Πλοήγηση ανά Θέμα "maize"

Assessment of heavy metal(loid)s contamination risk and grain nutritional quality in organic waste-amended soil

Ma J., Chen Y., Antoniadis V., Wang K., Huang Y., Tian H. (2020)

Studies that evaluate the human health risk of heavy metal(loid)s pollution have not been widely performed for organic waste-amended soils on the Loess Plateau of China. With this respect, we conducted a 3-year field trial ...

Assessment of plant growth promoting bacteria strains on growth, yield and quality of sweet corn

Katsenios N., Andreou V., Sparangis P., Djordjevic N., Giannoglou M., Chanioti S., Kasimatis C.-N., Kakabouki I., Leonidakis D., Danalatos N., Katsaros G., Efthimiadou A. (2022)

The use of plant growth promoting bacteria (PGPB) is increasingly gaining acceptance from all the stakeholders of the agricultural production. Different strains of PGPB species had been found to have a vast variety of ...

Bioassays with diatomaceous earth formulations: Effect of species co-occurrence, size of vials and application technique

Kavallieratos, N. G.; Athanassiou, C. G.; Mpassoukou, A. E.; Mpakou, F. D.; Tomanović, T.; Manessioti, T. B.; Papadopoulou, S. C. (2012)

Two series of laboratory bioassays were carried out in order to evaluate the effect of the simultaneous presence of two insect species inside the experimental vials and the effect of different sizes (50, 65, 90, 145 mm in ...

Cereal yield gaps across Europe

Schils R., Olesen J.E., Kersebaum K.-C., Rijk B., Oberforster M., Kalyada V., Khitrykau M., Gobin A., Kirchev H., Manolova V., Manolov I., Trnka M., Hlavinka P., Paluoso T., Peltonen-Sainio P., Jauhiainen L., Lorgeou J., Marrou H., Danalatos N., Archontoulis S., Fodor N., Spink J., Roggero P.P., Bassu S., Pulina A., Seehusen T., Uhlen A.K., Żyłowska K., Nieróbca A., Kozyra J., Silva J.V., Maçãs B.M., Coutinho J., Ion V., Takáč J., Mínguez M.I., Eckersten H., Levy L., Herrera J.M., Hiltbrunner J., Kryvobok O., Kryvoshein O., Sylvester-Bradley R., Kindred D., Topp C.F.E., Boogaard H., de Groot H., Lesschen J.P., van Bussel L., Wolf J., Zijlstra M., van Loon M.P., van Ittersum M.K. (2018)

Europe accounts for around 20% of the global cereal production and is a net exporter of ca. 15% of that production. Increasing global demand for cereals justifies questions as to where and by how much Europe's production ...

Combining electrostatic powder with an insecticide: effect on stored-product beetles and on the commodity

Athanassiou C.G., Vassilakos T.N., Dutton A.C., Jessop N., Sherwood D., Pease G., Brglez A., Storm C., Trdan S. (2016)

BACKROUND: The opportunity to reduce the amount of pirimiphos-methyl applied to grain by formulating it in an electrostatic powder was investigated. The insecticidal efficacy of pirimiphos-methyl in EC formulation or ...

Competition between Prostephanus truncatus and Sitophilus oryzae on maize: the species that gets there first matters

Baliota G.V., Scheff D.S., Morrison W.R., Athanassiou C.G. (2022)

Laboratory tests were carried out in order to examine the population growth of Prostephanus truncatus (Horn) (Coleoptera: Bostrychidae) and Sitophilus oryzae (L.) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) on maize. These two species ...

Competition of three species of Sitophilus on rice and maize

Athanassiou C.G., Kavallieratos N.G., Campbell J.F. (2017)

Laboratory tests were carried out in order to examine competition among three congeneric species on rice and maize: the granary weevil, Sitophilus granarius, the rice weevil, Sitophilus oryzae and the maize weevil, Sitophilus ...

Corn silage supplemented with pomegranate (Punica granatum) and avocado (persea americana) pulp and seed wastes for improvement of meat characteristics in poultry production

Leontopoulos S., Skenderidis P., Petrotos K., Giavasis I. (2021)

In the present study, pomegranate peels, avocado peels, and seed vacuum microwave extraction solid by-products were supplemented in corn silage in order to investigate the effects on meat quality and growth rate in broiler ...

Corn tolerance to atrazine and cadmium and sunflower to cadmium in soil and hydroponic culture

Pritsa, T. S.; Fotiadis, E. A.; Lolas, P. C. (2008)

Hydroponic culture is often used for screening plant tolerance or remediation efficacy to environmental pollutants. Field experiments are usually avoided because of soil and groundwater contamination; thus pot experiments ...

Effect of Tillage System and Rimsulfuron Application on Weed Flora, Arbuscular Mycorrhizal (AM) Root Colonization and Yield of Maize (Zea mays L.)

Bilalis, D.; Triantafyllidis, V.; Karkanis, A.; Efthimiadou, A.; Kakabouki, I. (2012)

Field experiments were conducted to determine the effects of tillage system and rimsulfuron application on weed flora and growth of maize (Zen mays L. Mitic F1) at a site with no history of pesticide use for the last 5 ...

Effects of protease addition and replacement of soybean meal by corn gluten meal on the growth of broilers and on the environmental performances of a broiler production system in Greece

Giannenas I., Bonos E., Anestis V., Filioussis G., Papanastasiou D.K., Bartzanas T., Papaioannou N., Tzora A., Skoufos I. (2017)

An experimental study was conducted to examine the combined effects of adding a dietary protease, reducing the levels of soybean meal (SBM) and introducing corn gluten meal (CGM) in the ration of a group of broilers reared ...

Effects of sheep bone biochar on soil quality, maize growth, and fractionation and phytoavailability of Cd and Zn in a mining-contaminated soil

Azeem M., Ali A., Arockiam Jeyasundar P.G.S., Bashir S., Hussain Q., Wahid F., Ali E.F., Abdelrahman H., Li R., Antoniadis V., Rinklebe J., Shaheen S.M., Li G., Zhang Z. (2021)

Biochar prepared from various feedstock materials has been utilized in recent years as a potential stabilizing agent for heavy metals in smelter-contaminated soils. However, the effectiveness of animal bone-derived biochar ...

Efficacy of Mannan-Oligosaccharides as Alternatives to Commonly Used Antibiotic Growth Promoters in Broilers

Kamran Z., Ali S., Ahmad S., Sohail M.U., Koutoulis K.C., Lashari M.H., Shahzad M.I., Chaudhry H.R. (2021)

The present study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of mannan oligosaccharides (MOS) as alternatives to antibiotic growth promoters (AGP) in broiler diets. Two hundred day-old Hubbard broiler chicks were randomly ...

Finding and analyzing plant metabolic gene clusters

Osbourn, A.; Papadopoulou, K. K.; Qi, X.; Field, B.; Wegel, E. (2012)

Plants produce an array of diverse secondary metabolites with important ecological functions, providing protection against pests, diseases, and abiotic stresses. Secondary metabolites are also a rich source of bioactive ...

Insecticidal effect and impact of fitness of three diatomaceous earths on different maize hybrids for the eco-friendly control of the invasive stored-product pest Prostephanus truncatus (Horn)

Kavallieratos N.G., Athanassiou C.G., Peteinatos G.G., Boukouvala M.C., Benelli G. (2018)

Diatomaceous earths (DEs) are able to successfully protect grain commodities from noxious stored-product insect and mite infestations; however, their effectiveness may be moderated by the grain hybrid or variety they are ...

Insecticidal effect of two novel pyrrole derivatives against two major stored product insect species

Boukouvala M.C., Kavallieratos N.G., Athanassiou C.G., Hadjiarapoglou L.P. (2016)

Several pyrrole compounds exhibit insecticidal properties against a wide range of insect pest species. In the present work, the insecticidal effect of the two new pyrrole derivatives, ethyl 3-(benzylthio)-4,6-dioxo-5-phe ...

Insecticidal efficacy of two pirimiphos-methyl formulations for the control of three stored-product beetle species: Effect of commodity

Rumbos C.I., Dutton A.C., Athanassiou C.G. (2016)

Laboratory bioassays were conducted to evaluate the insecticidal effect of two pirimiphos-methyl formulations, an emulsifiable concentrate (EC) and a capsule suspension (CS) against adults of Sitophilus oryzae, Rhyzopertha ...

MAIZE AND LEGUMES ROOT GROWTH AND YIELD AS INFLUENCED BY ORGANIC FERTILIZATION, UNDER MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS

Bilalis, D.; Karkanis, A.; Sidiras, N.; Travlos, I.; Efthimiadou, A.; Thomopoulos, P.; Kakabouki, I. (2012)

Field experiments were conducted to determine the effects of green manures on growth and yield of maize crop. This study also evaluated the effects of two different composts on nitrogen fixation and growth of legume crops. ...

Novel feed including olive oil mill wastewater bioactive compounds enhanced the redox status of lambs

Makri S., Kafantaris I., Savva S., Ntanou P., Stagos D., Argyroulis I., Kotsampasi B., Christodoulou V., Gerasopoulos K., Petrotos K., Komiotis D., Kouretas D. (2018)

Background/Aim: The aim of the present study was to investigate the antioxidant effects of a feed supplemented with polyphenolic additives from olive mill wastewater (OMW) on lambs. Materials and Methods: Lambs received ...

Phosphorus Removal from Aqueous Solutions and Greek Soils using Modified Natural Minerals and Its Impact on the Morphological Characteristics of Crops

Argiri, A.; Ioannou, Z.; Gavala, P. M.; Dimirkou, A. (2013)

In the present article, adsorption experiments of phosphate ions from their aqueous solutions were conducted with the use of five different materials (zeolite, bentonite, goethite, and systems I and II). The adsorption of ...