Journal of Natural Fibers, 2020 Coconut husk is used as a natural fiber, and it is constantly gaining economic importance including in organic farming. Yet, there are major knowledge gaps regarding the engineering properties of coconut to design efficient coconut dehusking and coir ...
R. Pandiselvam +7 more
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Evaluating the latex yield of rubber tree (Hevea brasiliensis muel arg.) based on the ages of the plant and the time of tapping [PDF]
E3S Web of ConferencesThe yield of latex is strongly influenced by the tapping time and age of the plant. This study was conducted to evaluate the yield of latex obtained from different times of tapping and the age of the plants. The observation was conducted on the 15 and 11-
Sugiarto Nourma Amalia +8 more
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Plantation forests and biodiversity conservation [PDF]
, 2003 There are five key reasons why biodiversity conservation should be considered a part of plantation management. (1) The plantation estate is large, and balancing various land management values with wood and pulp production is important when extensive ...
Hobbs, R.J., Lindenmayer, D.B., Salt, D.
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The Growth Performance of Pineapple Seedlings Planted with Mycorrhizae and Different Rates of Phosphorus Fertiliser [PDF]
BIO Web of Conferences, 2023 Pineapple stands as a promising crop with potential for widespread cultivation across Malaysia. Nevertheless, factors like the elevated cost of fertilisers and certain environmental challenges have acted as obstacles to pineapple production within the ...
Azman Ar-Razzi +6 more
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Seasonal Flight Patterns of Hemiptera (Excluding Miridae) in a Southern Illinois Black Walnut Plantation [PDF]
, 2017 The seasonal flight patterns of 99 species and subspecies of Hemiptera collected in window traps in a southern Illinois black walnut plantation are compared with similar data from a North Carolina black walnut plantation.
McPherson, J. E, Weber, B. C
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Bespoke microbiome therapy to manage plant diseases
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2013 Advanced biological technologies are revealing that the microbiome, located in gut and rhizosphere, is responsible for maintaining the health of human beings and plants, respectively.
Murali eGopal +2 more
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Understorey plant community and light availability in conifer plantations and natural hardwood forests in Taiwan [PDF]
, 2015 Questions: What are the effects of replacing mixed species natural forests with Cryptomeria japonica plantations on understorey plant functional and species diversity?
Anderson M.C. +25 more
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Prospect and importance of green mulching on the soil status of tropical tasar plantation fields in India [PDF]
, 2011 The soils of tropical tasar plantation fields in general are sloppy and are primarily deficient of nutrition due to top soil erosion and constant leaf productivity exploitation to rear tasar silk insect, Antheraea mylitta Drury.
Ramkumar -, Rangareddygari Manohar Reddy
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Colonization of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) in the rhizosphere of robusta coffee plant (Coffea canephora) [PDF]
E3S Web of ConferencesIn this study arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) colonization in the soil at the Bangelan Robusta coffee plantation, Malang, East Java was observed in two different locations with different plant ages, 49 and 10-year-old.
Farha Aulia +6 more
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Challenges and Opportunities to Improve Tuberculosis Screening Among Immigrant Plantation Workers in Sabah, Malaysia [PDF]
, 2016 Tuberculosis (TB) among immigrants has substantial contribution to the TB epidemiology in Sabah. This study aimed to determine the yield of screening for TB disease among immigrant plantation workers in Sabah, Malaysia.
Abdullah, M. R. (Mohamed) +3 more
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