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Organic Cotton Crop Guide - A manual for practitioners in the tropics [PDF]

, 2005
Designed primarily as a reference manual for extension workers and farmers, the Organic Cotton Crop Guide provides comprehensive practical know-how on organic cotton production in the tropics.
Eyhorn, Frank, Ramakrishnan, Mahesh, Ratter, Saro G.   +2 more
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A pipeline to compile expert‐verified datasets of digitised herbarium specimens for automated plant identification to accelerate taxonomy

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Understanding and protecting plant life is essential for tackling the twin challenges of biodiversity loss and climate change. To support this, we have developed a new digital approach that helps identify plant species more quickly and accurately.
Jed Arno, Jérémie Morel, Fitiavana Rasaminirina, Juliene de Fátima Maciel‐Silva, Daniel Cahen, Damon P. Little, Daniele Silvestro, Alexandre Antonelli, Olwen Grace, Li Zhang, Isabel Larridon   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Revegetated riparian areas are dominated by weeds, and lack structural diversity and natural recruitment: lessons for restoration practice

Restoration Ecology
Riparian areas can be highly biodiverse and provide critical ecosystem services. However, they are frequently subject to anthropogenic impacts such as land clearing, agricultural use, and urban development. Restoration of riparian areas via revegetation commonly improves the health of waterways and surrounding areas, but vegetation outcomes are rarely ...
Eliza Foley‐Congdon, Sacha Jellinek, Yung E. Chee, Joe Greet   +3 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Prevention and control of weeds, pests and diseases [PDF]

, 2009
Weed control still requires major investments of money and labour in organic arable farming and field vegetable cultivation. For this reason, current research is focused to a large extent on the development of weed control strategies.
Hommes, M., Sukkel, W.
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Conservation status of species used in the UK herbal medicine industry

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Given the ongoing biodiversity crisis, sustainable use and management of medicinal plants is critical. We assessed the conservation status, threats and conservation actions of 298 species sold by UK suppliers to medical herbalists. We found that most species used are unevaluated, representing a gap in conservation knowledge, and of those with ...
Isabella Flowers, Jon C. Lovett, Christopher Hassall   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Microbial Degradation of Pesticides in Agricultural Environments: A Comprehensive review of Mechanisms, Factors and Biodiversity

MOLECULAR SCIENCES AND APPLICATIONS
Pesticides are used frequently in modern times to prevent and manage crop pests and diseases, but their residual effects have seriously harmed both the environment and the health of humans.
Mohamedsabiullah Musbira Banu, N. Reehana, Mohamed Imran   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Organic Farming in Cornwall: Results of the 2002 Farmer Survey [PDF]

, 2003
A detailed survey of organic farming in Cornwall was completed duing the period August 2002 to February 2003. One of the main objectives of the survey was to describe current practices and constraints to organic production so as to aid the Organic ...
Burke, Jean, Roderick, Stephen
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Development and adoption of Kernza—A perennial grain crop for sustainable agriculture

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Annual cereal grains account for ~50% of human food calories, but cultivation of these crops has resulted in major environmental and social issues worldwide. For nearly three decades, researchers have been breeding intermediate wheatgrass—a perennial cool‐season grass—to serve as the world's first commercial‐scale perennial grain crop to improve ...
Jessica L. Gutknecht, James A. Anderson, George Annor, Prabin Bajgain, Timothy E. Crews, Colin Cureton, Lee DeHaan, Erin Meier, Tessa Peters, Valentín Picasso, Evelyn C. Reilly, Aaron Reser, Tara Ritter, Aubrey Streit Krug, Nicole Tautges, Jacob M. Jungers   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

Combined effects of canola plant density and insecticide management strategies on flea beetle abundance, canola defoliation, and yield across the Canadian prairies

Pest Management Science, EarlyView.
Increasing canola plant density reduced flea beetle abundance per plant and increased yield, independent of region or insecticide use, highlighting its potential as a component of integrated pest management. Abstract The crucifer flea beetle, Phyllotreta cruciferae (Goeze), and the striped flea beetle, Phyllotreta striolata (Fabricius) (Coleoptera ...
Shayla Woodland, Héctor A Cárcamo, Tyler Wist, Jennifer Otani, John Gavloski, Rob W Duncan, Tharshinidevy Nagalingam, Alejandro C Costamagna   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Modelo de la dinámica poblacional de Anoda cristata en un cultivo de soja resistente a glifosato bajo diferentes sistemas de manejo [PDF]

, 2007
Se desarrolló un modelo de simulación de la dinámica del banco de semillas de Anoda cristata (L.) Schlecht en un cultivo de soja. El modelo considera distintas estrategias de manejo: ausencia de control, control con la dosis recomendada y con la mitad de
Orioli, Gustavo Adolfo, Puricelli, E., Sabbatini, Mario Ricardo, Vitta, Javier Ignacio   +3 more
core   +1 more source