Agricultural and Forest Entomology, EarlyView.Bioecology parameters of the endemic Psychidae Deborrea malgassa, the main pest of apple trees in Madagascar. Spatiotemporal dynamics of Deborrea malgassa, with a peak infestation between May and August. Proposed targeted prophylaxis techniques associated with other agroecological principles will be key to reducing the vulnerability of apple orchards ...
Miora Ranaivozandriny +6 more
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Effects of Partial Blackwater Substitution on Soil Potential NI-Trogen Leaching in a Summer Maize Field on the North China Plain. [PDF]
Life (Basel), 2021 Zhang T +5 more
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Consumer acceptance of provitamin A orange maize in rural Zambia: [PDF]
This study analyzes consumer acceptance of biofortified orange maize in rural Zambia by eliciting consumers' willingness to pay. It attempts to examine the impact of nutrition information, comparing the use of simulated radio versus community leaders in ...
Banerji, A. +6 more
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Captured participatory institutions: Theory and evidence from Venezuela's Consejos Comunales
American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.Abstract Can participatory institutions (PIs) facilitate development when captured by the government? We propose an original theoretical framework to investigate how changing incumbent priorities can shape the developmental and political effects of captured PIs.
Jared Abbott, Jose Morales‐Arilla
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Effects of Water-Nitrogen Coupling on Root Distribution and Yield of Summer Maize at Different Growth Stages. [PDF]
Plants (Basel)Li Y, Wang Q, Gao S, Wang X, He A, He P.
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Spraying Ethephon Effectively Increased Canopy Light Transmittance of Densely Planted Summer Maize, Thus Achieving Synergistic Improvement in Stalk Lodging Resistance and Grain Yield. [PDF]
Plants (Basel), 2022 Geng W +6 more
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Malawi’s Maize Marketing System [PDF]
National food security in Malawi depends on improving the performance of maize markets. Ensuring that grain is consistently available at tolerable prices is crucial for consumers’ food security. At the same time, surplus producing farmers need to receive
Ricker-Gilbert, Jacob +3 more
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American Ethnologist, EarlyView.Abstract An anthropology of horror can serve as a vernacular critique of financial speculation. Drawing on fieldwork in San Pedro, Paraguay, I track horror across three registers: pombero tricksters; plata yvyguy (buried money) as a founding myth of postwar finance; and obligations binding sesame farmers to monsters, patrones, and creditors.
Caroline E. Schuster
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Effects of different fertilizer combinations on the yield and nitrogen use efficiency of summer maize in Jiangsu Province, China. [PDF]
Sci RepWang J, Guo J, Li G, Lu W, Lu D.
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Responses of Phosphate-Solubilizing Microorganisms Mediated Phosphorus Cycling to Drought-Flood Abrupt Alternation in Summer Maize Field Soil. [PDF]
Front Microbiol, 2021 Bi W +8 more
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