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Evaluation of processed sludge as a sustainable and efficient soil conditioner and organic fertiliser for Qatari soil
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Inderscience Publishers
, 2022 , Article)
Qatar is implementing the use of treated sludge as a sustainable resource in the green infrastructure. The study employed an experimental research design where five samples (two kilograms each) of pelletised sludge of both ...
Zinc and Boron Application at Different Phenological Stages Alleviates Tree Growth, Fruit Yield and Quality of Sweet Orange Cv. ‘Blood Red’
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Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
, 2022 , Article)
The deficiency of micronutrients, particularly zinc (Zn) and boron (B) has affected vegetative growth, yield and fruit quality of sweet orange in many citrus growing areas of Pakistan. The present study was conducted in ...
Influence of bio fabricated manganese oxide nanoparticles for effective callogenesis of Moringa oleifera Lam
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Elsevier Masson s.r.l.
, 2023 , Article)
The use of nanoscale fertilizers to boost crop output has increased in recent years. Nanoparticles (NPs) can stimulate the biosynthesis of bioactive compounds in plants. It is the first report on biosynthesized manganese ...
Effect of Water Stress (Drought and Waterlogging) on Medicinal Plants
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Springer Nature
, 2023 , Book chapter)
Climate change causes different biotic and abiotic stresses to the plants, water stress being one of them. Water stress includes water-logging (flooding) and water deficit (drought). These stresses restrict the plant’s ...
Changes in air quality during the first-level response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Shanghai Municipality, China
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MDPI
, 2020 , Article)
Ongoing rapid urban population growth world-wide has led to serious environmental problems that affect ecosystems and also lower the security and happiness of urban residents about their living environment. The most ...
Variability of blue carbon storage in arid evaporitic environment of two coastal Sabkhas or mudflats
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Nature Research
, 2023 , Article)
Coastal Sabkhas are mudflats found in arid coastal regions that are located within the supratidal zone when high rates of evaporation lead to high salinity. While evaporitic minerals often accumulate underneath the surface, ...
Microporosity evolution and destruction in the Jurassic Arab D reservoir, Qatar
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Institute for Ionics
, 2023 , Article)
Core samples were collected from three wells, one onshore and two offshore, from Qatar’s Upper Jurassic Arab D reservoir. The samples were subjected to multiproxy petrographic and chemical analyses to identify their micro- ...
Remote sensing of desertification and study of temporal variability of aeolian deposits in parts of the Arabian Desert for sustainable development in an arid environment
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Academic Press Inc.
, 2023 , Article)
Aeolian deposit in part of the Arabian Desert is mapped using ASTER data to understand desertification, land encroachment, and degradation, and to assess agricultural development in arid regions. In this study, the ...
Seismic detection and characterization of a man-made karst analog - A feasibility study
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Society of Exploration Geophysicists
, 2021 , Article)
At the site of a water drainage shaft on the campus of Qatar University that serves as a man-made karst analog, two seismic imaging techniques were adapted to use resonant scattered waves recorded during active-source ...
Comprehensive pore size characterization of Midra shale
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2021 , Article)
Although the Middle East's carbonate reservoirs were the first and most studied rocks in the world, Middle Eastern shale reservoirs are still poorly understood compared with other unconventional formations in the US. We ...