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Sweet Potato Scab (Elsinoe batatas [Sawada] Viegas & Jenkins) [PDF]
Replaces Agricultural Pests of the Pacific Series, ADAP 91-3.This leaflet briefly describes the symptoms of sweet potato scab caused by Elsinoe batatas.Funded by the United States Department of Agriculture Cooperative State Research, Education and ...
Quebral, Florendo
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A trait‐based risk assessment framework was developed to identify New Zealand's native freshwater fish most vulnerable to the pressures of valued sports fisheries (trout). We further examine where the distributions between at‐risk species and trout are likely to overlap, providing priority locations for conservation managers to investigate further and ...
Ami Coughlan +2 more
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EXOGENOUS PRODUCTION SHOCKS AND TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY AMONG TRADITIONAL IVORIEN RICE FARMERS [PDF]
This paper uses a unique panel data set and data envelopment analysis (DEA) to obtain estimates of technical efficiency for 492 traditional rice plots in Côte d'Ivoire.
Barrett, Christopher B. +1 more
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A List of the Scutelleroidea of the La Rue-Pine Hills Ecological Area with Notes on Biology [PDF]
A survey of the scutelleroid fauna of the LaRue-Pine Hills Ecological Area, Union County, Illinois was conducted from May, 1972 to September, 1974. Forty-nine species were collected, five of which were state records. The remaining 44 represented over 57%
McPherson, J. E, Mohlenbrock, R. H
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Relationships Beyond the (Ivory) Flux Tower
Abstract By deploying a growing worldwide network of observation towers monitoring land‐atmosphere exchanges of water vapor, carbon dioxide and energy, eddy‐covariance flux scientists have played a central role in understanding how natural and managed ecosystems function and respond to environmental change.
Maoya Bassiouni +5 more
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Abstract Ambient air pollutants are reported to have adverse health impacts, which could be better assessed by examining human exposure to multiple criteria pollutants or through a multi‐pollutant Air Quality Index (AQI). As compared to AQIs developed using in situ measurements of pollutants across sparse monitoring stations, satellite‐based products ...
D Ardra +6 more
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INTERNATIONAL IMPORTS AND THE SAFETY OF THE U.S. FOOD AND FIBER SYSTEM [PDF]
The trend towards globalization has led an increase in the U.S. Food trade. Threats of bio-terrorism and safety of the agriculture production system have become larger concerns to U.S consumers and policy makers.
Jimenez, Mariano +2 more
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Insect biological control of the tomato‐potato psyllid Bactericera cockerelli, a review
ABSTRACT The tomato‐potato psyllid (TPP) Bactericera cockerelli is a polyphagous herbivore and a renowned pest of solanaceous crops found in America and the Pacific region. Over the last fifteen years, several strategies have been tested worldwide to successfully manage this species, but these have been mostly unsuccessful.
Emiliano R. Veronesi +2 more
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Utah Home Orchard Pest Management Guide
Integrated pest management (IPM) is the practice of combining knowledge of the pest and host plant with multiple tactics for long-term, safe pest control. The goal of IPM is pesticide reduction by using cultural, mechanical, and biological controls before the last option, pesticides.
Murray, Marion +2 more
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This article, focusing on produce and grain, discusses the environmental and climate change impacts of food production, processing, packaging, and distribution, which ultimately contribute to both economic and social costs.
Czarnezki, Jason J.
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