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ECONOMICS OF MAIZE PRODUCTION UNDER DIFFERENT COWPEA-BASED GREEN MANURE PRACTICES IN DERIVED SAVANNA ZONE OF NIGERIA [PDF]
, 2012 There is a challenge in Nigeria of how to sustainably increase land productivity in the face of land pressures, un-availability and/or high cost of fertilizers, and reduced fallow periods.
Agbonlahor, Mure. U, Fabunmi, Thomas. O.
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The Hidden Costs of Coffee Production in the Eastern African Value Chains
Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT There is increasing recognition that significant hidden costs associated with agrifood systems are not reflected in market prices. Coffee is among the three most traded agricultural commodities in the world and supports the livelihoods of more than 30 million smallholder households.
Annet Adong +3 more
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Soil nematodes in the field and fallow - density and diversity
Studia Ecologiae et Bioethicae, 2020 The results presented here concern the study, which was carried out in the spring of 2009 on an arable field and a fallow. Following parameters were analysed: density, taxonomic composition, trophic and dominance structure of soil nematode communities ...
Krassimira Ilieva-Makulec +2 more
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Differential influence of four invasive plant species on soil physicochemical properties in a pot experiment [PDF]
, 2017 Purpose This study compared the effects of four invasive plants, namely Impatiens glandulifera, Reynoutria japonica, Rudbeckia laciniata, and Solidago gigantea, as well as two native species-Artemisia vulgaris, Phalaris arundinacea, and their mixture on
Majewska, Marta +4 more
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Veterinary Record, EarlyView.Abstract Background In England, transmission of Mycobacterium bovis between cattle and certain species of free‐roaming, wild deer has been implicated in some endemic bovine tuberculosis (bTB) regions. However, there are still data and knowledge gaps regarding the role of deer in the epidemiology of this disease.
Rachel Jinks +12 more
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Leaving land fallow: The case of subsistence farming in the Western Balkans [PDF]
The key question of this paper is why farmers in Kosovo leave land fallow when the total land of their farms is rather small and households are rather large.
Davidova, Sophia +2 more
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On diversity effects of alternative agricultural policy reforms in Finland: An agricultural sector modelling approach [PDF]
, 2003 The aim of this study is to predict diversity effects of agricultural policy reforms in which direct aid payments are disconnected from production, and compare the outcomes with effects of such a policy in which CAP support is coupled.
Hietala-Koivu, Reija +2 more
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Strengthening urban deer management with structured decision making
Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.Urban deer management (UDM) decision‐makers face social, ecological, regulatory, and economic pressures when creating an agreeable deer management plan for stakeholders. Historically, decision making techniques (e.g. consensus‐based analyses) have not effectively balanced UDM elements leading to short‐lived management progress.
Shane D. Boehne +6 more
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Revista Brasileira de Ciência do Solo, 2006 O não revolvimento do solo com cultivo de adubos verdes na entressafra e o manejo da adubação nitrogenada alteram, geralmente, a dinâmica e a recuperação do N no sistema solo-planta.
Edson Cabral da Silva +4 more
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Determinants of the Fallowing Decision in Kosovo [PDF]
The key question of this paper is why farmers in Kosovo leave land fallow when the total land of their farms is rather small and households are rather large.
Davidova, Sophia +2 more
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