Agriculture, forestry, and fisheries topic list of research papers
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Irrigation Management of Greenhouse Tomato and Cucumber Using Tensiometer: Effects on Yield, Quality and Water Use
Abstract Irrigation is a crucial practice that operators often perform empirically, relying on their own experience, especially in productive areas characterized by low technology agriculture (i.e. several parts of Mediterranean countries). One of...
2015 / Donato Buttaro, Pietro Santamaria, Angelo Signore, Vito Cantore, Francesca Boari, et al. -
Qanat, Traditional Eco-technology for Irrigation and Water Management
This article has been retracted: please see Elsevier Policy on Article Withdrawal (https://www.elsevier.com/about/our-business/policies/article-withdrawal). This article has been retracted at the request of Editor. The authors...
2015 / Ali Hamidian, Mehdi Ghorbani, Mahsa Abdolshahnejad, Aziz Abdolshahnejad -
Use of whole genome DNA spectrograms in bacterial classification
Abstract A spectrogram reflects the arrangement of nucleotides through the whole chromosome or genome. Our previous study suggested that the spectrogram of whole genome DNA sequences is a suitable tool for the determination of relationships among...
2015 / Vladimira Kubicova, Ivo Provaznik -
Anthelmintic resistance in equine nematodes
Abstract Anthelmintics have been applied indiscriminately to control horse nematodes for over 40years. Three broad-spectrum anthelmintic classes are currently registered for nematode control in horses: benzimidazoles (fenbendazole, oxibendazole),...
2014 / Jacqueline B. Matthews -
Study on the Evaporation and Evapotranspiration Measured on the Căldăruşani Lake (Romania)
Abstract Evaporation and evapotranspiration are major components of the water cycle and water balance. Studying them allows a better knowledge and understanding of the mechanisms and regularities that guides the water circulation in nature and also...
2016 / Florentina-Iuliana Stan, Gianina Neculau, Liliana Zaharia, Gabriela Ioana-Toroimac, Sorin Mihalache -
Modeling the effect of a heat wave on maize production in the USA and its implications on food security in the developing world
Abstract This study uses geo-spatial crop modeling to quantify the biophysical impact of weather extremes. More specifically, the study analyzes the weather extreme which affected maize production in the USA in 2012; it also estimates the effect of...
2014 / Uran Chung, Sika Gbegbelegbe, Bekele Shiferaw, Richard Robertson, Jin I. Yun, et al. -
Soil natural capital quantification by the stock adequacy method
Abstract A method is presented for assessing soil natural capital based on the principles of land evaluation. Policymakers are adopting concepts of flows of ecosystem services, and the natural capital stocks that support them, to provide more...
2014 / Allan Hewitt, Estelle Dominati, Trevor Webb, Tom Cuthill -
Sustainable intensification: What is its role in climate smart agriculture?
The ‘sustainable intensification’ (SI) approach and ‘climate-smart agriculture’ (CSA) are highly complementary. SI is an essential means of adapting to climate change, also resulting in lower emissions per unit of output. With its emphasis on improving risk...
2014 / Bruce M. Campbell, Philip Thornton, Robert Zougmoré, Piet van Asten, Leslie Lipper -
Protein production by Arthrospira (Spirulina) platensis in solid state cultivation using sugarcane bagasse as support
Abstract The genus Arthrospira comprises a group of filamentous multicellular cyanobacteria and can be used for animal feed and human food. Solid state fermentation or cultivation (SSF) involves the use of a culture medium composed of solid material ...
2014 / Lúcia Helena Pelizer, João Carlos Monteiro de Carvalho, Iracema de Oliveira Moraes -
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Cool city as a sustainable example of heat island management case study of the coolest city in the world
Abstract Urbanization negatively impacts the urban environment mainly by the production of waste heat from refrigeration systems, although industrial processes and motorized vehicular traffic have also been recognized as additional causes of the...
2014 / Reeman Mohammed Rehan -
Hydrothermal Lactic Acid Production from Glucose over Feldspars as Solid Base Catalysts in Water
Abstract In order to reduce the consumption of petroleum when producing lactic acid, some other ecological methods have been considering presently. The improvement of lactic acid production from glucose by solid catalyst such as feldspar was...
2015 / Yi Xue, Fangming Jin, Kunio Yoshikawa -
Improvement of antioxidant and defense properties of Tomato (var. Pusa Rohini) by application of bioaugmented compost
Abstract Nutrient management practices play a significant role in improving the nutritional quality of tomato. The present study deals with the evaluation of compost prepared using Effective Microorganisms (EM), on antioxidant and defense enzyme...
2014 / Shikha Verma, Anamika Sharma, Raj Kumar, Charanjit Kaur, Anju Arora, et al. -
Design of a knowledge and management system for starch bioconversion
Abstract In this paper a knowledge acquisition and management system (KAMS) which allows the collection, analysis, ordering and storage of informations generated at starch liquefaction was developed. KAMS was structured on three levels: PostgreSQL...
2012 / Monica Mironescu, Ion Dan Mironescu -
Kuwait's Agricultural Efforts to Mitigate Climate Change
Abstract Kuwait's agriculture is constrained by harsh arid environmental conditions which limits the range of crops that can be cultivated. Hence any significant expansion in open field agriculture can be done by giving emphasis on selection and...
2012 / N. Al Dosery, M. Mathew, N. Suresh, H.S. Al-Menaie -
Sindrome di Ortner: un raro caso di disfonia2012 / Gelorma Belmonte, Paolo Leandri, Massimo Reta, Paolo Emilio Orlandi, Andrea Ciorba, et al.
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Effects of nitrogen fertilizer and irrigation rate on nitrate present in the profile of a sandy farmland in Northwest China
Abstract A field experiment was established on a representative sandy soil field to evaluate the effect of nitrogen(N) fertilizer and irrigation application rates on nitrate (NO3--N) present in the soil profile during two consecutive years (2006-...
2012 / Yang Rong, Wang Xuefeng -
Aroma delivery from spray dried coffee containing pressurised internalised gas
Abstract A non-chemical, ingredient free method of enhancing aroma delivery during the preparation of instant coffee is presented. The approach detailed introduces a method for entrapping high pressure internalised gas within the pores of spray...
2012 / Tingting Yu, Bill Macnaughtan, Maxime Boyer, Robert Linforth, Keith Dinsdale, et al. -
A comparison of energy use and productivity of wheat and barley (case study)
Abstract Comparison of energy productivity of different crops can be used as an effective tool to prioritize crops planting in each area. This study was conducted in order to compare wheat and barley farms of Sistan and Baluchestan province in Iran...
2013 / S.M. Ziaei, S.M. Mazloumzadeh, M. Jabbary -
Transmission of Common Foodborne Viruses by Meat Products
Abstract The most common foodborne viruses are single stranded RNA viruses which are adaptable and extremely resistant to environmental stress factors. Usual routes of food contamination are via stool material by persons shedding intestinal virus,...
2015 / Branko Velebit, Dragoslava Radin, Vlado Teodorovic