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A global review of the threat of Phytophthora ramorum infections and the prospects for effective con
Phytopathogenic Oomycetes continue to demonstrate their historic dominance as major plant pathogens capable of causing serious epidemics in crops and ...
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REDD reckoning: a review of research on a rapidly moving target.
This review characterizes the major themes of articles on reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD) published between Janua...
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Improvement of black pepper.
Black pepper (Piper nigrum L., Piperaceae) - 'King of spices' - is one of the oldest spices known. It originated in the humid, tropical evergreen forests o...
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Legal, policy and institutional aspects of urban and peri-urban forestry and greening: the case of W
Owing to increased global urbanization, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) initiated a study on the relationship between th...
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The predatory stinkbug Podisus nigrispinus: biology, ecology and augmentative releases for lepidoper
Podisus nigrispinus feeds primarily on insect larvae. It has been reared and released in Brazil to control lepidopterous larvae, particularly defoliat...
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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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Carbon sequestration in soil.
Carbon (C) sequestration in soil implies transfer and secure storage of atmospheric CO2 into the soil organic carbon (SOC) pool as recalcitrant humus/...
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Modifying forestry and agroforestry to increase water productivity in the semi-arid tropics.
The need to increase water productivity is a growing global concern as the World Commission on Water has estimated that demand for water will increase...
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Crop diversification through halophyte production on salt-prone land resources.
Rapid population growth in the less developed countries of arid and semiarid regions and concomitant decline in productivity of agricultural lands due...
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Food security: the role of effective agrobiodiversity management.
Over the next 30 years, global agriculture will be faced with the daunting problem of feeding an additional 2-3 billion people with less water, less e...
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