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    • Effects of Coupling Water and Fertilizer on Agronomic Traits, Sugar Content and Yield of Sugarcane in Guangxi, China 

      Wu, Weixiong; Fu, Wuxiang; Alatalo, Juha M.; Ma, Zhanxia; Bai, Yang ( MDPI , 2022 , Article)
      This work is a contribution to applied water and fertilizer coupling efforts aiming at increasing crop productivity on sugarcane plantations through the analysis of average cane yields obtained following main agronomic ...
    • Spatial-temporal pattern of cultivated land productivity based on net primary productivity and analysis of influencing factors in the Songhua River basin 

      Yang, Shiliang; Bai, Yang; Alatalo, Juha M.; Wang, Huimin; Tong, Jinping; ... more authors ( Wiley , 2022 , Article)
      The inefficient utilization of cultivated land puts the productivity of cultivated land in a low development state. The key challenge for the efficient utilization of cultivated land is to clarify how various ...
    • Global maps of soil temperature 

      Lembrechts, Jonas J.; van den Hoogen, Johan; Aalto, Juha; Ashcroft, Michael B.; De Frenne, Pieter; ... more authors ( Wiley , 2022 , Article)
      Research in global change ecology relies heavily on global climatic grids derived from estimates of air temperature in open areas at around 2 m above the ground. These climatic grids do not reflect conditions below vegetation ...
    • Assessment of leaf morphological, physiological, chemical and stoichiometry functional traits for understanding the functioning of Himalayan temperate forest ecosystem 

      Rawat, Monika; Arunachalam, Kusum; Arunachalam, Ayyandar; Alatalo, Juha M.; Pandey, Rajiv ( Nature Research , 2021 , Article)
      Leaf functional traits support plant survival and growth in different stress and disturbed conditions and respond according to leaf habit. The present study examined 13 leaf traits (3 morphological, 3 chemical, 5 physiological, ...
    • Socio-ecological vulnerability and resilience of mountain communities residing in capital-constrained environments 

      Jha, Shashidhar Kumar; Negi, A. K.; Alatalo, Juha M.; Negi, R. S. ( Springer , 2021 , Article)
      The study evaluated perceived reactions and counter-actions of Himalayan communities to climate change. The evaluation was conducted through identification and characterization of 62 socio-environment-specific indicators ...
    • The Global Soil Mycobiome consortium dataset for boosting fungal diversity research 

      Tedersoo, Leho; Mikryukov, Vladimir; Anslan, Sten; Bahram, Mohammad; Khalid, Abdul Nasir; ... more authors ( Springer , 2021 , Article)
      Fungi are highly important biotic components of terrestrial ecosystems, but we still have a very limited understanding about their diversity and distribution. This data article releases a global soil fungal dataset of the ...
    • Coupling phosphate-solubilizing bacteria (PSB) with inorganic phosphorus fertilizer improves mungbean (Vigna radiata) phosphorus acquisition, nitrogen fixation, and yield in alkaline-calcareous soil 

      Hamid, Khan; Akbar, Waqas Ali; Shah, Zahir; Rahim, Hafeez Ur; Taj, Ali; ... more authors ( Elsevier , 2022 , Article)
      To overcome the problems associated with soil phosphorus (P) insolubility, soil inoculation with phosphate-solubilizing bacteria (PSB) can be used. In a field experiment, we evaluated the efficacy of PSB in enhancing ...
    • Herbal plants- and rice straw-derived biochars reduced metal mobilization in fishpond sediments and improved their potential as fertilizers 

      Sajid, Mehmood; Ahmed, Waqas; Alatalo, Juha M.; Mahmood, Mohsin; Imtiaz, Muhammad; ... more authors ( Elsevier , 2022 , Article)
      Fishpond sediments are rich in organic carbon and nutrients; thus, they can be used as potential fertilizers and soil conditioners. However, sediments can be contaminated with toxic elements (TEs), which have to be immobilized ...
    • Screening Of Some Qatari Plant Extracts For Anti Fungal Activities Of Plant Pathogenic Fungi 

      Mohamed, Ibtihal; Ahmad, Talaat ( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2014 , Conference Paper)
      The present study aimed to evaluate the antifungal activity of three desert plants extracts grown naturally in Qatar: (Al-rayhan) Ocimum basilicum, Shafallah (Capparis spinosa) and Qwaif(Prosopis juliflora)to study their ...
    • Chemical Characterization and Source Identification of Beached Oil from Two Areas Along the North-Western Coast of Qatar 

      Alkaabi, Nasser; Alghouti, Mohammad; Zouari, Nabil; Solling, Theis; Bach, Steffen; ... more authors ( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2016 , Conference Paper)
      Over the years there have been several reports of oil spills affecting particularly the northern coast of Qatar. In most cases, the source of oil spills is not identified. The spilled oils are very resistant to degradation ...
    • Enhancement in bell pepper (Capsicum annuum l.) plants with application of roholtiella sp. (nostocales) under soilless cultivation 

      Bello, Adewale Suraj; Saadaoui, Imen; Ahmed, Talaat; Hamdi, Helmi; Cherif, Maroua; ... more authors ( MDPI , 2021 , Article)
      Cyanobacteria are found to be renewable and sustainable additives for growth improvement in crops. Extracts and biomass of three nitrogen-fixing cyanobacteria namely, Roholtiella sp. (QUCCCM97), Nostoc ellipsosporum ...
    • Environmental impacts of using municipal biosolids on soil, plant and groundwater qualities 

      Ali, Majeed; Ahmed, Talaat; Abu-Dieyeh, Mohammed; Al-Ghouti, Mohammad ( MDPI , 2021 , Article)
      This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of three different rates of municipal biosolids produced in Qatar on plant characteristics and soil texture and its potential impacts on groundwater. Petunia atkinsiana, was ...
    • Investigating the quality and efficiency of biosolid produced in qatar as a fertilizer in tomato production 

      Ali, Majeed; Ahmed, Talaat; Abu-Dieyeh, Mohammed; Al-Ghouti, Mohammad A. ( MDPI , 2021 , Article)
      This study evaluated biosolid quality over time and the efficiency of using amounts (5 and 7 kg/m2) of municipal class A biosolids in Qatar to fertilize tomato plants (Solanum lycopersicum). Random samples were subjected ...
    • History of a disaster: A baseline assessment of the Wakashio oil spill on the coast of Mauritius, Indian Ocean 

      Rajendran, Sankaran; Aboobacker, V. M.; Seegobin, Vashist O.; Al Khayat, Jassim A.; Rangel-Buitrago, Nelson; ... more authors ( Elsevier , 2022 , Article)
      Oil spills from tanker ships provide adverse and irreversible impacts of a pollutant over coastal and marine environments. Using Sentinel-1 and 2 satellite images, this baseline paper presents the detection, assessment, ...
    • Application of Cyanobacteria ( sp.) Liquid Extract for the Alleviation of Salt Stress in Bell Pepper ( L.) Plants Grown in a Soilless System. 

      Bello, Adewale Suraj; Ben-Hamadou, Radhouane; Hamdi, Helmi; Saadaoui, Imen; Ahmed, Talaat ( MDPI , 2021 , Article)
      Salinity is one of the abiotic stresses that affect crop growth and productivity in arid and semi-arid regions. Unfortunately, there are few known methods to mitigate the deleterious impacts of salt stress on the development ...
    • Hydropriming with moringa leaf extract mitigates salt stress in wheat seedlings 

      Ahmed, Talaat; Elezz, Ahmed Abou; Khalid, Muhammad Fasih ( MDPI , 2021 , Article)
      Salinity is the major constraint that decreases the yield and production of crops. Wheat has a significant value in agricultural food commodities. The germination and growth of wheat seedlings are a big challenge in ...
    • Determination of total flavonoid content by aluminum chloride assay: A critical evaluation 

      Amjad M., Shraim; Ahmed, Talaat A.; Rahman, Md Mizanur; Hijji, Yousef M. ( Elsevier , 2021 , Article)
      Flavonoids are important natural bioactive compounds. Quantitation of total flavonoid content (TFC) is widely performed using the aluminum chloride colorimetric assay against a flavonoid standard assuming equal responses ...
    • Severe vegetation degradation associated with different disturbance types in a poorly managed urban recreation destination in Iran 

      Erfanian, Mohammad Bagher; Alatalo, Juha M.; Ejtehadi, Hamid ( Springer Nature , 2021 , Article)
      Recreational activities worldwide have major impacts on the environment. This study examined the impact of different kinds of recreational activities on plant communities in a highly visited park in Mashhad, Iran. Vegetation ...
    • Changes in plant composition and diversity in an alpine heath and meadow after 18 years of experimental warming 

      Alatalo, Juha M.; Erfanian, Mohammad Bagher; Molau, Ulf; Chen, Shengbin; Bai, Yang; ... more authors ( Springer , 2021 , Article)
      Global warming is expected to have large impacts on high alpine and Arctic ecosystems in the future. Here we report effects of 18 years of experimental warming on two contrasting high alpine plant communities in subarctic ...
    • Diversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and its chemical drivers across dryland habitats 

      Adenan, Sakeenah; Oja, Jane; Alatalo, Juha M.; Shraim, Amjad M.; Alsafran, Mohammed; ... more authors ( Springer , 2021 , Article)
      Qatar is largely characterized by a hyper-arid climate and low soil fertility which create a stressful soil environment for arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi. In a study of AM fungal communities and their relationship with ...