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Tillage regime shapes ground beetle distribution and their potential for weed control under drought conditions

open access: yesBasic and Applied Ecology
Tillage affects soil invertebrates such as ground beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae), with potential repercussions on the pest and weed control services they provide.
Francesco Lami   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

When Nature Counts: Corporate Biodiversity Attention and Access to Bank Finance

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper investigates whether corporate attention to biodiversity influences firms' access to bank loans, an overlooked question in the emerging biodiversity–finance literature. Using a novel, text‐based measure constructed from 446 biodiversity‐related keywords and applied to Chinese A‐share listed firms from 2000 to 2023, we show that ...
Ruxiao Li   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effects of No-Tillage Production Practices on Crop Yields as Influenced by Crop and Growing Environment Factors [PDF]

open access: yes
This paper evaluated differences between yields of no-tillage compared to conventional or reduced tillage and their associated downside risk. Six crops were evaluated along with how those yields and risks differed by various environmental factors such ...
Roberts, Roland K.   +5 more
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Weed infestation and productivity of wheat crop sown in various cropping systems under conventional and conservation tillage. [PDF]

open access: yesFront Plant Sci, 2023
Minhas WA   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The Strategic Role of Sustainability Certifications: A Multi‐Theoretical Framework and Comparative Analysis in the Global Wine Industry

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sustainability certifications are increasingly embedded in the governance and competitiveness of the wine sector, yet their strategic role remains under‐theorised. This study conceptualises certifications as multidimensional strategic mechanisms and conducts a comparative analysis of 50 schemes used in the global wine industry.
Alexy Apolo‐Romero   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Biodiversity Strategies in Action—Empirical Evidence From the Food Value Chain

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT There is an increasing need for better understanding of firm activities that contribute to biodiversity preservation. Panwar, Ober, and Pinkse offer a valuable typology of corporate biodiversity protection strategies based on temporal and spatial dimensions, namely, the preloss (proactive) strategies of conservation and compensation, and the ...
Joanna Scott‐Kennel   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Eco‐Efficient in Mediterranean Olive Grove Systems: Insights From a Life Cycle Cost Analysis in Southern Portugal

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study assesses and compares the eco‐efficiency of six olive production systems in the Alentejo region, southern Portugal, employing a life cycle costing (LCC) approach directly integrated with a prior life cycle assessment (LCA). Although LCC has been increasingly applied to Mediterranean olive‐growing, empirical research in Portugal ...
Rachel Hermeto de Pádua Souza   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

ISTRO Working Group - Conservation Soil Tillage: book of abstracts

open access: yes, 2020
Workshop program: s conservation agriculture climate smart?, Harnessing Better Productivity and soil health trought climate resillent farming practices, Cover crops – The integrated part of conservation agriculture, Facts and issues of soil conservation ...
Stipešević, Bojan   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Long-term effects of agronomic practices on winter wheat yield and NUE in dryland regions of USA and China: a long-term meta-analysis

open access: yesScientific Reports
Dryland agriculture is fundamental to global crop production and vital to food security. Conservation tillage is extensively practiced in USA wheat cultivation. Meanwhile, the adoption of conservation tillage by Chinese farmers is limited.
Muhammad Adil   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

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