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Exogenous Allantoin Enhances Drought Tolerance in Cucumber by Activating CsCER1-Mediated Cuticular Wax Biosynthesis

Horticulturae
Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) is an economically important vegetable crop worldwide, but its yield and quality improvement are often constrained by drought stress.
Weiyi Wang, Chengbo Yan, Xiaoxu Yang, Chang Liu, Zhishan Yan, Dajun Liu, Taifeng Zhang, Guojun Feng   +7 more
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U.S. Agriculture, Biofuel Markets, and Trade: Challenges and Opportunities

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Using an enhanced Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) model (GTAP‐BIO), this study assesses how the expansion in demand for Electric Vehicles (EVs) and the reduction in exports of agricultural products induced by trade disputes negatively affect US agriculture.
Rayan Wolf, Farzad Taheripour
wiley   +1 more source

Socio-Ecological Regime Transitions in Austria and the United Kingdom [PDF]

We employ the concepts of socio-ecological regime and regime transition to better understand the biophysical causes and consequences of industrialization.
Fridolin Krausmann, Rolf Peter Sieferle, Heinz Schandl   +2 more
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Agrobacterium rhizogenes-Mediated Transformation for Generation of Composite Sugar Beet with Transgenic Adventitious Roots

Plants
Sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.), a biennial sugar crop, provides about 16% of the world’s sucrose production. PEG and Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated transformation have been established for sugar beet.
Yue Sun, Yiduo Zhao, Minshi Jia, Xudong Zhang, Xixuan Zhou, Shengnan Li, Zedong Wu, Zhi Pi   +7 more
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Assessing Government Subsidies for Reducing Pesticide Use: A Meta‐Analysis

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In the efforts being made by governments to reduce pesticide use, subsidies are an important instrument to encourage farmers to adopt more sustainable practices. Yet, their effectiveness remains uncertain due to diverse designs and contexts.
Gaëlle Leduc, Douadia Bougherara, Thi Thanh Mai Ha, Laure Latruffe   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ex‐Ante Assessment of Farm Resilience to Institutional Shocks: A Modeling Approach

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Using the agent‐based model SWISSland, we simulate farm‐level responses and interactions under two institutional shocks: tariff reductions and direct payment reductions. Using a framework we developed, we assess resilience capacities, resilience attributes, and the provision of private and public goods, following the shock.
Nadja El Benni, Gabriele Mack
wiley   +1 more source

How Competitive Is Myanmar's Rice Sector? A Comparison of Production Costs and Efficiency

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper analyzes the cost competitiveness of rice production in Myanmar by examining production costs, cost efficiency, and the potential effect of improving cost efficiency on the country's global competitiveness. To achieve this, we conduct a comparative analysis of production costs among major rice‐producing countries and estimate the ...
Nandar Aye Chan, Orkhan Sariyev, Mohammad Ariful Islam, Manfred Zeller   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Other title: Estimated Tax Impact of Senate Bill 178 on Net Income per Acre of Farmland in Kansas

, 2015
application/pdf; March 04, 2015. Date and committee information taken from Kansas Legislature website.; Information provided to the Kansas Legislature, House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee, by the Kansas Department of Agriculture."Utilizing ...
Kansas. Department of Agriculture.
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Resistance Evaluation of 96 Sugar Beet Varieties to Rhizomania, Root-Knot Nematode, and Root Rot Using Molecular Markers and Field Phenotyping

Horticulturae
Sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.) is a major sugar-producing crop worldwide, yet rhizomania, root-knot nematode, and root rot diseases severely constrain its yield and quality.
Wenshu Sun, Yujie Gao, Weiyi Zhou, Diya A, Tao Zhou, Zhaoyue Zheng, Bohai Wu, Wenbo Tan, Zedong Wu, Yongli Hao   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Charting the Path to Increased Oil Palm Output in Ghana Beyond Area Expansion: Technology or Managerial Capacity — Which Leads the Way?

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study sets out to investigate the prospects for raising oil palm output in sub‐Saharan Africa, particularly Ghana, without further expansion of cropland. Given global concerns about oil palm's role in deforestation and land use change, the focus is on enhancing productivity on existing farmlands.
Jacob Asravor, Francis Tsiboe, Ayobami Adetoyinbo, Jacob Ankamah   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source