A practical case of crop protection strategies in de Southwest of the Netherlands [PDF]
Two types of integrated extensive vegetable crop protection systems and one organic extensive vegetable system were tested at one location. The choice of crops in both systems was based on the region and soil.
Rovers, J.A.J.M., Sukkel, W.
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Profitability of twelve small-scale organic vegetable crops grown in a greenhouse in the North East of Scotland [PDF]
, 2009 The paper examines the profitability of twelve polytunnel vegetable crops grown for an organic box scheme in Scotland. All inputs attributable to specific crops, labour in particular, were recorded during 2008 growing season and expressed in monetary ...
Dybek, Mr Konrad
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The Cordillera Administrative Region in the Philippines is home to terraced rice embedded in centuries of cultural heritage. However, weak market incentives threaten sustained production, jeopardizing indigenous communities' cultural heritage and the in situ biodiversity of rice genetic resources.
Kofi Britwum, Matty Demont
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Bumblebee cost-effectiveness for sunflower pollination in isolation cages
Ekonomika Poljoprivrede (1979), 2010 The lack of pollinators during sunflower seed production in isolation cages can lower the seed yield up to 90%. That is why we analyzed the cost-effectiveness of bumblebee usage as pollinators.
Sreten Terzić +5 more
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Wheat cultivars grain yield and quality traits variability under conditions of southern Pannonian plain [PDF]
Ratarstvo i PovrtarstvoIn order to meet milling industry and grain producers' requirements, wheat grain needs to possess good technological quality, and high and stable grain production.
Timić Jovana +6 more
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Characteristics of various catch crops in the organic vegetable production in northern climate conditions : results from and on-farm study [PDF]
, 2017 Catch crops are generally grown during the period between two main crops to prevent nutrient leaching and thus reduce nutrient losses from the system. Catch crops in Finnish organic vegetable farms are sown after the incorporation of green manure crop to
Iivonen, Sari +2 more
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Urban agriculture: a global analysis of the space constraint to meet urban vegetable demand [PDF]
, 2014 Urban agriculture (UA) has been drawing a lot of attention recently for several reasons: the majority of the world population has shifted from living in rural to urban areas; the environmental impact of agriculture is a matter of rising concern; and food
Adedeji O H +27 more
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Contract farming is a viable strategy agribusinesses rely on to strengthen coordination across actors in the value chain. However, low contract compliance remains a significant setback to agribusinesses' contract performance in low‐ and middle‐income country context.
Umar Shehu Umar +2 more
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Can Trichoderma-Based Biostimulants Optimize N Use Efficiency and Stimulate Growth of Leafy Vegetables in Greenhouse Intensive Cropping Systems? [PDF]
, 2020 Donato Visconti +5 more
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