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Short communication: Soil characteristics in Attock district
Soil & Environment, 2019 Soil testing for physical and chemical characteristics of a soil is key in assessment of a soil fertility that leads to productivity of a soil. A total of 11231 soil samples from six tehsils of Attock district were collected during five years (2012-17 ...
Muhammad Yunas +5 more
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Development of a treated cardboard wastes injection machine into the sandy soils
Journal of Agricultural Engineering, 2022 This study aimed to evaluate a new prototype for an injection machine that works in sandy soils using treated cardboard waste. The tests were divided into three major categories: The first one was a performance evaluation of the new injection prototype.
Ahmed Shawky El-Sayed +1 more
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Designing crop rotations in organic and low-input agriculture: Evaluation of pre-crop effects [PDF]
, 2007 In this overview, the preceding effects of crop pairs are classified by establishing schematic diagrams for use in crop rotation planning in low external input or organic agricultural systems.
Kolbe, Hartmut
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Ban Glyphosate—Does It Affect the Swedish Farmers' Willingness to Grow Cover Crops?
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The cultivation of cover crops is one of the new Eco‐scheme practices introduced in Sweden. This study examines how the design of policy attributes of these schemes influences farmers' willingness to grow cover crops on arable land, with particular focus on the potential impact of a glyphosate ban.
Vivian Wei Huang +2 more
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Turkish Journal of Agriculture: Food Science and Technology, 2015 Cultivation of field crops is a challenge and risky business in sloping areas. A study was conducted as a demonstration model for the sloppy lands of Fateh Jang, Pakistan.
Obaid ur Rehman +4 more
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Good soil management can reduce dietary zinc deficiency in Zimbabwe
CABI Agriculture and Bioscience, 2021 Background Dietary zinc (Zn) deficiency is widespread in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) with adverse impacts on human health. Agronomic biofortification with Zn fertilizers and improved soil fertility management, using mineral and organic nutrient resources ...
Muneta G. Manzeke-Kangara +6 more
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Soil fertility comparison among organic and conventional managed citrus orchards in Sicily. [PDF]
, 2002 In recents years, organic farming is expanding in Southern Italy and in the Mediterranean area, due to interest of consumers and EU agricultural policies.
Alessandra, Dr. Trinchera +5 more
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.Abstract Nucleus outgrower schemes are contractual arrangements where well‐resourced large‐scale farmers (nucleus farmers) are empowered by development support agencies to take charge of smallholder farmers, by providing them with market access and the necessary training on agronomic practices and farm inputs for production.
Dominic Tasila Konja, Awudu Abdulai
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Dynamics of maize carbon contribution to soil organic carbon in association with soil type and fertility level. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Soil type and fertility level influence straw carbon dynamics in the agroecosystems. However, there is a limited understanding of the dynamic processes of straw-derived and soil-derived carbon and the influence of the addition of straw carbon on soil ...
Jiubo Pei +6 more
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study aims to explore the influence of Wine Tourism (WT) on the Sustainable Performance (SP) of wineries in Spain. It particularly investigates how Corporate Social Legitimacy (CSL) and Green Innovation (GI) may act as intermediary factors in this relationship.
Javier Martínez‐Falcó +3 more
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