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Ammonium glufosinate and triazine herbicides have side effects on soil microorganisms and pathogens

Карантин і захист рослин, 2019
Goal. Analysis and synthesis of research results regarding the beneficial and negative side effects of ammonium glufosinate and thiazine herbicides on microorganisms. Methods. System-analytical, abstract-logical, empirical. Results.
I. Storchous, Yu. Stefkivska
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Farmers' Preferences for Gene Editing Crops and Influencing Factors

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Gene editing (GE) is gaining momentum worldwide, but limited data on UK farmers' preferences hinders our understanding of its potential impact amid deregulation debates. Based on a survey of 200 English arable farmers, we employ a Latent Class Analysis and Multinomial Logit regressions to investigate current preferences for GE crops.
Bertolozzi‐Caredio Daniele, Vigani Mauro   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Dactyloctenium aegyptium (L.) Willd. (Poaceae) Differentially Responds to Pre- and Post-Emergence Herbicides through Micro-Structural Alterations

Agriculture, 2022
Herbicides are widely used to kill weeds and increase crop production all over the world. Nevertheless, some weeds show certain structural modifications in response to herbicide application that impart mostly partial or sometimes complete tolerance to ...
Sidra Riaz, Sana Basharat, Farooq Ahmad, Mansoor Hameed, Sana Fatima, Muhammad Sajid Aqeel Ahmad, Syed Mohsan Raza Shah, Ansa Asghar, Mohamed A. El-Sheikh, Prashant Kaushik   +9 more
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Voluntary Collective Action to Address Growing Agricultural Challenges in Two Countries: Experimental Insights and Commonalities

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We conducted two framed field economic experiments with citrus farmers in Florida, United States and soybean farmers in Argentina to investigate their willingness to coordinate pest and weed management efforts. Despite the contrast between these two agricultural contexts, we find striking behavioral commonalities.
Ariel Singerman, Sergio H. Lence
wiley   +1 more source

Assessing Government Subsidies for Reducing Pesticide Use: A Meta‐Analysis

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In the efforts being made by governments to reduce pesticide use, subsidies are an important instrument to encourage farmers to adopt more sustainable practices. Yet, their effectiveness remains uncertain due to diverse designs and contexts.
Gaëlle Leduc, Douadia Bougherara, Thi Thanh Mai Ha, Laure Latruffe   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Influence of kinetic sorption and diffusion on pesticide movement through aggregated soils [PDF]

, 2004
Laboratory studies were carried out to investigate solute leaching at different times from application in relation to temperature and initial soil moisture.
Beulke, Sabine, Brown, Colin D., Fryer, Christopher J., van Beinum, Wendy   +3 more
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Influence of Hand Weeding and Herbicides on Peanut (Arachis hypogaea) Yield and Financial Return in Ghana

Agrochemicals
Protecting peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) from weed interference is important for optimizing yield in Ghana and other West African countries. Hand removal is the main approach for controlling weeds in this region of the world. Herbicides are an alternative
Stephen Arthur, Grace Bolfrey-Arku, David L. Jordan, Joseph Sarkodie-Addo, Richard Akromah, Moses Brandford Mochiah, Afua G. Gyimah, Frank Bondinuba, Victoria Klutse, Maxwell Yorke   +9 more
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Deep learning for detecting herbicide weed control spectrum in turfgrass

Plant Methods, 2022
Background Precision spraying of postemergence herbicides according to the herbicide weed control spectrum can substantially reduce herbicide input.
Xiaojun Jin, Muthukumar Bagavathiannan, Aniruddha Maity, Yong Chen, Jialin Yu   +4 more
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How Competitive Is Myanmar's Rice Sector? A Comparison of Production Costs and Efficiency

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper analyzes the cost competitiveness of rice production in Myanmar by examining production costs, cost efficiency, and the potential effect of improving cost efficiency on the country's global competitiveness. To achieve this, we conduct a comparative analysis of production costs among major rice‐producing countries and estimate the ...
Nandar Aye Chan, Orkhan Sariyev, Mohammad Ariful Islam, Manfred Zeller   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Alternative Policy Designs to Help Farmers Select Profitable Conservation Practices

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Voluntary private carbon initiatives (VPCIs) promote the implementation of agricultural conservation practices that mitigate emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs) via financial incentives to participating farmers. Simultaneously, an array of public policies supports the adoption of conservation practices through technical and financial ...
Oranuch Wongpiyabovorn, Alejandro Plastina   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source