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Does the Adoption of Improved Cassava Varieties Boost Productivity in Ghana? The Role of Technology, Management, and Structural Gaps

open access: yesWorld Food Policy, Volume 12, Issue 2, November 2026.
ABSTRACT Agricultural development initiatives in sub‐Saharan Africa have emphasized improved crop varieties as a pathway to food security, resilience, and rural poverty reduction. However, empirical evidence often focuses narrowly on plot‐level outcomes and overlooks whole‐farm effects and the substantial heterogeneity in farmers' management practices,
Kodjo Kondo   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bacterial Diseases in Farmed Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus): A Review of Pathogenesis, Immune Responses and Recent Advances in Diagnostics and Management

open access: yesAquaculture, Fish and Fisheries, Volume 6, Issue 5, October 2026.
Pathogenesis of bacterial diseases in Nile tilapia and anti‐bacterial mechanisms. ABSTRACT Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) is among the most widely farmed fish globally that plays a major role in ensuring food security in many low‐ and middle‐income countries.
Catherine Agoe   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Economic Analysis of Polyculture Tilapia and Australian Redclaw Crayfish [PDF]

open access: yes
The present paper studied system viability of tilapia nilotica and Australian redclaw crayfish in polyculture, considering tialpia as main species. Three scenarios were analyzed: tilapia monoculture with 38.7 fish/m3 and tilapia and Australian redclaw ...
Silva-Ledezma, Laura   +2 more
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Patterns and Drivers of Mercury Accumulation in Croplands, a Meta‐Analysis

open access: yesJournal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences, Volume 131, Issue 10, October 2026.
Abstract Mercury (Hg) is a potent neurotoxin that poses risks to human and environmental health, particularly in regions influenced by anthropogenic Hg emissions. Although Hg emissions have declined across North America and Europe following regulatory controls and phase‐outs, emissions remain elevated in some regions due to activities such as artisanal
Jenna M. Hynes   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Agronomic and Environmental Assessment of a Polyculture Rooftop Soilless Urban Home Garden in a Mediterranean City

open access: yesFrontiers in Plant Science, 2019
Urban planning has been focusing its attention on urban rooftop agriculture as an innovative way to produce local and reliable food in unused spaces in cities.
Anna Boneta   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Transgenic Mixed‐Linkage‐Glucan Enhancement Affects Root Characteristics and Decomposition in Soils of Contrasting Vegetation History

open access: yesGCB Bioenergy, Volume 18, Issue 10, October 2026.
Incubations with fine and coarse roots of transgenic and wild type bioenergy sorghum showed that transgenic roots had higher content of mixed‐linkage glucan and resulted in greater soil microbial biomass than the roots of the vector control plants.
Majid Mahmoodabadi   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Interplanting Floral Resource Plants with Vegetable Plants Enhances Beneficial Arthropod Abundance in a Home Garden

open access: yesOklahoma Native Plant Record, 2015
We examined whether interplanting vegetable and ornamental flowering plants reduces herbivory and enhances photosynthetic rate, plant growth, natural enemy abundance, and pollinator visitation relative to monoculture plantings.
Chrisdon B. Bonner   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Cultivation of Algae Polyculture in Municipal Wastewater with CO2 Supply

open access: yesEnvironmental and Climate Technologies, 2020
In the past decades microalgae have been viewed as a promising source of sustainable biomass, because the cultivation of microalgae does not require arable land.
Podkuiko Lara   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Exploring the significance of Kenya's indigenous and emerging blue foods for sustainable aquaculture development. A review

open access: yesJournal of the World Aquaculture Society, Volume 57, Issue 5, October 2026.
Abstract Kenya's aquaculture sector is at a pivotal stage, transitioning from a historical reliance on Nile tilapia and African catfish toward a more diversified production portfolio that integrates indigenous and emerging freshwater and marine species. This shift is increasingly recognized as essential to enhance climate resilience, food security, and
Jonathan Munguti   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Modelling a Nature Analogous Polyculture Within a Temperate Forest Garden System

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Scientific literature regarding forest garden systems highlights the potential for nature analogous species assemblages or polycultures. This literature forms a conceptual framework for analog species selection during the design process; taking plant ...
Andrew Walton
core   +1 more source

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