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An Overview of LEDs’ Effects on the Production of Bioactive Compounds and Crop Quality
Molecules, 2017 Light-emitting diodes (LEDs) are characterized by their narrow-spectrum, non-thermal photon emission, greater longevity, and energy-saving characteristics, which are better than traditional light sources.
Md. Mohidul Hasan +4 more
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Die Bodenkultur, 2023 European forest ecosystems are increasingly exposed to stressors such as storm, drought episodes and mass attack of forest insect pests. Sustainable forest management requires a fundamental understanding of causal relationships between forest structures ...
Netherer Sigrid
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Pathogens—The Hidden Face of Forest Invasions by Wood-Boring Insect Pests [PDF]
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2019 Forests are one of the most important global vegetation types, serving functions from supporting healthy watershed, to wildlife habitat, and economic industries through their harvesting and tourism value. Understanding and mitigating threats to these resources is therefore of great societal importance.
Linnakoski, Riikka, Forbes, Kristian M.
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Sustainable Productivity Growth in Agriculture: The Role of Shifts in R&D Investments and Technology
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The objective of the paper is to evaluate the long‐term prospects of sustainable productivity growth linked to plausible assumptions on public agricultural R&D investments as the key productivity driver. Second, it investigates the role of changing R&D focus from yield maximization to input saving technologies (fertilizers and pesticides). The
Zuzana Smeets Křístková +4 more
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Forest Health Management and Detection of Invasive Forest Insects
Resources, 2016 The objectives of this review paper are to provide an overview of issues related to forest health and forest entomology, explain existing methods for forest insect pest detection, and provide background information on a case study of emerald ash borer ...
Kaelyn Finley, Sophan Chhin
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Spatial Pattern of Attacks of the Invasive Woodwasp Sirex noctilio, at Landscape and Stand Scales. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Invasive insect pests are responsible for important damage to native and plantation forests, when population outbreaks occur. Understanding the spatial pattern of attacks by forest pest populations is essential to improve our understanding of insect ...
M Victoria Lantschner, Juan C Corley
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Traceability of Agri‐Food Products: The Key to Conscious Trade
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Globalization and growing concerns about sustainability have led to improvements in product traceability, quality, and sustainability. Traceability contributes to environmental protection and supports sustainable development by fostering transparency in agricultural practices and encouraging the responsible use of resources.
Scarlett Queen Almeida Bispo +5 more
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Short review of the forest insect pest in Argentina
Forest Systems, 1991 A chronological analysis of the Argentinian insect pests affecting not only native but introduced tree species as well, is presented. The main pests were arranged in accordance with their economical consequences and allocated by taking into consideration their taxonomy (Order, Family and Species).
Fiorentino, D. C., Diodato de Medina, L.
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Dominance of tree species of pest insects in forest biocenosis
E3S Web of Conferences, 2023 This article studied to determine the damage to ornamental and fruit trees caused by Yponomeuta malinellus Zell., Laspeyresia pomonella L., Erschoviella musculana Ersch., Recarvаria nаnella Schif., Aporia crataeqi L., Сossus-cossus L. belonging to the Lepidoptera family in agricultural crops and forests.
Rakhimova Aziza, Esanbaev Shamsi
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Native plants offer a variety of aesthetic (e.g., fall colour, fruit, flowers) and functional benefits (e.g., pollinator friendly, wildlife friendly, water management). How these benefits influence consumer choice and perceived value of native versus introduced plants is not well understood.
Alicia Rihn +3 more
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