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Blattodea as potential indicators of Peninsula Granite Fynbos restoration following the clear-felling of pine plantations [PDF]

, 2013
Alien plant invasions pose a major threat to the biodiversity of the Cape Peninsula; currently facilitating the transformation of native vegetation and alien invertebrate invasions.
Dyer, Alexei
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Foliar pests and pathogens of Eucalyptus dunnii plantations in southern Queensland [PDF]

, 2011
Eucalyptus dunnii is grown in plantations in subtropical Queensland, beyond its endemic distribution of northern NSW. As the plantation industry has expanded into subtropical Australia there has been an increase in the incidence of defoliating insects ...
Howard, K., Whyte, G., Hardy, G.E.St.J., Burgess, T.I.   +3 more
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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
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FUNGICIDE SENSITIVITY OF XYLARIA ISOLATES ASSOCIATED WITH ROOT AND BASAL STEM ROT OF SUGARCANE

Jurnal Agrotek Tropika
Root and basal stem rot is one of important diseases in sugarcane plantations in South Sumatra and Lampung. This disease is caused by Xylaria sp. The study is aimed to determine the fungicides sensitivity of Xylaria sp.
Rosa Indriani, Tri Maryono, Rusdi Evizal, Joko Prasetyo, Heru Pranata, Saefudin Saefudin   +5 more
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Assessment of Heavy Metal Pollution Using Forest Species Plantations of Post-Mining Landscapes, Ptolemais, N. Greece

Mining, 2022
The main purpose of the study was the absorption of heavy metals in the leaves of forest tree species, which were planted in two different plots for forestry use and environmental restoration. Four species were studied Pinus brutia, Robinia pseudoacaccia,
Theano Samara, Ioannis Spanos, Thomas G. Papachristou, Panagiotis Platis   +3 more
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Is Youth's Engagement in Agribusiness an Opportunity or a Necessity? A Closer Look at the Situation in South Kivu, Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Despite the broad focus on necessity‐ and opportunity‐driven entrepreneurship in research and policy, the entrepreneurial dichotomy within the agribusiness context has not been adequately addressed. This study contributes to closing this knowledge gap by examining youth's perceptions of agribusiness through the lens of the push‐pull motivation
Cool Dady Mangole, Paul Martin Dontsop Nguezet, Shiferaw Feleke, Victor Manyong, Kamala Kaghoma Christian, Zoumana Bamba, Tahirou Abdoulaye   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

For the sake of resilience and multifunctionality, let's diversify planted forests!

Conservation Letters, 2022
As of 2020, the world has an estimated 290 million ha of planted forests and this number is continuously increasing. Of these, 131 million ha are monospecific planted forests under intensive management. Although monospecific planted forests are important
Christian Messier, Jürgen Bauhus, Rita Sousa‐Silva, Harald Auge, Lander Baeten, Nadia Barsoum, Helge Bruelheide, Benjamin Caldwell, Jeannine Cavender‐Bares, Els Dhiedt, Nico Eisenhauer, Gislene Ganade, Dominique Gravel, Joannès Guillemot, Jefferson S. Hall, Andrew Hector, Bruno Hérault, Hervé Jactel, Julia Koricheva, Holger Kreft, Simone Mereu, Bart Muys, Charles A. Nock, Alain Paquette, John D. Parker, Michael P. Perring, Quentin Ponette, Catherine Potvin, Peter B. Reich, Michael Scherer‐Lorenzen, Florian Schnabel, Kris Verheyen, Martin Weih, Meike Wollni, Delphine Clara Zemp   +34 more
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Choice experiments on land managers' participation in environmental programs: A systematic review and meta‐analysis of estimate validity

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Discrete choice experiments are increasingly being used to estimate land managers' willingness to accept participation in incentive‐based environmental programs. This is a specific application of discrete choice experiments: the estimation of willingness to accept for a private good (program participation) where respondents have to make trade ...
Anastasio J. Villanueva, Angel Perni, Jesus Barreiro‐Hurle   +2 more
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The effect of soil surface height pruning on quantitative and qualitative characteristics of Haloxylon plantations of Sabzevar [PDF]

تحقیقات جنگل و صنوبر ایران, 2017
The determination of effective parameters on survival, growth and vitality of Haloxylon shrubs is essential for sustainable management of Haloxylon plantations of desert areas.
Morteza Barghamdi, Seyyed Mohsen Hosseini, Azadeh Salehi   +2 more
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The ecology of insect pests and fungal pathogens of drought stressed eucalypt plantations in southern Queensland [PDF]

, 2012
The eucalypt plantation industry is rapidly expanding to supply an increasing demand for wood both in Australia and other parts of the world. Despite rapid industry development, most eucalypt plantations are restricted to four coastal areas.
Whyte, Gilbert
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