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Weed occurrence in Finnish coastal regions: a survey of organically cropped spring cereals [PDF]
, 2006 Weed communities of organically cropped spring cereal stands in the southern and the northwestern coastal regions of Finland (= south and northwest, respectively) were compared with respect to number of species, frequency of occurrence, density and dry ...
Hyvönen, Terho, Riesinger, Paul
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Toward Sustainable Pesticide Application: Bridging Efficacy and Food Safety
Advanced Science, EarlyView.A fully bio‐based lignin coacervate system is developed for pesticide delivery, enhancing leaf retention, UV resistance, adhesion, and wetting. The formulation enables pH/laccase‐triggered release for prolonged action, reduces ecological toxicity, and is fully washable, reconciling agricultural efficacy with food and environmental safety.
Xuan Li +4 more
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Longitudinal Study of Thyroid Hormones between Conventional and Organic Farmers in Thailand
Toxics, 2020 Many pesticides are endocrine-disrupting chemicals that can interfere with hormone levels. This study aimed to assess the longitudinal impact of exposure to pesticides on thyroid hormone levels, including Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH), Free ...
Noppanun Nankongnab +5 more
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A Scoping Review of Nudges for Enhancing Agricultural Policy
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Following PRISMA guidelines, we conduct a scoping review on 18 empirical studies on nudging interventions for farmers in Europe and the USA. The evidence on the effectiveness of nudges is mixed. Some studies demonstrate positive outcomes, particularly when nudges are combined with other interventions; others report no effect or negative ...
Nadja El Benni +4 more
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A review of knowledge of the potential impacts of GMOs on organic agriculture [PDF]
, 2001 The organic movement believes that organic agriculture, by its nature, cannot involve the use of genetically modified organisms (GMOs). This has been incorporated into EU regulations which state that there is no place in organic agriculture for GMOs ...
Clarke, Belinda +5 more
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Spectrofluorimetric study of the herbicide bentazone in organized media: analytical applications
Analytical Methods, 2011 The present work is devoted to the study of the spectrofluorimetric behavior of the herbicide bentazone in the presence of selected organized assemblies, with the purpose of optimizing the working conditions for its determination in environmental samples.
Porini, Javier A. +1 more
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Product differentiation in the fruit industry: Lessons from trademarked apples
Agribusiness, EarlyView.Abstract We derive price premiums for patented or trademarked apple varieties, also known as “club apples,” compared to open‐variety apples. We use an expansive retail scanner dataset, along with unique data on apple taste characteristics, to estimate monthly club apple premiums for 2008–2018.
Modhurima Dey Amin +3 more
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Site-specific data on herbicide soil retention and ancillary environmental variables
Data in Brief, 2019 This article presents original geospatial data on soil adsorption coefficient (Kd) for two widely used herbicides in agriculture, glyphosate and atrazine. Besides Kds, the dataset includes site-specific soil data: pH, total nitrogen, total organic carbon,
Franca Giannini Kurina +3 more
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Field Evaluations of Herbicides on Vegetable, Small Fruit, and Ornamental Crops, 2000, 2001, & 2002 [PDF]
, 2004 Field evaluations of herbicides provide the chemical industry, governmental agencies, such as IR-4, and the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station with an evaluation of herbicide performance on small fruit, vegetable, and ornamental crops grown under ...
Lovelace, Mike L. +3 more
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.Abstract Eco‐labels inform consumers about the sustainable attributes of a product, but consumer face challenges to differentiate and select for specific attributes. Certification programs are similarly challenged to incentivize adoption of sustainable practices in product supply chains when consumer ability to differentiate sustainable attributes is ...
Nicolas Gatti +5 more
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