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Versatile multi-crop planter for two-wheel tractors: an innovative option for smallholders [PDF]
, 2011 The rapid spread of mechanisation on small farms in Asia has not yet led to the development of a range of low-cost planters for two-wheel tractors (2-WT) that can be used for minimum tillage (Baker et al., 2002).
Haque, M.E. +4 more
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Grassland Research, EarlyView.Restoration reseeding of degraded alpine meadows increased aboveground vegetation but was associated with short‐term topsoil carbon loss, coinciding with a microbial strategy shift from resident carbon‐preserving to carbon‐spending bacterial guilds. Abstract Background Restoration of degraded ecosystems is widely promoted as a nature‐based solution ...
Long‐Tao Zhu +9 more
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Minimum-tillage, mechanized sowing of pulses with two-wheel tractors [PDF]
, 2010 Pulse crops in Bangladesh are mainly low-input rainfed crops with broadcast sowing. Since the 1990s, rotary tillage two-wheel tractors (2WT) have largely replaced animal draft for crop establishment.
Esdaile, R.J. +9 more
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Food Security Versus Environmental Health: The Nitrogen Dilemma
Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Nitrogen is an essential element for plant growth and, consequently, crop production. However, the cycling of nitrogen in the environment can have negative effects. Here, we review the historical development of scientific and public awareness of these effects and the influence this has had on political action to control them.
Henrike Mielenz +8 more
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Reducing Investment Risk in Tractors and Combines with Improved Terminal Asset Value Forecasts [PDF]
Secondary asset market data for combines and tractors are used to estimate and separate out historical economic depreciation, embodied technological change and time value change.
Mumey, Glen, Unterschultz, James R.
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Strategic Change, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Labor exploitation within agri‐food supply chains poses significant ethical and managerial challenges, particularly in Mediterranean contexts where irregular employment practices persist. This study investigates the case of NoCap, a third‐party ethical certification initiative operating in Italy that integrates social responsibility into ...
Claudio Mirabella +3 more
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Museums and Modernization: The Football Kit, the Tractor, and the Plastic Doll
Etnoantropološki Problemi, 2011 The paper looks at the modernization of museum displays as well as at resistance to this process. This slow process of modernization and the resistance that the transformation of museum practice has encountered from the first are exemplified by two ...
Ivan Kovačević
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Tractors on eBay and Farmers and Consumers Market Bulletin: An Analysis on the Determinants of Price and Price Differences [PDF]
We investigate the determinants of price for tractor auctions on eBay and tractors that are listed in the Farmers and Consumers Market Bulletin (FCMB) in Georgia.
Mykerezi, Elton +2 more
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Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Land degradation is a critical global challenge, threatening biodiversity, food security, and livelihoods. Ecological restoration has therefore become a priority, with aerial seeding emerging as a key method to address issues of scale, accessibility, and efficiency. By dispersing seeds from aircraft or drones, aerial seeding complements ground‐
James Maua +4 more
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Special Tests; Lawn and Garden Tractors
, 1990 During the 90-ies series of garden tractors were evaluated. These were NOT official tractors tests. The reports of the evaluations were proprietary.
Louis I. leviticus +1 more
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