. Sci. (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-04-25 Liangzhen Shu, Ya Lv, Zhongyin Chen, Yixian Huang, Meng Zhang, Zhichao Jin, Tingting Li, Yonggui Robin Chi
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Survey of target site mutations linked with insecticide resistance in Italian populations of Aphis gossypii Pest Manag. Sci. (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-04-25 Filippo Cominelli, Olga Chiesa, Michela Panini, Giuseppe Eros Massimino Cocuzza, Emanuele Mazzoni
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Application of fertilizer and insecticide can reduce Antonina graminis (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) and improve the quality of golf course putting greens Pest Manag. Sci. (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-04-25 Robert Wolverton, Shimat V. Joseph
BACKGROUNDRhodesgrass mealybug, Antonina graminis, is a serious pest of ultradwarf hybrid bermudagrass (Cynodon dactylon × C. transvaalensis) on golf course putting greens. A. graminis feeding damage appears as extensive yellowing of turfgrass blades and heavy thinning from mid‐to‐late summer into fall. Putting greens are intensively managed areas of the golf course where fertilizers are routinely
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The unequal connectivity of parks and tree canopy in 10 U.S. cities Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.4) Pub Date : 2024-04-24 Michelle Stuhlmacher, Yushim Kim
The connectivity of urban green space has a strong influence on the benefits that green space provides—more connected green space has been linked to greater biodiversity, increased recreational opportunities, improved air quality, and increased noise attenuation. Previous urban green space equity research largely focuses on the total amount or accessibility of green space, ignoring connectivity and
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Crucial roles of specialized chitinases in elytral and hindwing cuticles construction in Leptinotarsa decemlineata Pest Manag. Sci. (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-04-24 Ji-Feng Shi, Man-hong Cheng, Wei Zhou, Mu-zi Zeng, Yu Chen, Jia-xin Yang, Hao Wu, Qiu-hong Ye, Hong Tang, Qing Zhang, Kai-Yun Fu, Wen-Chao Guo
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Integrated approaches for Solenopsis invicta (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) management: insights from laboratory studies with entomopathogenic nematodes and insecticides Pest Manag. Sci. (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-04-24 Sheng-Yen Wu, Huatao Tang, Shengmei Ban, Ruiqi Wen, Xifan Mao, Honghong Deng, Mohamed Kamal Abbas, Salem Mohamed Salem, Youming Hou
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Comparing subjective and objective greenspace accessibility: Implications for real greenspace usage among adults Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.4) Pub Date : 2024-04-23 Dong Liu, Mei-Po Kwan, Zhenchuan Yang, Zihan Kan
This study investigates the relationship between subjective greenspace perception and objective greenspace accessibility as well as the significant factors associated with higher real greenspace usage based on survey data collected in Hong Kong. The results reveal that there is no statistically significant relationship between subjective greenspace perception and objective greenspace accessibility
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Rethinking urban park accessibility in the context of demographic change: A population structure perspective Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.4) Pub Date : 2024-04-23 Jie Chen, Hongyu Li, Shixian Luo, Jing Xie, Daer Su, Takeshi Kinoshita
Rapid demographic change has reshaped the demand for and use of urban parks, profoundly affecting park accessibility inequities. In response to the need for park equity planning under demographic change, we have rethought the gaps in existing park accessibility research. In this study, we revisited and modified the two-step floating catchment area (2SFCA) method, re-naming this method as the floatable
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Urban hedges facilitate spontaneous woody plants Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.4) Pub Date : 2024-04-23 Eva Horvat, Mirjana Šipek, Nina Sajna
Most trees and other woody plants growing within urban areas are deliberately cultivated native or non-native plants. Opportunities for spontaneous establishment and spread of woody species are scarce in an urban environment, especially if the establishment begins from seeds. We hypothesized that urban hedges might offer safe sites for the spontaneous establishment of woody plants, which reach the
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Wetting-warming climate increases ecosystem carbon use efficiency of Chinese arid and semi-arid ecosystem Agric. For. Meteorol. (IF 6.2) Pub Date : 2024-04-23 Yihan Sun, Guang Zhao, Zhoutao Zheng, Yixuan Zhu, Juntao Zhu, Yangping Di, Jie Gao, Mengke Cai, Yangjian Zhang
Co-limited by environmental constraints, ecosystems in arid and semi-arid regions (ASARs) are extremely sensitive to climate change. A warmer and wetter climate trend has been observed extensively in ASARs of China, but whether and how the changing climate has influenced ecosystem carbon allocation and balance remains largely unclear. To bridge this knowledge gap, we conducted a comprehensive study
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Simulation of soil temperature under maize: An inter-comparison among 33 maize models Agric. For. Meteorol. (IF 6.2) Pub Date : 2024-04-23 Bruce A. Kimball, Kelly R. Thorp, Kenneth J. Boote, Claudio Stockle, Andrew E. Suyker, Steven R. Evett, David K. Brauer, Gwen G. Coyle, Karen S. Copeland, Gary W. Marek, Paul D. Colaizzi, Marco Acutis, Sotirios Archontoulis, Faye Babacar, Zoltán Barcza, Bruno Basso, Patrick Bertuzzi, Massimiliano De Antoni Migliorati, Benjamin Dumont, Jean-Louis Durand, Nándor Fodor, Thomas Gaiser, Sebastian Gayler
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Influence of process parameters on biomass gasification: A review of experimental studies in entrained flow reactors and droptube furnaces Biomass Bioenergy (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-23 A.I. Ferreiro, A.F. Ferreira, E.C. Fernandes, P. Coelho
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Production of fatty acids from distilled aromatic waste biomass using oleaginous yeast Biomass Bioenergy (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-23 Suman Singh, Shivani Chaturvedi, Naziya Syed, Dheerendra Rastogi, Prashant Kumar, Praveen Kumar Sharma, Deepak Kumar, Debesmita Sahoo, Nitin Srivastava, Ashween Deepak Nannaware, Sunil Kumar Khare, Prasant Kumar Rout
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A comprehensive study of palladium-based catalysts on different supports for the hydrogenolysis of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) to 2,5-dimethylfuran (DMF) biofuel Biomass Bioenergy (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-23 Arvind Singh Chauhan, Ajay Kumar, Rohit Bains, Mahender Kumar, Pralay Das
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Cultivation of Chlorella protothecoides in the medium amended with cigarette butt leachate wastewater for enhanced biomass and macromolecular productions Biomass Bioenergy (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-04-23 Yanxia Fu, Yuye Jiang, Hao Chen, Esakkimuthu Sivakumar, Hongbin Li, Kai Zhu, Shuang Wang
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Peri-urban Mediterranean plant communities are shaped by chronic anthropogenic disturbances Urban Forestry Urban Green. (IF 6.4) Pub Date : 2024-04-22 Marta Pianta, Mariasole Calbi, Davide Dagnino, Claudia Turcato, Enrica Roccotiello
Peri-urban plant communities perform key ecological functions. However, the integrity of peri-urban vegetation is threatened by the continuous expansion of built-up areas and anthropogenic activities, which result in low-intensity, but continuous and pervasive chronic anthropogenic disturbances (CADs). Despite the growing attention to the ecological role of peri-urban vegetation patches, the assessment
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Declined benefit of earlier spring greening on summer growth in northern ecosystems under future scenarios Agric. For. Meteorol. (IF 6.2) Pub Date : 2024-04-22 Zhi Huang, Lei Zhou, Duwei Zhong, Pai Liu, Yonggang Chi
Widespread spring warming and an earlier start of the growing season (SOS) compensated for spring vegetation productivity, simultaneously resulting in reduced retention of accessible nutrition and water resources in subsequent seasons. In this case, however, it is unknown whether the increased summer growth induced by earlier SOS will be sustained. Here, we analyzed the legacy effects of SOS on summer
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Wildfire impacts on the carbon budget of a managed Nordic boreal forest Agric. For. Meteorol. (IF 6.2) Pub Date : 2024-04-22 Julia Kelly, Natascha Kljun, Zhanzhang Cai, Stefan H. Doerr, Claudio D'Onofrio, Thomas Holst, Irene Lehner, Anders Lindroth, Shangharsha Thapa, Patrik Vestin, Cristina Santín
Wildfire is one of the most important disturbances affecting boreal forests. Most previous research on boreal forest fires has occurred in North American forests which have different fire regimes, tree species and are less intensively managed than their Eurasian counterparts. Recent extreme fire years have highlighted the vulnerability of the Nordic boreal forest to climatic shifts that are increasing
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N-acetylcysteine absorption and its potential dual effect improve fitness and fruit yield in Xylella fastidiosa infected plants Pest Manag. Sci. (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-04-22 Simone C. Picchi, Daniele Rebelatto, Paula M.M. Martins, Silvia Blumer, Geisa L. Mesquita, Franz W. R. Hippler, Dirceu Mattos Jr, Rodrigo M. Boaretto, Marco A. Machado, Marco A. Takita, Helvécio D. Coletta-Filho, Alessandra A. de Souza
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Plant-derived artificial miRNA effectively reduced the proliferation of aphid (Aphidoidea) through spray-induced gene silencing Pest Manag. Sci. (IF 4.1) Pub Date : 2024-04-22 Yuan Wang, Xuanlin Li, Chenghong Zhu, Shijie Yi, Yan Zhang, Zhi Hong