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Capitulum Development and Gametophyte Ontogeny: Histological Insight into the Reproductive Process of a Hexaploidy Population of Solidago canadensis in China

Plants, 2022
Solidago canadensis L., native to North America, has become a troublesome invasive plant worldwide due to its strong sexual reproductive capacity. Although there have been studies on some stages of sexual reproduction, there has been no systematic ...
Yu Zhang, Fei Cao, Sheng Qiang
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Brassica cover crops for weed control in organic vegetable production [PDF]

, 2005
Cover crops (or green manures) are commonly used by organic vegetable growers for soil fertility building and other benefits including weed control.
Cerrai, D., Jessop, R., Kristiansen, P., Sindel, B.M.   +3 more
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The Impacts of Health and Environmental Information Nudges on Meat Choices: Where Does Goat Meat Fit?

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Amidst a recent surge in US goat meat imports to meet growing demand, this study contributes to the meat demand literature by examining consumer preferences for goat meat, a relatively healthy and environmentally friendly alternative to other popular meats.
Binod Khanal, Sunil P. Dhoubhadel, Rodolfo M. Nayga Jr.   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Desk study on the control of weeds in organic arable and horticultural production systems OF0152 [PDF]

, 1998
The Ministry is seeking to encourage an expansion of organic farming with a research programme to provide information of benefit to organic farmers and to policy makers.
Anon
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How Competitive Is Myanmar's Rice Sector? A Comparison of Production Costs and Efficiency

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper analyzes the cost competitiveness of rice production in Myanmar by examining production costs, cost efficiency, and the potential effect of improving cost efficiency on the country's global competitiveness. To achieve this, we conduct a comparative analysis of production costs among major rice‐producing countries and estimate the ...
Nandar Aye Chan, Orkhan Sariyev, Mohammad Ariful Islam, Manfred Zeller   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Variation in Oxidized Proanthocyanidins in Chinese Weedy Rice Seeds and Their Impact on Ecological Adaptation

Agronomy
Weedy rice, also known as red rice, mainly originates from the de-domestication of cultivated rice and is a vicious weed in paddy fields around the world. Its red seeds are rich in oxidized proanthocyanidins (OPAs).
Yujiang Yan, Jing Chao, Bingjie Ruan, Xiaoyan Yuan, Qiyuan Qin, Zhihua Shi, Sheng Qiang, Xiaoling Song, Weimin Dai   +8 more
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Development of an Agar Bioassay Sensitivity Test in Alopecurus myosuroides for the Pre-Emergence Herbicides Cinmethylin and Flufenacet

Agronomy, 2021
Rapid and reliable tests for pre-emergence herbicide susceptibility in weeds are important to test a wider range of accessions on their baseline sensitivity, as well as to provide information on putative resistance.
Miriam H. Messelhäuser, Alexander I. Linn, Anna Mathes, Bernd Sievernich, Roland Gerhards   +4 more
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Charting the Path to Increased Oil Palm Output in Ghana Beyond Area Expansion: Technology or Managerial Capacity — Which Leads the Way?

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study sets out to investigate the prospects for raising oil palm output in sub‐Saharan Africa, particularly Ghana, without further expansion of cropland. Given global concerns about oil palm's role in deforestation and land use change, the focus is on enhancing productivity on existing farmlands.
Jacob Asravor, Francis Tsiboe, Ayobami Adetoyinbo, Jacob Ankamah   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Structure-Based Design, Virtual Screening, and Discovery of Novel Patulin Derivatives as Biogenic Photosystem II Inhibiting Herbicides

Plants
Computer-aided design usually gives inspirations and has become a vital strategy to develop novel pesticides through reconstructing natural lead compounds.
He Wang, Jing Zhang, Yu Ji, Yanjing Guo, Qing Liu, Yuan Chang, Sheng Qiang, Shiguo Chen   +7 more
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System productivity, energetics and economics of soybean (Glycine max)-wheat (Triticum aestivum) cropping system as influenced by weed management practices

The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 2022
 A field experiment was conducted during 2015–16 and 2016–17 to assess the system productivity, energetics and economics of weed management practices in soybean (Glycine max L.)-wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) cropping system at ICAR-Directorate of Weed ...
R P DUBEY, SHYAM LAL, DIBAKAR GHOSH, P K SINGH   +3 more
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