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Peatland nutrient status and Liberica coffee seedlings growth as a response to biofertilizer [PDF]

E3S Web of Conferences, 2023
Knowing the nutrient status of growing media is a strategy for precision agriculture. The research aims to study the Liberica coffee seedling response to the nutrient status of peat under the influence of bio-fertilizer.
Hafif B., Sasmita K.D., Wibowo N.A., Ferry Y., Herman M.   +4 more
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Free Fatty Acid Formation Points in Palm Oil Processing and the Impact on Oil Quality

Agriculture, 2023
Background: The level of free fatty acids (FFAs) is an important oil quality index that is consistently measured at mills and refineries to ensure that palm oil is within specification limits.
Bee Aik Tan, Anusha Nair, Mohd Ibnur Syawal Zakaria, Jaime Yoke Sum Low, Shwu Fun Kua, Ka Loo Koo, Yick Ching Wong, Bee Keat Neoh, Chin Ming Lim, David Ross Appleton   +9 more
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Textural Properties of Coconut Meat: Implication on the Design of Fiber Extraction and Coconut Processing Equipment

Journal of Natural Fibers, 2022
The textural properties of coconut meat such as punching force, cutting force, punching energy, and cutting energy are the salient parameters for the efficient and ergonomic design of the fiber extraction machine and processing equipments such as coconut
R. Pandiselvam, Anandu Chandra Khanashyam, M.R. Manikantan, D. Balasubramanian, P.P. Shameena Beegum, S.V. Ramesh, Anjineyulu Kothakota, V. Niral, Sandip Shil   +8 more
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Data of 16S rRNA gene amplicon-based metagenomic signatures of arecanut rhizosphere soils in Yellow Leaf Disease (YLD) endemic region of India

Data in Brief, 2021
Arecanut (Areca catechu L.) is an important plantation crop cultivated predominantly in the Indian states of Karnataka, Kerala, Assam, West Bengal, and Maharashtra in an area of 5.19 lakh ha, with Karnataka State alone accounting for about 68.41% of the ...
S. Paulraj, Ravi Bhat, M.K. Rajesh, S.V. Ramesh, U.K. Priya, R. Thava Prakasa Pandian, Vinayaka Hegde, P. Chowdappa   +7 more
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Perspectives of plantation forests in the sustainable forest development of China

, 2021
: Modern forestry is gradually moving towards man-made forests on a large scale. Plantations with advanced forestry system have been introduced with the goal of sustainable forestry development and to enhance social, ecological, and economic benefits ...
T. H. Farooq, A. Shakoor, Xiaohong Wu, Yong Li, M. Rashid, Xiang Zhang, Matoor Mohsin Gilani, U. Kumar, Xiaoyong Chen, Wende Yan   +9 more
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Greenhouse gas emissions resulting from conversion of peat swamp forest to oil palm plantation

Nature Communications, 2020
Conversion of tropical peat swamp forest to drainage-based agriculture alters greenhouse gas (GHG) production, but the magnitude of these changes remains highly uncertain.
H. Cooper, Stephanie L. Evers, P. Aplin, N. Crout, Mohd Puat Bin Dahalan, Sofie Sjogersten   +5 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 Conferences
The 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, Budianto Bregas, Muliasari Ade Astri, Rochmah Hidayati Fatchur, Undang, Meliala Merry Gloria, Wiraguna Edi, Dahliani Lili, Azhar Aidil   +8 more
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Engineering properties of five varieties of coconuts (Cocos nucifera L.) for efficient husk separation

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, M.R. Manikantan, Anjineyulu Kothakota, G.K. Rajesh, Shameena Beegum, S.V. Ramesh, V. Niral, K.B. Hebbar   +7 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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Conversion of crop land use to plantation land use, northwest Ethiopia

, 2021
This study was conducted in the northwest highlands of Ethiopia to, (i) map the different land use types and detect land use changes between 2000 and 2017, (ii) assess whether A.
Tigist Worku, Mulatie Mekonnen, Birru Yitaferu, A. Cerdà   +3 more
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