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Ranging ecology and resource selection of white-lipped peccaries (Tayassu pecari) in the world's largest tropical agricultural frontier. [PDF]
Ecol Evol, 2023 White‐lipped peccaries (Tayassu pecari) play a crucial role in forest structure, biodiversity maintenance, and nutrient cycling as ecosystem engineers and key seed predators. Using GPS data from tracked individuals in large‐scale mechanized agriculture landscapes in Mato Grosso, the largest producer of soybean and maize in Brazil, we investigate home ...
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Using plant circadian programs to optimize agrochemical use. [PDF]
New PhytolSummary Agrochemicals play an important role in maximizing agricultural yields. One class of agrochemicals is herbicides, which are used for weed control and to kill the top growth of certain crops before harvest. We examine the influence of plant circadian regulation on herbicide effectiveness to exemplify how knowledge of the circadian clock could be
Ogasawara GA, Hotta CT, Dodd AN.
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Ecological Solutions and Evidence, Volume 3, Issue 1, January–March 2022., 2022 Tropical forests have been rapidly deforested and degradation worldwide has outpaced biodiversity field sampling. We here show that a simple sampling protocol carried out by a non‐specialist can lead to inexpensive and highly reliable ecological data.
Gabriela Zuquim +4 more
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Utilização de Gigaspora margarita em plantas micropropagadas de bananeira em diferentes estádios de enraizamento [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de Fruticultura, 2003 Visando a avaliar o efeito de fungos micorrízicos arbusculares (FMA) na diminuição do tempo de formação de mudas de bananeira micropropagadas, foi conduzido um experimento em estufa de aclimatação da Biofábrica CAMPO - CPA/Embrapa Mandioca e Fruticultura,
Gêlva Maria de Lima Lins +2 more
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Credit analysis using cognitive maps as a tool to support decision making in a factoring company
Revista Produção Online, 2014 This study represents a case study conducted in a factoring company in the city of Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul. In order to support company managers, the research aimed to develop a tool to support the decision to grant credit to new customers.
Sergio Renato Ferreira Decker +1 more
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Geopauta, 2023 Este trabalho analisa a marcha pioneira de produtos agrícolas que compõem a contemporânea concentração espacial da produção agrícola nos municípios da Mesorregião Oriental do Tocantins e da Mesorregião Extremo Oeste Baiano, considerando os dados de 2000,
Orimar Souza Santana Sobrinho +1 more
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O cemitério como espaço multifuncional
Paisagem e Ambiente, 2021 Os cemitérios são estruturas essenciais para gestão ambiental e ordenamento das cidades e, com sua inclusão no contexto urbano, o espaço a eles destinado vem sendo repensado em favor da conservação ambiental e do paisagismo.
Ana Paula Silva de Andrade +3 more
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Potential phytoinsecticide of Annona mucosa (Jacq) (Annonaceae) in the control of brown stink bug
Bioscience Journal, 2016 Plant extract have been recognized as important natural source of insecticide. Herein, we assessed the toxicity of leaves-extract and seeds-extract of Annona mucosa (Annonaceae) against brown stink bug, Euschistus heros (F.) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae), a ...
Leonardo Morais Turchen +4 more
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EntomoBrasilis, 2020 The current study aimed to test how aqueous neem Azadirachta indica A. Juss. extract affects the attractiveness, feeding and development of Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith) on different: peanut cultivars.
Arlindo Leal Boiça Junior +5 more
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Linking farmer and beekeeper preferences with ecological knowledge to improve crop pollination
People and Nature, Volume 1, Issue 4, Page 562-572, December 2019., 2019 Abstract Pollination by insects is a key input into many crops, with managed honeybees often being hired to support pollination services. Despite substantial research into pollination management, no European studies have yet explored how and why farmers managed pollination services and few have explored why beekeepers use certain crops.
Tom D. Breeze +18 more
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