Primary production underpins much of ecosystem functioning and is often limited by nutrient and water availability. Ongoing global increases in nutrient inputs and interannual precipitation variability are thus likely to impact primary production, with unclear consequences for interannual variability in plant biomass. We used data from 35 grasslands in the Nutrient Network coordinated fertilization experiment to test if nutrie...

This study describes a green, simple, and low‐cost biological way tosynthesize silvernanoparticles (AgNPs)using the ethanolic root extract of Sophora flavescens . It investigates its antifungal activity against four strains of Candida albicans , Candida tropicalis , Candida utilis , and Aspergillus flavus . Atomic force microscopy, ultraviolet–visible, Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), zeta potential, and atomic absorption sp...

Climate change is predicted to increase the frequency and duration of drought events, threatening the functioning of Central European forests. While diverse forests often promote long‐term growth stability, their performance during extreme drought events remains debated. Understanding the effects of forest diversity on tree growth during drought requires not only a consideration of tree interactions with direct neighbouring tr...

This research aimed to assess the effectiveness of Metarhizium robertsii , diatomaceous earth (Protect-It), and lambda-cyhalothrin, for the long-term protection of stored wheat against three destructive grain insect pests, Rhyzopertha dominica , Tribolium castaneum , and Trogoderma granarium . Different treatments were applied, both alone and in paired combinations in laboratory and persistence trials. Single treatments exhibi...