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Supporting Beneficial Insects for Agricultural Sustainability: The Role of Livestock-Integrated Organic and Cover Cropping to Enhance Ground Beetle (Carabidae) Communities

open access: yesAgronomy, 2020
Ground beetles (Carabidae) are beneficial insects providing ecosystem services by regulating insect pests and weed seeds. Despite several studies conducted on ground beetles worldwide, there is a lack of knowledge on how these insects are affected by ...
Subodh Adhikari, Fabian D. Menalled
doaj   +1 more source

Bacterial indicator of agricultural management for soil under no-till crop production. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2012
The rise in the world demand for food poses a challenge to our ability to sustain soil fertility and sustainability. The increasing use of no-till agriculture, adopted in many areas of the world as an alternative to conventional farming, may contribute ...
Eva L M Figuerola   +8 more
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Effect of Leveling and Tillage Equipment on Soil Bulk Density and Yield of Maize

open access: yesمجلة ديالى للعلوم الزراعية, 2023
A field experiment was carried out to evaluate the effect of leveling and tillage equipment on the soil bulk density and the growth and production of maize.
Abdulrazzak Abdullatif Jasim   +2 more
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State of microbiocenosis of southern chernozem under the no-till system [PDF]

open access: yesE3S Web of Conferences, 2020
Agricultural technologies aimed at reducing the tillage can be adopted as safer farming methods to preserve and improve the diversity of soil microbial communities.
Melnichuk T N   +7 more
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What Are The Factors Affecting No-Till Adoption In The Farming System Of Sétif Province In Algeria?

open access: yesTurkish Journal of Agriculture: Food Science and Technology, 2018
Conservation agriculture is a concept which defines different farming systems. Its implementation depends on soil properties, climate and socio-economic considerations.
Amar Rouabhi   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

La diffusion du semis direct au Brésil, diversité des pratiques et logiques territoriales : l’exemple de la région d’Itaipu au Paraná

open access: yesConfins, 2011
No-till or direct seeding is a production system based on non-ploughing. It incorporates a range of farming practices that protect agricultural soils from erosion, reduce fuel consumption and could increase crop yields.
François Laurent   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Young children's perspectives of time: New directions for co‐constructing understandings of quality in ECEC

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView., 2023
Abstract Children's relationship with time in preschools is an under‐researched area. Young children rarely know how to measure time using a clock, but their experiences of time may contribute to understanding children's well‐being and debates about quality in preschools.
Kristín Dýrfjörð   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sugarcane Root Development and Yield under Different Soil Tillage Practices

open access: yesRevista Brasileira de Ciência do Solo, 2019
New strategies for sugarcane production have been very important since the incorporation of ethanol in the Brazilian energy mix in the early 1970s.
Emmerson Rodrigues de Moraes   +6 more
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Organic barley producers' desired qualities for crop improvement [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Barley fits well into many different organic farming systems. It can be grown as either a winter or spring annual crop in many temperate regions. Barley can be used for food, malting, or animal feed, providing growers with diverse marketing opportunities.
Baker, Brian P   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Soil health and nutrient density: preliminary comparison of regenerative and conventional farming [PDF]

open access: yesPeerJ, 2022
Several independent comparisons indicate regenerative farming practices enhance the nutritional profiles of crops and livestock. Measurements from paired farms across the United States indicate differences in soil health and crop nutrient density between
David R. Montgomery   +4 more
doaj   +2 more sources

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