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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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Windbreaks: An Important Component in a Plasticulture System [PDF]

HortTechnology, 1996
Windbreaks reduce wind speed and modify the microclimate in sheltered areas. Many producers use wind barriers in their production systems, but few producers recognize all of the benefits available or understand the principles involved in windbreak function and design.
Hodges, Laurie, Brandle, James R.
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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

De l'agriculture oasienne à l'agriculture saharienne dans la région des Zibans en Algérie. Acteurs du dynamisme et facteurs d'incertitude [PDF]

, 2016
Sous l'effet conjugué de politiques publiques généreuses, notamment en matière de réalisation d'infrastructures, et de dynamiques locales novatrices, le paysage des oasis a, dans certaines régions, profondément été modifié.
Daoudi, Ali, Lejars, Caroline
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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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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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Genetic Variation in Yield and Fruit Weight Among Strawberry (Fragaria ×ananassa) Cultivars and the Interaction With Year and Location Effect

Plant Breeding, Volume 144, Issue 2, Page 263-272, April 2025.
ABSTRACT Strawberry (Fragaria ×ananassa) is an important crop in the United States. In this study, we analysed strawberry trials established across 7 years and two locations. Our objective was to estimate genetic parameters and predict breeding values for yield.
José Guillermo Chacón, Gina E. Fernandez, Fikret Isik   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

L'entrée des jeunes dans l'agriculture : cas du maraîchage sous serre dans les Ziban (Algérie) [PDF]

, 2015
En Algérie, l'approvisionnement des marchés de gros en fruits et légumes dépend quasi exclusivement de la production locale. L'abondance et la régularité de ces productions constituent un enjeu important de sécurité alimentaire pour l'Etat qui doit ...
Hartani, Tarik, Kuper, Marcel, Naouri, Mohamed   +2 more
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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

Impact of Plastics in Agriculture

Agriculture
Plastics are an integral part of crop cultivation, a practice often referred to as “plasticulture” [...]
Douglas G. Hayes
doaj   +1 more source