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Time‑dependent release of some plant nutrients from different organic amendments in a laboratory study

International Journal of Recycling of Organic Waste in Agriculture
Purpose Soil fertility management requires a precise assessment of nutrient release from organic amendments to decide the rates and frequency of application. Method Time-dependent release of some macro- and micro-nutrients from farmyard manure, mushroom
Ahana Dey, Prakash Chandra Srivastava, Satya Pratap Pachauri, Arvind Kumar Shukla   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Life cycle assessment of Swiss organic farming systems [PDF]

, 2006
The impacts of organic and integrated farming systems in Switzerland on the environment have been assessed in a comprehensive study by the life cycle assessment method. This paper reports a comparison of the treatments of the DOC experiment.
Dubois, D, Gaillard, G, Huguenin-Elie, O, Nemecek, T   +3 more
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Biological Flora of Britain and Ireland: Geranium sylvaticum*

Journal of Ecology, Volume 114, Issue 2, February 2026.
Geranium sylvaticum is a perennial forb of upland grasslands, woodlands and riverbanks in northern Britain, with scattered native occurrences also in Wales, central England and Northern Ireland. It has an extensive native range in Europe and Asia. The species is gynodioecious, with individual plants typically female or hermaphrodite.
Markus Wagner, Richard G. Jefferson, Ruth E. Starr‐Keddle, Sandra Varga, Irina Tatarenko, Duncan B. Westbury, Lucy Hulmes   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Efficacy of different organic and inorganic nutrient sources on the growth and yield of bitter gourd (Momordica charantia L.)

Heliyon, 2023
The cultivation of bitter gourd (Momordica charantia L.) in Nepal faces significant challenges, resulting in diminished yields compared with other regions. The pivotal issue is optimizing fertilizer management practices to enhance bitter gourd growth and
Sudip Ghimire, Bidhya Poudel Chhetri, Jiban Shrestha   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Study of Time and Labour Use on Irish Suckler Beef Farms [PDF]

, 2006
End of project reportLabour is one of the four factors of production and an increasingly costly and scarce input on farms. The attractiveness of non-farming employment, the nature of farm work and the price received for farm outputs are resulting in ...
Fallon, R.J., Leahy, H., O’Riordan, Edward G., Ruane, D.   +3 more
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Farmyard Manure (FYM) in a Rice-Wheat Rotation

, 1984
This article 'Farmyard Manure (FYM) in a Rice-Wheat Rotation' appeared in the International Rice Research Newsletter series, created by the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI). The primary objective of this publication was to expedite communication among scientists concerned with the development of improved technology for rice and for rice ...
Maskina, M. S., Meelu, O. P.
openaire   +1 more source

COVID‐19 and Farm Management in India: Evidence From the Rural–Urban Interface of Bangalore

Journal of Agricultural Economics, Volume 77, Issue 1, Page 74-93, February 2026.
ABSTRACT We examine farm management decisions of smallholder farmers during the first wave of COVID‐19 infections in India between June 2020 and March 2021. We use panel data from 256 farm households in the rural–urban interface of Bangalore from a pre‐COVID‐19 face‐to‐face survey and a phone survey at the end of the first COVID‐19 wave.
Verena Preusse, Meike Wollni
wiley   +1 more source

Hill-placement of manure and fertilizer for improving maize nutrient- and water-use efficiencies in the northern Benin

Heliyon, 2023
Optimizing the use of organic and mineral fertilizer in rain-fed maize production is crucial for sustainable food production in sub-Saharan Africa.
Mouiz W.I.A. Yessoufou, Pierre G. Tovihoudji, Sissou Zakari, André Adjogboto, A. Jonas Djenontin, P.B. Irénikatché Akponikpè   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

What will long-term experiments deliver? Key results of 12 experiments on different continents. [PDF]

, 2006
Twelve long-term experiments have been used to describe the main management effects of organic farming systems. The experiments were mostly used to compare various types of organic and conventional cropping systems, or to study fertilisation effects ...
Oltmanns, Meike, Raupp, Joachim
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IMPACT OF FARMYARD MANURE AND MANURE COMPOST TEA ON POTATO YIELD AND SOIL FERTILITY.

Journal of Soil Sciences and Agricultural Engineering, 2009
A field experiment was conducted during the successive season of 2004/2005 winter in using clayey soil at Monshat El-Badawi Village, Talkha District, Dakahlia Governorate (North Nile delta region), to investigate the ability of applying farmyard compost and its compost tea on potato crop (Solanum tuberosum L.) cultivar Spunta and economic return for ...
I. El-Tantawy, A. El-Ghamry, A. Habib
openaire   +1 more source