LOW SOIL MOISTURE PREDISPOSES FIELD-GROWN CHICKPEA PLANTS TO DRY ROOT ROT DISEASE: EVIDENCE FROM SIMULATION MODELING AND CORRELATION ANALYSIS

Low soil moisture predisposes field-grown chickpea plants to dry root rot disease: evidence from simulation modeling and correlation analysis

Abstract Rhizoctonia bataticola causes dry root rot (DRR), a devastating disease in chickpea (Cicer arietinum).DRR incidence increases under water deficit stress and high temperature.However, the roles of other edaphic and environmental factors remain unclear.Here, we performed an artificial neural network (ANN)-based prediction of DRR incidence co

read more

Modern Climate and Soil Properties Explain Functional Structure Better Than Phylogenetic Structure of Plant Communities in Northern China

Examination of the mechanisms of the plant community assembly at a geographical scale is an interesting topic in ecology and biogeography, which are of great significance for the understanding of species coexistence and biodiversity conservation.But so far, only a few studies have simultaneously assessed the relative roles of multiple-scale factors

read more


Machine learning-based mathematical equations for dengue positivity detection using elementary laboratory parameters

Objectives: Dengue is a common and important arboviral infection transmitted by the domestic Aedes aegypti mosquito.Dengue has managed SHINE to create a huge burden on public health globally.Severe dengue may prove to be fatal.Hence, early recognition of severe cases is essential for proper management.However, the traditional methods of dengue diag

read more

Circulating testosterone levels and health outcomes in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: results from ECLIPSE and ERICA

Aim To determine whether serum testosterone levels predict hospitalised acute exacerbations of COPD (H-AECOPD), cardiovascular disease outcome, and mortality in people with COPD.Methods Separate analyses were carried out on two observational, multicentre COPD cohorts, Evaluation of COPD Longitudinally to Identify Predictive Surrogate End-points (EC

read more