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Farmers' adaptation and mitigation practices in the Upper Rhine Valley: Drivers, synergies and trade‐offs

open access: yesThe Geographical Journal, EarlyView., 2023
Short Abstract Through interviews with farmers in the Upper Rhine Valley, this article analyses the objectives, drivers and obstacles to adaptation practices and their synergies and trade‐offs with mitigation and other social and environmental issues.
Gaël Bohnert, Brice Martin
wiley   +1 more source

Nitrogen Supply and Management in Organic Farming [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
This topic review aims to summarise knowledge and experience of Nitrogen supply and management in organic farming systems, including : Nitrogen fixation; Nitrogen recycling; the effect of the length of the fertility building phase or ley and the effect ...
Briggs, Stephen
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Analysis of flow rates in cracked reinforced concrete

open access: yesStructural Concrete, EarlyView.
Abstract According to Eurocode 2, part 3, autogenous self‐healing of separation cracks with a width ≤0.20 mm can be considered under certain hydraulic conditions. However, practical experience shows that healing does not always reliably occur even when this crack width is maintained.
Daniel Lahmann   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Nitrogen fertilizer value of digestates from anaerobic digestion of animal manures and crops [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
After anaerobic digestion (AD) of manures for biogas production the concentration of ammonium-N is increased and the concentration of decomposable carbon in manure is decreased.
Mejnertsen, Peter   +2 more
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Erving Goffman at 100: A Chameleon Seen as a Rorschach Test within a Kaleidoscope

open access: yesSymbolic Interaction, EarlyView.
The 100th anniversary of Erving Goffman's birth was in 2022. Drawing on his work, the Goffman archives, the secondary literature, and personal experiences with him and those in his university of Chicago cohort, I reflect on some implications of his work and life, and the inseparable issues of understanding society.
Gary T. Marx
wiley   +1 more source

Scoping review to assess online guidance about poultry farm biosecurity for farmers in the UK

open access: yesVeterinary Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Biosecurity is the primary defence against diseases such as avian influenza (AI) for poultry farms. This research reviews online resources to assess the availability and topics shaping biosecurity advice for poultry farmers. Methods A rapid scoping review examined biosecurity guidelines available to UK poultry farmers on 10 websites
Eve Houghton   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

GROWTH AND YIELD OF SORGHUM AS INFLUENCED BY GREEN MANURE AND SOIL ORGANIC MATTER CONTENT

open access: yesAnnals of Tropical Research, 1980
Green manure increased the organic matter content of the soil. Soybeans, as green manure, provided the highest organic matter content (3.796%), followed by mungbean (3.268%) and bushbean (2.836%).
RB Capuno, BE Fabre, RG Escalada
doaj  

Including Harvested Grain Biogenic CO2 to Address a Critical Flaw in Climate Accounting

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The international climate accounting system excludes both the biogenic CO2 sequestered in harvested crops and the biogenic CO2 emissions that occur when grain is digested or burned as biofuel. Despite being described in the literature as a critical flaw in climate accounting all parties within the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate
Richard S. Gray
wiley   +1 more source

Green manuring improves soil quality, grain yield, and grain anthocyanin content in colored rice cultivated in tropical regions

open access: yesFood and Energy Security
Green manuring is the process by which vegetative crops are incorporated into the soil, and it plays a good substitutable role in reducing chemical fertilizer applications while enhancing soil fertility. Field experiments were conducted at Lingao City of
Shaokun Song   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

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