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Evaluation of Frost Damage and Pod Set in Faba Bean (Vicia faba L.) under Field Conditions
Plants, 2021 Frost is one factor that causes extensive yield losses globally. A study was conducted to evaluate frost damage under field conditions and assess the genetic variation of flowers converting into pods. Diverse faba bean genotypes were evaluated under four
Najeeb H. Alharbi +4 more
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Nitrogen sensing in legumes [PDF]
Journal of Experimental Botany, 2016 Legumes fix atmospheric nitrogen (N) in a symbiotic relationship with bacteria. For this reason, although legume crops can be low yielding and less profitable when compared with cereals, they are frequently included in crop rotations. Grain legumes form only a minor part of most human diets, and legume crops are greatly underutilized. Food security and
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.Abstract The transition from subsistence to market‐oriented agriculture holds the potential to boost rural economic progress and improve the well‐being of the rural poor in developing countries. Despite this potential, there is limited understanding of the key drivers for smallholder commercialization. In this study, we utilize comprehensive three‐wave
Abebayehu Girma Geffersa +1 more
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Soil Science, 1961 Includes index. ; Bibliography: p. [267]-272. ; Mode of access: Internet.
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Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica, Section B — Soil & Plant Science, 2019 The degree of complementarity vis-à-vis competition amongst the component crops, which is influenced by their relative planting dates, may affect the productivity of intercrop systems. This study assessed the effect of the relative planting dates of legumes on yield and yield components of three legume species.
Khutso Debra Legodi, J. B. O. Ogola
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Does Contract Farming Improve Diet Quality? The Case of Senegalese Smallholders
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The institution of contract farming has gained prominence in most developing countries owing to its numerous benefits. While several studies have already highlighted the welfare benefits of contract farming, very few have investigated the effects on diet quality, despite poor quality diets being a serious challenge in most parts of the ...
Francis E. Ndip, Takeshi Sakurai
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Various inputs applied for growing sweet potato in the tidal swamp area of south Borneo of Indonesia
International Journal of Agricultural Research, Innovation and Technology, 2020 In South Borneo, sweet potato baking is very good market and has to be shipped from Java for fulfilling the demand of the people. Preparation of sweet potato as additional food is only simple by put in oven, so it is sold fresh from the oven.
Y Widodo +4 more
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Selecting novel material of vegetable pea for mechanical harvesting and canning [PDF]
Ratarstvo i Povrtarstvo, 2016 Breeding of novel pea cultivars is of significant interest in scope of increasing food shortages. The cultivars of new generation have to be highly technological and appropriate for mechanical treatment in all stages of planting.
Kaigorodova Irina M. +1 more
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Specificity in Legume-Rhizobia Symbioses
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2016 Most species in the Leguminosae (legume family) can fix atmospheric nitrogen (N2) via symbiotic bacteria (rhizobia) in root nodules. Here, the literature on legume-rhizobia symbioses in field soils was reviewed and genotypically characterised rhizobia ...
M. Andrews, M. E. Andrews
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Amidst a recent surge in US goat meat imports to meet growing demand, this study contributes to the meat demand literature by examining consumer preferences for goat meat, a relatively healthy and environmentally friendly alternative to other popular meats.
Binod Khanal +2 more
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