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A New Phytochemical Screening Programme used for Crops grown with Organic and Conventional Methods [PDF]

, 2002
A broad screening programme, covering the most general phytochemical groups of compounds, was developed on the basis of Thin Layer Chromatography (TLC).
Brandt, Kirsten, Christensen, Trine F., Diedrichsen, Brigitte, Kristensen, Charlotte V., Ravn, Dr. Helle Weber   +4 more
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Paraquat at 63—the story of a controversial herbicide and its regulations: It is time to put people and public health first when regulating paraquat

BMC Public Health
Background Paraquat is one of the most widely used herbicides in the world, despite its high human toxicity and the overwhelming evidence of associated high morbidity and mortality. Due to the significant public health implications of the use of paraquat,
Leah Utyasheva, Prabath Amarasinghe, Michael Eddleston   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Drivers of Farmers' Contract Compliance Behavior: Evidence From a Case Study of Dangote Tomato Processing Plant in Northern Nigeria

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Contract farming is a viable strategy agribusinesses rely on to strengthen coordination across actors in the value chain. However, low contract compliance remains a significant setback to agribusinesses' contract performance in low‐ and middle‐income country context.
Umar Shehu Umar, Sanzidur Rahman, Giacomo Zanello   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pesticide Toxicity Profile: Triazine Pesticides

EDIS, 2006
This document provides a general overview of human toxicity, provides a listing of laboratory animal and wildlife toxicities and a cross reference of chemical, common and trade names of triazine pesticides registered for use in Florida.  This document is PI-121, one of a series of the Agronomy Department, UF/IFAS Extension.
openaire   +2 more sources

FINANCING THE DISPOSAL OF UNWANTED AGRICULTURAL PESTICIDES [PDF]

Since the mid 1980s, it has been recognized that significant quantities of unwanted pesticides are being retained by agricultural producers in barns and other out buildings throughout the United States.
Centner, Terence J., Gunter, Lewell F.
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Rational design of phytovirucide inhibiting nucleocapsid protein aggregation in tomato spotted wilt virus

Nature Communications
Ineffectiveness of managing plant viruses by chemicals has posed serious challenges in crop production. Recently, phase separation has shown to play a key role in viral lifecycle. Using inhibitors that can disturb biomolecular condensates formed by phase
Ningning Zan, Jiao Li, Jiahui Yao, Shang Wu, Jianzhuan Li, Feifei Chen, Baoan Song, Runjiang Song   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Sustainability Strategies in the Cocoa‐Chocolate Value Chain: An Analysis Using Stakeholder Theory, Global Value Chain Theory, and Resource Dependence Theory

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The cocoa‐chocolate value chain faces significant environmental and social challenges, driving firms to adopt sustainability strategies ranging from individual practices to third‐party certifications. This study investigates the factors associated with these strategies by analyzing 304 cocoa‐chocolate companies using firm‐level data from the ...
Stella Marschner, Luigi Orsi, Alessandro Olper, Stefanella Stranieri   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

PESTICIDE PRODUCTIVITY: WHAT ARE THE TRENDS? [PDF]

Obtaining estimates of pesticides productivity is an economic response to the growing public concern about the steady increase of pesticide use in the United States.
Brorsen, B. Wade, Teague, Mark L.
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Exploration and development of artificially synthesized plant growth regulators

Advanced Agrochem
Plant growth regulators (PGRs) are a critical regulatory factor that influences plant development and against abiotic or biotic stress. The chemical synthesis of phytohormone analogues represents an effective approach for developing novel PGRs with ...
Han Yan, Zhaokai Yang, Shunhong Chen, Jian Wu   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Charting the Path to Increased Oil Palm Output in Ghana Beyond Area Expansion: Technology or Managerial Capacity — Which Leads the Way?

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study sets out to investigate the prospects for raising oil palm output in sub‐Saharan Africa, particularly Ghana, without further expansion of cropland. Given global concerns about oil palm's role in deforestation and land use change, the focus is on enhancing productivity on existing farmlands.
Jacob Asravor, Francis Tsiboe, Ayobami Adetoyinbo, Jacob Ankamah   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source