Agriculture, forestry, and fisheries topic list of research papers
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Creating Cultural Innovation: Towards a Holistic Approach in Shaping a Sustainable Future
Abstract This paper presents a review on holistic approaches of green building assessment tools (GBAT) for sustainable development (SD) showing the trends and conceptual framework. The method of the study is through literature review which...
2015 / Mawar Masri, Rodzyah Mohd Yunus, Sabarinah Sh Ahmad -
Energy Efficient Combination of Sewage Sludge Treatment and Hygenization After Mesophilic Digestion–Pilot Study
Abstract Biogas production is probably the most feasible way of utilizing sewage sludge as energy source, simultaneously with nutrient recovery by recycling the biogas digestate (i.e. the residue) to arable land. However, the sludge commonly...
2015 / J. Olsson, M. Philipson, H. Holmström, E. Cato, E. Nehrenheim, et al. -
Foliar Application of Humic Acid on Plant Height in Canola
Abstract Humic acid is a principal component of humic substances, which are the major organic constituents of soil. In order to the foliar application of humic acid on plant height in canola spring cultivar (RGS-003 cul.), this experiment was...
2014 / Behzad Sani -
The prospects of Jerusalem artichoke in functional food ingredients and bioenergy production
Abstract Jerusalem artichoke, a native plant to North America has recently been recognized as a promising biomass for bioeconomy development, with a number of advantages over conventional crops such as low input cultivation, high crop yield, wide...
2014 / Linxi Yang, Quan Sophia He, Kenneth Corscadden, Chibuike C. Udenigwe -
Evaluation of compost, vermicompost and their teas produced from rice straw as affected by addition of different supplements
Abstract Ten treatments were prepared to find out the optimal combinations of different materials to be added to rice straw to produce high quality compost and vermicompost. The effect of addition of N, P and K either in organic or inorganic form as ...
2014 / M.E. El-Haddad, Mona S. Zayed, G.A.M. El-Sayed, M.K. Hassanein, A.M. Abd El-Satar -
Caracterización morfológica y molecular de aislados de Macrophomina phaseolina asociados a caña de azúcar en México
Resumen La pudrición carbonosa, causada por Macrophomina phaseolina, es una enfermedad importante de la caña de azúcar en México. Este estudio se realizó con el objetivo de caracterizar aislados de M. phaseolina obtenidos de caña de azúcar mediante...
2015 / Santos G. Leyva-Mir, Guadalupe C. Velázquez-Martínez, Bertha Tlapal-Bolaños, Juan M. Tovar-Pedraza, Greta H. Rosas-Saito, et al. -
Crop substitution behavior among food crop farmers in Ghana: an efficient adaptation to climate change or costly stagnation in traditional agricultural production system?2014 / Zakaria A Issahaku, Keshav L Maharjan
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Geosensors to Support Crop Production: Current Applications and User Requirements2011 / Sirpa Thessler, Lammert Kooistra, Frederick Teye, Hanna Huitu, Arnold Bregt
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Universities and Knowledge Diplomacy2010 / Luc Vinet
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Utilization of some plant polysaccharides for improving yoghurt consistency
Abstract Six plant polysaccharides (PS) were extracted from mature okra fruits (Hibiscus esculents), whole plant Jew’s-mallow (Corchorus olitorius) and taro corm (Arum colocasia). Three of these products were isolated as ethanol insoluble materials...
2011 / M.M. Hussein, Fatma A.M. Hassan, H.H. Abdel Daym, A. Salama, A.K. Enab, et al. -
Nutritional evaluation of Egyptian children’s school meal: I – Fat sources and fatty acids profile
Abstract Because of the malnutrition in Egyptian children, especially in the more poverty governorate, the country’s plan is to prepare school meals for primary stage children within the Egyptian school feeding project, Ministry of Agriculture and...
2011 / Alaa Azouz -
HIV and sexual risk behaviors among recognized high-risk groups in Bangladesh: need for a comprehensive prevention program
Summary Objective To examine trends in HIV and related risk behaviors among recognized high-risk groups in Bangladesh, the types and extent of prevention initiatives that have been undertaken, and highlight the immediate needs. ...
2008 / Md Mofizul Islam, Katherine M. Conigrave -
Dynamic Security Decision-making Process
Abstract This paper aims to propose particular technologies that will help implement all dynamic safety decisions. Prior decision ensures optimization and effectiveness of security measures and prevents accidents from happening; matter decision...
2012 / Shuangyue Liu, Juan Wang, Lina Chen, Dan Wang, Fei Jiang -
The Annual and Interannual Variation of Reference Crop Evapotranspiration of Panjin Area
Abstract The paper calculated reference crop evapotranspiration (ET0) and analyzed its annual and interannual characteristics of Panjin Area in details based on the FAO56Penman-Monteith formula, and the daily mean meteorological data of fifty years...
2012 / Xuguang Xing, Wenjuan Shi, Xiaoyu Song -
Influence of phytosterols addition in the rheology and sensory attributes of dark chocolate
Abstract This study evaluated the influence of the application of three types of phytosterols (A- encapsulated pine phytosterol powder; B- oil-based soy phytosterol and C-powder soy phytosterol) in the rheological and sensory properties of dark...
2012 / Priscilla Efraim, Gabriela C. Marson, Denise C.P. Jardim, Aline O. Garcia, Katumi Yotsuynagi -
LongRange™ (eprinomectin 5%) extended-release injection parasiticide and the utility of extended-activity antiparasitics in cattle
Abstract An extended-release injection, which is administered at a rate of 1mg eprinomectin/kg body weight, has been developed to provide up to 150 days control of parasites of cattle. The product can facilitate the achievement of two of the...
2012 / A.B. Forbes -
Robot Path and End-Effector Orientation Planning Using Augmented Reality
Abstract This paper presents an Augmented Reality-based approach for planning the path and the orientation of the end-effector for an industrial robot. The targeted applications are those where the end-effector is constrained to follow a visible...
2012 / H.C. Fang, S.K. Ong, A.Y.C. Nee -
Soil carbon sequestrations by nitrogen fertilizer application, straw return and no-tillage in China's cropland2008 / FEI LU, XIAOKE WANG, BING HAN, ZHIYUN OUYANG, XIAONAN DUAN, et al.
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Quantifying the Sustainability of Integrated Urban Waste and Energy Networks: Seeking an Optimal Balance between Network Efficiency and Resilience
Abstract With limited natural resources and infrastructures in urban regions, rapid urbanization is arguably one of the most important challenges to sustainable development. To better tackle these challenges there is an urgent need for the...
2012 / Ali Kharrazi, Yarime Masaru -
Optimisation of the Machinery Park with the Use of OTR-7 Software in Context of Sustainable Agriculture
Abstract The paper presents possibilities for the use of OTR-7 software (Organizer of Agricultural Technology) for optimization of the machinery park equipment in sustainable agriculture. The applied algorithms enable selection of the relevant...
2015 / Michał Cupiał, Anna Szeląg-Sikora, Marcin Niemiec