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Mulching Practices Improve Soil Moisture and Enzyme Activity in Drylands, Increasing Potato Yield
AgronomyMulch is an important measure for improving agricultural productivity in many semiarid regions of the world. However, the impacts of various mulching materials on soil hydrothermal characteristics, enzyme activity, and potato yield in fields have not ...
Wenhuan Song +7 more
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Effect of different cover crop residue management practices on soil moisture content under a tomato crop (Lycopersicon esculentum) [PDF]
, 2014 Water relations are among the most important physical phenomena that affect the use of soils for agricultural, ecological, environmental, and engineering purposes.
Cornelis, Wim +4 more
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1163. Heterotheca camporum (Greene) Shinners
Curtis's Botanical Magazine, EarlyView.Summary Heterotheca camporum (Greene) Shinners (Compositae: Astereae: Chrysopsidinae) is described and illustrated. Notes are provided for the species' cultivation, propagation, likely pests and diseases, and availability. A full synonymy is given, along with type citations and known presence of type material, together with relevant notes.
Nicholas Hind, Christabel King
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Shuitu Baochi Xuebao[Objective] Soil acidification, structure and fertility degradation and poor water-holding capacities are common problems in the apple orchard on the Loess Plateau, effective soil improvement techniques are crucial for enhancing soil quality, and ...
DUAN Shunxia +3 more
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Plant protection in organic arable and horticultural production: A summary of research conducted under the German Federal Programme for Organic Agriculture and other forms of Sustainable Agriculture [PDF]
, 2012 Plant protection in arable and horticultural production was one of the central topics for research in the Federal Programme for Organic Agriculture. Since 2002, 53 projects have been carried out on this subject.
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1166. Helianthus occidentalis Riddell
Curtis's Botanical Magazine, EarlyView.Summary Helianthus occidentalis Riddell (Compositae: Heliantheae: Helianthinae) is described and illustrated. The species' placement in the genus is commented on, as are the differences in infrageneric placement of the other species Heiser originally grouped H. occidentalis with.
Nicholas Hind, Christabel King
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Journal of Agriculture and Food ResearchExtensive use of polyethylene plastic mulch (PM) boosts crop productivity in rainfed Northwest China but causes severe soil pollution. Consequently, biodegradable plastic mulch (DM) and straw mulching (full-coverage, CM; strip, SM) have emerged as eco ...
Chenyu Li +11 more
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Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 2018 Straw mulching allows for effective water storage in dryland wheat production. Finding a suitable straw mulching model that facilitates wheat growth was the objective of this study.
Qiu-yan YAN +8 more
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Mulches and pheromones - plant protection tools for organic black currant production [PDF]
, 2005 Different mulches have been studied in organic currant production since 1997 at MTT Ecological Production in S:t Michel. Mulches, especially black plastic, suppressed weeds effectively.
Kemppainen, R. +2 more
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Curtis's Botanical Magazine, EarlyView.Summary Eupatorium maculatum L. (Compositae: Eupatorieae: Eupatoriinae) is described and illustrated. Notes are provided for the species’ cultivation, propagation, likely pests and diseases, and availability, along with useful contrasting planting in a prairie garden or specimen border planting.
Nicholas Hind, Joanna Langhorne
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