Agriculture, forestry, and fisheries topic list of research papers
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Investigating the Influence of Rainfall on Soil Carbon Quantity in a Tropical Peatland
Abstract Conversion of peat swamp forests to oil palm plantations has been a common practice in Southeast Asia in the face of oil palm boom. Soil carbon has been one of the numerous nutrients that are lost as a result of this practice. This work...
2015 / Adesiji Richard Adeolu, Thamer Ahmed Mohammad, Nik Norsyahariati Nik Daud, Sa’ari Mustapha, Alexander Kiew Sayok, et al. -
Effects of sulfur and phosphorus application on the growth, biomass yield and fuel properties of leucaena (Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de Wit.) as bioenergy crop on sandy infertile soil
Abstract A field experiment was conducted to determine the effect of Sulfur (S) and Phosphorus (P) fertilizer on the growth, biomass production and wood quality of leucaena for use as a bioenergy crop at the Buriram Livestock Research and Testing...
2016 / Songyos Chotchutima, Sayan Tudsri, Kunn Kangvansaichol, Prapa Sripichitt -
Influence of Internal Courtyards on the Energy Load and Hours of Illuminance in Row Houses in Toronto
Abstract Natural daylight is desirable in locations where winter days are short. With narrow front and long depth, interiors of row houses tend to be dark, as natural light cannot penetrate to the central portion of the house. This study examines...
2015 / Germán Vaisman, Miljana Horvat -
Physicochemical and Functional Properties of Chicken Meat
Abstract The physicochemical and functional properties of chicken meat under commercial processing in Serbia were studied. Samples (n = 48) of broiler breast and thigh muscles from two farms during 2012 were collected for subsequent meat quality...
2015 / Dragan Milicevic, Dejana Trbovic, Zoran Petrovic, Breda Jakovac-Strajn, Ivan Nastasijevic, et al. -
Effects of Si-Fertilizer Application through the Leaves on Yield and Sugar Content of Sugarcane Grown in Soil Containing Abundant N
Abstract The research objective is to overcome the negative effects of the very high N supply for the sugar content of sugar cane. While on the other hand in order to produce high sucrose, sugarcane requires a supply provided approximately 350kg...
2016 / Ketut Anom Wijaya -
Comparative economic performance and carbon footprint of two farming models for producing Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar): Land-based closed containment system in freshwater and open net pen in seawater
Abstract Ocean net pen production of Atlantic salmon is approaching 2 million metric tons (MT) annually and has proven to be cost- and energy-efficient. Recently, with technology improvements, freshwater aquaculture of Atlantic salmon from eggs to...
2016 / Yajie Liu, Trond W. Rosten, Kristian Henriksen, Erik Skontorp Hognes, Steve Summerfelt, et al. -
Effects of Food Price Shocks on Child Malnutrition: The Mozambican Experience 2008/09
Abstract A propitiously timed household survey carried out in Mozambique over the period 2008/2009 permits us to study the relationship between shifts in food prices and child nutrition status in a low income setting. We focus on weight-for-height...
2016 / Channing Arndt, M. Azhar Hussain, Vincenzo Salvucci, Lars Peter Østerdal -
Isolation and Hydrolysis Xylan from Soybean Waste with Endo-β-1,4-D-Xilanase of Bacillus sp. From Soil Termite Abdomen
Abstract Soybean waste is by product in production of tofu and soymilk. Soybean waste commonly dumps directly to the water sewer and made environmental problems like eutrotification. Soybean waste contains 23% hemicellulose, 16% cellulose dan 28%...
2016 / Anak Agung Istri Ratnadewi, Wuryanti Handayani, Ika Oktavianawati, Agung Budi Santoso, Ni Nyoman Tri Puspaningsih -
Surface response methodology for the optimization of lipase production under submerged fermentation by filamentous fungi2016 / Luciane Maria Colla, Andreiza Lazzarotto Primaz, Silvia Benedetti, Raquel Aparecida Loss, Marieli de Lima, et al.
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South–South Cooperation, Agribusiness, and African Agricultural Development: Brazil and China in Ghana and Mozambique
Summary The rise of new powers in development has generated much debate on the extent to which South–South Cooperation (SSC) constitutes a new paradigm of development more relevant to African needs or a disguise for a new form of imperialism. This...
2016 / Kojo S. Amanor, Sérgio Chichava -
Comparative analysis of technical efficiency for different production culture systems and species of freshwater aquaculture in Peninsular Malaysia
Abstract This study estimated the bias-corrected technical efficiency (BCTE) of different culture systems and species of freshwater aquaculture in Malaysia using bootstrapping data envelopment analysis (DEA). Data were collected from 307 respondents ...
2015 / Abdullahi Iliyasu, Zainal Abidin Mohamed, Rika Terano -
A virtual species set for robust and reproducible species distribution modelling tests
Abstract Predicting species potential and future distribution has become a relevant tool in biodiversity monitoring and conservation. In this data article we present the suitability map of a virtual species generated based on two bioclimatic...
2016 / Carol X. Garzon-Lopez, Lucy Bastin, Giles M. Foody, Duccio Rocchini -
Production of Industrial Explosive Substances on the Basis of the Powders and Solid Rocket Fuel Released from the Utilization of the Expired Ammunition
Abstract In many states of the former Soviet Union, Georgia in particular, there are many waste dumps at military bases where the ammunition is past its expiry date. Disposal in landfill, by incineration or explosion leads to environmental problems...
2015 / Davit Khomeriki, Sergo Khomeriki, Rudolf Mikhelson, Nikoloz Chikhradze, Avtandil Khvadagiani -
The Application of Chitosan for Protocorm Like Bodies (PLB) Induction of Orchid (Dendrobium sp) In Vitro
Abstract Indonesia has a tropical orchid species diversity is greatest in the world, but unfortunately, the conservation of orchids less attention from the government. At present the development of orchids in Indonesia is still at the level of...
2016 / Didik Pudji Restanto, Boedi Santoso, Budi Kriswanto, Sigit Supardjono -
Agricultural information dissemination using ICTs: A review and analysis of information dissemination models in China
Abstract Over the last three decades, China’s agriculture sector has been transformed from the traditional to modern practice through the effective deployment of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs). Information processing and...
2016 / Yun Zhang, Lei Wang, Yanqing Duan -
The Influence of the Water Quality on the Droplet Spectrum Produced by Agricultural Nozzles
Abstract The aim of the studies was to check if the quality of water, which was taken from different sources, to plant protection treatments influences the change of the droplet size generated by an agricultural nozzle. For the study water taken...
2015 / Stanisław Parafiniuk, Marek Milanowski, Alaa Kamel Subr -
Coinfección de tuberculosis pulmonar y nocardiosis pulmonar
Resumen La coinfección entre Mycobacterium tuberculosis y Nocardia es poco frecuente, con una prevalencia entre el 1 y el 6%; es más frecuente en los pacientes infectados por el virus de la inmunodeficiencia humana. Las manifestaciones clínicas y...
2016 / José Antonio de Jesús Batún-Garrido, Nicolás Valencia-Serrano, Éufrates Hernández-Núñez -
Simulation of the Thermal Behaviour of a Building Retrofitted with a Green Roof: Optimization of Energy Efficiency with Reference to Italian Climatic Zones
Abstract Running a building energy simulation program (EnergyPlus), simulations were conducted on a ‘public housing’ building type, in order to evaluate the energy savings achieved by a green roof coupled with different configurations of external...
2016 / Caterina Gargari, Carlo Bibbiani, Fabio Fantozzi, Carlo Alberto Campiotti -
Growth and Survival Rate of Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) Larvae Fed by Daphnia magna Cultured With Organic Fertilizer Resulted From Probiotic Bacteria Fermentation2015 / Vivi Endar Herawati, Johannes Hutabarat, Pinandoyo, Ocky Karna Radjasa
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Extracellular Enzymes Produced by Vibrio alginolyticus Isolated from Environments and Diseased Aquatic Animals
Abstract A total of 17 Vibrio alginolyticus isolates were obtained from environments, diseased fish and shrimp using CHROMagar Vibrio and confirmed by biochemical tests and PCR targeted to the gyrB gene. They were investigated for production of...
2016 / Supansa Bunpa, Natthawan Sermwittayawong, Varaporn Vuddhakul