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Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Sustainability reporting has become increasingly compelling, particularly among hybrid organizations such as B‐Corps, which seek to balance profit and purpose and are required to publish annual Impact Reports. This study assesses the completeness of disclosed information in the 2022 Impact Reports of 74 Italian B‐Corps, drawing on legitimacy ...
Laura Ferraro +3 more
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A theoretical and practical analysis of the optimum breeding system for perennial ryegrass
, 2011 peer-reviewedThe goal of plant breeding is to effectively and efficiently select for the best phenotypes leading to the development of improved cultivars. The objectives for this review are to describe and critically evaluate breeding methods appropriate
Conaghan, Patrick, Casler, M.D.
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A phytosociological study of Signal Hill, Cape Town, utilizing both perennial and ephemeral species
Bothalia: African Biodiversity & Conservation, 1992 A phytosociological study based on the collection of vegetation and environmental data from 53 randomly stratified sample plots on Signal Hill, Cape Town, was carried out over an area of 124 ha.
C. Joubert, E. J. Moll
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Developing a macroecology for human‐altered ecosystems
Ecography, EarlyView.Although anthropogenically‐induced ecological disruptions are fundamentally important in defining ecosystem properties, they are largely overlooked by macroecological theory. Anthropogenic disruptions and their effects are generally not comparable to one another, nor to disturbances that are part of natural disturbance regimes.
Erica A. Newman +7 more
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A review of perennial ryegrass variety evaluation in Ireland
, 2011 peer-reviewedOfficial National List (NL) testing of perennial ryegrasses commenced in Ireland at the start of the 1970s with Northern Ireland (NI) having one site as part of the UK NL testing network, and the Republic of Ireland (ROI) using 5 sites ...
Gilliland, T. J., Grogan, D.
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Ecology and EvolutionParasitic plants are a diverse and unique polyphyletic assemblage of flowering plants that survive by obtaining resources via direct vascular connections to a host plant.
Trevor Padgett +4 more
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Harnessing perennial and indeterminant growth habits for ratoon cotton (Gossypium spp.) cropping
Ecosystem Health and Sustainability, 2020 Ratoon is the stub or root of a perennial plant that is commonly retained after harvest to produce a following crop. This paper presents a review of ratoon cotton in relation to a broader framework that has been examining perennialization of agriculture ...
Xin Zhang +6 more
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Ecography, EarlyView.Latitudinal diversity gradients (LDGs) arise from the interplay of historical, ecological, and evolutionary processes, yet these drivers may differ across landforms. Mountains, with steep elevational and climatic gradients, often sustain distinct diversity dynamics compared with adjacent lowlands, where vertical climatic gradients are weak and human ...
Zhenyuan Liu +5 more
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An integrated model of perennial and annual crop production for Sub-Saharan countries [PDF]
Crop production in sub-Saharan Africa is dominated by smallholders who allocate household labor across annual and perennial crops and, in some cases, to wage labor markets. This paper develops a microeconomic model of household choice which is consistent
Weaver, Robert D.
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ENERGY &ENVIRONMENTAL MATERIALS, EarlyView.This study investigates Spanish broom (Spartium junceum) as a renewable source for electrospun composite membranes in sustainable water purification. MCC and biochar were functionalized with eco‐friendly precursors and nanomaterials (i.e., HNT, β‐CDs) to develop hybrid PVA nanofiber composites.
Giulia Rando +7 more
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