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ALLELOPATHIC INFLUENCE OF AQUATIC WEEDS ON AGRO-ECOSYSTEMS: A REVIEW [PDF]

Planta Daninha, 2017
Aquatic weeds are higher plants found in the aquatic ecosystem and in anaerobic rice fields, where they have no economic benefits. The continuance of aquatic weeds is more widespread than terrestrial weeds because in aquatic ecosystems there is very ...
T. ABBAS, M.A. NADEEM, A. TANVEER, S. SYED, A. ZOHAIB, N. FAROOQ, M.A. SHEHZAD   +6 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Assessing Government Subsidies for Reducing Pesticide Use: A Meta‐Analysis

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In the efforts being made by governments to reduce pesticide use, subsidies are an important instrument to encourage farmers to adopt more sustainable practices. Yet, their effectiveness remains uncertain due to diverse designs and contexts.
Gaëlle Leduc, Douadia Bougherara, Thi Thanh Mai Ha, Laure Latruffe   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

A first-in-class dimethyl 2-acetamido terephthalate inhibitor targeting Conyza canadensis SHMT1 with a novel herbicidal mode-of-action

Journal of Advanced Research
Introduction: Herbicide application is a highly efficiency method of weed control that boots agricultural output and assures food security. The development of novel herbicides focuses on improved bioactivity and new modes of action.
Dingfeng Luo, Zhendong Bai, Haodong Bai, Na Liu, Jincai Han, Changsheng Ma, Di Wu, Lianyang Bai, Zuren Li   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

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

Weeds

, 2014
BACKGROUND Current international developments in garden theory (Bauman, Jay) have identified labour in the garden as an unseen violence to create and maintain a picturesque ideal. The photograph Weeds in the publication Is the Future boring questions how
Sally Mannall (18026254)
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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

Effect of Biofilterizers and Control Treatments on Roots Nodulation, Yield and Associated Weeds of Soybean Crop [PDF]

Journal of Plant Protection and Pathology, 2016
This study was carried out during 2013 and 2014 seasons to investigate the effect of different biofertilizers (microbin, phosphorine and rhizobecteren) and weeds control treatments (flauzifop-p-butyl, bentazon, flauzifop-p-butyl + bentazon, hand hoeing ...
A. Hamza, I Soliman
doaj   +1 more source

Challenges for weed management in African rice systems in a changing climate [PDF]

, 2011
Global changes including increases in temperature, atmospheric greenhouse gases, soil degradation and competition for land and water resources, will have multiple impacts on rice production systems in Africa.
Meinke, H.B., H. MEINKE, D. E. JOHNSON, J. RODENBURG, Rodenburg, J., Meinke, Holger, Johnson, David E., Johnson, D.E., Rodenburg, Jonne   +8 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

Can greater uncertainty hasten investment?

, 2003
This paper examines irreversible investment in a project with uncertain returns, when there is an advantage to being the first to invest and externalities to investing when others also do so.
Weeds, Helen, Mason, Robin
core   +1 more source