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Agronomy, 2021 Selection and breeding of eggplant (Solanum melongena) materials with good performance under low nitrogen (N) fertilization inputs is a major breeding objective to reduce environmental degradation, risks for human health, and production costs.
Gloria Villanueva +6 more
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Changing Gender Roles in Agriculture?: Evidence from 20 Years of Data in Ghana
Agricultural Economics, 2017 At a time when donors and governments are increasing efforts to mainstream gender in agriculture, it is critical to revisit long-standing wisdom about gender inequalities in agriculture to be able to more efficiently design and evaluate policy ...
I. Lambrecht +3 more
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Using Wind energy to generate electricity and irrigating plant in Hawija District
Tikrit Journal of Engineering Sciences, 2016 Al-hawija district considered one of the most important agriculture regions in Iraq; it contains two big irrigation projects: Hawija irrigation project, and Kirkuk irrigation project, this research aims to study the use of wind electricity generation and
Omar K. Ahmad
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Comparative Phytochemical and Biological Profiling of Zea mays L. Varieties in Cotopaxi Region
AgricultureBackground: This research evaluated the metabolic and antioxidant activity in red, white, and yellow corn varieties cultivated in the Cotopaxi region. Methods: Colorimetric methods were used for the total phenolic content and total flavonoids, while the ...
Raluca A. Mihai +6 more
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Economywide effects of climate‐smart agriculture in Ethiopia
Agricultural Economics, 2019 Promoting climate-smart agriculture (CSA) is now a common policy in many developing countries. Yet researchers rarely quantify CSA s economic value as opposed to traditional input-intensive technologies, particularly CSA s contribution to economy-wide ...
A. Komarek +4 more
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On the history and use of some standard statistical models
, 2008 This paper tries to tell the story of the general linear model, which saw the light of day 200 years ago, and the assumptions underlying it. We distinguish three principal stages (ignoring earlier more isolated instances). The model was first proposed in
Lehmann, E. L.
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Minimizing Honey Bee Exposure to Pesticides
EDIS, 2014 Protecting honey bees and other pollinators from pesticide impacts is important to the sustainability of agriculture. Consequently, pesticide applicators must determine if there is a clear hazard to managed or wild populations of bees.
James D. Ellis +13 more
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The Effectiveness of Development Aid for Agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa
Journal of Economic Studies, 2017 Purpose Agriculture is the major source of livelihood for the majority of population in Sub-Saharan Africa but its productivity is not only low it has started showing signs of decline since 2012. The purpose of this paper is to find out whether official
John Ssozi, S. Asongu, V. Amavilah
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ToxicsThis study investigates the consequences of volcanic ash on the antioxidant properties, nutrient composition, heavy metal levels, and secondary metabolites in Phaseolus vulgaris L. (common bean) and Zea mays L. (yellow corn), two crucial crops in Ecuador.
Raluca A. Mihai +5 more
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Experiences of Capitalism in India and Pakistan [PDF]
, 2014 The objective of this study is to examine the economic policies and socio-economic changes which have taken place in South Asia for the last six decades.
Siddiqui, Kalim
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