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Genetic divergence of sugarcane varieties collected in the region of Lavras, Minas Gerais, Brazil

open access: bronze, 2015
Luis Eduardo Villar Cesar   +6 more
openalex   +1 more source

Potential of alternative control of leaf‐cutting ants using essential oils: A systematic review

open access: yesAgricultural and Forest Entomology, EarlyView.
Abstract Leaf‐cutting ants (LCAs) are abundant and cause considerable damage to agricultural and forest crops in the Neotropical region and are commonly controlled using sulfluramid‐based ant baits. However, this active ingredient is a precursor of perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS), a persistent, human‐made pollutant that poses serious environmental
Heloisa S. S. Pinheiro   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Covariance analysis of sugarcane variety experiments (Saccharum spp.) in contrasting environments

open access: bronze, 2015
Sara Rodrı́guez   +12 more
openalex   +1 more source

Satellite Data in Agricultural and Environmental Economics: Theory and Practice

open access: yesAgricultural Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Agricultural and environmental economists are in the fortunate position that a lot of what is happening on the ground is observable from space. Most agricultural production happens in the open and one can see from space when and where innovations are adopted, crop yields change, or forests are converted to pastures, to name just a few examples.
David Wuepper   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Navigating the Measurement Frontier: New Insights Into Small Farm Realities

open access: yesAgricultural Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Measurement is not only a way of describing complex realities; it can also transform those realities by influencing policies. We live in an era of measurement innovation: new methods to deploy and new ways of adapting familiar, proven strategies to new contexts.
Hope Michelson
wiley   +1 more source

Water, dust, and environmental justice: The case of agricultural water diversions

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Water diversions for agriculture reduce ecosystem services provided by saline lakes around the world. Exposed lakebed surfaces are major sources of dust emissions that may exacerbate existing environmental inequities. This paper studies the effects of water diversions and their impacts on particulate pollution arising from reduced inflows to ...
Ryan Abman   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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