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Impaired Function of the Calcium-Dependent Protein Kinase, OsCPK12, Leads to Early Senescence in Rice (Oryza sativa L.)

, 2019
Beifang Wang, Yingxin Zhang, Zhenzhen Bi, Qunen Liu, Tingting Xu, Ning Yu, Yongrun Cao, Aike Zhu, Weixun Wu, Xiaodeng Zhan, Galal Bakr Anis, Ping Yu, Daibo Chen, Shihua Cheng, Liyong Cao   +14 more
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Can outsourcing pest and disease control help reduce pesticide expenditure? Evidence from rice farmers

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, Wanglin Ma, Mengling Diao   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Co-incorporation of Chinese milk vetch and chemical fertilizers ameliorates chlorophyll content, nitrogen uptake and soil property favouring rice quality. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Wang L, Huang D, Yu J, He C, Liu C, Li J, Li F, Huang Y, Wang F.   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Drought tolerance indices for selection of drought tolerant, high yielding upland rice genotypes

, 2019
Yosep Seran Mau, Antonius S. S. Ndiwa, Shirly S. Oematan, Jenny Markus   +3 more
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How Does Cultural and Colonial Heritage Affect Optimal Branding Strategies? Evidence From the Rice Sector in Senegal

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Africa's cultural and colonial heritage has profoundly segmented rice markets. Whereas in ancient centers of rice domestication, consumers maintained preferences for local rice consistent with their cultural heritage, preferences have shifted toward imported Asian rice in coastal areas around seaports, due to prior exposure to colonial import ...
Kofi Britwum, Matty Demont
wiley   +1 more source

Determining the per capita consumption of Tah-dig in the Iranian food table. [PDF]

BMC Public Health
Mazaheri Y, Sadighara P, Shokri S, Salmani F, Mahmoudifar K, Hoseinzadeh-Chahkandak F, Norozi E, Zeinali T.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Does Contract Farming Improve Diet Quality? The Case of Senegalese Smallholders

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The institution of contract farming has gained prominence in most developing countries owing to its numerous benefits. While several studies have already highlighted the welfare benefits of contract farming, very few have investigated the effects on diet quality, despite poor quality diets being a serious challenge in most parts of the ...
Francis E. Ndip, Takeshi Sakurai
wiley   +1 more source

Examining the Impact of Row Planting on Labor Use for Sustainable Food Production Among Maize Farmers in Rural Ghana

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Smallholder farmers are reverting to traditional production methods due to the high opportunity costs and unintended consequences of new technologies. This study focuses on row planting technology, which is labor‐intensive and slow without mechanized operations.
Emmanuel Tetteh Jumpah, Habtamu Alem, Abdulai Adams, Tomáš Ratinger, Miroslava Bavorová   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Staging an Experience of Cultural Heritage Preservation: Consumers' Willingness to Pay for Heirloom Rice in the Philippines

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Cordillera Administrative Region in the Philippines is home to terraced rice embedded in centuries of cultural heritage. However, weak market incentives threaten sustained production, jeopardizing indigenous communities' cultural heritage and the in situ biodiversity of rice genetic resources.
Kofi Britwum, Matty Demont
wiley   +1 more source

Harnessing polyploidy and nitric oxide for improved arsenic tolerance in Oryza sativa. [PDF]

BMC Plant Biol
Shahid MQ, Sun L, Hashim M, Haider FU, Sarwar S, Zhong M, Yang H, Ali S, Liu X, Ghouri F.   +9 more
europepmc   +1 more source