Recent Submissions

  • 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 ...
  • A Perspective Review on Green Nanotechnology in Agro-Ecosystems: Opportunities for Sustainable Agricultural Practices & Environmental Remediation 

    Bhandari, Geeta; Dhasmana, Archna; Chaudhary, Parul; Gupta, Sanjay; Gangola, Saurabh; Gupta, Ashulekha; Rustagi, Sarvesh; Shende, Sudhir S.; Rajput, Vishnu D.; Minkina, Tatiana; Malik, Sumira; Sláma, Petr (MDPI AG (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute-MDPI), 2023)
    The modern agricultural system is facing the unprecedented task of contriving the extensive demand for agrarian production owing to population explosion and global climate change. The employment of Nanotechnology in ...
  • The interaction between the milk production, milk components with a low frequency of analysis and factors affecting the milk composition in dual-purpose Simmental cows 

    Falta, Daniel; Zapletalová, Lenka; Hanuš, Oto; Kučera, Josef; Večeřa, Milan; Chládek, Gustav; Filipčík, Radek; Kopec, Tomáš; Lategan, Francois Stefanus (Česká akademie zemědělských věd, 2023)
    The aim of this study was to improve the understanding of the contribution of components typically found in milk, but which are not often included in analyses, to the nutritional status of dairy cows. This was undertaken ...
  • A different approach to hop growing 

    Pluháčková, Helena; Boško, Rastislav; Zámečník, Roman; Pyšný, Ondřej (Výzkumný ústav pivovarský a sladařský a.s., 2023)
    The current study aimed to examine how various growers in the Czech Republic hop-growing regions approached the production of hops (Saaz variety). The work also keeps track of how different growers approach fertilization ...
  • Potential for the Accumulation of PTEs in the Biomass of Melilotus albus Med. Used for Biomethane Production 

    Kintl, Antonín; Šmeringai, Ján; Sobotková, Julie; Huňady, Igor; Brtnický, Martin; Hammerschmiedt, Tereza; Radziemska, Maja; Lukas, Vojtěch; Elbl, Jakub (MDPI AG (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute-MDPI), 2023)
    In this paper, a possible use of white sweet clover (Melilotus albus Med.) for phytoremediation was assessed. The plants were grown on soils with naturally occurring concentrations of potentially toxic elements (PTEs). ...
  • Examining the Stand Level CO2 Fluxes of Spring Forest Geophytes 

    Czóbel, Szilárd; Saláta, Dénes; Baltazár, Tivadar; Trenyik, Petra; Szirmai, Orsolya (MDPI AG (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute-MDPI), 2023)
    Spring forest ephemerals often create homogeneous patches in the understory; however, our knowledge about their stand level characteristics is deficient. Our aims were to examine, parallel to their phenology, the stand ...
  • A State of Review on Instigating Resources and Technological Sustainable Approaches in Green Construction 

    Vijayan, Dhanasingh Sivalinga; Devarajan, Parthiban; Sivasuriyan, Arvindan; Stefańska, Anna; Koda, Eugeniusz; Jakimiuk, Aleksandra; Vaverková, Magdalena Daria; Winkler, Jan; Duarte, Carlos C.; Corticos, Nuno D. (MDPI AG (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute-MDPI), 2023)
    Green building is a way to reduce the impact of the building stock on the environment, society, and economy. Despite the significance of a systematic review for the upcoming project, few studies have been conducted. Studies ...
  • Rheological and fermentation properties of doughs and quality of breads from colored wheat varieties 

    Šebestíková, Romana; Burešová, Iva; Vyhnánek, Tomáš; Martinek, Petr; Pospiech, Matej (Elsevier Science Ltd., 2023)
    The objective of this study was to examine the rheological and fermentation behavior of doughs prepared from five different colored wheat varieties (black AF Zora, yellow KM 111-18, purple AF Jumiko, blue AF Oxana and red ...

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