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Impact of rootstock on heavy metal bioaccumulation in apple plant grown near an industrial source in Obiliq, Kosovo
(2019)Food exposure to heavy metals such as Pb, Cd, Cr, Ni, As, Zn, Cu and Fe is considered a risk to human health. This study analyzes the level of heavy metals in soil and delicious apple tissues (fruit, leaf, shoot) in three ... -
Environmental and economic assessment of sustainability in Mediterranean wheat production
(2019)This study proposes the application of the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and economic evaluations conducted on different cereal production systems in semi-arid environments. Two different crop management systems of durum ... -
Selenium in nanosized form as an alternative to microfertilizers
(2019)Nowadays, it is an obvious fact that it is necessary to look for new approaches to agriculture, which would ensure the maximum reduction in the dependence of the volumes and quality of the crop on external factors. The ... -
Using of high-speed mills for biomass disintegration
(2019)The need for mechanical disintegration of biomass is very current topic with regard to the requirements of an agrarian sector, beside the importance of a material’s moisture content reduction to be used in further ... -
Eduard Stiefel’s linear programming method as tool in agro metrics
(2019)In this paper, we consider the linear optimization models’ application problems in the research processes and in the didactics processes. Our target is to convince the colleagues about preferences of Eduard Stiefel’s method ... -
Mathematics education for sustainable agriculture specialists
(2019)One of the Sustainable Development objectives is to promote life-long learning opportunities for all, but one of the Lifelong Learning competences is mathematical competence, which can be obtained studying mathematics at ... -
Determination of the mass diffusion coefficient of wood by thin-layer drying kinetics
(2019)The aim of this paper is to present the method of using thin layer drying under controlled conditions, to obtain variable moisture diffusion coefficient expression of wood drying. The obtained relationship parameters can ... -
Assessment of wild plants for phytoremediation of heavy metals in soils surrounding the thermal power station
(2019)The present investigation was carried out to evaluate the phytoextraction potential of three main wild plant species: annual nettle (Urtica urens L.), daisy fleabane (Stenactis annua (L.) Ness.) and yarrow (Achillea ... -
Effect of feed restriction on muscle fibre characteristics and meat quality traits in pigs
(2019)The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of feed restriction on muscle fibre composition and meat quality traits in pigs. Forty crossbred pigs (Pietrain × Large WhiteSire) × (Landrace × Large WhiteDam) were divided ... -
Effects of experimental warming on peroxidase, nitrate reductase and glutamine synthetase activities in wheat
(2019)Given the effects of climate change and its significant consequences on plant productivity, it is necessary to evaluate the enzymatic responses of the most important crops such as wheat (Triticum durum L.). We examined the ... -
Studies on combining ability in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.)
(2019)The present study was done seven elite tomato lines (Solamun lycopersicum L.) of determinate and indeterminate growth with good yield potential and good combining ability, using diallel fashion without reciprocals to produce ... -
Assessment of a low-cost solar water heating systems in farrowing facilities
(2019)The objective of this study was to develop a prototype solar heater using alternative materials and then to compare its thermal efficiency against that of two other commercial solar heating systems when heating the floor ...