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Land-use shapes the composition and stability of soil water-stable aggregates in a plateau agro-pastoral ecotone. [PDF]

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Bai L, Wang W, Mo Y, Zhang X, Fu J, Shu L, Yue Z, Liu P, Hao J, Liu X, Zhang D.   +10 more
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Seasonal shifts in vegetation, soil properties, and microbial communities in Western Himalayan forests. [PDF]

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Ali H, Rafiq M, Manzoor M, Gillani SW, Degen A, Iqbal A, Wang W, Rafiq MK, Shang Z.   +8 more
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Participatory studies for agro-ecosystem evaluation

Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 2001
Abstract Participatory research has emerged as a powerful tool to identify agro-ecosystem indicators in developing countries. Indigenous knowledge, thus generated complements scientific information to the benefit of all stakeholders. This paper demonstrates the value of participating with farmers and hunters to identify indicators at a local level ...
Goma, H.C., Rahim, K., Nangendo, G., Riley, J., Stein, A.   +4 more
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Cultivating Coffee Quality—Terroir and Agro-Ecosystem [PDF]

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Green coffee quality and by consequence coffee sensory attributes are influenced by many factors in which environmental parameters and technical practices to cultivate coffee play a significant role. This chapter focuses on the influence of the climatic and edaphic conditions where the coffee plants are cultivated and their interaction with the coffee ...
Lambot, Charles, Herrera, Juan Carlos, Bertrand, Benoît, Sadeghian, Siavosh, Benavides, Pablo, Gaitan, Alvaro   +5 more
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Biotechnological perspectives of microbes in agro-ecosystems

Biotechnology Letters, 2011
In subsistence agricultural systems, crop yields are directly dependent on the inherent soil fertility and on microbial processes that govern the mineralization and mobilization of nutrients required for plant growth. An impact of different crop species that are used in various combinations is likely to be an important factor in determining the ...
D K, Choudhary, K P, Sharma, R K, Gaur
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China's agro-ecosystem

Agro-Ecosystems, 1981
Abstract China's agro-ecosystem is circumscribed by two critical environmental constraints; relative shortage of arable land and frequent regional lack or surplus of moisture. Intensive cropping and intricate water controls were developed over the centuries to deal with these constraints, and they remain the cornerstone of China's farming today ...
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Soil management for agro-ecosystems

Moscow University Soil Science Bulletin, 2011
Several problems of soil biotechnology and their relation with global ecological problems are considered. An analysis of the principal opportunities for soil biota management shows that scientific progress in this field is a necessary but insufficient condition for the solution of these global problems.
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Agro-ecosystems in future society

Agro-Ecosystems, 1974
Abstract The transformation, through a technological revolution, of traditional peasant farming into a modern technology and a specialised, market-oriented production process has contributed to a rapid deterioration of the natural environment. The development of well-balanced agro-ecosystems, which respond to various societal needs, requires global ...
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Nutrient cycling in agro-ecosystems

Applied Geography, 1987
Abstract The nutrient cycle in the unmanaged ecosystem is compared with that in the agroecosystem; and the role and relative importance of soil organic matter, organic and inorganic fertilizers as sources of nutrient inputs into agro-ecosystems are analysed.
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Traditional agro-ecosystems in Southern Philippines

International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment, 2019
Purpose Sarangani, a province in Southern Philippines, is inhabited predominantly by tribal groups who depend on traditional rice farming for subsistence and livelihood. The purpose of this study is to identify current pressures to these upland communities and the interventions instituted to address them or mitigate their effects. Design/methodology/
Florence Zapico, Jose Hernandez, Teresita Borromeo, Kenneth McNally, Josefina Dizon, Edwino Fernando   +5 more
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