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Effect of different organic inputs on growth and yield of Soybean (Glycine max. L) under mountainous conditions of Himachal Pradesh

Environment Conservation Journal, 2020
Current study was conducted to evaluate the influence of organic and zero budget natural farming on growth and yield of Soybean (Glycine max. L) under mountainous conditions of Himachal Pradesh.
Neha Awasthi, R.G. Upadhyay, Anita Singh, Rameshwar Kumar , G.D. Sharma   +4 more
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Do community seed banks contribute to the social-ecological resilience of communities? A case-study from western Guatemala

International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability, 2020
Community seed banks (CSBs) are initiatives to support the conservation and use of diverse crops though locally rooted collective action. The impact of CSBs is assumed to be complex, but has not been investigated in detail.
Anna Porcuna-Ferrer, Valentin Fiala, Bernhard Freyer, Jacob van Etten, Ronnie Vernooy, Lorenz Probst   +5 more
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Overexpression of Rice Monogalactosyldiacylglycerol Synthase OsMGD Leads to Enhanced Salt Tolerance in Rice

Agronomy, 2022
Monogalactosyldiacylglycerol (MGDG) is the most abundant lipid on earth and constitutes about 50% of the polar lipids in the thylakoid membrane of higher plants. MGDG synthase (MGD) is the key enzyme responsible for MGDG synthesis in plants.
Lei Hui, Dan Liu, Yi Wang, Shasha Li, Lina Yin, Shiwen Wang   +5 more
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Productivity and profit enhancement through turmeric (Curcuma longa)intercropped with okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) in Punjab

The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences
Turmeric (Curcuma longa L.), a long-duration crop overlapping with the rainy (kharif) season, limits the growth period of subsequent winter (rabi) crops. To enhance income, intercropping with short-duration crops is viable due to turmeric’s slow initial
RAJENDER KUMAR, MANISHA THAKUR, VAJINDER PAL   +2 more
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The role of ethnic tourism in the food knowledge tradition of Tyrolean migrants in Treze Tílias, SC, Brazil

Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, 2018
Background Food knowledge and consumption in the context of migration is an important topic in ethnobiological research. Little research is done on the process of how external factors impact food knowledge amongst migrants.
Elisabeth Kuhn, Ruth Haselmair, Heidemarie Pirker, Christian R. Vogl   +3 more
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Impact of bio-formulation Jeevamrutham (Ghana and Drava) on growth and yield of paddy prepared from different animals breeds

Environment Conservation Journal
Natural farming is a holistic way of farming with the aim of conserving the natural resources with low-input, climate-resilient agricultural systems that prioritize soil health by stimulating beneficial microbial activity.
Hima Bindu Anisetti, Gubba Naveen, Bitra Yasasvi, Zakir Hussain   +3 more
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The changing face of farmers’ home gardens: a diachronic analysis from Sillian (Eastern Tyrol, Austria)

Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, 2018
Background Home gardens are an integral part of many traditional land use systems around the world. They are subject to various conversion processes and undergo a variety of changes.
Brigitte Vogl-Lukasser, Christian R. Vogl   +1 more
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Indigenous farmers’ perceptions of problems in the rice field agroecosystems in the upper Baram, Malaysia

Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, 2022
Background Rice field agroecosystems produce food for more than half of the world’s population and deliver important services supporting farmers’ livelihoods.
Alexander Hollaus, Christoph Schunko, Rainer Weisshaidinger, Poline Bala, Christian R. Vogl   +4 more
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Short-term trade-offs of organic matter management strategies for smallholder farms

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2022
Organic matter management (OMM) strategies such as farmyard manure (FYM) application, legume integration, crop residue incorporation, and alley cropping are recognized for improving soil fertility and crop productivity.
Deous Mary Ekyaligonza, Deous Mary Ekyaligonza, Thaddeo Kahigwa Tibasiima, Thaddeo Kahigwa Tibasiima, Phillipp Dietrich, John Patrick Kagorora, Jürgen Kurt Friedel, Michael Eder, Bernhard Freyer   +8 more
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Anticancer Activity of Phytochemicals from Nepalese Plants: A Review of Active Phytochemicals and Screening Methods

Natural Product Communications
Medicinal plants have long been sought after as a source of potentially valuable compounds to combat cancer. This review purposes that the phytochemicals found in Nepalese medicinal plants possess significant potential anticancer activity, which calls ...
Anup Luitel, Lalit Mohan Pant, Niru Thapa, Manika Shrestha, Anup Adhikari, Ronak Shrestha, Ashwinee Kumar Shrestha, Rajan Shrestha, Janardan Lamichhane   +8 more
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