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How prices and macroeconomic policies affect agricultural supply and the environment [PDF]

The author studies the literature on how agricultural prices and macroeconomic policies affect agricultural supply and how that supply affects the environment.
Mamingi, Nlandu
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INTERNATIONAL DIFFUSION OF GAINS FROM BIOTECHNOLOGY AND THE EUROPEAN UNION'S COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY [PDF]

This paper analyses the impact of adopting or rejecting genetically modified GM crops in the EU, taking into account the European Union's Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).
van Meijl, Hans, van Tongeren, Frank W.
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Construction of a high-density genetic map based on large-scale marker development in Coix lacryma-jobi L. using specific-locus amplified fragment sequencing (slaf-seq)

Scientific Reports
Coix lacryma-jobi L. is one of the most economically and medicinally important corns. This study constructed a high-density genetic linkage map of C. lacryma-jobi based on a cross between the parents 'Qianyi No. 2' × 'Wenyi No.
Chenglong Yang, Xiuwen Ban, Mingqiang Zhou, Yu Zhou, Kai Luo, Xiaoyu Yang, Zhifang Li, Fanzhi Liu, Qing Li, Yahong Luo, Xiang Zhou, Jing Lei, Peilin Long, Jian Wang, Jianchun Guo   +14 more
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Genetic dissection of hundred-kernel weight through combined genome-wide association study and linkage analysis in tropical maize

BMC Genomics
Background Hundred-kernel weight (HKW) is a crucial determinant of maize yield. Understanding the genetic mechanisms underlying HKW is vital for maize breeding programs aimed at enhancing productivity. This study aimed to explore the genetic basis of HKW
Mengfei Shi, Fuyan Jiang, Ranjan K. Shaw, Babar Ijaz, Jiachen Sun, Xingming Fan   +5 more
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Non-traditional crops, traditional constraints : long-term welfare impacts of export crop adoption among guatemalan smallholders [PDF]

This study documents the long-term welfare effects of household non-traditional agricultural export (NTX) adoption. The analysis uses a unique panel dataset, which spans the period 1985-2005, and employs difference-in-differences estimation to ...
Carletto, Calogero, Kilic, Talip, Kirk, Angeli   +2 more
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AN ANALYSIS ON POTENTIAL ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF GREENHOUSE GAS MITIGATION THROUGH PLANTING ENERGY CROPS IN TAIWAN [PDF]

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the economic and environmental impacts of planting energy crop on set-aside acreages in Taiwan. To do so, a Taiwan Agricultural Sector Model (TASM) was built and the data parameters of energy crop were ...
Hsu, Shih-Hsun, Chen, Chi-Chung
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Discovery of candidate genes enhancing kernel protein content in tropical maize introgression lines

BMC Plant Biology
Background In this study, tropical maize germplasms were used to construct a multiparent population (MPP) to identify novel genes associated with kernel protein content. The kernel protein content was quantified using near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) in
Xiaoping Yang, Ranjan K. Shaw, Linzhuo Li, Fuyan Jiang, Jiachen Sun, Xingming Fan   +5 more
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Estimating yield of food crops grown by smallholder farmers: A review in the Uganda context [PDF]

Precise agricultural statistics are essential for planning and evaluation of agricultural investments to improve the productivity and profitability of smallholder farming systems.
Fermont, Anneke, Benson, Todd
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Comparative transcriptome analysis between two different cadmium-accumulating genotypes of soybean (Glycine max) in response to cadmium stress

BMC Genomic Data
Background Cadmium (Cd) is extremely toxic and non-essential for plants. Different soybean varieties differ greatly in their Cd accumulation ability, but little is known about the underlying molecular mechanisms. Results Here, we performed transcriptomic
Xiaoqing Liu, Hongmei Zhang, Wei Zhang, Qianru Jia, Xin Chen, Huatao Chen   +5 more
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A BIOTIC CONTROL PERSPECTIVE ON NITRATE CONTAMINATION OF GROUNDWATER FROM AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION [PDF]

Agronomists consider the continuity and nutrient capturing properties of cover crops as important determinants of nutrient cycling in agricultural systems.
Erickson, Jon D., Schlapfer, Felix
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