Nano-biofertilizers: utilizing nanopolymers as coating matrix-a comprehensive review.

In modern agriculture, nanotechnology was recognized as a potentially transformative innovation. Nanopolymers as coating matrix in nano-biofertilizer has a massive impact on agricultural productivity. The integration of nanotechnology with biofertilizers has led to the creation of nano-biofertilizer formulations that enhance nutrient delivery, improve plant growth, and increase resistance to environmental stress.

Synergistic effects of plastic debris and elevated nitrate concentrations on the proliferation of Ulva lactuca micro-propagules.

Ulva lactuca is a versatile intertidal and blooming green macroalga with a global distribution, undergoing a lifecycle that consists of critical phases. The effects of surface physical properties and elevated nitrate concentrations on the growth of Ulva spores were evaluated using ATR-FTIR analysis, water contact angle measurements and fluorescence microscopy. The weathering process conducted with seawater led to the emergence of new functional groups such as CO, CH (rock), and CH, alongside a reduction in existing groups on the polymers, as evidenced by ATR-FTIR.

Expeditive carbofuran pesticide degradation by submerged thermal plasma and its accelerated mineralization by persulfate addition.

Rapid degradation of carbofuran (CBF) pesticide is effectively achieved by submerged thermal plasma (STP) without and with the addition of persulfate (PS) at two different concentrations (10 and 20 ppm). Degradation efficiency was examined using high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), and mineralization percentage was determined by total organic carbon (TOC) analysis. Adding 10 ppm PS showed higher degradation and mineralization percentages of 99.

Adaptive mechanism of the marine bacterium Pseudomonas sihuiensis-BFB-6S towards pCO variation: Insights into synthesis of extracellular polymeric substances and physiochemical modulation.

Marine bacteria can adapt to various extreme environments by the production of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS). Throughout this investigation, impact of variable pCO levels on the metabolic activity and physiochemical modulation in EPS matrix of marine bacterium Pseudomonas sihuiensis - BFB-6S was evaluated using a fluorescence microscope, excitation-emission matrix (EEM), 2D-Fourier transform infrared correlation spectroscopy (2D-ATR-FTIR-COS), FT-NMR and TGA-DSC. From the results at higher pCO levels, there was a substantial reduction in EPS production by 58-62.

Tunable resistivity in magnetic glass phase of Gd(1-x)Ca(x)BaCo2O5.5.

We present magnetization and resistance measurements carried out on pristine and Ca-doped Gd(1-x)Ca(x)BaCo2O5.5 (x = 0.02) samples using the cooling and heating in unequal field (CHUF) protocol.