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Trophic Diversity in Duckweed: Mixotrophy, More Than the Sum of its Extremes

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
In the context of rising DOC in aquatic environments, mixotrophic duckweed may impact carbon cycling by acting as either a carbon sink, as they absorb CO2 through photosynthesis, or a carbon source, as they release CO2 through respiration of absorbed DOC, which depends on DOC concentration, light availability, temperature, and other environmental ...
Zuoliang Sun, Yan Chen, Fajun Li, Xuyao Zhao, Qingxiang Han, Hongwei Hou   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Advancing Fruit Bioimpedance Monitoring With Sustainable, Soft, And Bio‐Based Electrodes Beyond ECG

Advanced Electronic Materials, EarlyView.
Electrical impedance spectroscopy enables non‐destructive fruit quality monitoring, but conventional ECG and needle electrodes compromise signal stability, fruit physiology, and sustainability. This perspective highlights the transition toward soft, biocompatible, and biodegradable electrode interfaces based on natural substrates, bio‐derived ...
Sundus Riaz, Ahmed Rasheed, Angelo Zanella, Almudena Rivadeneyra, Paolo Lugli, Luisa Petti, Pietro Ibba   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Gardening in the United States: Postpandemic Expectations

HortTechnology, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic altered the way many consumers and businesses transacted business. Concerning the green industry, many households began gardening and/or purchased more green industry products.
David San Fratello, Benjamin L. Campbell, William G. Secor, Julie H. Campbell   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Looking Beyond “Mow, Blow and Go”: A Case Study of Mexican Immigrant Gardeners in Los Angeles [PDF]

, 2007
: Recent research on Mexican immigrants focuses on the working conditions of farm workers, garment workers, janitors and day laborers. This coincides with successful efforts by organized labor and immigrant advocacy groups to organize these marginalized ...
Huerta, Alvaro
core   +2 more sources

Foreign labor, peer‐networking and agricultural efficiency in the Italian dairy sector

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract While the presence of immigrants in the agricultural sector is widely acknowledged, the empirical evidence on its economic consequences is lacking, especially from a microeconomic perspective. Using the Farm Accountancy Data Network panel data for Italian dairy farms in the period 2008–2018, the present study investigates the relationship ...
Federico Antonioli, Simone Severini, Mauro Vigani   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Urban agriculture and sustainable urban landscape. An applied research on two case studies (Madagascar and Senegal) [PDF]

, 2010
In developing countries, like in Madagascar and Senegal facing high rates of urbanisation, urban agriculture is progressively taken into account in urban planning.
Aubry, Christine, Ba, Awa, Dabat, Marie-Hélène, Ramamonjisoa, Josélyne   +3 more
core   +4 more sources

Farmers' Participation in Messenger‐Based Social Groups And Its Effects on Performance in Irrigated Areas of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The penetration of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in farming communities is increasing the use of smartphone‐based instant messaging apps. Despite this, the reasons behind participation and the impact on farm productivity in developing countries remain unexplored.
Zafar Kurbanov, Abdusame Tadjiev, Nodir Djanibekov, Ajit Govind, Akmal Akramkhanov   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

L’agriculture ouagalaise (Burkina Faso) comme modèle de contribution au métabolisme urbain : avantages et limites

VertigO, 2018
Like many large African cities, Ouagadougou knows an increase of its cultivated areas. But they strongly depend on water and soil resources. How agriculture fits into and holds in the city ? What is its role ?
Amélie Robert , Jean Louis Yengué , Fanny Augis , Mikael Motelica-Heino , Edmond Hien , Alain Sanou    +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Regional Differences in U.S. Consumer Preferences for Native Woody Shrubs With Varying Aesthetic Characteristics

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Native plants offer a variety of aesthetic (e.g., fall colour, fruit, flowers) and functional benefits (e.g., pollinator friendly, wildlife friendly, water management). How these benefits influence consumer choice and perceived value of native versus introduced plants is not well understood.
Alicia Rihn, Ariana P. Torres, Sue Barton, Bridget K. Behe   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Vertical gardening undergirds household food security: evidence from Nairobi’s Kibera informal settlements

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
Rapid urbanization in Nairobi has intensified food insecurity, especially in informal settlements like Kibera, where 85% of residents face chronic hunger.
Judith A. Otieno, Dalmas O. Omia, Dorothy A. Amwata   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source