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Evaluation of the Impact of Weed Control Methods on Quantitative and Qualitative Characteristics of Moldavian Balm; A Medicinal Plant

Acta Technologica Agriculturae, 2016
Moldavian balm is an annual herbaceous plant and its lemon-scented leaves contain essential oil. However, weeds adversely affect its growth by release of allelochemicals, and/or direct competition for nutrient, moisture, light and space.
Janmohammadi Mohsen, Sabaghnia Naser, Bashiri Adel   +2 more
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The Interlink Between Sustainable Entrepreneurship and Ethics: A Systematic Review and Critical Reflection of the Literature

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article explores the link between sustainable entrepreneurship and ethics. Based on a systematic literature review, the article analyzes 153 articles by adopting a content analysis approach. The article explores dominant theories, themes and key stakeholders impacted by sustainable entrepreneurship and ethics and focuses on novel ...
Melissa Demartini, Devika Kannan, Kannan Govindan   +2 more
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Mechanical weeding of Rumex obtusifolius L. under different N, P and K availabilities in permanent grassland

Plant, Soil and Environment, 2010
In Europe, Rumex obtusifolius L. is the most problematic grassland weed species, especially under the conditions of organic farming. The aims of this study were (1) to investigate the effectiveness of repeated mechanical weeding of R.
L. Strnad, M. Hejcman, V. Křišťálová, P. Hejcmanová, V. Pavlů   +4 more
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Assessment of the Integration of Mechanical Weeding for Weed Control in Sugar Beet-Growing

Farm Machinery and Processes Management in Sustainable Agriculture, IX International Scientific Symposium, 2017
The aim of this research was to evaluate the potential of mechanical weeding for the cultivation of sugar beet by comparing four weed control programmes (one chemical, two mixed (chemical and mechanical) and one mechanical). Under the dry conditions of 2017, the mixed conditions displayed the best effectiveness (more than 97%), using less herbicide and
Rabier, Fabienne, Stas, Marie, Manderyck, Barbara, Huyghebaert, Bruno, Limbourg, Quentin   +4 more
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The Role of Solution Business Model Patterns in Digital Agriculture: Linking Business Model Components and Sustainable Outcomes From a Startup Business Perspective

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Digital agriculture is expanding rapidly, yet research has only begun to examine how AgTech startups design and adapt their business models, through digital technologies, in response to technological change and rising sustainability expectations.
Mauro Florez, Isabelle Bourdon, Julian Schirmer, René Eber, Valentina Materia   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mechanical weeding in sugarbeet field

, 2020
Le désherbage mécanique est l’un des principaux leviers qui s’inscrit dans l’objectif de réduction del'utilisation des produits phytopharmaceutiques de 50% à l’échéance 2025. De nombreux matériels etitinéraires permettent de concilier les deux objectifs que sont la réduction de l’utilisation des herbicideschimiques et un désherbage satisfaisant des ...
Royer, Cédric, Brisset, Guillaume, Duval, Rémy   +2 more
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Biodiversity Strategies in Action—Empirical Evidence From the Food Value Chain

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT There is an increasing need for better understanding of firm activities that contribute to biodiversity preservation. Panwar, Ober, and Pinkse offer a valuable typology of corporate biodiversity protection strategies based on temporal and spatial dimensions, namely, the preloss (proactive) strategies of conservation and compensation, and the ...
Joanna Scott‐Kennel, Sini Laari, Asta Salmi   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Development of a sustainable water treatment process using biochar as substrate for filtration and coliform removal

The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering, EarlyView.
Preparation, modification, and characterization of biochar from woodchips and its application in stream water filtration, evaluated through physicochemical and microbiological analyses. Abstract Global microbial water contamination affects 1.8 billion people, necessitating efficient and sustainable treatment methods.
Tariq Khalil, Muhammad Ishtiaq Ali, Rameesha Abid, Anab Mujtaba, Rabia Asghar, Asif Jamal, Yusuf Tutar, Ahsan Habib, Fakhraddin Yusubov   +8 more
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A Combined Paddy Field Inter-Row Weeding Wheel Based on Display Dynamics Simulation Increasing Weed Mortality

Agriculture
Weeds compete with rice for sunlight and nutrients and are prone to harboring pathogens, leading to reduced rice yields. Addressing the issues of low weeding efficiency and weed mortality rates in existing inter-row weeding devices, the study proposes ...
Jinwu Wang, Zhe Liu, Mao Yang, Wenqi Zhou, Han Tang, Long Qi, Qi Wang, Yi-Jia Wang   +7 more
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AI‐Enhanced Laser Manufacturing: A Social Life Cycle Perspective From the White Goods Industry

Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sustainable manufacturing transitions require companies to demonstrate not only environmental and economic benefits, but also measurable advances in corporate social responsibility (CSR). Therefore, we propose using a guideline‐based Social Life Cycle Assessment (S‐LCA) aligned with UNEP (2020) and ISO 14075 (2024) to evaluate the social ...
Ricardo Mejía‐Marchena, José Osorio‐Tejada, Farshid Sadeghi‐Khanegah, Abdullah Sert, Volker Hessel   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source