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Disponibilidade hídrica, radiação solar e fotossíntese em videiras 'Cabernet Sauvignon' sob cultivo protegido Water supply, solar radiation and photosynthesis in 'Cabernet Sauvignon' grapevines under plastic covering

Revista Brasileira de Fruticultura, 2009
O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar os efeitos da cobertura de videira 'Cabernet Sauvignon' com lona plástica translúcida sobre a disponibilidade de luz e água, a concentração foliar de clorofila e a fotossíntese.
Clenilso Sehnen Mota, Cassandro Vidal Talamini do Amarante, Henrique Pessoa dos Santos, Jackson Adriano Albuquerque   +3 more
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Yield, Evapotranspiration, Production Functions, Crop Coefficients, Water Productivity and Soil‐Water Extraction of Three Watermelon Varieties

Irrigation and Drainage, Volume 75, Issue 2, Page 479-497, April 2026.
ABSTRACT While watermelon is an important commodity in the United States and worldwide, some of the fundamental watermelon productivity indices (crop evapotranspiration [ETc], transpiration [Tr], evaporation [E], ET‐yield production functions [ETYPF], basal crop coefficients [Kcb], crop water productivity [CWP], soil‐water extraction [SWE]) have not ...
Suat Irmak
wiley   +1 more source

Production and Recycling of Agricultural Mulching Films in Morocco: Challenges, Barriers, and Strategic Pathways

Natural Built Social Environment Health
Agricultural mulching films, mainly made from low-density polyethylene (LDPE), play a central role in Morocco's agricultural development, particularly in high value-added regions such as Souss-Massa and Gharb.
Fatima Azzahra Louanjli, Ghita Radi Benjelloun, Khawla Waddi, FatimaZahra Boutaleb, Rajaa Tesse, Ikrame Charef, Meriem Mahmoudi, Bouchaib Bahlaouan, Nadia Boutaleb   +8 more
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Breeding for Sustainable Strawberries: Evaluating the Environmental Impact of Different Cultivation Systems Across Europe

Food and Energy Security, Volume 14, Issue 6, November/December 2025.
ABSTRACT This study was conducted to quantify the variation in environmental impacts of strawberry production across Europe to inform breeders and fruit producers on practical ways to improve the sustainability of their products. We assessed the environmental impact of different strawberry genotypes and cultivation systems, including open field and ...
Kofi Armah Boakye‐Yiadom, Lucia Olivi, Alessio Ilari, Erica Costantini, Luca Mazzoni, Franco Capocasa, Henning Wagner, Veronika Waurich, Klaus Olbricht, Paolo Zucchi, Loris Osti, Saila Karhu, Marja Rantanen, Tuuli Haikonen, Daniel James Sargent, Chandra Bhan Yadav, Duygu Ayvaz Sönmez, Ebru Kafkas, Salih Kafkas, Michela Mattioli, Marzio Zaccarini, Bruno Mezzetti, Daniele Duca   +22 more
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Impact of Plastics in Agriculture

Agriculture
Plastics are an integral part of crop cultivation, a practice often referred to as “plasticulture” [...]
Douglas G. Hayes
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Strawberry Crown Plugs Provide Flexibility and Improved Performance in Cold Climate Plasticulture Production

, 2021
Annual plasticulture strawberry production has not been adopted as rapidly in cold climate regions as has occurred in warmer production areas due to uncertainty about potential benefits. Recent trials have demonstrated the potential of regionally adapted
C. A. Weber
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Plastic residues and microplastics in agroecosystems: How Egyptian farmers perceive the risks?

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
The widespread presence of microplastic contamination is now recognized as an evolving issue with detrimental effects on agroecosystems. In response, governments and environmental organizations have emphasized the severity of plastic residues and ...
Hazem S. Kassem, Ahmed Mosa, Mondira Bhattacharya, Mohammed AbouElnaga, Moshira Elagamy, Doaa Atiya, Belal Elgamal, Henny Osbahr   +7 more
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The Global Greenhouse Boom: Emerging Geographies of Agri‐Food Intensification in the Plantationocene

Geography Compass, Volume 19, Issue 4, April 2025.
ABSTRACT The global greenhouse boom is central to the accelerating intensification of agri‐food systems. Perspectives and principles of critical agrarian studies, the Plantationocene, and environment‐society geography are used to offer a novel approach to the global greenhouse boom.
Karl S. Zimmerer, Martha G. Bell
wiley   +1 more source

Managing Yellow and Purple Nutsedge in Florida Strawberry Fields

EDIS, 2010
HS1175, a 3-page illustrated fact sheet by Andrew W. MacRae, gives management guidelines for these perennial weeds that are well adapted for growth in plasticulture production systems.
Andrew W. MacRae
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Plasticulture in California Vegetable Production [PDF]

, 2000
Author(s): Schrader, Wayne L | Abstract: Farmers up and down California are using plastic mulches, row covers, and tunnels to improve vegetable production or extend the growing season. This publication describes the variety of materials available, their uses, and their potential benefits.
openaire   +3 more sources