Agriculture, forestry, and fisheries topic list of research papers
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Advances in Agronomic Management of Indian Mustard (Brassica juncea (L.) Czernj. Cosson): An Overview2012 / Kapila Shekhawat, S. S. Rathore, O. P. Premi, B. K. Kandpal, J. S. Chauhan
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Food Production and Processing Considerations of Allergenic Food Ingredients: A Review2011 / Pedro A. Alvarez, Joyce I. Boye
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Local polynomial fitting and spatial price relationships: price transmission in EU pork markets2006 / T. Serra
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Pathogenicity and potential capacity for producing mycotoxins by Fusarium sambucinum and Fusarium solani isolates derived from potato tubers2012 / Leszek Lenc
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Agriculture and Bioactives: Achieving Both Crop Yield and Phytochemicals2013 / Lina García-Mier, Ramón Guevara-González, Víctor Mondragón-Olguín, Beatriz del Rocío Verduzco-Cuellar, Irineo Torres-Pacheco
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Improving Quantity and Quality of Castor Bean Oil for Biofuel Growing under Severe Conditions in Egypt
Abstract Castor bean (Ricinus communis) has emerged as a biofuel crop with potential for its production in marginal land with application of treated sewage water. Some projects in different scales are established to produce castor bean seeds, but...
2015 / Mehanna Hani Mohamed, Hussein Mohamed Mursy -
Agricultural and Urban Green Infrastructure Irrigation Systems Auditing – A Case Study for the Region of Epirus
Abstract FAO-AQUASTAT states that in Greece, about 70% of the available water resources are used for irrigation purposes. According to directive 2000/60/EC, action is needed to protect water in qualitative and quantitative terms. Among the several...
2015 / Ch. Myriounis, I.L. Tsirogiannis, N. Malamos, P. Barouchas, D.I. Babilis, et al. -
Autonomous ESL Learning: “Read & Reflect in English”
Abstract Autonomous learning triggers students’ self-devotion and self-regulation. This study articulates an autonomous ESL learning provided by the Fu-Jen Catholic University library in Taiwan. The project “Read & Reflect in English” (for ESL...
2015 / Te-Lien Chou, Lih-Juan ChanLin -
Life Cycle Assessment of Renewable Energy Alternatives for Replacement of Natural Gas in Building Material Industry
Abstract Due to environmental and geopolitical reasons, the need for substitution of fossil fuels with renewable alternatives in industry is augmenting. The main objective was to assess environmental impacts of “cradle-to-gate” brick production...
2015 / Mara Repele, Gatis Bazbauers -
Predicting Tablet Strength from the Wet Granulation Conditions via the Unified Compaction Curve
Abstract Tablets make up approximately one third of all drug dosage forms which makes tablet manufacture a common process in the pharmaceutical industry. The unified compaction curve [1] is a model developed initially to look at the impact of the...
2015 / Thanh H. Nguyen, David A.V. Morton, Karen P. Hapgood -
Effect of Heating Rate on Edible Mushroom Bran Pyrolysis
Abstract Pyrolysis characteristics of edible mushroom bran at heating rates of 10, 20, 30 K/min in a dynamic nitrogen flow of 20 ml/min were investigated applying a thermogravimetric analyzer(TG) coupled with a Fourier transform infrared (FTIR)...
2015 / Xiaojuan Guo, Yongjun Xu, Xiaoxi Yang, Frank G.F. Qin -
Accounting the Impacts of Waste Product in Package Design
Abstract In Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), packaging has been considered environmentally damaging due to its material use and issues with disposal at the end of it life. Consumers’ relationship with packaging is short-lived with the focus of desire...
2015 / Tim Grant, Victor Barichello, Leanne Fitzpatrick -
A pan-European valuation of the extent, causes and cost of escape events from sea cage fish farming
Abstract As part of an EU funded 7th Framework project, Prevent Escape, a programme of research was undertaken to document the extent, size and knowledge of the causes of escapes from marine fin fish farms in Europe over a three year period. Escape...
2014 / Dave Jackson, Alan Drumm, Sarah McEvoy, Østen Jensen, Diego Mendiola, et al. -
Maize forage aptitude: Combining ability of inbred lines and stability of hybrids
Abstract Breeding of forage maize should combine improvement achieved for grain with the specific needs of forage hybrids. Production stability is important when maize is used for silage if the planting area is not in the ideal agronomic...
2014 / Luis Máximo Bertoia, Mónica Beatriz Aulicino -
Do Wildflower Strips Favor Insect Pest Populations at Field Margins?
Abstract Reducing pesticide use is one the major issues of today's agriculture. Among other possibilities, attracting and conserving pest natural enemies in agricultural landscapes by providing them habitats is promising. Wildflower strips (WFS)...
2015 / Séverin Hatt, Roel Uyttenbroeck, Thomas Mendes Lopes, Aman Paul, Sabine Danthine, et al. -
Biochemical composition and nutritional value of Streptocephalus simplex as live feed in ornamental fish culture
Abstract A feed trail was conducted to evaluate the efficiency of Streptocephalus simplex as a live feed in freshwater ornamental fish culture. The efficiency of live feed was compared with that of artificial/pellet diet to determine the growth rate ...
2015 / G. Simhachalam, N.S. Sampath Kumar, K. Govinda Rao -
Soil Resources of Interfluve Garda Seaca-ordancusa from the Apuseni Mountains (Northern Bihor)
Abstract Pedogenetic conditions of interfluve Garda Seaca - Ordancusa northern part of the Bihor Massif in the Apuseni Mountains are characterized by a less complex geological constitution, the largest share (80%) having limestone (white and black)...
2015 / Anca-Luiza Stanila, Mihail Dumitru, Marian Musat -
Expanding the Scope of LCA to Include ‘Societal Value’: A Framework and Methodology for Assessing Positive Product Impacts
Abstract As resources become scarcer, efficiency improvements alone will not bridge the widening gap between supply and demand, resulting in the need for additional non-financial mechanisms to ensure the fairer allocation of resources. This paper...
2015 / K.L.F. Shin, J.A. Colwill, R.I.M. Young -
Consideration of Risk Management in Global Production Footprint Design
Abstract The proceeding globalization leads to growing and more and more complex company networks. Especially for the production industry the high cost pressure forces companies to spread their production sites over the globe. Low labour costs,...
2014 / Günther Schuh, Till Potente, Rawina M. Varandani, Carsten Witthohn -
Scenario modelling to support industry strategic planning and decision making
Abstract The Pastoral Properties Futures Simulator (PPFS) is a dynamic systems model, developed within a participatory action research partnership with the pastoral industry of Australia's Northern Territory. The model was purpose-built to support...
2014 / Romy Greiner, Javier Puig, Cindy Huchery, Neil Collier, Stephen T. Garnett