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Effects of biopesticides extracted with a homemade solvent on stored maize protection

Agricultura Tropica et Subtropica, 2023
Synthetic chemicals continue to play an important role in reducing storage losses attributable to insect pest activities. However, the adverse effects associated with some patented chemicals make synthetic pesticides less attractive and have given the ...
Sintim Henry Ofosuhene, Ansah Kwame Duodu   +1 more
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Stand Age, Standard Retention Density and Site Conditions as Drivers of Shoot Biomass Accumulation in Mediterranean Oak Coppices

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Mediterranean oak coppices represent an important fuelwood resource in Central Italy, but management decisions are often constrained by limited quantitative evidence on the relative importance of stand development, standard retention, site conditions, and climate in driving shoot biomass accumulation.
Francesco Latterini, Rodolfo Picchio, Dominika Janiszewska‐Latterini, Łukasz Pawlik, Rachele Venanzi, Walter Stefanoni, Marcin K. Dyderski   +6 more
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Fibre morphological variations of some nigerian guinea savannah wood species

Maderas: Ciencia y Tecnología, 2019
Fibre morphology of some Nigerian tropical timber species were evaluated to determine their potentials as suitable source of raw material for pulp and paper making.
Nusirat Aderinsola Sadiku, Abdkareem Kafilat Adejoke   +1 more
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Moderate Biochar–Compost Mixture Is More Effective in Improving Biomass, Nutrient Fluxes, and Photosynthetic Outputs for Sustainable Land Restoration and Soil Fertility

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Soil nutrient depletion severely constrains crop productivity in degraded and saline environments. Strategies such as biochar–compost integration could be useful for sustainable agriculture and land restoration on a global scale. This study evaluated the effects of biochar (1% Bc), compost (1% Co), and their blends (0.5% Bc + 0.5% Co and 1% Bc 
Zainul Abideen, Maria Hasnain, Hans Werner Koyro, Brent L. Nielsen, Irfan Aziz, Nadia Sharif, Rabab Fatima Rizvi, Hamada E. Ali   +7 more
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Reindeer grazing induces spatial and functional shifts in root systems of boreal pine forests

Oikos, EarlyView.
The spatial distribution of roots, laterally and vertically, is critical for nutrient and water uptake and for driving root‐associated carbon inputs and turnover. Large herbivores, such as reindeer, influence ecosystems belowground by altering aboveground vegetation composition and soil microclimate.
Johannes Cunow, Femke Pijcke, Johan Olofsson, Maria Väisänen, Gesche Blume‐Werry   +4 more
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Implementing linear mixed effects models to enhance estimation of the dimensional stability of wood of Laurus nobilis L.

Forest Systems
Aim of study: The properties of wood of laurel (Laurus nobilis L.) have not yet been adequately described. For example, information on variables related to dimensional stability during drying (shrinkage) is lacking, even though this is a key factor ...
José A. Pulgar , Guillermo Riesco
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The importance of biodiversity components differs among wood‐based material Nature's contributions to people (NCP) in a tropical montane ecosystem

Oikos, EarlyView.
Biodiversity can influence forest productivity, but this does not necessarily translate into higher provision of wood‐based Nature's contributions to people (NCP), as only a subset of the wood produced is used for each NCP. Biodiversity–NCP relationships therefore require further assessment.
Koggani Dickson Koggani, Peter Manning, Andreas Ensslin, Gemma Rutten, Armin Komposch, Markus Fischer, Andreas Hemp, Andrea Larissa Boesing   +7 more
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The effect of hardwood group cutting on accumulation, density and temperature of snow (Case study: Kheyrud forest research station) [PDF]

مجله جنگل ایران, 2013
Tree cutting can affect different aspects of forests. To investigate the changes on snow accumulation, density and temperature due to tree cutting in the forest, two forestry regions were selected, one control and the other the cutting region.
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Hybrid Cross-Laminated Timber under Bending: Finite Element Analysis Based on Nondestructive Testing

Drewno
The growing demand for wood as a raw material, coupled with the impacts of climate change on coniferous forests, necessitates research into underutilized wood species and potential hardwood alternatives.
József Garab, László Bejó, Tamás Király   +2 more
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Caring for forests between attitude and platitude. Social relationships with nature in industrial forestry in Äänekoski, Finland

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Forests play a pivotal role in sustainability transitions. This article explores how people's relationships with forests, particularly how they care for or take care of them, shape and reflect broader tendencies and tensions in forest utilization and governance.
Jana Rebecca Holz
wiley   +1 more source