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Polymer Engineering &Science, EarlyView.Poly(hydroxybutyrate‐co‐hydroxyvalerate)/thermoplastic starch blends, produced by melt processing, showed improvements in mechanical properties and water vapor transmission barrier performance, which can help control excessive water evaporation from the soil, thus contributing to pH and moisture regulation.
Pâmela R. Oliveira +4 more
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Mulching as water-saving technique in dryland agriculture: review article
Bulletin of the National Research Centre, 2019 Agricultural water resources have been limited over the years due to global warming and irregular rainfall in the arid and semi-arid regions. To mitigate the water stress in agriculture, mulching has a crucial impact as a water-saving technique in rain ...
M. A. Kader +5 more
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Enhancing the Functional Properties of Polylactic Acid by Incorporation of Esterified Lignin
Journal of Polymer Science, EarlyView.Esterified lignin from agro‐industrial wastes enhances the hydrophobicity, UV‐shielding efficiency, and antioxidant capacity of polylactic acid composites. ABSTRACT Incorporating lignin as an additive is a promising strategy to overcome the limitations of PLA‐based composites.
Rogerio Martins Vieira +6 more
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Science of the Total Environment, 2019 Water scarcity has received global attention in the last decade as it challenges food security in arid and semi-arid regions, particularly in the Middle East and North Africa.
Hamideh Nouri +5 more
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PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.Contaminants of emerging concern (CECs) in agriculture represent a growing global challenge for food safety and public health. In this review, we synthesized evidence on how substances such as pharmaceuticals, microplastics, and per‐ and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) enter soils, accumulate in crops, and affect ecological and human health. We found
Laura J. Carter +8 more
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Intercropping mitigates incidence of the oilseed rape insect pest complex
Pest Management Science, EarlyView.Intercropping reduces the incidence of the oilseed rape insect pest complex with a significant impact of the direct visual and physical disruption provided by the companion plant. Abstract BACKGROUND Oilseed rape (OSR, Brassica napus) is a major crop requiring numerous phytosanitary treatments.
Laurie Magnin +3 more
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Scientific ReportsThe present study was conducted by cultivating tomato (Solanum lycopersicum ‘Provence’) using varied inorganic mulching to investigate soil hydrothermal environment and tomato characters under unheated greenhouse cultivation in the cold zone of China.
Yanyan Dai +5 more
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Horticultural Plant Journal, 2015 Appearance quality is the main element forming the fruit quality. Both bagging and reflective film application can improve appearance comprehensive quality.
Zhang Binbin +4 more
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The Nexus Between Circular Economy and Sustainable Supply Chain Management: PRISMA Methodology
Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The intersection of sustainable supply chain management (SSCM) and circular economy (CE) has attracted increasing academic and practical attention, emphasizing the need for integrated sustainability approaches. This study employs the PRISMA protocol and conceptualizes the CE–SSCM relationship as a dynamic system in which internal capabilities,
Feriel Barkaoui, Khaled Ben abdallah
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Scientific Reports, 2017 Climate change and the growing demand for food security force growers to identify ways both to improve food production and to reduce agricultural carbon emissions.
Xinhui Liu +4 more
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