Optimal nitrogen (N) management is essential for profitable vegetable crop production and
to minimize N losses to the environment that are a consequence of an excessive N supply …

Farmers and breeders aim to improve crop responses to abiotic stresses and secure yield
under adverse environmental conditions. To achieve this goal and select the most resilient …

Eco-friendly technologies are of great significance to agricultural sustainability due to the
environmental damage caused by agricultural activities. Here, we report a wind and rain …

Leaf chlorophyll, as a key factor for carbon circulation in the ecosystem, is significant for the
photosynthetic productivity estimation and crop growth monitoring in agricultural …

Biosynthetic nano-selenium (bio-SeNP), as a plant growth regulator, has better
bioavailability and lower toxicity than selenite and selenate. This study investigated the …

Rice (Oryza sativa) is the staple food for more than half of the world population. Rice needs
2-3 times more water compared to other crops. Drought condition is one of the limited factor …

Leaf area index (LAI) and chlorophyll content, at leaf and canopy level, are important
variables for agricultural applications because of their crucial role in photosynthesis and in …

Chlorophyll meters are widely used to guide nitrogen (N) management by monitoring leaf N
status in agricultural systems, but the effects of environmental factors and leaf characteristics …

Abiotic stress can alter key physiological constituents and functions in green plants.
Improving the capacity to monitor this response in a non-destructive manner is of …

We have characterized a new commercial chlorophyll (Chl) and flavonoid (Flav) meter
called Dualex 4 Scientific (Dx4). We compared this device to two other Chl meters, the SPAD …