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Hydromulches in Organic Strawberry Production: Effects on Densities of Insect Pests and Natural Enemies

Journal of Applied Entomology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Liquid‐sprayable cellulose hydromulches (HM) are alternatives to plastic polyethylene (PE) mulches for weed suppression in organic agriculture. However, their impact on arthropod pests and natural enemies remains unexplored. Various HMs made of shredded newsprint, water and guar gum were compared against white‐on‐black PE mulch, paper sheet ...
Andres Torres‐Moya, Deirdre A. Prischmann‐Voldseth, Greta Gramig   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Tribological Response of Basalt/Carbon Hybrid Laminated Composites After Water-Immersion Aging: Influence of Stacking Sequence Under Reciprocating Wear. [PDF]

Polymers (Basel)
Fidan S, Ürgün S, Özsoy Mİ, Bora MÖ, Kutluk T, Güleç E.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

An investigation into the diet of elephant fish (Callorhinchus milii) in the waters of Aotearoa/New Zealand

Journal of Fish Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Chondrichthyans (sharks, rays and chimaeras) are increasingly understood to be an important part of ocean ecosystems, but their ecological role is unclear. Callorhinchus milii (elephant fish) is a chimaera species endemic to Aotearoa/New Zealand and southern Australian waters.
Kat U. C. Cooper, Ashley A. Rowden, Darren Stevens, Brittany Finucci   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Innovative water management for vector control: the case of rice cultivation in Burkina Faso's Vallée du Kou. [PDF]

Malar J
Kouadio KWU, Soma DD, Amara MF, Ngaffo KL, Yao RK, Kiendrebeogo E, Konaté H, Diabaté A, Dabiré RK, Gnankiné O, Namountougou M.   +10 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Ploughing for Justice: Land Return, Clientelism and Citizenship in Central Burma

Journal of Agrarian Change, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article asks if clientelism is a form of citizenship in an agrarian society under military domination. It focuses on the efforts made by villagers in central Burma to recover land previously grabbed by force by the military state. A promise of land return during the political transition of the 2010s enabled dispossessed farmers to define ...
Stéphen Huard, Mya Dar Li Thant
wiley   +1 more source

Mechanism of a Composite Energy Field for Inhibiting Damage in High-Silicon Aluminum Alloy During Micro-Turning. [PDF]

Micromachines (Basel)
Zhao J, Gu Y, Liu Y, Han L, Fu B, Zhang X, Li S, Chen J, Guo H.   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The Capital–Labour–State Dynamics of Herbicide Adoption in Rainfed India

Journal of Agrarian Change, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper engages debates around the capital–labour–state dynamics of agrarian transitions to address the oft‐studied but still little‐understood question of why farmers adopt herbicides when they do. Over the last several years, smallholder farmers in India have begun using the herbicide bispyribac sodium at breakneck speeds, particularly in
Carly Nichols, Nidhi Kumari
wiley   +1 more source

Commentary on "Cold scissors ploughing technique versus electrosurgical excision for hysteroscopic adhesiolysis: a multicenter randomized controlled trial". [PDF]

Int J Surg
Zhu J, Chen Y, Zhang J.
europepmc   +1 more source

Entangled Foodways and Livelihood Pathways: Cinnamon, State Interventions, and Everyday Life in Hmong Communities of Northern Vietnam

Journal of Agrarian Change, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The agroecological practices of ethnic minority farmers in Vietnam's northern uplands are being reshaped by intersecting pressures of land‐use reform, market integration, and state‐backed crop promotion. Among Hmong communities in the south of Lào Cai Province (former Yên Bái Province) cinnamon was once valued primarily for its medicinal ...
Mélie Monnerat, Sarah Turner
wiley   +1 more source

Other Notes, Part 2

Scottish Studies, 1959
I. Whitaker A. Fenton
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