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Devouring the Invaders: The Racial‐Ecological Politics of the Chinese Crayfish Trade in Kenya
American Anthropologist, Volume 128, Issue 1, Page 183-194, March 2026.ABSTRACT This article examines entanglements of ecology, race, and foodways at Lake Naivasha in Kenya. Nonnative Louisiana red swamp crayfish (Procambarus clarkii), first introduced to Kenya in the 1960s, were once viewed as invasive but are now sought after as a delicacy among Kenya's Chinese community.
Amanda Kaminsky
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Floriculture as a Profession: Demographic Factors Affecting Floriculture Business in Sikkim
Asian Journal of Managerial Science, 2019 Over the past couple of years, great emphasis has been given to the floriculture sector in the state of Sikkim. It has a great impact in the lives of the local farmers and has been taken up as a profession by many in the state. It is not a great surprise that floriculture is rapidly rising up to become one of the biggest industries in the state as well
Manjari Sharma, Shailendra Kumar
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Italian Journal of Agronomy, 2009 Horticulture, fruitculture and floriculture in Italy have the opportunity to highlight the Italian research on plant genomics, following a fruitful series of investments leading to the sequencing of the grapevine genome, and today to the peach and apple ...
Andrea Allavena +4 more
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How can biotechnology improve floriculture?
Ornamental Horticulture, 2020 Undoubtedly, ornamental plants occupy a prominent place within horticulture due to the relevance of this group of plants to the global economy. In addition to the market around the cultivation and trade of ornamental plants, such plants are the research ...
Fernanda Carlota Nery
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Organic Carbon and Texture Control Moisture Dependence of Soil Shortwave Infrared Reflectance
European Journal of Soil Science, Volume 77, Issue 2, March–April 2026.ABSTRACT Moisture content affects soil reflectance in the optical domain (400–2500 nm), acting as a confounding factor in soil property prediction models. Soil reflectance needs to be simulated efficiently for varying levels of soil moisture, in order to aid soil property prediction efforts and inform physical land surface models.
D. Hick +3 more
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Floriculture scenario in India
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF COMMERCE AND BUSINESS MANAGEMENT, 2015 Floriculture is an age old farming activity in India having immense potential for generating gainful self-employment among small and marginal farmers. A constant increase in demand for cut flowers has made floriculture as one of the important commercial trades in Indian agriculture (Pawar and Phalke, 2011).
NAZATH PARVEEN NAVALUR +2 more
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Acta Agrobotanica, 2013 The eradicative effect of two strobilurin fungicides (kresoxim-methyl and trifloxystrobin) and difenoconazole on activity of apple scab spots was studied in greenhouse and field conditions.
Agata Broniarek-Niemiec +2 more
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Conservation Science and Practice, Volume 8, Issue 2, February 2026.This paper presents a case study of a collaborative conservation initiative in a South African biodiversity hotspot, where leopard conservation catalyzed partnership across a multifunctional landscape. The case study explores how and why the initiative operates, highlighting the importance of leadership, existing networks, shared vision, and bridging ...
Michael Klaver +3 more
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Trade and Employment Effects of the Andean Trade Preference Act - 2006 [PDF]
, 2008 [Excerpt] The submission of this report to the Congress continues a series of reports by the U.S. Department of Labor on the impact of the Andean Trade Preference Act (ATPA) on U.S. employment.
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Acta Agrobotanica, 2013 The concentration of soluble solids in plum fruit varied and depended on the cultivar, year, and fungicide treatment. Plums from trees treated with Rovral (iprodion) contained in some case the lowest level of soluble solids, higher or equal levels were ...
Halina Borecka +2 more
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