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Plants, 2022 As the consumption of plant products grown under regulated-climate conditions intensifies, its production also intensifies. Peat substrate as a growing medium is widely used due to its desirable physical, chemical, and biological properties.
Rita Čepulienė +3 more
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Changes in root chemical diversity along an elevation gradient of Changbai Mountain, China
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022 Root chemical traits play a critical role in plant resource use strategies and ecosystem nutrient cycling; however, the chemical diversity of multiple elements of fine root and community chemical assembly belowground are poorly understood.
Shihua Wu +6 more
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The Impact of Tillage and Crop Residue Incorporation Systems on Agrophysical Soil Properties
Plants, 2023 A long-term field experiment has been ongoing since 1999 at the Experimental Station of Vytautas Magnus University’s Agriculture Academy. According to the latest edition of the International Soil Classification System, the soil in the experimental field ...
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Farmers' management of rice varietal diversity in the mid-hills of Nepal: implications for on-farm conservation and crop improvement [PDF]
, 2009 Season-long monitoring of on-farm rice (Oryza sativa, L.) plots in Nepal explored farmers' decision-making process on the deployment of varieties to agroecosystems, application of production inputs to varieties, agronomic practices and relationship ...
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The effect of mulches on Elytrigia repens spreading under conditions of organic agriculture
Julius-Kühn-Archiv, 2016 Elytrigia repens is the most important and widely spread perennial weed in Lithuania. Infestation with E. repens in organic agriculture is an increasing problem in many parts of Europe. Non-chemical weed management strategies against E.
Jodaugienė, Darija +3 more
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Scientific Reports, 2022 Understanding and governing human settlement patterns is a major challenge of the urban age. While rural settlements emerge as parts of agricultural landscapes, cities typically evolve in economically strategic locations, and over time form hierarchical ...
Thanh Thi Nguyen +2 more
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Herbaceous Filter Strips in Agroecosystems: Implications for Ground Beetle (Coleoptera: Carabidae) Conservation and Invertebrate Weed Seed Predation [PDF]
, 2018 A 9.3-ha crop field flanked by two filter strips was selected to: 1) assess carabid beetle activity-density and community composition and 2) assess post-dispersal weed seed predation by invertebrates in these habitats.
Landis, Douglas A +2 more
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Insects, 2021 The cotton agroecosystem is one of the most intensely managed, economically and culturally important fiber crops worldwide, including in the United States of America (U.S.), China, India, Pakistan, and Brazil.
Isaac L. Esquivel +6 more
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Agronomy, 2023 An evaluation of soil quality sustainability can support decision making for the sustainable use of land resources. However, certain current problems associated with these evaluations remain unaddressed, e.g., the evaluation indicators do not fully ...
Yan Zhou +4 more
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First Occurrence of \u3ci\u3eHippodamia Variegata\u3c/i\u3e (Goeze) (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) in Ohio [PDF]
, 2018 (excerpt) Ladybird beetles, or coccinellids (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae), are significant arthropod predators in a variety of terrestrial ecosystems. Numerous classical biological control projects undertaken over the last 120 years in North America have ...
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