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Development and adoption of Kernza—A perennial grain crop for sustainable agriculture
PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.Annual cereal grains account for ~50% of human food calories, but cultivation of these crops has resulted in major environmental and social issues worldwide. For nearly three decades, researchers have been breeding intermediate wheatgrass—a perennial cool‐season grass—to serve as the world's first commercial‐scale perennial grain crop to improve ...
Jessica L. Gutknecht +15 more
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Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences, 2007 The effects of high environmental temperature on the heterophil/lymphocyte ratio were determined for a comparison of the ability to tolerate heat between Thai indigenous chickens, crossbred Thai indigenous chickens and broilers. One kilogram of the representative males and females of each of the three breeds were maintained in an environmental ...
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Pest Management Science, EarlyView.Opinion on pesticide resistance and management in the European Union (EU) and United Kingdom (UK) is presented cognisant of changes in regulation that impact on mode of action availability and cropping system choice. Abstract In recent times, pesticide resistance has been managed reasonably effectively, either proactively or reactively, by monitoring ...
Julian Smith +10 more
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Compensating restrictive fisheries management measures: distribution of improved cocks to Kainji Lake communities 1997-2001 [PDF]
, 2003 The Nigeria-German Kainji Lake Fisheries Promotion Project (KLFPP) promoted the distribution of genetically improved cocks to the Kainji Lake (Nigeria) fishing communities aiming to compensate for possible short-term income losses due to the ...
Ibiwoye, T.I.I., Saizwedel, H.
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Science Education, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Students' diverse levels of knowledge and competence—shaped by individual interests and educational debts, including structural, systemic, and institutional barriers—create substantial cognitive heterogeneity in instructional settings. Adequately addressing this heterogeneity is challenging.
Paul P. Martin +4 more
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CANONICAL DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS OF THREE NIGERIAN MULTIPLE-PURPOSE CHICKENS AND MEAT-TYPE BROILER
Trakia Journal of SciencesPURPOSE: Canonical Discriminant Analysis was conducted on body weight and morphological characteristics of three Nigerian indigenous (normal feathered, naked neck, frizzle feathered) and Ross 308 broiler chickens reared at Maiduguri, Borno ...
A. O. Abdulraheem +7 more
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Poor Philanthropist II: New approaches to sustainable development [PDF]
, 2009 The second title in the Poor Philanthropist Series, this monograph represents the culmination of a six-year journey; a journey characterised in the first three years by in-depth qualitative research which resulted in an understanding of philanthropic ...
Alan Fowler, Susan Wilkinson-Maposa
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Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Tourism is a significant sector on the Svalbard archipelago. The increase in visitors and tourism activities has reshaped the local community of Longyearbyen, brought new economic opportunities, and put greater pressure on the local environment.
Julien Lebel +3 more
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Private Capacity and Public Failure: Contours of Livestock Innovation Response Capacity in Kenya [PDF]
Globalization, urbanization and new market demands - together with ever-increasing quality and safety requirements - are putting significantly greater pressures on agrifood stakeholders in the world.
Dijkman, Jeroen +3 more
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Breeding program for indigenous chicken in Kenya
Abstract Ngeno, K. (2015). Breeding program for indigenous chicken in Kenya. Analysis of diversity in indigenous chicken populations. PhD thesis, Wageningen University, the Netherlands The objective of this research was to generate knowledge required for the development of an indigenous chicken (IC) breeding program for enhanced productivity and ...
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