Publications by authors named "Wiebke Niether"
The underestimated role of plant root nitric oxide emission under low-oxygen stress.
Front Plant Sci
February 2024
The biotic release of nitric oxide (NO), a greenhouse gas, into the atmosphere contributes to climate change. In plants, NO plays a significant role in metabolic and signaling processes. However, little attention has been paid to the plant-borne portion of global NO emissions.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFarmers expect yield reduction of cash crops like cocoa when growing in agroforestry systems compared to monocultures, due to competition for resources, e.g. nutrients and water.
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- Cocoa beans thrive in diverse environmental conditions across humid tropical regions, with agroforestry systems providing a more stable environment than monocultures.
- Beans from agroforestry systems had higher concentrations of nutrients (like N, Mg, and Zn) and showed changes in chemical composition influenced by seasonal water availability, particularly during the dry season.
- While agroforestry exhibits some benefits, it does not fully mitigate the variability of abiotic stress indicators throughout the seasons when compared to monoculture systems.