The influence of plant fertilisation regime on plant-aphid-parasitoid interactions [PDF]
, 2003 This thesis examines effects of plant fertilisation regime on herbivore and parasitoid performance for two aphids, Macrosiphum euphorbiae and Myzus persicae, and one parasitoid wasp, Aphidius ervi. Herbivore performance was measured as adult fresh weight
Jansson, Johanna
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Animal Segregation: The Biopolitics of Concentrated Pig Farming
Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie, EarlyView.Abstract This paper explores the possibility to think through the concept of animal segregation to understand the more‐than‐human geographies of livestock animals. By redirecting the analytical tools for studying the spatial separation of humans to the segregation of animals, this paper contributes to understanding the geographical processes of ...
Willem Rogier Boterman
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Farmers' preferences for eco-friendly nets as an alternative to insecticides in Africa [PDF]
, 2014 Vegetable production in Africa is highly dependent on pesticides with a large proportion of the population involved in farming. We investigate if eco-friendly nets (EFNs) are a viable and accepted alternative to farmer's current practice of extreme use ...
Adegbidi, Anselme +8 more
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Crowdsourcing vegetables for farmers’ livelihood improvement: a novel collaborative pilot in Uganda. Resilient seed systems for climate change adaptation and sustainable livelihoods in the East Africa sub-region project progress report [PDF]
, 2020 The Alliance of Bioversity and CIAT is implementing a Dutch-supported project entitled: Resilient seed systems for climate change adaptation and sustainable livelihoods in the East Africa sub-region.
Kabakoyo, Elizabeth +3 more
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A Universal Hairy Root Transformation Protocol for Evaluating Editing Efficiency in Dicot Plants
Modern Agriculture, Volume 4, Issue 1, June 2026.A streamlined workflow for the rapid evaluation of CRISPR‐Cas9 editing efficiency using a universal Agrobacterium rhizogenes–mediated hairy root transformation system. The process encompasses seed germination, explant preparation, bacterial infection, hairy root induction, and comprehensive validation of editing events via Sanger sequencing, PCR ...
Hong Yang +5 more
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Induced Resistance in Bell Pepper by Trichoderma Harzianum T22 and Jasmonic Acid Against Frankliniella Occidentalis (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) [PDF]
نامه انجمن حشرهشناسی ایرانThe western flower thrips (WFT), Frankliniella occidentalis (Pergande) (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) is one of the important greenhouse insect pests with a wide host range.
Ali Rezaei +2 more
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Biological control of pests in protected cultivation: implementation in Latin America and successes in Europe [PDF]
The area with greenhouse crops is estimated to be around 40,000 hectares in Latin America, of which approximately 60% is occupied with ornamentals. Several pests are responsible for losses in yield or quality of greenhouse crops production and pest ...
Bueno, V.H.P., Lenteren, J.C., van
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Journal of Sustainable Agriculture and Environment, Volume 5, Issue 2, June 2026.ABSTRACT The overuse of synthetic pesticides in agriculture has raised significant environmental and health concerns. Biopesticides have emerged as viable, environmentally compatible alternatives. However, recent comprehensive reviews integrating all biopesticide categories and emphasizing their contribution to synthetic‐pesticide‐free and health‐safe ...
Molalign Assefa +5 more
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North Carolina Organic Vegetable Production Cost Study [PDF]
Crop Production/Industries,
Estes, Edmund A. +2 more
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Journal of Sustainable Agriculture and Environment, Volume 5, Issue 2, June 2026.ABSTRACT Rising global food demand has intensified agricultural practices that increase yields but often degrade soil, reduce biodiversity, and undermine long‐term sustainability. Nature‐based solutions such as agroforestry, which integrates perennial shrubs or trees with annual crops, offer pathways for sustainable intensification through income ...
Santosh Paudel +5 more
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