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Modeling soil organic carbon change in croplands of China [PDF]
, 2003 Using 1990 conditions, we modeled carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) biogeochemical cycles in croplands of China (and, for comparison, the United States) to estimate the annual soil organic-carbon (SOC) balance for all cropland.
Frolking, Steve +7 more
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Permissible Purchasing, Obligatory Abstention: The Strict Vegan Case against New Omnivorism
Journal of Applied Philosophy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Recent developments in consumer ethics have given rise to a new breed of animal protectionist: the new omnivore. These new wave animal protectionists claim that strict veganism is impermissible for the very reason that typically motivates strict veganism; that is, animal protectionism.
Daniel White
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Maize Yield and Soil Penetration Resistance in Different Soil Tillage and Cover Crop Systems [PDF]
Brazilian Archives of Biology and TechnologyNo-tillage (NT) is a conservation practice adopted by 60% of the Brazilian farmers. Due to unsuitable management, compaction problem reported in soils under NT has increased.
Fernando Pletsch +7 more
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Journal of Applied Entomology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Agricultural grasslands are vital habitats for insects that provide key ecosystem services. However, conventional rotary mowers are proposed to cause significant insect mortality due to the high rotational speed of their blades and the resulting airflow.
Jonas Frank +6 more
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Production and bromatological quality of cool-season intercropped forage
Ciência Rural: The present study assessed dry biomass production, morphological composition, nutritional value, and rumen degradation of different intercropped cool-season forage species and cultivars harvested in the pre-flowering and mealy grain stages.
Daniel Corrêa Plodoviski +7 more
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Ecological Goods and Services Survey Summary Prepared for: Lower Souris Watershed Committee [PDF]
An interview based survey of farm landowners in the south east corner of Saskatchewan was undertaken to evaluate the provision of wildlife habitat by agriculture. Producers were asked to provide management information regarding a piece of their land that
Entem, Alicia +2 more
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No-till cultivation suppresses broad-leaved weeds but favours grasses [PDF]
, 2006 When shifting from traditional ploughing to no-till cultivation there will be new possibilities to weeds. However, the changes in weed population are more dependent on each field than on cultivation method. We had two field trials in southern Finland (
Jalli, Heikki +2 more
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The Causal Relationship Between Jurisdiction Size and Institutional Quality
Journal of Regional Science, EarlyView.ABSTRACT While the relationship between jurisdiction size and economic and electoral outcomes has been extensively studied, its causal impact on institutional capacity and quality remains unexplored. Leveraging the mergers of 197 Italian municipalities, we investigate changes in administrative quality using the Municipal Administration Quality Index ...
Augusto Cerqua +2 more
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Organic residues - a resource for arable soils [PDF]
, 2005 An increased recirculation of urban organic residues to arable soils has several environmental benefits, but there is a need for reliable test systems to ensure that soil quality is maintained.
Odlare, Monica
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