Site Selection Report of Farmer-led Participatory Maize Breeding Programme for the Middle Hills of Nepal [PDF]
Maize is the second most important crop after rice in Nepal. Maize is grown largely on bari land during summer. The productivity of maize is quite low.
Shrestha, P., Subedi, M
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First adaptation of quinoa in the Bhutanese mountain agriculture systems [PDF]
Bhutan represents typical mountain agriculture farming systems with unique challenges. The agriculture production systems under environmental constraints are typical of small-scale agricultural subsistence systems related to family farming in the ...
Bazile, Didier, Katwal, Tirtha Bdr
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Spring wheat–summer maize (SWSM) annual crop systems were formed to satisfy the maize grain mechanized harvest thermal requirement in the thermal–resource–limited region of the North China Plain.
Meng Liu +7 more
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The influence of drought on the occurrence of aflatoxins in maize [PDF]
In this study, a total of 78 maize samples harvested during September and October 2012 in Vojvodina were analyzed. Presence of aflatoxins (AFs) was determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) method.
Janić-Hajnal Elizabet P. +4 more
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Use of turnips to reduce potassium accumulation on areas receiving farm dairy effluent : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Applied Science in Soil Science at Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand [PDF]
Land treatment of farm dairy effluent (FDE) on small areas of intensive of dairy farms has enriched soils with nutrients particularly K. Solving the problem solely by increasing the area allocated for land treatment requires large investment in pump ...
Salazar, Monica
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Confirmation of the Dietary Background of Beef from its Stable Isotope Signature [PDF]
End of project reportConsumers are increasingly demanding information on the authenticity and source of the food they purchase. Molecular DNA-based technology allows animal identification, but without certification or a “paper-trail” but does not provide
Bahar, Bojlul +5 more
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Agronomic and environmental impacts of a single application of heat-dried sludge on an Alfisol [PDF]
A field experiment was conducted on Alfisols in South-West France to assess the agronomic and environmental impacts of a single application of heat-dried sludge pellets at 11.1 Mg dry matter ha-1.
Gavalda, D. +6 more
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Selecting an appropriate planting density is an effective way to improve crop water productivity (WPC). However, there is a lack of research on the balance between evapotranspiration (ET) partitioning, water consumption, and grain production under ...
Zhendong Liu +7 more
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Risk Mitigation through Diversified Farm Production Strategies: The Case in Northern Mozambique [PDF]
Mozambique, like many other parts of the low-income world, faces perennial challenges with food security. With a rapidly growing population and arable land on the decline, sustainable agriculture is vital to managing the already depleted natural ...
Caillouet, Olivia C. +2 more
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Alternative Splicing of Circadian Clock Genes Correlates With Temperature in Field-Grown Sugarcane [PDF]
Alternative Splicing (AS) is a mechanism that generates different mature transcripts from precursor mRNAs (pre-mRNAs) of the same gene. In plants, a wide range of physiological and metabolic events are related to AS, as well as fast responses to changes ...
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