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Soil food web controls on nitrogen mineralization are influenced by agricultural practices in humid
Agricultural crop production depends upon judicious use of nitrogen (N) fertilizers to sustain yields. Globally, the N recovery rate by crops is abo...
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Microbial agents for control of aquatic weeds and their role in integrated management.
Aquatic ecosystems throughout the world are threatened by the presence of invasive aquatic plants, both floating and submerged. Some of the aquatic sp...
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Implications of multiple risk factors for delineation of disease control zones: case study on foot-a
Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is the most economically important livestock disease worldwide. It is endemic in Uganda and most other African countrie...
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High-value horticulture in developing countries: barriers and opportunities.
High-value horticultural crops, including fruits, vegetables, flowers, aromatic plants and herbs, are key components of agricultural development and e...
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Globalization of food production and implications for nutrition.
In this review, we propose that agricultural changes experienced in recent years can be explained by globalization, a contemporary reality that ultima...
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Appropriate precision agriculture with site-specific cropping system management for marginal and sma
As conceived in the 'West', precision agriculture (PA) may be suitable for capital-intensive, high-technology regions in developed countries, monocult...
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Perennial herbaceous crops with potential for biofuel production in the temperate regions of the USA
As the US government in the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 has mandated that 60.5 billion litres of advanced biofuels are to come from c...
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Cryptosporidium and Giardia zoonoses: minimizing health risks from food animal production.
More than 10 years ago, food-borne pathogens were estimated to cause 76 000 illnesses and 5 000 deaths in the USA alone. Given the under-reporting o...
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Managing farmland flora to promote biodiversity in Europe.
Modern agriculture has increased food production, improved food security and reduced poverty, but farming has also caused a considerable decrease in b...
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Understanding amoebic gill disease.
Amoebic gill disease (AGD) is a severely debilitating disease, which mainly affects the salmonid industry. It causes high production losses worldwide,...
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