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Fen fertilization with potash in the light of tests at Leteensuo experimental station

Agricultural and Food Science, 1960
On the fen area of the Experimental Station of Leteensuo, with a peat layer consisting of forest sedge peat, potassium fertilization produced a considerable increase of the hay crop yield on the clayed as well as the unclayed bog, when phosphate ...
Yrjö Pessi
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Wild meat consumption in changing rural landscapes of Indonesian Borneo

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Wild meat can play a crucial role in the food system of rural communities residing near tropical forests. Yet, socio‐ecological changes across tropical landscapes are impacting the patterns and sustainability of meat consumption. To understand the prevalence, frequency and drivers of wild meat, domestic meat and fish consumption in this ...
Katie L. Spencer, Daniel J. Ingram, Namrata B. Anirudh, Ardiantiono, Susan M. Cheyne, Leejiah J. Dorward, Abdul Kadir, Michaela G. Y. Lo, Courtney L. Morgans, Jatna Supriatna, Nurul L. Winarni, Freya A. V. St. John, Matthew J. Struebig   +12 more
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The volume weight of the organic matter in the plough layer of peat lands cultivated by different methods

Agricultural and Food Science, 1961
The investigation is a report of the results from determinations of the volume weight of the organic matter in the plough layer of cultivated peat lands. They are believed to justify the following conclusions.
Yrjö Pessi
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Effects of soil variation between peat soil and mineral soil on fruit quality of pineapple (Ananas Comosus) cultivars: N36 and josapine [PDF]

, 2017
Consumption of pineapple is predicted to increase in the near future in which the demand for continuous supply of the fruit becomes of major interest. This research is focused on finding the influence of growth medium between peat soil and mineral soil ...
Abu Kasim, Amirul Imran, Mohd Kassim, Angzzas Sari   +1 more
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‘We want to be the hosts of this story’: Learning from community‐led approaches to data governance of land use for nature recovery

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Debates abound regarding how to use land for nature recovery and environmental governance. Such decisions require an understanding of benefits and trade‐offs, and increasingly rely on vast quantities of data, delivered through digital technologies.
Lucy Jenner, Marc J. Metzger, Darren Moseley, Ed Forrest   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

ESTIMATION OF RESOURCE-HEALING ROLE LUPINE AND STRAW IN THE GRAIN-ROW CROP ROTATION [PDF]

Scientific Papers Series : Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and Rural Development, 2014
In field experiences on soddy-podzolic sandy soil of Meshchersky lowland high agroeconomic efficiency of an adaptive link of a crop rotation with, grown up on grain, a potato and barley is established, at entering winter wheat straw under lupine .
Tatyana ANISIMOVA
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Respiration of aged soil carbon during fall in permafrost peatlands enhanced by active layer deepening following wildfire but limited following thermokarst [PDF]

, 2018
Permafrost peatlands store globally significant amounts of soil organic carbon (SOC) that may be vulnerable to climate change. Permafrost thaw exposes deeper, older SOC to microbial activity, but SOC vulnerability to mineralization and release as carbon ...
Czimczik, Claudia I, Estop-Aragonés, Cristian, Gibson, Carolyn, Heffernan, Liam, Olefeldt, David, Walker, Jennifer C, Xu, Xiaomei   +6 more
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CO2‐Assisted Foaming of PLA–Cellulose Acetate Blends for Peat‐Free Horticultural Substrates

Polymer Engineering &Science, EarlyView.
Engineered porous substrate facilitating seed incorporation, water retention, and plant growth. ABSTRACT This study investigates carbon dioxide assisted (CO2) foaming of polylactic acid (PLA)–cellulose acetate (CA) blends to develop biodegradable substrates for horticultural applications.
Kaleum Meaney, Ke Gong, Yvonne Cortese, Yin Zhu, Lena Madden, Michael Gaffney, Declan Devine, Crevan O'Donnell, Yuanyuan Chen   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

REDUCING NITRATE LEACHING FROM SODDY-PODZOLIC SANDY LOAM SOIL WHEN APPLYING POULTRY MANURE IN COMBINATION WITH BARLEY [PDF]

Scientific Papers Series : Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and Rural Development, 2015
The results of the experimental research which established a decrease of nitrate nitrogen leaching from loamy sandy soddy-podzolic soil during application high doses of poultry manure (N200 and N400) in combination with barley straw are presented in this
Irina RUSAKOVA
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Howden Moss: a study of vegetational history in Upper Teesdale [PDF]

, 1976
The peat deposits at Howden Moss, Upper Teesdale, have been examined stratigraphically and pollen analytically. The present state of the bog in described and pollen diagrams are presented for three sites. The results show that peat formation had begun by
Simpson, Caroline Anne
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