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Direct Use of Low Enthalpy Deep Geothermal Resources in the East African Rift Valley [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Geothermal energy is already harnessed across East Africa to provide hundreds of megawatts of electricity, with significant plans for future expansion towards generation at the gigawatt scale.
Delacherois Day, George   +4 more
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Fertiliser supplementation with a PGR complex of chlormequat chloride (CCC) and paclobutrazol (PBZ) alters Cannabis sativa growth

open access: yesNew Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science, Volume 53, Issue 5, Page 3113-3123, December 2025.
ABSTRACT Cannabis (Cannabis sativa) is a high‐value crop, wherein growth within controlled environments is common for the purposes of maximising yield, quality, and uniformity, however, uncontrolled‐growth in proximity to artificial lighting can compromise yields. Within the floricultural industry it is common practice to apply plant growth regulators (
Kimber Wise   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The influence of irrigation on growth and yield of plum trees cv. Valor grafted on Myrobalan and Wangenheim Prune

open access: yesActa Agrobotanica, 2013
The climate of Poland is characterized by a high variability, especially regarding the sum of precipitation and its distribution in the season. Dry years occur periodically.
Waldemar Treder   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Fire Constrains Orchid Occurrence in Chapada Diamantina, Brazil

open access: yesAustral Ecology, Volume 50, Issue 12, December 2025.
ABSTRACT Fires are key ecological disturbances in tropical ecosystems and are shifting in response to human activities, underscoring the need to understand species‐specific responses. Their impacts on orchids remain poorly understood, particularly in biodiverse tropical mosaics such as the Chapada Diamantina region in Brazil.
Vívian R. Costa   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Chrysanthemum Growth Gains from Beneficial Microbial Interactions and Fertility Improvements in Soil Under Protected Cultivation

open access: yesHorticultural Plant Journal, 2016
An investigation was undertaken to analyse the influence of microbial inoculants on growth and enzyme activities elicited, and soil microbiome of two varieties of Chrysanthemum morifolium Ramat, which were grown under protected mode of cultivation ...
Radha Prasanna   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Disease suppressive soilless culture systems; characterisation of its microflora [PDF]

open access: yes, 2001
The trend in glasshouse horticulture has always been to start culture systems as aseptic as possible. However, several root diseases still cause problems under these conditions. The present paper shows the importance of the microflora to suppress Pythium
Os, E.A., van   +3 more
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ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN FLOWER INDUSTRY [PDF]

open access: yes
In this paper some interesting findings from recent studies regarding the economic aspects of the South African flower industry are highlighted. By looking at South Africa’s competitiveness and doing a comparative advantage study, an international ...
van Rooyen, I.M., van Rooyen, Johan
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Testing of pear trees on their own roots in comparison with important used rootstocks under organic farming conditions with special regard to fire blight (E. amylovora) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Pear trees on their own roots are tested in comparison to grafted trees in growth and yield characteristics and with special regard to the tolerance to diseases, above all fire blight (Erwinia amylovora).
Brunmayer, R.   +4 more
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Effects of different intercropping patterns on soil organic carbon content, enzyme activity, and aggregate stability in Apple orchards on the loess Plateau

open access: yesScientific Reports
This study aimed to investigate the impacts of distinct intercropping patterns on soil quality in apple orchards located on the Loess Plateau. Despite the recognized benefits of intercropping, systematic research on apple-onion and apple-rapeseed systems
Wentai Sun   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

High value products, supermarkets and vertical arrangements in Indonesia [PDF]

open access: yes
" Indonesian economy has experienced some major changes during the last three decades and transformed from a predominantly agricultural economy to one that relies more heavily on its non-agricultural sector.
Chowdhury, Shyamal   +2 more
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