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MP 2014-01 [PDF]

, 2014
Knight, Charles W., Van Veldhuizen, Bob M., Zhang, Mingchu   +2 more
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Integrating indigenous crops in agroforestry systems: Lesser yam and teak mixed systems are more profitable than monocultures in Indonesia

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Major staple crops are often introduced and cultivated in monocultures. Yams are stable crops native to the majority of low‐ and middle‐income countries and can provide an alternative to introduced staple crops. We showed that lesser yams cultivated together with teak trees (planted at the border of the farm) are more profitable than lesser yam ...
Budiadi, Sawitri, Enggal Primananda, Aqmal Nur Jihad, Marco Campera, Rika Bela Rahmawati   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comparative evaluation of milk yield and composition in three indigenous West African goat breeds under semi-intensive management. [PDF]

Vet Anim Sci
Dosseh HK, Anihouvi SE, Kere M, Diogo RVC, Hounzangbé-Adoté MS, Dossa LH.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Assessment of trade-offs between environmental and socio-economic issues in agroecological systems [PDF]

, 2019
Affholder, François, Bessou, Cécile, Feschet, Pauline, Lairez, Juliette   +3 more
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Controlling banana bunchy top disease in Benin: Crop protection strategies with socio‐economic perspectives

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Banana and plantain are vital for food security and income in West Africa, yet banana bunchy top virus (BBTV) threatens production. This study combined remote sensing, field surveys, modelling and socio‐economic analysis to assess BBTV spread and control strategies in Benin.
Renata Retkute, Martine Zandjanakou‐Tachin, Bonaventure Aman Omondi, Ulrich Roland Agoi, Yaovi Marc Vodounou, Hermine Akofodji, Evrard Akpla, Laurence Dossou, Emiline Médénou, Alban Etchiha, Alphonse Attadéou, P. Lava Kumar, John E. Thomas, Christopher A. Gilligan   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Interactions of Potassium Fertilization and Straw Return in Modulating Maize Yield and Lodging Resistance. [PDF]

Plants (Basel)
Wang X, Liu J, Liu S, Zhao Y, Ren H, Gu Y.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The agroecological transition of Cavendish banana cropping systems in the French West Indies [PDF]

, 2019
Achard, Raphaël, Brat, Pierre, Chabrier, Christian, Côte, François-Xavier, Damour, Gaëlle, De Lapeyre de Bellaire, Luc, Dorel, Marc, Guillermet, Claire, Lakhia, Steewy, Loeillet, Denis, Meynard, Charles, Risède, Jean-Michel, Salmon, Frédéric, Tixier, Philippe, Tran Quoc, Hoa   +14 more
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Plant biostimulants and their potential role in achieving the United Nations sustainable development goals

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Plant biostimulants are substances that are obtained from a variety of sources and are applied in minute quantities to enhance plant growth and vigor. In this review we detail how the use of plant biostimulants may contribute to efforts to achieving a number of the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Patrick Quille, Joanna Kacprzyk, Shane OConnell, Carl K.‐Y. Ng   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Subsurface Banding of Poultry Manure Enhances Photosynthetic Efficiency, Yield, and Nutrient Uptake in Buckwheat. [PDF]

Plants (Basel)
Fallah S, Abedini Dastgerdi H, Kaul HP, Salehi A.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Development and adoption of Kernza—A perennial grain crop for sustainable agriculture

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Annual cereal grains account for ~50% of human food calories, but cultivation of these crops has resulted in major environmental and social issues worldwide. For nearly three decades, researchers have been breeding intermediate wheatgrass—a perennial cool‐season grass—to serve as the world's first commercial‐scale perennial grain crop to improve ...
Jessica L. Gutknecht, James A. Anderson, George Annor, Prabin Bajgain, Timothy E. Crews, Colin Cureton, Lee DeHaan, Erin Meier, Tessa Peters, Valentín Picasso, Evelyn C. Reilly, Aaron Reser, Tara Ritter, Aubrey Streit Krug, Nicole Tautges, Jacob M. Jungers   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source