The mobile resistome in the water-soil-air nexus: horizontal gene transfer and environmental dissemination of antimicrobial resistance genes. [PDF]
Ong CJN +10 more
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Is Precision Agriculture Technology Adoption Persistently Overestimated?
ABSTRACT Precision agriculture is sometimes assumed to diffuse steadily over time, and industry planning frequently extrapolates early adoption trends forward. This study evaluates the accuracy of such expectations by comparing agricultural input dealers' forecasts of future service offerings with the actual levels of offerings that dealerships ...
Trey Malone +5 more
wiley +1 more source
Harnessing the Infectivity and Stability of Bacteriophage ΦNF-1 in a Phage-Based Product for Sustainable Nitrification Control. [PDF]
Vique G +9 more
europepmc +1 more source
Pesticide MRLs as Trade Barriers: Evidence From Vietnam's Coffee and Rice Exporters
ABSTRACT As tariffs have declined globally through bilateral and regional trade agreements, food safety standards have emerged as significant determinants of agricultural trade flows. This study examines the impact of maximum residue limits (MRLs) for five pesticides—Azoxystrobin, Chlorpyrifos, Chlorantraniliprole, Clothianidin, and Cyhalothrin—on ...
Nhat Mai Nguyen +2 more
wiley +1 more source
Inconsistent relationships detected between seed size, shape and persistence for different plant functional groups in the Pannonian flora. [PDF]
Törő-Szijgyártó V +9 more
europepmc +1 more source
Protection Motivation Theory and Farmers' Participation in Futures Markets: Evidence From Germany
ABSTRACT This study examines why German farmers show limited adoption of commodity futures contracts despite substantial price volatility, applying Protection Motivation Theory (PMT) to understand the cognitive processes driving participation decisions in futures markets. Survey data from 303 German farmers collected in 2024 were analyzed using Partial
Hendrik Wever +2 more
wiley +1 more source
Beyond Beneficial Margins: Four Mechanisms Linking Border Vegetation to Pest Dynamics. [PDF]
Cardoso JFM, Mundim FM.
europepmc +1 more source
Deforestation and Efficiency: Insights From Forest Transition in the Brazilian Cerrado
ABSTRACT This paper estimates technical efficiency (TE) and environmental efficiency (EE) of agricultural production at the municipal level of the Brazilian Cerrado in 2006 and 2017, and investigates their underlying mechanisms in relation to forest transition theory.
Ricardo Muniz Simões +2 more
wiley +1 more source
Temperature tolerance and persistence of promising native <i>Metarhizium</i> isolates for use in chili pepper farms in Ghana. [PDF]
Nyahe PAS +10 more
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