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Comparative transcriptomic and proteomic analyses of two salt-tolerant alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) genotypes: investigation of the mechanisms underlying tolerance to salt

Frontiers in Plant Science
Abiotic stressors such as salt stress restrict plant development and output, which lowers agricultural profitability. In this study, alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) varieties with different levels of salt tolerance were examined using high-throughput RNA ...
Jiahui Hang, Jiahui Hang, Jiahui Hang, Ting Song, Ting Song, Ting Song, Ling Zhang, Ling Zhang, Ling Zhang, Wenjun Hou, Wenjun Hou, Wenjun Hou, Xiaoxia Liu, Xiaoxia Liu, Xiaoxia Liu, Dongmei Ma, Dongmei Ma, Dongmei Ma   +17 more
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POVERTY, LAND DEGRADATION AND CLIMATIC UNCERTAINTY [PDF]

Oxford Economic Papers, 1997
This paper studies farmers who operate in a risky environment at a minimum level of subsistence. In particular we investigate how poverty influences the soil conservation decision in the absence of formal insurance markets. It is shown that the consequences for the optimal soil conservation decision from poverty differ across the three agricultural ...
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The implications of stakeholders' perceptions of land for sustainable land use management in NE Ghana [PDF]

, 2008
There are negative implications of changes in stakeholders traditional land perceptions for sustainable land use and management in north-east Ghana.
Bugri, John, Glaves, Peter, Ridgway, Robert Broughton   +2 more
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Developing optimal drip irrigation schedule for alfalfa production in desert using the HYDRUS-1D model

Guan'gai paishui xuebao
【Objective】 Soil water is one of the most important abiotic factors influencing plant growth in arid areas. This paper aims to develop an optimal drip irrigation schedule for alfalfa production in desert farmlands in Northwestern China.
MIAO Qingyuan, MI Lina, QIN Lanyu, ZHU Junyi, LU Qi, YANG Wenbin, CHENG Yiben   +6 more
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Identification of Land Degradation and Method of Solution in Zone of Baturagung Hill at Gunung Kidul Regency

Forum Geografi, 2017
Baturagung hill is a folded hill range consisting mainly of Tertiary volcanic rocks which have been undergoing severe faulting, jointing and weathering.
Langgeng Wahyu Santosa
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Strategies for sustainable land management and poverty reduction in Uganda: [PDF]

"The government of Uganda, with help from its development partners, is designing and implementing policies and strategies to address poverty, land degradation, and declining agricultural productivity.
Jagger, Pamela, Kaizzi, Crammer, Nkonya, Ephraim M., Pender, John L., Ssali, Henry, Sserunkuuma, Dick   +5 more
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FITCA-EMMC workshops on information exchange and training with rural communities on environment: Eastern Uganda. W1 [PDF]

, 2003
Four workshops were held in four sub counties in the districts of Soroti, Tororo, Iganga and Kamuli. Five to seven villages were involved in each sub county.
Kang'Ethe, Erastus, Maitima, Joseph, Mbugua, Simon, Mbuvi, Dorcas, Toutain, Bernard   +4 more
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Water Figures Asia: news of IWMI’s work in Asia [PDF]

Water policy, Water pollution, Land degradation, Land use, Asia ...
International Water Management Institute (IWMI).
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Reassessing the History of U.S. Hazardous Waste Disposal Policy - Problem Definition, Expert Knowledge and Agenda-Setting [PDF]

, 1997
The authors show that in the 1940\u27s technical consensus began to develop about the effects of land-based waste disposal on groundwater degradation.
Brown, Halina Szejnwald, Cook, Brian J., Krueger, Robert, Shatkin,   +3 more
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Two-level model for land degradation mapping on multispectral satellite imagery [PDF]

, 2011
Two-level model for land degradation mapping on multispectral satellite imagery of low and medium spatial resolution is shown. First level model applies several different thematic classifications of source multispectral images, e.g. vegetation change,
Gubkina, V.V.
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