The Effect of Soil-Climate Conditions, Farmyard Manure and Mineral Fertilizers on Potato Yield and Soil Chemical Parameters. [PDF]
Hlisnikovský L, Menšík L, Kunzová E.
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Farmer Participation in Supermarket Channels, Production Technology and Technical Efficiency: The Case of Vegetables in Kenya [PDF]
Supermarkets are currently gaining ground in the agri-food systems of many developing countries. While recent research has analyzed income effects in the small farm sector, impacts on farming efficiency have hardly been studied.
Brummer, Bernhard +2 more
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Accumulation and fractionation of trace metals in a Tunisian calcareous soil amended with farmyard manure and municipal solid waste compost [PDF]
Ben Achiba, W +8 more
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Organische Düngung intensiv genutzten Dauergrünlandes im Vergleich mit Mineraldüngung - Ergebnisse eines 22 jährigen Versuches auf Wiese und Mähweide. [PDF]
In a 22-year-old experiment in Southwest Germany, the effects of different fertilization systems (organic and mineral fertilizers) on permanent grassland were investigated.
Elsäßer, PD Dr. Martin +1 more
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Economic Evaluation of Organic and Inorganic Resources for Recapitalizing Soil Fertility in Smallholder Maize-based Cropping Systems of Central Kenya [PDF]
Structural adjustments programs (SAPs) in the last two decades have eliminated all farm-support programs leading to low usage of fertilizers by Kenyan smallholders. One way of addressing this problem is use of organic nutrient resources.
Kimani, Stephen K. +4 more
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Managing Manure on Organic Farms [PDF]
The booklet provides information on typical nutrient contents of livestock manures – from organic and ‘conventional’ sources; describes the availability of manure nutrients to the growing crop; outlines best management practices to optimise manure ...
Gibbs, Paul +2 more
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Technical Efficiency in North-Western Himalayan Region: A Study of Himachal Pradesh Agriculture [PDF]
The technical efficiency of Himachal farmers, studied using the frontier production function, has been found to vary widely across cereal crops in the state.
Chauhan, S.K. +2 more
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Agronomical techniques to improve technological and sanitary quality [PDF]
In spite of variable grain protein contents, baking quality of organic wheat was found to be acceptable to good. Mycotoxin (DON) infestation was generally low on tested grain samples.
Abecassis, J. +9 more
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French study on Quality and Safety of Organic Food (AFSSA 2003 Evaluation nutritionnelle et sanitaire des aliments issus de l’agriculture biologique) [PDF]
The presentations summarises the results of a study on organic farming and food quality published 2003 in France. Agence française de sécurité sanitaire des aliments (AFSSA) (2003): Evaluation nutritionnelle et sanitaire des aliments issus de l ...
Schmid, Otto
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