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Effects of Plant Covers and Mulching on the Biometric Parameters, Yield and Nutritional Value of Tomatillos (Physalis ixocarpa Brot. Ex Hornem.)

open access: yesAgronomy, 2021
The aim of this study, which involved a field experiment conducted in north-eastern Poland, is to evaluate the phytometric parameters, yield, and biological value of fruit of three tomatillo cultivars grown in soil mulched with black PE (polyethylene ...
Joanna Majkowska-Gadomska   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Parasitism of \u3ci\u3ePlathypena Scabra\u3c/i\u3e (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) by \u3ci\u3eSinophorus Teratis\u3c/i\u3e (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
(excerpt) A study was conducted at the Ecology Research Center, Miami University, Butler County, Ohio, during the summer of 1990 to examine the effects of strip intercropping sorghum and soybean on the occurrence of parasitoids and incidence of disease ...
Pavuk, Daniel M   +2 more
core   +2 more sources

Quantitative Approaches in Assessing Soil Organic Matter Dynamics for Sustainable Management

open access: yesAgronomy, 2023
The aim of this study was to provide an overview of the approaches and methods used to assess the dynamics of soil organic matter (SOM). This included identifying relevant processes that describe and estimate SOM decomposition, lability, and humification
Yves Theoneste Murindangabo   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Microbial Biopesticides in Agroecosystems [PDF]

open access: yesAgronomy, 2018
Microbial biopesticides include several microorganisms like bacteria, fungi, baculoviruses, and nematode-associated bacteria acting against invertebrate pests in agro-ecosystems. The biopesticide sector is experiencing a significant growth and many discoveries are being developed into new biopesticidal products that are fueling a growing global market ...
openaire   +2 more sources

Crop and Semi-Natural Habitat Configuration Affects Diversity and Abundance of Native Bees (Hymenoptera: Anthophila) in a Large-Field Cotton Agroecosystem

open access: yesInsects, 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
doaj   +1 more source

The effect of interspecies interactions and water deficit on spring barley and red clover biomass accumulation at successive growth stages

open access: yesActa Agrobotanica, 2016
A pot experiment was conducted in a greenhouse in Olsztyn, Poland, in the period 2010–2012. The aim of the study was to examine whether soil water deficit would change biomass volume and distribution of pure sown spring barley and red clover as well as ...
Magdalena Jastrzębska   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Refined Evaluation of Soil Quality Sustainability in the Main Grain-Producing Areas of Heilongjiang Province

open access: yesAgronomy, 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
doaj   +1 more source

Impact of multi-cropping on some soil physical properties, nutrient proportion and enzymatic activity

open access: yesActa Agriculturae Scandinavica. Section B, Soil and Plant Science
Crop growing with multifunctional companions can maintain soil fertility and agrotechnological inputs, but the combinations of multi-crops are still not sufficiently investigated.
Jovita Balandaitė   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Interactions between spring wheat (Triticum aestivum ssp. vulgare L.) and undersown Persian clover (Trifolium resupinatum L.) depending on growth stage and plant density

open access: yesActa Agrobotanica, 2016
A pot experiment was conducted in the years 2010–2012. The competitive interactions between spring wheat and undersown Persian clover, depending on plant density have been established.
Maria Wanic   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Assessing the hidden impacts of hypothetical eruption events at Mount Etna

open access: yesEnvironmental and Sustainability Indicators, 2020
We estimate how the value and the spatial distribution of carbon storage, water yield and wild pollination services are expected to change with potential expansion of lava flow inundation at Mount Etna volcano (Sicily, Italy).
Giovanni Signorello   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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