2022: Recent submissions

  • Biological response of Triticum aestivum L. to the abiotic stress induced by winemaking waste 
    Pădureanu, Silvica; Patraș, Antoanela (MDPI, 2022-06-06)
    The winemaking waste (grape marc) can be beneficial if it is used in food, pharmaceutical industry, and medicine. However, studies reported that some concentrations of grape marc extracts may induce negative effects on ...
  • The impact of salinity stress on antioxidant response and bioactive compounds of Nepeta cataria L. 
    Lungoci, Constantin; Motrescu, Iuliana; Filipov, Feodor; Jităreanu, Carmenica-Doina; Teliban, Gabriel-Ciprian; Țibulcă Ghițău, Carmen-Simona; Puiu, Ioan; Robu, Teodor (MDPI, 2022-02-24)
    In this study, the ability of Nepeta cataria L. to grow and synthesize bioactive compounds on soil treated with different salt concentrations was tested to evaluate the opportunity of cultivating it in soils affected by ...
  • Interaction of biochar with hemical, green and biological nitrogen fertilizers on nitrogen use efficiency indices 
    Ghorbani, Mohammad; Konvalina, Petr; Neugschwandtner, Reinhard W.; Kopecký, Marek; Amirahmadi, Elnaz; Bucur, Daniel; Walkiewicz, Anna (MDPI, 2022-09-04)
    Chemical nitrogen (N) fertilizers are regarded as one of the environmental contaminants in addition to the necessity for fossil sources for their production. Conversely, it is impossible to neglect the supply of nitrogen ...
  • The improvement of a traction model for agricultural tire–soil interaction 
    Roșca, Radu; Cârlescu, Petru-Marian; Țenu, Ioan; Vlahidis, Virgil; Perșu, Cătălin (MDPI, 2022-11-28)
    The goodness-of-fit analysis performed over the results provided by a model presented in a previous paper proved that the theoretical data were very well correlated with the experimental data with regard to the traction ...
  • Nutritional value of new sweet pepper genotypes grown in organic system 
    Brezeanu, Creola; Brezeanu, Petre-Marian; Stoleru, Vasile; Irimia, Liviu-Mihai; Lipșa, Florin-Daniel; Teliban, Gabriel-Ciprian; Ciobanu, Marius-Mihai; Murariu, Florin; Puiu, Ioan; Branca, Ferdinando; Murariu, Otilia-Cristina (MDPI, 2022-11-06)
    The market request for organic vegetables has grown recently for their positive impact on healthy diets. Consumers have progressively shown preferences for various combinations of color, size, and shape of pepper fruits. ...
  • Work satisfaction in the food industry - a premise for economic performance 
    Bodescu, Dan; Robu, Alexandru-Dragoș; Jităreanu, Andy-Felix; Puiu, Ioan; Gafencu, Andrei-Mihai; Lipșa, Florin-Daniel (MDPI, 2022-07-13)
    The greatest challenge for Romania’s food industry is to achieve technical and economic parity with the rest of Europe. Therefore, businesses require productive employees, and labor productivity depends on employee ...
  • Characterization of biobriquettes produced from vineyard wastes as a solid biofuel resource 
    Șenilă, Lăcrimioara; Țenu, Ioan; Cârlescu, Petru-Marian; Scurtu, Daniela-Alexandra; Kovacs, Eniko; Șenilă, Marin; Cadar, Oana; Roman, Marius; Dumitraș, Diana-Elena; Roman, Cecilia (MDPI, 2022-02-27)
    The large amount of biomass waste generated by vineyard pruning causes many environmental concerns. The production of briquettes represents an alternative to obtaining a value-added product. The transformation of vineyard ...
  • Biochar a promising strategy for pesticide-contaminated soils 
    Coroi Cara, Irina-Gabriela; Țopa, Denis-Constantin; Puiu, Ioan; Jităreanu, Gerard (MDPI, 2022-09-30)
    Soil pesticide contamination induced by modern agriculture has become a serious global issue. Its uncontrolled and inefficient application is among the main reasons for their enrichment in plants and animals subsequently ...