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Impact of Sugarcane Management Practices and Time Periods on Soil Organic Carbon and δ13C Signature After Paddy Rice Conversion

open access: yesLand Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Land use change (LUC) from paddy rice to sugarcane cultivation strongly influences soil organic carbon (SOC) stocks, with the extent and direction of change depending on residue management and time since conversion. This study aimed to (i) evaluate SOC stock changes under different residue management practices and conversion periods following ...
Nipon Mawan   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Spatial variation in biodiversity, soil degradation and productivity in agricultural landscapes in the highlands of Tigray, northern Ethiopia [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
There is a growing concern about food security and sustainability of agricultural production in developing countries. However, there are limited attempts to quantify agro-biodiversity losses and relate these losses to soil degradation and crop ...
Bruggen, A.H.C., van   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

Conserving agrobiodiversity amid global change, migration, and nontraditional livelihood networks: the dynamic uses of cultural landscape knowledge

open access: yesEcology and Society, 2014
I examined agrobiodiversity in smallholder cultural landscapes with the goal of offering new insights into management and policy options for the resilience-based in situ conservation and social-ecological sustainability of local, food-producing crop ...
Karl S. Zimmerer
doaj   +1 more source

Analysis of Genetic Diversity in Adzuki Beans (Vigna angularis): Insights into Environmental Adaptation and Early Breeding Strategies for Yield Improvement

open access: yesPlants, 2023
Adzuki beans are widely cultivated in East Asia and are one of the earliest domesticated crops. In order to gain a deeper understanding of the genetic diversity and domestication history of adzuki beans, we conducted Genotyping by Sequencing (GBS ...
Xiaohan Wang   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Participatory fuzzy cognitive modelling reveals leverage points for agroecological adoption in the Central Valleys of Oaxaca

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Global institutions are increasingly calling for an agroecological transition of our food systems to promote sustainable farmer livelihoods, safeguard agrobiodiversity and foster socio‐ecological resilience to a changing climate. Yet adoption remains limited, and there is a paucity of research examining how local conditions enable and ...
Gabriela Marie Garcia   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

A collaborative tool for mobilizing knowledge in agrobiodiversity and the interface with climate change: the Platform for Agrobiodiversity Research [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Poster presented at 2nd ANAFE International Symposium.
Bij de Vaate, M.   +4 more
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Molecular Genetic Diversity and Population Structure of Ginseng Germplasm in RDA-Genebank: Implications for Breeding and Conservation

open access: yesAgronomy, 2020
Ginseng (Panax ginseng C.A. Meyer), commonly known as Korean or Asian ginseng, is a perennial herb native to Korea and China. There has been limited research effort to analyze the genetic diversity and population structure of ginseng germplasm because of
Kyung Jun Lee   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Isolation of native cadmium-tolerant bacteria and fungi from cacao (Theobroma cacao L.) - Cultivated soils in central Colombia

open access: yesHeliyon, 2023
Cadmium (Cd) is one of the most toxic heavy metals for human health. It can be present in multiple food products, including cocoa cultivated in regions with high soil Cd concentrations.
Henry A. Cordoba-Novoa   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

An interdisciplinary review of the interplay of conflict, socio‐economic factors, and land cover and vegetation dynamics in Colombia

open access: yesPLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Colombia's forests play a crucial role in preserving biodiversity and mitigating climate change, but they are currently facing severe degradation, particularly after the 2016 Peace Agreement. Our literature review highlights a growing research interest in this topic and demonstrates how interdisciplinary approaches combining diverse methods can enhance
Estefanía Muñoz   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Funkcionālās agrobioloģiskās daudzveidības pasākumu novērtēšanas metodes ābeļu dārzos Latvijā [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Overview about methods to evaluate functional agrobiodiversity in apple orchards in ...
Ozoliņa-Pole, Laura   +4 more
core  

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