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Measurement of Forces in a Mining Plough Chain during Operation
Energies, 2022 Pulling chains are one of the most critical components of a plough longwall system. Their failure is hard to predict and results in costly and lengthy downtimes.
Mariusz Szot +3 more
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Ban Glyphosate—Does It Affect the Swedish Farmers' Willingness to Grow Cover Crops?
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The cultivation of cover crops is one of the new Eco‐scheme practices introduced in Sweden. This study examines how the design of policy attributes of these schemes influences farmers' willingness to grow cover crops on arable land, with particular focus on the potential impact of a glyphosate ban.
Vivian Wei Huang +2 more
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Letter: H.J. Plough to Ida M. Tarbell, May 2, 1896
, 1896 Handwritten letter, 3 pages, writes of Congressional Record, 1850s, Judah Benjamin's speech about Stephen ...
Plough, H.J.
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Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Increased frequency of extreme weather events, particularly droughts, threatens grassland farming by destabilizing yields and farms' economic viability. We examine, theoretically and through numerical simulations, how sown plant diversity (natural insurance) influences the attractiveness of indemnity and drought index insurance (formal ...
Nicolas Alou +3 more
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Influence of tillage system on the weed infestation in a long-term field trial
Julius-Kühn-Archiv, 2014 In Germany reduced tillage (without ploughing) increased to nearly 40% of arable land. Without using a plough weed infestation generally rises. Simultaneously the use of herbicides increases.
Schwarz, Jürgen, Pallutt, Bernhard
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.Abstract Outsourcing pest and disease control (PDC) has grown rapidly worldwide, especially in developing countries. Although numerous studies have investigated various advantages of outsourcing PDC, little is known about its impact on pesticide expenditure.
Pengcheng Wang +2 more
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European Journal of Entomology, 2014 Soil cultivation is among the principal factors that determine the structure and properties of soil and also affects the species composition and abundance of soil dwelling arthropods.
Agnieszka KOSEWSKA +2 more
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Impact of Air Pressure in Subsoiling on Soil Permeability
Guan'gai paishui xuebao, 2023 【Objective】 The dense plough layer is difficult for airs and water to move into and out the root zone, hindering root penetration as a result. Deep loosening techniques, including the innovative air pressure subsoiling method, offer a solution by ...
ZUO Shengjia +3 more
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How Competitive Is Myanmar's Rice Sector? A Comparison of Production Costs and Efficiency
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper analyzes the cost competitiveness of rice production in Myanmar by examining production costs, cost efficiency, and the potential effect of improving cost efficiency on the country's global competitiveness. To achieve this, we conduct a comparative analysis of production costs among major rice‐producing countries and estimate the ...
Nandar Aye Chan +3 more
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In Situ, 2015 Images of harnessed horses at work in the country; anatomical and morphological realities and artistic construction in European illuminated manuscripts, twelfth to sixteenth centuries.
Floriana Bardoneschi
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