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Visual ecology of aphids – a critical review on the role of colours in host finding [PDF]

, 2007
We review the rich literature on behavioural responses of aphids (Hemiptera: Aphididae) to stimuli of different colours. Only in one species there are adequate physiological data on spectral sensitivity to explain behaviour crisply in mechanistic terms.
A Briscoe, A Dyer, A Hermoso, A Siddiqi, A Sinkkonen, AFG Dixon, B Johnson, B Stadler, C Baldy, C Neumeyer, CA Shull, CAM Campbell, CC Daiber, CJ Hodgson, CO Tamm, D Gonzalez, DG Stavenga, E Hennig, E Karl, EC Yang, EG Eulitz, F Bigler, FR Jones, G Boiteau, G Powell, GD Heathcote, GD Heathcote, GE Brust, GM Wimp, GV Johnson, HJ Müller, HJA Dartnall, HM Schaefer, J A’Brook, J Hardie, J Hardie, J Hardie, J Hardie, J Petterson, J Pospíšil, J Smith, J Žďárek, J-T Lin, JA Wyman, JB Kring, JB Kring, JB Kring, JB Kring, JB Moore, JK Holopainen, JL Auclair, JS Kennedy, JS Kennedy, JS Kennedy, JS Kennedy, JS Kennedy, K Arikawa, K Budnik, KC Park, L Broadbent, L Chittka, L Chittka, L Chittka, L Chittka, L Chittka, L Serrano, Lars Chittka, M Archetti, MN Merzlyak, MW Brown, N Troje, NJ Dominy, NJ Fokkema, OE Liburd, P Kumar, PM Burrows, R Menzel, R Menzel, R Rabbinge, RC Dickson, RF Chapman, RJ Prokopy, RW Kieckhefer, S Nottingham, SK Prasad, SM Kirchner, T Thieme, T Yoltas, TF Döring, TH Goldsmith, TH Goldsmith, Thomas Felix Döring, TM Vishnevskaya, V Moericke, V Moericke, V Moericke, V Moericke, V Moericke, V Moericke, V Moericke, VF Eastop, VK Dilawari, W Rieckmann, WC Adlerz, WD Hamilton, WP Judkins, Y Manetas, Y Pelletier   +107 more
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Mulching Practices Improve Soil Moisture and Enzyme Activity in Drylands, Increasing Potato Yield

Agronomy
Mulch is an important measure for improving agricultural productivity in many semiarid regions of the world. However, the impacts of various mulching materials on soil hydrothermal characteristics, enzyme activity, and potato yield in fields have not ...
Wenhuan Song, Fanxiang Han, Zhengyu Bao, Yuwei Chai, Linlin Wang, Caixia Huang, Hongbo Cheng, Lei Chang   +7 more
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Digestibility and Fate of Biodegradable Plastic Mulch Films in Thermophilic Anaerobic Digestion

Chemosphere
Recent developments in biodegradable mulches (BDMs) provide a sustainable and eco-friendly alternative to persistent polyethylene (PE) mulches, addressing plastic pollution and disposal challenges; however, BDM degradation requires an extended period for complete mineralization under natural in-situ conditions.
T.U. Habarakada Liyanage, Oluwatunmise Israel Dada, Shalini Abeysinghe, Hang Liu, Liang Yu, Shulin Chen   +5 more
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‘White revolution’ to ‘white pollution’—agricultural plastic film mulch in China

Environmental Research Letters, 2014
Plastic film mulching has played an important role in Chinese agriculture due to its soil warming and moisture conservation effects. With the help of plastic film mulch technology, grain and cash crop yields have increased by 20–35% and 20–60%, respectively.
E K Liu, W Q He, C R Yan
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Growing Sweetcorn in Alaska's Cool Environments [PDF]

, 1966
Sweet corn can be grown in Alaska's cool environments by employing clear polyethylene mulch to raise soil temperatures. Rows should be run north and south, spaced about 5 feet apart for 4-foot wide mulch.
Dinkel, D. H.
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Profit Analysis of Papaya Crops under Greenhouses as an Alternative to Traditional Intensive Horticulture in Southeast Spain [PDF]

, 2019
The high-yield agricultural model in Almería is based on eight different crops. Having led fruit and vegetable exports in Spain for more than 50 years, a decrease in melon and watermelon growing areas in Almería caused a change in supply that affected ...
Belmonte Ureña, Luis, Camacho Ferre, Francisco, Honore, Mireille Nathalie, Navarro Velasco, Asensio   +3 more
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Effects of continuous plastic film mulching on paddy soil bacterial diversity

Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica, Section B - Plant Soil Science, 2009
Soil microorganisms contribute to soil fertility and regulate many ecosystem processes such as nutrient transformation and litter decomposition, as well as influence soil structure and bioremediati...
Meiyan Wu, Lianghuan Wu, Limei Zhao, Meimei Chen   +3 more
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Effect of Film-Mulching on Soil Evaporation and Plant Transpiration in a Soybean Field in Arid Northwest China

Agronomy
Drip irrigation technology, known for its advantages in high water use efficiency and yield increase, has been a focal point of research regarding its combined effects with the plastic film-mulching technique on field water consumption and crop growth ...
Danni Yang, Chunyu Wang, Zhenyu Guo, Sien Li, Yingying Sun, Xiandong Hou, Zhenhua Wang   +6 more
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Impact of plastic film mulching on microplastic in farmland soils in Guangdong province, China. [PDF]

Heliyon, 2023
Long B, Li F, Wang K, Huang Y, Yang Y, Xie D.   +5 more
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Selecting reasonable soil moisture-maintaining measures to improve the soil physicochemical properties and achieve high yield and quality of purple garlic in the China Hexi Corridor oasis agricultural area

Frontiers in Plant Science
Agricultural plastic film, as an important agricultural production material in the China Hexi Corridor oasis agricultural area, is widely used in the intensive production process of purple garlic, which plays an important role in increasing yield ...
Xiaofan Pan, Hengjia Zhang, Hengjia Zhang, Haoliang Deng, Shouchao Yu, Chenli Zhou, Fuqiang Li   +6 more
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