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Heavy metal content of vegetables irrigated with mixtures of wastewater and sewage sludge in Zimbabwe: Implications for human health [PDF]

, 2006
There is growing public concern in Zimbabwe over the illegal cultivation of vegetables on soils amended with sewage sludge or irrigated with admixtures of sewage and sewage sludge. Excessive accumulation of heavy metals in agricultural soils may not only
Chumbley, Devkota, Downs, E. Chinyanga, Ferguson, Frost, Itanna, J.N. Lester, J.W. Birkett, Lake, Lake, Lester, M. Muchuweti, M.D. Scrimshaw, Madyiwa, Nhapi, Nyamangara, R. Zvauya, Sanchez-Castillo, Sauve, Scott, Voutsa   +21 more
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Performance of CP Sugarcane Cultivars Grown in Different Locations in Florida

EDIS, 2007
SS-AGR-285, a 7-page illustrated fact sheet by Robert A. Gilbert, James M. Shine, Jr., and Ronald W. Rice, is part of the Sugarcane Handbook. It reports the results of a series of experiments that were designed to compare and contrast relative sugarcane ...
Robert A. Gilbert, James M. Shine, Jr., Ronald W. Rice   +2 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Private experiments in global governance : primary commodity roundtables and the politics of deliberation [PDF]

, 2012
Emerging scholarship on global governance offers ever-more detailed analyses of private regulatory regimes. These regimes aim to regulate some area of social activity without a mandate from, or participation of, states or international organizations ...
Brassett, James, Richardson, Ben, Smith, William   +2 more
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From Theory to the Field and Back Again: Fieldwork‐Based Research on Social Differentiation in Agrarian Studies

Journal of Agrarian Change, Volume 26, Issue 2, April 2026.
ABSTRACT Fieldwork is the cornerstone of empirical research in agrarian studies. Discussion about methodological options has, however, not kept up with the innovative conceptual developments taking place within the discipline. This is particularly evident in the study of social differentiation, a key concern in agrarian scholarship. Through a review of
Patrick Illien, Helena Pérez Niño
wiley   +1 more source

Sugarcane Yellow Leaf Disease

EDIS, 2005
Sugarcane Yellow Leaf disease was first recognized as Yellow Leaf Syndrome during the 1980s in Hawaii. Later it was reportedly associated with yield losses of 25% or more in the cultivar SP 71-6163 in Brazil. Subsequently the virus sugarcane Yellow Leaf
Jack C. Comstock, Robert A. Gilbert
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Estimating potential soil erosion for environmental services in a sugarcane growing area using multisource remote sensing data [PDF]

, 2013
Characterization of landscapes is crucial in modelling potential soil erosion to ascertain environmental services that are provided by the main land use in the ecosystem. Remote sensing techniques have proved successful in characterization of landscapes.
Bégué, Agnès, Clouvel, Pascal, Mulianga, Betty, Simoes, Margareth, Todoroff, Pierre   +4 more
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Ximenia americana L. From Popular Use to Anti‐Inflammatory Activities: A Comprehensive Review

Food Frontiers, Volume 7, Issue 2, March 2026.
ABSTRACT Ximenia americana (L.), known as “yellow plum,” “sea lemon,” or “Brazilian plum,” is a tropical/subtropical plant widely used in traditional medicine. Its roots, leaves, flowers, stem, and fruits are traditionally employed to treat various inflammatory disorders.
Bruno Anderson F. Silva, Maria Gabriely de Lima Silva, Eduardo S. Silva, Lucas Yure S. Silva, Renata Torres Pessoa, Silvio C. Alves‐Júnior, Jullyana S. S. Quintans, Laurent Picot, Irwin Rose A. Menezes, Lucindo J. Quintans‐Júnior   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Time-Frequency Dynamics of Biofuels-Fuels-Food System

, 2012
For the first time, we apply the wavelet coherence methodology on biofuels (ethanol and biodiesel) and a wide range of related commodities (gasoline, diesel, crude oil, corn, wheat, soybeans, sugarcane and rapeseed oil).
Janda, Karel, Kristoufek, Ladislav, Vacha, Lukas, Zilberman, David   +3 more
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A review of non‐native scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Coccoidea) of Australia and the challenges in maintaining current and accurate pest lists

Austral Entomology, Volume 65, Issue 1, February 2026.
Abstract Over 870 species of scale insects, also called coccoids (infraorder Coccomorpha), have been recorded from Australia. Here, we systematically review literature, databases and collections to provide a revised assessment of non‐native species to Australia, for which we confirm those species that are introduced and extant in Australia (including ...
Mark K. Schutze, Michael Gorton, Penny J. Gullan, Desley J. Tree, Ting‐Kui Qin, Peter S. Gillespie, Helen F. Nahrung   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Capacity-building activities related to climate change vulnerability and adaptation assessment and economic valuation for Fiji [PDF]

, 2000
The Terms of Reference for this work specified three objectives to the Fiji component: Objective 1a: to provide a prototype FIJICLIM model (covered under PICCAP funding) Objective 1b: to provide training and transfer of FIJICLIM Objective 1c: to ...
de Wet, Neil, Kenny, Gavin J.
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