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The conundrum of conservation agriculture and livelihoods in Southern Africa [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Low crop productivity, food insecurity, hunger and malnutrition; inadequate farming knowledge and skills, implements and inputs are characteristic of smallholder agriculture in Southern Africa.
Corbeels, M.   +4 more
core   +3 more sources

Self‐Sintering Ionogel Binder for Flexible, Recyclable, and Healable Printed Giant Magnetoresistive Sensors

open access: yesAdvanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Electronic waste has emerged as a major environmental challenge, driven by the massive consumption and a limited lifetime of modern electronic devices, stimulating the development of sustainable electronics. Here, an all‐biomaterial gelatin‐choline‐citric acid ([Ch][CA]) ionogel is developed as an active binder to realize self‐sintered ...
Lin Guo   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Integrative taxonomy of the genus Longidorus (Nematoda: Longidoridae) reveals two new species in the Mediterranean Basin

open access: yesZoological Letters
The needle nematode genus Longidorus comprises approximately 194 species of polyphagous plant ectoparasites distributed worldwide, some of which serve as vectors for plant viruses.
Rosana Salazar-García   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Environmental Policy Update 2012: Development Strategies and Environmental Policy in East Africa [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
The seven chapters that comprise this report explore ways to integrate sustainability goals and objectives into Ethiopia's current development ...
Amanda Lavigueur   +10 more
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Using Eco-schemes in the new CAP: a guide for managing authorities [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
This guide has been developed primarily for policy makers and Member State officials involved in the national and regional programming processes of the CAP Strategic Plans (CSPs).
de Porras, M.   +5 more
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The effect of organic and conventional management on the yield and quality of wheat grown in a long-term field trial [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
The performance of winter wheat was evaluated under organic (ORG) and conventional (CON) management systems in the Nafferton Factorial Systems Comparison (NFSC) long-term field trial.
Baraniski, Marcin   +14 more
core   +1 more source

Establishing a Model Precursor System: Over a Decade of Research on Carbon Dots from the Citric Acid‐Urea System

open access: yesAdvanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
The citric acid/urea (CA‐Urea) precursor system offers a versatile, scalable route to carbon dots with tunable luminescence and multifunctionality. Mechanistic insights into precursor chemistry and reaction parameters have enabled doping, surface modification, and hybridization strategies, yielding CDs for luminescent devices, sensing, catalysis ...
Yupeng Liu   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Economic Evaluation of Pesticide Use Externalities in the Cotton Zones of Punjab, Pakistan [PDF]

open access: yes
The crop protection strategy in Pakistan is almost entirely based on pesticide use whereas development of integrated pest management (IPM) based technologies is in its initial phases of scrutiny as well as implementation. The inefficient use of chemicals
Ahmad, Iftikhar   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Multi‐Scale Interface Engineering of MXenes for Multifunctional Sensory Systems

open access: yesAdvanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
MXenes, as two‐dimensional transition metal carbides and nitrides, demonstrate remarkable capabilities for multifunctional sensing applications. This review systematically examines multi‐scale interface engineering approaches that enhance sensing performance, enable diverse detection functionalities, and improve system‐level compatibility in MXene ...
Jiaying Liao, Sin‐Yi Pang, Jianhua Hao
wiley   +1 more source

Innovation and research in organic farming: A multi‐level approach to facilitate cooperation among stakeholders [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
A wider range of stakeholders is expected to be involved in organic research. A decision‐support tool is needed to define priorities and to allocate tasks among institutions. Based on research and management experience in organic research,
Bellon, S., Desclaux, D., LE PICHON, V.
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