Agriculture, forestry, and fisheries topic list of research papers
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Is There an Enabling Environment for Nutrition-Sensitive Agriculture in South Asia? Stakeholder Perspectives from India, Bangladesh, and Pakistan2015 / M. van den Bold, N. Kohli, S. Gillespie, S. Zuberi, S. Rajeesh, et al.
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Genetic variation, heritability, genetic advance and agronomic character association of yellow elite inbred lines of maize (Zea mays L.)
Abstract Fifteen elite yellow maize inbred lines were evaluated in a randomized complete block design experiment with three replicates in 2014. Data were collected on days to anthesis and silking, anthesis-silking interval, plant and ear heights,...
2015 / D.J. Ogunniyan, S.A. Olakojo -
Water management of Meet Yazied Canal, Kafr El-Shiekh governorate
Abstract Meet Yazied Canal is one of the main sources of water in Kafr El-Shiekh and Al-Gharbia governorates. The main objective of this research was to study the problem of water shortage at the end of Meet Yazied Canal and focus on the effective...
2015 / H.M. Moghazy, O.K. Saleh, I.M. Rashwan, N.E. El Tahan -
Climate Change and Agriculture Conservation in Semi-Arid Environment
Abstract In the context of the climate changes, the cereals’ culture appears relatively vulnerable because of some of his characteristics, as well physiological as socio-economic. Uncertain rain agriculture in the semi-arid and arid areas and their...
2015 / Ramdane Benniou, Fayçal Bahlouli -
Ecological zoning of soybean rust, coffee rust and banana black sigatoka based on Brazilian climate changes
Abstract Geoinformation techniques were applied to develop predictive models to study the areas of risk to soybean rust (Phakopsora pachyrhizi Sydow) in soybean (Glycine max L.); coffee leaf rust (Hemileia vastatrix Berk & Br) in coffee; and...
2011 / M. de C. Alves, L.G. de Carvalho, E.A. Pozza, L. Sanches, J.C. de S. Maia -
Micropropagation of Embryogenic Callus of Oil Palm (Elaeis Guineensis Jacq.) Using Temporary Immersion System
Abstract Tissue culture technique has been used to produce elite oil palm clonal materials in commercial scale. Proliferation of embryogenic callus in oil palm commonly utilizes solid and liquid medium, but the result are still not optimum....
2015 / Cynthia Lendria Magdalena Marbun, Nurita Toruan-Mathius, Reflini, Condro Utomo, Tony Liwang -
Towards Studying Collective Dynamics of Electricity Sharing Systems
Abstract In this paper, we propose an agent-based model for investigating collective dynamics in community-based electricity sharing systems. In our simulations, we assume the absence of electricity grids and telecommunication infrastructure–a...
2015 / Thomas Brudermann, Yoshiki Yamagata -
Obesity Prevention and National Food Security: A Food Systems Approach2012 / Lila Finney Rutten, Amy Lazarus Yaroch, Heather Patrick, Mary Story
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Trade-offs between the Economic, Social and Environmental Objectives in Optimal Resource Management in the Fang Watershed, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand
Abstract The objective of this study was to find the relationships and trade-offs between the citrus farms and the natural resource management at the watershed level. Data collection were done among 149 households in Chai Prakan, Fang and Mae Ai...
2015 / Panitpim Sittisak, Benchaphun Ekasingh -
Enriquecimiento diferencial de Pseudomonas spp. en el rizoplano de distintas especies cultivadas
Resumen En contraste con la simbiosis entre rizobios y leguminosas, la especificidad de las Pseudomonas en la colonización radicular parece menos estricta. Sin embargo, estudios sobre la diversidad bacteriana del nicho rizosférico resaltan la...
2015 / Mariana A. Marrero, Betina Agaras, Luis G. Wall, Claudio Valverde -
Data set for cloning and characterization of heterologous transporters in Saccharomyces cerevisiae and identification of important amino acids for xylose utilization
Abstract The efficient uptake is important for the xylose utilization by Saccharomyces cerevisiae. A heterogenous transporter Mgt05196p was cloned from Meyerozyma guilliermondii and expressed in Saccharomyces cerevisiae [1]....
2015 / Chengqiang Wang, Xiaoming Bao, Yanwei Li, Chunlei Jiao, Jin Hou, et al. -
Malaria Vaccines: Progressing on a Bumpy Road2014 / Giampietro Corradin, Issa Nebie
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Preface2015 / Rosli bin Abu Bakar, Craig Froome
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Policy-relevant indicators for mapping the vulnerability of urban populations to extreme heat events: A case study of Philadelphia
Abstract The recent global increase in extreme heat events linked to climate change is projected to continue. The additive effect of urban heat islands from impervious surfaces and urban heat emissions (e.g., from transportation and building...
2015 / Stephanie Weber, Natasha Sadoff, Erica Zell, Alex de Sherbinin -
Possibility of Some Indigenous Spices as Flavor Agent of Green Tea
Abstract Indonesia is one of countries that has mega-biodiversity and has some potency on spices and herbs. Some of them have natural volatile oils or other components that influence on flavor and taste of some drinks and foods. This research was...
2015 / Wahyu Supartono, Anggoro Cahyo Sukartiko, Henry Yuliando, Novita Erma Kristanti -
Calibrating a Geographically Weighted Regression Model with Parameter-specific Distance Metrics
Abstract Geographically Weighted Regression (GWR) is a local technique that models spatially varying relationships, where Euclidean distance is traditionally used as default in its calibration. However, empirical work has shown that the use of...
2015 / Binbin Lu, Paul Harris, Martin Charlton, Chris Brunsdon -
Study on the microclimatic characteristics and human comfort of park plant communities in summer
Abstract With the rapid worldwide urbanization, the environment quality has been worsening dramatically. It is a solid fact that the urban air temperature is gradually rising in all cities and some effective measures are needed to mitigate it....
2012 / Hai Yan, Xue Wang, Peiyao Hao, Li Dong -
Fatty Acids Profiles of Fresh Milk, Yogurt and Concentrated Yogurt from Peranakan Etawah Goat Milk
Abstract The objective of the study was to characterize the fatty acids profiles of goat milk and its fermented products i.e. yogurt and concentrated yogurt. Fresh milk from Peranakan Etawah goats was collected directly from local goat farmers, and...
2015 / Juni Sumarmono, Mardiati Sulistyowati, Soenarto -
What's New in LanguaL™?
Abstract LanguaL™ is a multilingual, facetted thesaurus created to describe foods in a systematic way. Originally developed in the US more than 30 years ago, LanguaL has been managed by the European LanguaL™ technical committee since 1999. Proposals ...
2013 / Jayne Ireland, Anders Møller -
Drying characteristics of sardine fish dried with microwave heating
Abstract Fresh fish contains up to 80% of water. It is a highly perishable material and having a short storage life. Therefore, the study of the drying kinetics of fish is necessary. In this study, the effect of microwave drying on drying rate,...
2012 / Hosain Darvishi, Mohsen Azadbakht, Abbas Rezaeiasl, Asie Farhang