Agriculture, forestry, and fisheries topic list of research papers
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Sustainable crop intensification through surface water irrigation in Bangladesh? A geospatial assessment of landscape-scale production potential
Abstract Changing dietary preferences and population growth in South Asia have resulted in increasing demand for wheat and maize, along side high and sustained demand for rice. In the highly productive northwestern Indo-Gangetic Plains of South...
2016 / Timothy J. Krupnik, Urs Schulthess, Zia Uddin Ahmed, Andrew J. McDonald -
User-driven design of decision support systems for polycentric environmental resources management
Abstract Open and decentralized technologies such as the Internet provide increasing opportunities to create knowledge and deliver computer-based decision support for multiple types of users across scales. However, environmental decision support...
2016 / Zed Zulkafli, Katya Perez, Claudia Vitolo, Wouter Buytaert, Timothy Karpouzoglou, et al. -
Rapid estimation of soil engineering properties using diffuse reflectance near infrared spectroscopy
Materials testing involve complex reference methods and several soil tests have been used for indexing material functional attributes for civil engineering applications. However, conventional laboratory methods are expensive, slow and often imprecise. The...
2014 / Bernard K. Waruru, Keith D. Shepherd, George M. Ndegwa, Peter T. Kamoni, Andrew M. Sila -
Draft whole-genome sequence of the Diaporthe helianthi 7/96 strain, causal agent of sunflower stem canker
Abstract Diaporthe helianthi is a fungus pathogenic to sunflower. Virulent strains of this fungus cause stem canker with important yield losses and reduction of oil content. Here we present the first draft whole-genome sequence ...
2016 / Riccardo Baroncelli, Felice Scala, Mariarosaira Vergara, Michael R. Thon, Michelina Ruocco -
Efficient production of pullulan by Aureobasidium pullulans grown on mixtures of potato starch hydrolysate and sucrose2016 / Chao An, Sai-jian Ma, Fan Chang, Wen-jiao Xue
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Geochemical characteristics of terrestrial shale gas and its production prediction significance in the Ordos Basin, China
Abstract In order to study the variation of shale gas composition as well as the carbon isotopic fractionation characteristics of terrestrial shale in the Ordos Basin, and ultimately establish a prediction model for shale gas production in order to...
2016 / Feiran Chen, Chengfu Jiang, Peng Shi, Jianfa Chen, Jin Dong, et al. -
Effects of Thailand and Sri Lanka agronomic practices on mungbean (Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek) production in rice-based cropping system
Abstract The effects of agronomic practices were evaluated on mungbean production, using a randomized complete block design conducted at the Farming Research Development Center, Phaniat sub-district, Khok Sumrong district, Lop Buri province,...
2016 / Hiran Peiris, Rungsarid Kaveeta, Savitree Rangsipaht, Roongroj Pitakdantham -
Monitoring of a micro-smart grid: Power consumption data of some machineries of an agro-industrial test site
Abstract For the management of a (micro)-smart grid it is important to know the patters of the load profiles and of the generators. In this article the power consumption data obtained through a monitoring activity developed on a micro-smart grid in...
2016 / Enrico Fabrizio, Alessandro Biglia, Valeria Branciforti, Marco Filippi, Silvia Barbero, et al. -
Integration of Building Simulation and Life Cycle Assessment: A TRNSYS Application
Abstract The study proposes a tool developed within the TRNSYS environment aimed at integrating its building simulation features during the use phase with a Life Cycle Assessment approach. The tool can be used to investigate the relevance of each...
2016 / Francesco Guarino, Maurizio Cellura, Sonia Longo, Teresa Gulotta, Marina Mistretta, et al. -
Le eosinofilie polmonari. Descrizione di un caso clinico di polmonite eosinofila acuta da sertralina e revisione della letteratura2009 / Roberto Serini, Rossano Dallari, Ercole Turrini, Alberto Debbi, Chiara Benatti, et al.
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Payment for multiple forest benefits alters the effect of tree disease on optimal forest rotation length
Abstract Forests deliver multiple benefits both to their owners and to wider society. However, a wave of forest pests and pathogens is threatening this worldwide. In this paper we examine the effect of disease on the optimal rotation length of a...
2017 / Morag F. Macpherson, Adam Kleczkowski, John R. Healey, Nick Hanley -
A non-destructive method for estimating onion leaf area2016 / J.I. Córcoles, A. Domínguez, M.A. Moreno, J.F. Ortega, J.A. de Juan
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Low Carbon Development Pathways in Indian Agriculture2017 / Sonam Wangyel Wang, Woo-Kyun Lee, Yowhan Son
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Assessing the domestic and foreign Islamic banks efficiency: Insights from selected Southeast Asian countries
Abstract The objective of this study is to examine the technical efficiency (TE) and the decomposition of pure technical efficiency (PTE) and scale efficiency (SE) of domestic and foreign Islamic banks from the selected Southeast Asian Countries....
2017 / Fakarudin Kamarudin, Fadzlan Sufian, Foong Wei Loong, Nazratul Aina Mohamad Anwar -
How sugars protect proteins in the solid state and during drying (review): Mechanisms of stabilization in relation to stress conditions
Abstract This review aims to provide an overview of current knowledge on stabilization of proteins by sugars in the solid state in relation to stress conditions commonly encountered during drying and storage. First protein degradation mechanisms in...
2017 / Maarten A. Mensink, Henderik W. Frijlink, Kees van der Voort Maarschalk, Wouter L.J. Hinrichs -
Responding to global change: A theory of change approach to making agricultural research for development outcome-based
Abstract Agricultural research for development has made important contributions to poverty reduction and food security over the last 40years. Nevertheless, it is likely that both the speed of global change and its impacts on natural and...
2017 / PK Thornton, T Schuetz, W Förch, L Cramer, D Abreu, et al. -
Evaluation of the ability to metabolize 1,2-propanediol by heterofermentative bacteria of the genus Lactobacillus
Abstract Background New directions of research on lactic acid bacteria include investigation of metabolic pathways for the synthesis and/or metabolism of 1,2-propanediol, commonly used in the food and chemical industry, medicine,...
2017 / Krystyna Zielińska, Agata Fabiszewska, Michał Świątek, Daria Szymanowska-Powałowska -
Actinomyces bouchesdurhonensis sp. nov. and Actinomyces mediterranea sp. nov., isolated from human stomach and duodenum
Abstract We propose here the main characteristics of the new bacteria Actinomyces bouchesdurhonensis strain Marseille-P2825 (CSUR P2825) isolated from a gastric liquid sample of a 60-year-old man and Actinomyces mediterranea strain Marseille-P3257...
2017 / Morgane Mailhe, Davide Ricaboni, Alban Benezech, Frédéric Cadoret, Pierre-Edouard Fournier, et al. -
Regional Food Preference and Awareness of Regional Labels in Vysočina Region (Czech Republic)2016 / Martina Chalupová, Martin Prokop, Stanislav Rojík
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Safety and efficacy of iron dextran as a feed additive for piglets2017 / , Guido Rychen, Gabriele Aquilina, Giovanna Azimonti, Vasileios Bampidis, et al.