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Sustainable Productivity Growth in Agriculture: The Role of Shifts in R&D Investments and Technology

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The objective of the paper is to evaluate the long‐term prospects of sustainable productivity growth linked to plausible assumptions on public agricultural R&D investments as the key productivity driver. Second, it investigates the role of changing R&D focus from yield maximization to input saving technologies (fertilizers and pesticides). The
Zuzana Smeets Křístková, Michiel van Dijk, Robert M'Barek, Hans van Meijl, Tomas Ratinger   +4 more
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Drivers of Precision Agriculture Adoption in Italian Viticulture

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the main drivers influencing the adoption of two types of precision farming technologies in the viticultural sector: Decision Support Systems (DSSs) and Variable Rate Technologies (VRTs). We apply a partial proportional odds model and find that socio‐demographic characteristics are not significant determinants of adoption ...
Olimpia Fontana, Linda Arata, Margherita Muzzillo, Paolo Sckokai   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Glucosinolate and Isothiocyanate Profiles in Different Varieties of Raphanus sativus Seed via Multivariate Data Analysis

AgriFood: Journal of Agricultural Products for Food, EarlyView.
Through HPLC–MS/MS analysis and multivariate statistics, raphani semen (RS) varieties with high functional components were screened. The white raphani semen “Xuebawang” was identified as ideal for further study due to its high bioactive content: glucoraphenin (9010.27 mg/100 g), glucoraphanin (1027.76 mg/100 g), sulforaphane (66.14 mg/100 g), and ...
Yonghua Li, Dongmei Lin, Peng Wu, Rui Gao, Jingxiu Bi, Yuying Jiang, Tong Zhao, Xuexia Yuan, Jianhan Xu, Pingxiang Liu, Yutao Wang   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comparing the linkages between carbon components and soil aggregates in vegetable fields to continuous input of different carbon sources.

PLoS ONE
AimsTo address the issue of declining soil organic carbon (SOC) in vegetable fields, this study investigated the effects of continuous input of different carbon sources on soil carbon pool dynamics.MethodsA five-year field plot experiment was conducted ...
Yuan Yang Peng, Jiang Ling Huang, Yan Qin Peng, Yin Peng, Shi Xiong Li, Xi la Tu Da Bu   +5 more
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Fertilizer Use and Maize Production in Sub-Saharan Africa

In sub-Saharan Africa, greater use of mineral fertilizers is crucial to increasing food production and slowing the rate of environmental degradation. Regional growth rates in fertilizer consumption have never been particularly high, in part because the ...
Mwangi, Wilfred, Heisey, Paul W.
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Decomposition rate of organic fertilizers: effect on yield, nitrogen availability and nitrogen stock in the soil

, 2012
The nitrogen of organic fertilizers does not fully mineralize within a season, and hence will partly become available in later years. This effect is taken into account for the first year but generally not in later fertilizer applications.
van Opheusden, A.H.M., Rietberg, P.I., Opheusden, A. H. M., Burgt, Geert-Jan H.M., van der Burgt, G.J.H.M.   +4 more
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Wine Tourism as a Catalyst for Sustainable Performance: The Mediating Role of Corporate Legitimacy and Green Innovation

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study aims to explore the influence of Wine Tourism (WT) on the Sustainable Performance (SP) of wineries in Spain. It particularly investigates how Corporate Social Legitimacy (CSL) and Green Innovation (GI) may act as intermediary factors in this relationship.
Javier Martínez‐Falcó, Eduardo Sánchez‐García, Bartolomé Marco‐Lajara, Luis A. Millán‐Tudela   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effect of Organic Fertilizers on Soil Fertility and Peanut Yields

Agricultural Power Journal
To support environmentally sound agricultural practices, this study assessed the effectiveness of a single type of organic fertilizer applied at different dosage levels in optimizing the yield of groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.). The methodology involved a Completely Randomized Design (CRD) field trial structured around four treatments: a control and ...
null Mulyadi, null Miki Satria, null Rosman   +2 more
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Circularity, Sustainability, and the Quality of Coffee Sold via Vending Machines: What Do Italian Consumers Prefer?

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Vending is an important sector in the daily lives of many people, and coffee is the most frequently consumed product in the European market. Like many other sectors, vending is responding to the challenge of sustainable development by taking various actions, such as offering increasingly ecologically sound coffee while maintaining/improving ...
Alberto Bertossi, Stefania Troiano, Francesco Marangon   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pemakaian Pupuk Organik Cair Sebagai Dekomposer dan Sumber Hara Tanaman Padi (Oriza sativa L.)

Planta Tropika: Jurnal Agrosains, 2015
A research to determine the effects of liquid organic fertilizer as a decomposer and nutrition source on the growth of rice plant (Oriza sativa L.). This research was conducted in Wirokerten, Botokenceng, Bantul, Yogyakarta.
Bambang Heri Isnawan, Nafi Ananda Utama
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