Agriculture, forestry, and fisheries topic list of research papers
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Carbon stock sequestered from the atmosphere by coniferous forests of Eastern Georgia in conditions of global warming
Abstract As well as worldwide the acceleration of extreme climate events, directly related to climate change, is observed in Georgia. The warming process is continuing, which may result in significant changes in forest expansion and forest...
2016 / G.S. Vachnadze, Z.T. Tiginashvili, G.V. Tsereteli, B.N. Aptsiauri, Q.G. Nishnianidze -
Low carbon lifestyles: A framework to structure consumption strategies and options to reduce carbon footprints
Abstract There are many opportunities for consumers to design their lives more sustainably. While a rapidly growing body of literature has investigated how consumers can reduce carbon footprints in key consumption areas, such as food, housing and...
2016 / Karin Schanes, Stefan Giljum, Edgar Hertwich -
Agricultural experts’ attitude towards precision agriculture: Evidence from Guilan Agricultural Organization, Northern Iran
Abstract Identifying factors that influence the attitudes of agricultural experts regarding precision agriculture plays an important role in developing, promoting and establishing precision agriculture. The aim of this study was to identify factors...
2016 / Mohammad Sadegh Allahyari, Masoumeh Mohammadzadeh, Stefanos A. Nastis -
Agriculture as a funding source of ISIS: A GIS and remote sensing analysis
Abstract Agriculture is an important source of income for the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq (ISIS), which currently rules over large parts of the breadbaskets of the two countries. It has received limited attention compared to other sources of...
2016 / Hadi H. Jaafar, Eckart Woertz -
Is the increase in oil pollution a possibility of the presence of diverse microorganisms? An experimental dataset on oil prevalent areas of Goa, India
Abstract Survey data and wet lab reports presented in this paper were collected from Western coastlines of India from Goan beaches. Oil polluted areas were captured on camera as evidence for oil and tar pollution. Several microorganisms showing...
2016 / Bhagwan N. Rekadwad, Chandrahaysa N. Khobragade -
Optimization of energy consumption and environmental impacts of chickpea production using data envelopment analysis (DEA) and multi objective genetic algorithm (MOGA) approaches
Abstract Energy consumption in agricultural products and its environmental damages has increased in recent centuries. Life cycle assessment (LCA) has been introduced as a suitable tool for evaluation environmental impacts related to a product over...
2016 / Behzad Elhami, Asadollah Akram, Majid Khanali -
Data set for phylogenetic tree and RAMPAGE Ramachandran plot analysis of SODs in Gossypium raimondii and G. arboreum
Abstract The data presented in this paper is supporting the research article “Genome-Wide Analysis of Superoxide Dismutase Gene Family in Gossypium raimondii and G. arboreum” [1]. In this data article, we present phylogenetic tree showing dichotomy...
2016 / Wei Wang, Minxuan Xia, Jie Chen, Fenni Deng, Rui Yuan, et al. -
Dataset of milk whey proteins of three indigenous Greek sheep breeds
Abstract The importance and unique biological traits, as well as the growing financial value, of milk from small Greek ruminants is continuously attracting interest from both the scientific community and industry. In this regard the construction of...
2016 / Athanasios K. Anagnostopoulos, Angeliki I. Katsafadou, Vasileios Pierros, Evangelos Kontopodis, George C. Fthenakis, et al. -
In quest of reducing the environmental impacts of food production and consumption
Abstract Food supply chains are increasingly associated with environmental and socio-economic impacts. An increasing global population, an evolution in consumers' needs, and changes in consumption models pose serious challenges to the overall...
2016 / Serenella Sala, Assumpcio’ Anton, Sarah J. McLaren, Bruno Notarnicola, Erwan Saouter, et al. -
Effect of manipulation surface on the mechanical properties and fluoride release of resin-modified GIC
Abstract Objective To evaluate the influence of the surface used for manipulation (paper block and glass slab) on the mechanical properties (flexural strength and elastic modulus) and ion release (F−) of two resin modified glass...
2016 / Thais Gomes, Edilausson Moreno Carvalho, José Ferreira Costa, Rosa Helena Miranda Grande, Jose Bauer -
Effect of gases and particulate matter from electricity generation process on the radial growth of teak plantations surrounding Mae Moh power plant, Lampang province
Abstract The objectives of this study were to investigate radial growth patterns and influences of polluting gases and particulate matter on the radial growth of teak plantations surrounding the Mae Moh Power Plant. Twenty-four 32-year-old teak...
2016 / Narapong Sangram, Khwanchai Duangsathaporn, Roongreang Poolsiri -
Risk efficiency of irrigation to cereals in northeast Germany with respect to nitrogen fertilizer
Abstract The potential role of irrigation of cereals as a response to climate change is under debate. Especially under temperate continental conditions empirical evidence of crop yield response to irrigation in interaction with nitrogen fertilizer...
2016 / Andreas Meyer-Aurich, Markus Gandorfer, Benjamin Trost, Frank Ellmer, Michael Baumecker -
Agriculture, nutrition and the green revolution in Bangladesh
Abstract This paper explores agriculture and nutrition linkages in Bangladesh, a country that achieved rapid growth in rice productivity at a relatively late stage in Asia's Green Revolution, as well as unheralded progress against undernutrition. To ...
2016 / Derek D. Headey, John Hoddinott -
Data on PRRSV infection promoted the subtype of porcine dendritic cells from mDCs to pDCs in vivo
Abstract The related study has confirmed that porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) infection may impair mature states of DCs can lead to suboptimal adaptive immune response (“The role of porcine reproductive and respiratory...
2016 / Jinling Liu, Shu Wei, Lixia Liu, Lihui Yu, Chunyan Wang, et al. -
Plot size can influence yield benefits from fungicides on corn
Abstract Use of foliar fungicides on corn has increased over the last decade. Part of the reason for this increase is due to physiological benefits on plants from QoI (strobilurin) containing fungicides. However, there remains controversy over how...
2016 / Eric C. Tedford, Alissa B. Kriss, Chad Geater, Monika Saini, Bruce Battles, et al. -
Anthelmintic activity of Saba senegalensis (A.DC.) Pichon (Apocynaceae) extract against adult worms and eggs of Haemonchus contortus
Abstract Objective To evaluate the anthelmintic property of Saba senegalensis (A.DC) Pichon (Apocynaceae) (S. senegalensis) on Haemonchus contortus that is traditionally used in Burkina Faso for its gastrointestinal parasites...
2016 / Mohamed Bonewendé Belemlilga, Aristide Traoré, Sylvin Ouédraogo, Adama Kaboré, Hamidou Hamadou Tamboura, et al. -
Status of the Issue of the Region of San José Chiapa, Puebla, Mexico, before the Arrival of AUDI. Project of Investigation of the Meritorious Autonomous University of Puebla (Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, BUAP)’s Faculty of Architecture's CA-117
Abstract The purpose of this text is to expose an approach to the study of a region in the State of Puebla, Mexico, which is part of a deeper research, specifically in the population of San José Chiapa and its surroundings, due to the installation...
2016 / Andrés Armando Sánchez Hernández, Margarita Teutli Léon, Maximiliano Hurtado Mireles, Ma. de los Ángeles Saloma Cano, Pedro E. Mendoza -
Robustness of a Cross Contamination Model Describing Transfer of Pathogens During Grinding of Meat
Abstract This study aimed to evaluate a cross contamination model1 for its capability of describing transfer of Salmonella spp. and L. monocytogenes during grinding of varying sizes and numbers of pieces of meats in two grinder systems. Data from 19 ...
2016 / C.O. de A. Møller, A.S. Sant’Ana, S.K.H. Hansen, M.J. Nauta, L.P. Silva, et al. -
New Approaches to Revitalise Rural Economies and Communities – Reflections of a Policy Analyst2016 / Janet Dwyer
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Resources, policy, and research activities of biofuel in Indonesia: A review
Abstract Fossil fuels as the main energy source of every country now predicted will be ended no more than 40 years. Therefore, alternative fuel such as biofuel has been developed by many countries including Indonesia. Indonesia as one of the highest ...
2016 / Yanuandri Putrasari, Achmad Praptijanto, Widodo Budi Santoso, Ocktaeck Lim