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Effects of Conventional and Organic Agriculture on Soil Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungal Community in Low-Quality Farmland

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022
Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi have promising applications in low-quality farmlands all over the world, but research on their responses to conventional and organic farming systems in low-quality soil is limited.
Jiawei Chen, Jianwei Li, Yurong Yang, Yimei Wang, Yifei Zhang, Ping Wang   +5 more
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Typological analysis of farming systems diversity and performance: A case study of Southern Tunisia

Journal of Oasis Agriculture and Sustainable Development, 2022
In Tunisian arid regions, farming systems are increasingly exposed to quick environmental and socio-economic changes, which may reduce their performance and resilience.
Fatma Aribi, Mondher Fetoui, Mariem Sghaier, Mohamed Jaouad, Mongi Sghaier   +4 more
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Assessment of Agricultural Biodiversity in Organic Livestock Farms in Italy

Agronomy, 2022
Livestock farming is often addressed as one of the most impactful food production systems on the environment due to GHGE-Green-House Gas Emissions- and land use degradation.
Chiara Flora Bassignana, Paolo Merante, Samanta Rosi Belliére, Concetta Vazzana, Paola Migliorini   +4 more
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Push–pull farming systems [PDF]

Current Opinion in Biotechnology, 2014
Farming systems for pest control, based on the stimulo-deterrent diversionary strategy or push-pull system, have become an important target for sustainable intensification of food production. A prominent example is push-pull developed in sub-Saharan Africa using a combination of companion plants delivering semiochemicals, as plant secondary metabolites,
Pickett, J. A., Woodcock, C. M., Midega, C. A. O., Khan, Z. R.   +3 more
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Organic but Also Low-Input Conventional Farming Systems Support High Biodiversity of Weed Species in Winter Cereals

Agriculture, 2020
In recent years, the European Union has been paying particular attention to the problem of biodiversity loss. The possibilities of its assessment and conservation are included in the latest European Union (EU) policies and reflected in the European ...
Adam Kleofas Berbeć, Mariola Staniak, Beata Feledyn-Szewczyk, Anna Kocira, Jarosław Stalenga   +4 more
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Towards a Deeper Understanding of Agricultural Production Systems in Sweden – Linking Farmer’s Logics with Environmental Consequences and the Landscape

Rural Landscapes: Society Environment History, 2022
Farm restructuring is a continuous on-going process supported by national agricultural policy in Sweden; while striving for more efficient farms in terms of labor and yields, farms enlarge their holdings of arable land and animals.
Kristina Marquardt, Camilla Eriksson, Brian Kuns   +2 more
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Status of rice-fish farming and rice field fisheries in Northern Laos

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2023
IntroductionRice-fish farming can play an important role in increasing food production in less developed countries. The Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Laos) is one of the least developed countries in the world, and rice is the most important crop in ...
Youdan Li, Youdan Li, Youdan Li, Mali Phonexay, Zili Zhang, Zili Zhang, Zili Zhang, Chenhong Li, Chenhong Li, Chenhong Li, Jiayao Li, Jiayao Li, Jiayao Li, Wenbo Zhang, Wenbo Zhang, Wenbo Zhang   +15 more
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Livestock systems and farming styles in Eastern Italian Alps: an on-farm survey

Italian Journal of Animal Science, 2010
This research aimed to study the relationships between livestock systems, landscape maintenance and farming styles in the Belluno Province, a mountainous area of the Eastern Italian Alps.
Maurizio Ramanzin, Meriam Mrad, Luigi Gallo, Giampaolo Cocca, Enrico Sturaro   +4 more
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Farming Systems Changes in the Urban Shadow: A Mixed Approach Based on Statistical Analysis and Expert Surveys

Agriculture, 2021
Due to the growth of the “urban shadow”, farming systems in metropolitan areas (MAs) are characterized by specific environmental, economic, and social pressures. Urbanization pressure and its related threats, as well as the opportunities resulting from a
Wojciech Sroka, Dariusz Żmija
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Modeling the effects of local climate change on crop acreage

California Agriculture, 2016
The impacts of climate change on agriculture depend on local conditions and crops grown. For instance, warmer winter temperatures in a given area would reduce chill hours, potentially cutting yields for some crops but extending the growing season for ...
Hyunok Lee, Daniel A. Sumner
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