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    • Aluminum Oxide and Zinc Oxide Induced Nanotoxicity in Rat Brain, Heart, and Lung 

      Yousef, Mokhtar Ibrahim; Roychoudhury, Shubhadeep; Jafaar, Karrar Sabah; Sláma, Petr; Kesari, Kavindra Kumar; Kamel, Maher Abd El-Nabi (Fyziologický ústav AV ČR, 2022)
      Nanomaterials or nanoparticles are commonly used in the cosmetics, medicine, and food industries. Many researchers studied the possible side effects of several nanoparticles including aluminum oxide (Al2O3-nps) and zinc ...
    • Evaluation of the Selectivity and Efficiency of Synthetic Sex Pheromones of Leaf-Rollers from Different Manufacturers 

      Pražanová, Žaneta; Šefrová, Hana (Mendelova univerzita v Brně, 2021)
      In 2019 (May-September), the efficiency of pheromone lures for Grapholita funebrana Treitschke, 1835 and Pandemis heparana (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) from two manufacturers (Propher, Pherobank) were compared. Monitoring ...
    • Diversity and distribution of the spiders (arachnida: araneae) from Kailashahar: first record of nine species from Tripura, India 

      Das, Sandipan; Sharma, Dhrubjyoti; Deb, Debobrata; Dey, Anwesha; Ghosh, Atish Chandra; Deb, Mitrajit; Datta, Abhijit; Nath, Soumitra; Deb, Bibhas; Singha, H. Reshmi; Debnath, Rajat; Nautiyal, Sunil; Sláma, Petr; Roychoudhury, Shubhadeep (Mendelova univerzita v Brně, 2021)
      Spiders are one of the most diverse and numerically abundant arthropods. They have a wide distribution and inhabit different types of habitats. Their occurrence and distribution function as a bio-indicator of that area and ...
    • Space Redevelopment of Old Landfill Located in the Zone between Urban and Protected Areas: Case Study 

      Koda, Eugeniusz; Rybak-Niedziółka, Kinga; Winkler, Jan; Černý, Martin; Osiński, Piotr; Podlasek, Anna; Kawalec, Jacek; Vaverková, Magdalena Daria (MDPI AG (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute-MDPI), 2022)
      Landfills are elements of the waste management system, without possibility of further reclaiming, according to the requirements of a closed-loop economy, but with the possibility of transforming the area into other functions. ...
    • A comprehensive investigation of geoenvironmental pollution and health effects from municipal solid waste landfills 

      Podlasek, Anna; Vaverková, Magdalena Daria; Jakimiuk, Aleksandra; Koda, Eugeniusz (Springer Netherlands, 2024)
      This study investigates human health risks associated with heavy metals (HMs) occurrence in municipal solid waste (MSW) landfills. For testing of selected MSW landfills steps were involved, including site characterization, ...
    • Monitoring Drought Tolerance Mechanisms of Sorghum and Maize Under Unevenly Distributed Precipitation 

      Frantová, Nicole; Rábek, Michal; Porčová, Lenka; Jovanović, Ivana; Širůček, Petr; Lukas, Vojtěch; Hájek, Josef; Elzner, Petr; Holková, Ludmila; Smutná, Pavlína; Smutný, Vladimír; Středa, Tomáš; Cerkal, Radim (Springer Switzerland, 2024)
      The study examines the morpho-physiological differences in leaf characteristics between two species of C4 plants: sorghum and maize. The research was conducted in field conditions where plants were rainfed. Both species ...
    • Element contents and their seasonal dynamics in leaves of alder Alnus glutinosa (L.) Gaertn 

      Hrdlička, Petr; Kula, Emanuel (Springer International Publishing AG, 2024)
      Alnus glutinosa is an actinorhizal plant that fixes N via actinomycetes. Compared to other trees, A. glutinosa is more resistant to environmental stress and able to uptake soil nutrients more easily. Alnus glutinosa grows ...
    • The Benefit of Mycorrhizal Fungi and Beneficial Soil Bacteria in Drought Exposed Lettuce (Lactuca sativa var. capitata) Is Genotype and Environment Dependent 

      Kojić, Antonija; Marković, Monika; Marček, Tihana; Velić, Natalija; Lojková, Lea; Atilgan, Atilgan; Japundžić-Palenkić, Božica (MDPI AG (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute-MDPI), 2023)
      Morphological and biochemical responses were assessed in an iceberg (GIL) and butterhead (GBL) lettuce (Lactuca sativa var. capitata) treated with commercially available soluble preparation of mycorrhizal fungi and beneficial ...
    • The importance of local faunal research of moths for plant protection: an example from an agricultural landscape in central Europe 

      Hrubešová, Vendula; Šefrová, Hana; Laštůvka, Zdeněk (Česká akademie zemědělských věd, 2023)
      The study was carried out in the agricultural landscape (mosaic of an urban environment, gardens, grassland, fields, small forests and semi-natural non-forest habitats) in central Europe (southeast Czechia) in 2021. A light ...
    • Effect of Legumes Intercropped with Maize on Biomass Yield and Subsequent Biogas Production 

      Kintl, Antonín; Huňady, Igor; Vítěz, Tomáš; Brtnický, Martin; Sobotková, Julie; Hammerschmiedt, Tereza; Vítězová, Monika; Holátko, Jiří; Smutný, Vladimír; Elbl, Jakub (MDPI AG (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute-MDPI), 2023)
      The presented study deals with the use of legumes intercropped with maize for the production of biogas from silage. The main goal was to find out whether silages made from mixed cultures can be used in biogas production ...
    • Phytoplankton-zooplankton coupling in a cascade of hypertrophic fishponds 

      Radojičić, Marija; Šorf, Michal; Müllerová, Barbora; Kopp, Radovan (PagePress, 2023)
      In Central Europe, a significant proportion of shallow lake ecosystems are represented by artificial fishponds, where phytoplankton and zooplankton are an essential part of the food web. Owing to their high fish stocks and ...
    • Assessment of the effect of optimised field plot size on the crop yield 

      Elbl, Jakub; Kintl, Antonín; Brtnický, Martin; Širůček, Petr; Mezera, Jiří; Smutný, Vladimír; Vopravil, Jan; Holátko, Jiří; Huňady, Igor; Lukas, Vojtěch (Česká akademie zemědělských věd, 2023)
      The presented research deals with the effect of plot size changes on the crop yield. Three plots were chosen in a company engaged in conventional agriculture, on which yields were monitored from 2019 using yield maps. In ...
    • Effect of Mycotoxins in Silage on Biogas Production 

      Kintl, Antonín; Vítěz, Tomáš; Huňady, Igor; Sobotková, Julie; Hammerschmiedt, Tereza; Vítězová, Monika; Brtnický, Martin; Holátko, Jiří; Elbl, Jakub (MDPI AG (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute-MDPI), 2023)
      Mycotoxins can pose a threat to biogas production as they can contaminate the feedstock used in biogas production, such as agricultural crops and other organic materials. This research study evaluated the contents of ...
    • Evaluation of variability of the content of alpha and beta acids in Czech bittering hop varieties (Humulus lupulus L.) 

      Nesvadba, Vladimír; Straková, Lenka; Fritschová, Gabriela; Olšovská, Jana; Charvátová, Jitka; Trnková, Sabina (Výzkumný ústav pivovarský a sladařský a.s., 2023)
      Czech bitter varieties were evaluated between 2010 and 2022. Hop varieties displayed an average content of alpha acids between 10.24% w/w (Agnus) and 13.73% w/w (Gaia). Variability below 15%, proved good stability of alpha ...
    • Mesenchymal stem cells of Oravka chicken breed: promising path to biodiversity conservation 

      Svoradová, Andrea; Vašíček, Jaromír; Zmrhal, Vladimír; Venusová, Eva; Pavlík, Aleš; Bauer, Miroslav; Olexiková, Lucia; Langraf, Vladimír; Sláma, Petr; Chrenek, Peter (Elsevier Science Inc., 2023)
      Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are multilineage cells able to differentiate into other cell types. MSCs derived from bone marrow or compact bones are the most accessible stem cells used in tissue engineering. Therefore, the ...
    • Optimization of the Plate Heat Exchanger Used for Milk Precooling 

      Fryč, Jiří; Kudělka, Jan; Los, Josef; Koutný, Tomáš; Kebo, Vladimír (Slovenská poľnohospodárska univerzita v Nitre, 2023)
      The article deals with the adjustment of the flow rate of milk and water by a plate heat exchanger, which is used for precooling milk. First, measurements of the parameters of the device in the stable were carried out. ...
    • Plant-soil nitrogen, carbon and phosphorus content after the addition of biochar, bacterial inoculums and nitrogen fertilizer 

      Mikajlo, Irina; Pourrut, Bertrand; Louvel, Brice; Hynšt, Jaroslav; Záhora, Jaroslav (Taylor & Francis Inc., 2023)
      The use of biochar in combination with mineral or biological amendments to improve its influence on soil-plant properties has received growing attention. The changes of nitrogen, carbon and phosphorus content in Lactuca ...
    • Performance of 13 crop simulation models and their ensemble for simulating four field crops in Central Europe 

      Kostková, Markéta; Hlavinka, Petr; Pohanková, Eva; Kersebaum, K. C.; Nendel, C.; Gobin, A.; Olesen, J. E.; Ferrise, R.; Dibari, C.; Takáč, J.; Topaj, A.; Medvedev, S.; Hoffmann, M. P.; Stella, T.; Balek, Jan; Ruiz-Ramos, M.; Rodríguez, A.; Hoogenboom, G.; Shelia, V.; Ventrella, D.; Giglio, L.; Sharif, B.; Oztürk, I.; Rötter, R. P.; Balkovič, J.; Skalský, R.; Moriondo, M.; Thaler, S.; Žalud, Zdeněk; Trnka, Miroslav (Cambridge University Press (New York), 2021)
      The main aim of the current study was to present the abilities of widely used crop models to simulate four different field crops (winter wheat, spring barley, silage maize and winter oilseed rape). The 13 models were tested ...
    • Waste sulfur from biogas desulphurization: a supplement of Brassica napus L. nutrition 

      Antošovský, Jiří; Škarpa, Petr; Ryant, Pavel; Brtnický, Martin (Taylor & Francis Inc., 2024)
      The content of sulfur in soils has been declining. Possible option to supply sulfur into the soil can be utilization of waste sulfur from biogas production. Two pot experiments with identical treatments were established ...
    • Epiphytic microflora and mycotoxin content in meadows-Is plant biodiversity affecting fungal contamination? 

      Koláčková, Ivana; Smolková, Barbora; Skládanka, Jiří; Kouřil, Petr; Hrudová, Eva (Public Library of Science, 2023)
      Ecosystem services are an important aspect of grasslands utilization; however, they are often contradictory to their main purpose, which is a production of good quality and safe feed. In this study, we evaluated the ...