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Agricultural Diversification at the Margin. Strategies and Determinants in Italian Mountain and Remote Areas

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper explores the convergence in on‐farm diversification strategies of agricultural holdings, between remote areas and more central ones. Using Italian farm‐level data, we explore the determinants of diversification strategies across farms.
Gianluca Grilli, Francesco Pagliacci, Paola Gatto   +2 more
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Potential bioenergy forage crops for degraded lands

Degraded and unproductive soils offer an unexplored source for imparting sustainability to modern agricultural systems and environmental health globally. Bioenergy forage crops, particularly suited for biomass production, have the capacity to restore and
Khan, Muhammad Owais, Baloch, Faheem Shehzad, Jan, Muhammad Faheem, Iqbal, Muhammad Aamir, Yasmin, Samina, Liaqat, Waqas, Nadeem, Muhammad Azhar, El Sabagh, Ayman, Khan, Yassal, Altaf, Muhammad Tanveer, Jamil, Amna   +10 more
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Deforestation and Efficiency: Insights From Forest Transition in the Brazilian Cerrado

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper estimates technical efficiency (TE) and environmental efficiency (EE) of agricultural production at the municipal level of the Brazilian Cerrado in 2006 and 2017, and investigates their underlying mechanisms in relation to forest transition theory.
Ricardo Muniz Simões, Cassiano Bragagnolo, Humberto Francisco Silva Spolador   +2 more
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Variation in allelopathic tolerance of vetch cultivars to Sorghum halepense L. (Pers.) extracts [PDF]

Pesticidi i Fitomedicina, 2018
Using allelopathic tolerance of crops and cultivars is considered a promising supplement to weed control strategies. In order to evaluate the allelopathic tolerance of vetch cultivars to Sorghum halepense extracts in germination and initial growth of the
Georgieva Natalia, Nikolova Ivelina, Kosev Valentin   +2 more
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Drying of meadow fescue seeds of different moisture contents: Changes in dormancy and germination

Plant, Soil and Environment, 2013
In the past few years in Europe grass seed production declines. This tendency is especially pronounced in meadow fescue. Seed shedding and therefore yield losses are the problem in seed production.
R. Stanisavljević, J. Milenković, D. Djokić, D. Terzić, M. Petrović, L. Đukanović, D. Dodig   +6 more
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Application of Information Technology for the Expert System Shell of Alfalfa in the New Lands [PDF]

Journal of Agricultural Chemistry and Biotechnology, 2018
The current study presented was established an expert system technology of alfalfa (ESTA) program contains two copies (language English and Arabic) in terms of computer programs designed to mimic the reasoning of human experts was established.
Maryam Hazman, Shereen Nahrawy, abd elaziz Bondok,, Hend Haibiba   +3 more
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Fatty Acids, α-Tocopherol, β-Carotene and Lutein Contents in Forage Legumes, Forbs, and a Grass-Clover Mixture [PDF]

, 2013
Fresh forages are an important natural source of vitamins and fatty acids in ruminant diets, and their concentrations in forage species are important for the quality of animal-derived foods such as dairy and meat products.
Søegaard, K., Jensen, S.K., Elgersma, A.   +2 more
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Livelihood Diversification as an Adaptation Strategy to Climate Change and Household Food Security of Livestock Holders in Pakistan

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Rural farm households continue to face significant risks from climate change, resulting in many of them diversifying their livelihood sources into other income‐generating activities to increase their incomes and improve food and nutrition security. In this study, we examine the drivers and impact of farm households' participation in livelihood
Mahwish Arshad, Awudu Abdulai
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EFFECT OF PHOSPHORUS AND POTASSIUM FERTILIZERS ON YIELD AND QUALITY OF TWO 'ALFALFA VARIETIES UNDER NEWLY RECLAIMED SANDY SOIL AT MIDDLE EGYPT [PDF]

Journal of Plant Production, 2004
Alfalfa (Madicago setiv». L.) is. a perennial (orage crop well adapted to grow in the newly reclaimed :>aMY 5011. This investigation was earned out in the newly reclaimed area at West Bani Siuel Governorate (Middle Egypt) over a two-veer period ...
Wafaa Sharawy, Amal Helmy, G. Sarhan,
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Modular Electronic Microrobots With Onboard Sensor‐Program‐Steered Locomotion

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
Modular electronic smartlet microrobots integrate ambient‐light energy harvesting, photodetection, programmable CMOS control, and bubble‐based actuation within a sub‐millimeter fold‐up architecture. A 58‐bit on‐board CMOS chiplet enables sensor–program steered switching between independently addressable actuators, achieving closed‐loop 2D navigation in
Vineeth K. Bandari, Yeji Lee, Pranathi Adluri, Daniil Karnaushenko, Dmitriy D. Karnaushenko, John S. McCaskill, Oliver G. Schmidt   +6 more
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