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An Estimation of the Efficient Size of Sugarcane Enterprises for Farmers in Trinidad [PDF]
This research paper provides an estimation of the efficient size of operation for sugarcane farmers in Trinidad. The estimates were based on a sample of two hundred and twenty-seven farmers selected from a cost of sugarcane production survey. To identify
Palmer, Donald W. +1 more
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Practices of Inclusion and Exclusion in Premodern Culture [PDF]
, 2015 In Practices of Inclusion and Exclusion in Premodern Culture a group of Finnish cultural historians discuss the meanings of cultural belonging, experiences and practices of construing boundaries between cultures and their others.
Holmberg, Eva Johanna +1 more
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Effects of Atmospheric CO2 Levels on the Susceptibility of Maize to Diverse Pathogens
Plant, Cell &Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Rising atmospheric CO2 has significant implications for crop productivity and food security. Based on studies in C3 plants, elevated CO2 (eCO2) can shape plant‐pathogen interactions, although the outcomes are often variable. The question of how eCO2 influences immunity and disease development in C4 plants, such as the globally important cereal
Ekkachai Khwanbua +5 more
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Economics of Sugarcane-based Farming System in Western Uttar Pradesh [PDF]
Amongst 38 farming systems prevalent in the western Uttar Pradesh region, sugarcane–livestock– cereals–fodder has been found the major system being followed by a majority of the farmers.
Singh, M.P., Singh, S.P., Gangwar, B.
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SUGARCANE CULTIVATION AND MANAGEMENT: Challenges and Opportunities
The sugarcane industry faces a number of challenges in terms of stagnating production, price regulations, unstable sugarcane market, and water scarcity/drought.
Singh, Munna +5 more
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Plant, Cell &Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Sorghum anthracnose caused by Colletotrichum sublineola (C. sublineola) is a destructive disease leading to severe crop damages. Pterostilbene is a phytoalexin that contributes to defence responses in sorghum, but the transcriptional regulation of its biosynthesis remained poorly understood.
Yajing Li +5 more
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Estimating the greenhouse gas emission abatement potential of tidal introduction in Australia
Restoration Ecology, EarlyView.Abstract Introduction Coastal wetlands store higher amounts of organic carbon and sequester it at higher rates in soil relative to terrestrial ecosystems. However, they have been extensively drained, excavated, or modified, often to allow agriculture. Restoring degraded coastal wetlands can be an important contribution to climate change mitigation by ...
Mathew A. Vanderklift +9 more
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TECHNICAL CHANGE AND AGRICULTURAL TRADE: THREE EXAMPLES (SUGARCANE, BANANAS, AND RICE) [PDF]
The purpose of this paper is to examine three cases which provide some insight into the character of international transmission of technical change and its economic impacts and implications.
Evenson, Robert E. +2 more
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Kinship and reproduction: A perspective of the Akha in Laos
The Australian Journal of Anthropology, EarlyView.Abstract Drawing on fieldwork among the Akha people in Phongsaly District, Phongsaly Province, northern Laos, this paper examines Akha patrilineal kinship and its links to reproduction. The Akha people's reproductive decisions and behaviours are shaped by patrilineality, ancestral connections and cultural–spiritual perceptions of reproduction, which ...
Vanly Lorkuangming
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Factors Influencing and Steps Leading to the Adoption of Best Management Practices by Louisiana Dairy Farmers [PDF]
A logistic regression procedure was used to assess the impact of socioeconomic attributes on the best management practices (BMPs) adoption decision by Louisiana dairy farmers relative to cost-share and fixed incentive payments.
Gauthier, Wayne M. +3 more
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