Organic farming significantly improves microbial community structure, network complexity, and functional diversity in the Gannan navel orange orchard [PDF]
BMC MicrobiologyBackground In recent years, improper agricultural management practices have led to the loss of biodiversity and poor fruit quality in orchards. Converting conventional farming to organic farming is an environmentally responsible approach to improving ...
Lianlian Liu +4 more
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Integrating Abaca in a Mixed Forest Culture: A Livelihood Option for Smallholder Tree Farmers [PDF]
Annals of Tropical Research, 2007 This paper discusses the economic and ecological benefits of integrating abaca in established monoculture fruit trees and mixed forest culture, especially rainforestation farming. Integration of agricultural crops with high tolerance to shade, that will
Lelita R. Gonzal
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Native Rhizobial Inoculation Improves Tomato Yield and Nutrient Uptake While Mitigating Heavy Metal Accumulation in a Conventional Farming System [PDF]
MicroorganismsEnhancing crop productivity through biological strategies is critical for agriculture, particularly under conventional farming systems heavily reliant on chemical inputs. Plant probiotic bacteria offer promising alternatives by promoting plant growth and
Luis Alberto Manzano-Gómez +7 more
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Determinants of Fruit Tree Adoption as a Climate Change Adaptation Strategy Amongst Smallholder Farmers in Lake Kyoga Basin: A Case Study of Budaka District, Eastern Uganda [PDF]
The Scientific World JournalThis study investigated the socioeconomic determinants of fruit tree adoption amongst smallholder farmers in Budaka District, Eastern Uganda. Specific objectives included describing the characteristics of fruit tree gardens, mapping their spatial ...
Nabalegwa M. Wambede +5 more
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Stability models regulate the adaptation of male sterility-based chilli hybrids for agro-ecologically diverse regions of north-western Himalayas [PDF]
Scientific ReportsChilli cultivars are highly sensitive to diverse agroclimatic conditions and the present investigation provide a significant contribution by identifying high-yielding and stable hybrids for wider adaptation.
Vivek Singh +4 more
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The place of agricultural issues in the Sandomierz press (1829–2022)
Zeszyty Wiejskie, 2023 The purpose of the article is to present the periodicals that discussed issues of cultivation, fruit farming, horticulture and animal breeding in Sandomierz. The time frame covers newspapers published between 1829–2022. The article consists of two parts.
Joanna Mikosz
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The contribution of integrated farming to fulfill the food consumption of Payung Island community's [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2022 The Payung Island’s peoples depend on food supplies from outside, so they are very vulnerable to food shortages. One of the efforts to provide food sources for islanders is integrated farming.
Nurmalinda, Soraya Ammatillah Chery
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The competitiveness of Pronojiwo snake fruit [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2020 This study aims to analyze the comparative and competitive advantages of Pronojiwo snake fruit and his farming development strategies to be competitive in the international market.
Soetriono +3 more
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Agronomy, 2021 The yield and fruit quality of processing tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum L.) have increased markedly over the past decades. The aim of this work was to assess the effects of the organic (OFS) and conventional farming systems (CFS) on the main agronomic ...
Domenico Ronga +3 more
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Conversion to organic farming: a dynamic opportunity for Pakistani smallholders of fresh fruit
Ciência Rural, 2021 : Exporting the organic fresh fruit (FF) to Europe and America could be regarded as great opportunity for smallholders and suppliers of Gilgit Baltistan, Pakistan. Yet, the global organic farmland and the number of organic producers are continued to grow.
Ali Abid, Shang Jie
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