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Built, but not replaced: The policy failure behind the UK's ageing greenhouse sector

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Societal Impact Statement Glass greenhouse horticulture is a highly productive but often overlooked component of UK agricultural, environmental and food policy, with significant potential to contribute to food security, public health and climate resilience.
Sven Batke, David Denny
wiley   +1 more source

Crop landrace conservation, status, challenges and motivations in Great Britain

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Recent agricultural intensification has led to the widespread replacement of genetically diverse crop landraces with high‐yielding but genetically uniform modern cultivars, reducing the adaptive resilience of farming systems. In the United Kingdom, where large‐scale agriculture dominates, landraces require urgent conservation action.
Gabrielle Clarke, Joana Magos Brehm, Michael Ambrose, Abigail Cooke, Eve Eunson, Henry Creissen, Nigel Maxted   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Domestic composters as winter reservoirs for the invasive pest Drosophila suzukii in temperate climates

Pest Management Science, EarlyView.
Domestic composters enable year‐round emergence of Drosophila suzukii, buffering winter temperatures and supporting larval development, potentially enhancing overwintering survival and early‐season crop reinfestation. Abstract BACKGROUND Drosophila suzukii is an invasive pest established worldwide, including in temperate regions with harsh winters.
Romain Georges, Théo Laguilliez, Damien Gourmelon, Hervé Colinet   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessment of potential exposure to As, Cd, Pb and Zn in vegetable garden soils and vegetables in a mining region. [PDF]

Sci Rep, 2022
Vejvodová K, Ash C, Dajčl J, Tejnecký V, Johanis H, Spasić M, Polák F, Praus L, Borůvka L, Drábek O.   +9 more
europepmc   +1 more source

A-B-C of vegetable gardening,

, 1916
Eben E. Rexford'un 20. yüzyılın başlarında yayımlanan "A-B-C of Vegetable Gardening" adlı eseri, bahçeciliğin göz korkutucu olmadığını göstererek, özellikle amatör ve küçük arazi sahiplerine sebze yetiştirmenin temellerini anlaşılır bir dille öğreten zamansız bir rehberdir; Rexford, okuyucuları bahçecilikten zevk almaya teşvik ederken, başarılı bir ...
openaire   +2 more sources

Cascading bottom‐up effects of invasive alien plants on the parasitoid Aphidius colemani mediated by the aphid host Aphis fabae

Pest Management Science, EarlyView.
Differences in the suitability of invasive alien plants as hosts drove variations in cascading bottom‐up effects in aphid host and parasitoid performance, potentially influencing top‐down regulation. Abstract BACKGROUND Invasive alien plants (IAP) can threaten biodiversity by disrupting trophic interactions and, consequently, affect agroecosystems by ...
Emma Pluchard, Aude Couty, Arnaud Ameline, Géraldine Doury   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Recovery of Vegetal Waste in the form of Home-Composting

The Annals of “Dunarea de Jos” University of Galati. Fascicle IX, Metallurgy and Materials Science
Composting the vegetable waste is an ecological alternative to their treatment by incineration or storage on landfills. The recovery of vegetable waste for obtaining compost is a beneficial method both by keeping a clean environment and enriching the ...
Anca ȘERBAN, Adrian LEOPA
doaj   +1 more source

Living Through a Changing Climate: Stress, Trauma, and Gendered Resilience Among Women in Coastal and Northern Ghana

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Climate change is reshaping everyday life in Ghana through coastal erosion, flooding, erratic rainfall, water scarcity, extreme heat, and agricultural insecurity. This study examines how these changes produce stress, trauma, and gendered resilience among women in Salakope and Choggu Yapalsi, two climate‐vulnerable communities in coastal and ...
Jacob Kwakye
wiley   +1 more source

Cultivating Sustainability: How Modern Food Practices Shape Pro‐Environmental Motivation Through Food–Nature Associations

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Food practices have evolved alongside industrialization and urbanization. Compared to earlier generations, modern individuals grow and cook food less often and consume more processed products, weakening awareness of food's natural origins. Three studies examined explanatory pathways linking food practices to pro‐environmentalism through the ...
Shu Tian Ng, Angela K.‐y. Leung
wiley   +1 more source

The Socio‐Economic Benefits of Communal Trophy Hunting in Africa: A Value Chain Perspective From Namibia

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT International concerns around the equitable distribution of income generated by communal trophy hunting tourism have raised questions about the industry's effectiveness in promoting rural livelihoods and nature conservation. We examine how communities in Namibia derive benefits from wildlife and explore local perspectives on fostering active ...
Luke Symonds‐Mayes, Enrico Di Minin, Hayley Clements   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source