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Rooting for food security in Sub-Saharan Africa

Environmental Research Letters, 2017
There is a persistent narrative about the potential of Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) to be a ‘grain breadbasket’ because of large gaps between current low yields and yield potential with good management, and vast land resources with adequate rainfall. However,
Nicolas Guilpart, Patricio Grassini, Justin van Wart, Haishun Yang, Martin K van Ittersum, Lenny G J van Bussel, Joost Wolf, Lieven Claessens, Johan G B Leenaars, Kenneth G Cassman   +9 more
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Electroactive Metal–Organic Frameworks for Electrocatalysis

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Electrocatalysis is crucial in sustainable energy conversion as it enables efficient chemical transformations. The review discusses how metal–organic frameworks can revolutionize this field by offering tailorable structures and active site tunability, enabling efficient and selective electrocatalytic processes.
Irena Senkovska, Yutong Luo, Ruyan Zhao, Jianjun Zhang, Mingchao Wang, Xinliang Feng, Eike Brunner, Stefan Kaskel   +7 more
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Réponse du maïs ensilage (Zea mays L.) aux époques d'apport du Zinc dans le sol sablonneux du Loukkos (Nord-Ouest du Maroc)

Revue Marocaine des Sciences Agronomiques et Vétérinaires, 2015
L’influence de l’époque d’apport au sol du Zinc (Zn) sur la croissance, le rendement et le statut nutritif en Zn du maïs ensilage a été étudiée au niveau du sol sablonneux du Loukkos. Cinq époques d’apport au sol de 5 mg/kg du Zn ont été testées au sein
Saad DRISSI, Abdelhadi AIT HOUSSA, Ahmed BAMOUH, Soufiane LAMARK, Mohamed BENBELLA   +4 more
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Economic hurdles, social gains: unveiling the true motivations behind urban farming

Cogent Food & Agriculture
This study examined the social and economic feasibility of urban farming in Bandung, Indonesia, from the viewpoint of the actors. Observations, semi-structured and in-depth interviews with key informants including urban farmers, urban farming community ...
Adi Nugraha, Raphael Paut, Ari Ganjar Herdiansah, Susanti Withaningsih, Parikesit, Oekan S. Abdoellah   +5 more
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Multi-site monitoring of heat stresses and micrometeorological conditions in the rice plants communities under various climates. The micrometeorological measurements system for a common measure of the paddy environments [PDF]

, 2009
Rice yield can be reduced substantially when the crop is exposed to excessive hest, which will likely occur more frequently under future climates, but the magnitudes of yield losses under open-field conditions are still difficult to predict, despite many
Fukuoka, Minehiko, Hasegawa, Toshihiro, Kobayasi, Kazuhiro, Kuwagata, Tsuneo, Lafarge, Tanguy, Matsui, Tsutomu, Myint Daw, Tin Tin, Sheng Lur, Huu, Singh, Madan Pal, Tarpley, Lee, Tian, Xiaohai, Weerakoon, WMW, Yoshimoto, Mayumi   +12 more
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DNA‐Templated 2D Heterostructures as Phototriggered Dynamic Nanohybrids: From Releasing Molecular Loads to Controlling Enzyme Biocatalytic Function

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
DNA strands are employed both as dynamic linkers and nanoscale templates for the integration of Ag2S nanoparticles on MoS2, which in turn imparted photothermal responsiveness; this feature permits the selective cargo (fluorophore, quantum dots or an enzyme) release from the MoS2 surface in response to local heat induced by light irradiation.
Kai Chen, Haosen Miao, Weiying Hong, Matteo Palma   +3 more
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Mungbean [Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek] and its potential for crop diversification and sustainable food production in Sub-Saharan Africa: a review

Technology in Agronomy
Mungbean [Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek] is an important tropical legume mainly cultivated in South and East Asia but remains a minor grain legume in Sub-Sahara Africa (SSA).
Andre A. Diatta, Ozzie Abaye, Martin L. Battaglia, Jose F. D. C. Leme, Mahmoud Seleiman, Emre Babur, Wade E. Thomason   +6 more
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Functional Biodiversity [PDF]

, 2001
Modern conventional agriculture is characterized by monocultures. These are less productive in terms of biomass than natural plant communities, which are usually complex mixtures of species and varieties, and they also require more inputs.
Wolfe, Martin
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From Waste to Value: Conversion of Calcium Sulfate to Vaterite via Carbon Capture and Storage

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This study introduces a new concept for carbon management that relies on the carbonation of industrial gypsum waste and yields phase‐pure vaterite at ambient conditions without any additives. The obtained vaterite is further shown to be a reactive material that develops compressive strength in aqueous suspensions like conventional cements.
Carlos Pimentel, German Montes‐Hernández, Pablo Almarza‐Cifuentes, Matthias Kellermeier, Alexander E.S. Van Driessche   +4 more
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Switchable Supramolecular Adhesive by Tuning Interfacial Bonding and Modulus

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
The supramolecular adhesive (HyDiP) shows reversible adhesion and recyclability. In the dehydrated state, it is dense, stiff (E ≈445 MPa), transparent, and provides strong bonding with adhesion strengths up to 4.65 MPa. In the hydrated state, it becomes porous, soft (E ≈0.11 MPa), and detaches easily, enabling sustainable high‐strength applications ...
Rumin Fu, Cairong Xiao, Zihao Du, Changhong Linghu, Yongdong Shi, Chuyang Xiang, Mingxin Wan, Guoxin Tan, Limin Lu, Chengyun Ning, K Jimmy Hsia   +10 more
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