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The intensification of agroforestry by tree domestication for enhanced social and economic impact -M
Agroforestry can be used to improve the productivity of staple food crops by improving soil fertility and promoting agroecosystem function. The domes...
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Increasing the vitamin E content of food by in-plant production.
Vitamin E is a group of eight, lipid-soluble molecules known as tocochromanols, featuring a conserved head group and an aliphatic side chain. They are...
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Modelling invasion probability of giant hogweed (Heracleum mantegazzianum) with logistic GLMM.
In this worked example of the application of generalized linear mixed models, we model the invasion probability of an invasive plant species, giant h...
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Analysing time series data of phenotypic measurements -trade-off in sexual reproduction and vegetati
In this example, we analyse repeated phenotypic measurements of perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne) from a greenhouse experiment. We hypothesize that...
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Biofuels: the food versus fuel debate.
The increase in prices of food commodities since 2001, culminating in the food crisis of 2007/08 gave birth to the food versus fuel debate. Several st...
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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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Environmental enrichment and practical applications for welfare in production agriculture.
Environmental enrichment refers to stimuli that are added to an animal's environment in an attempt to improve biological functioning and animal welfar...
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Seed orchard genetics.
Seed orchards represent the link between tree breeding and silvicultural activities. Their genetic efficiency is of vital importance as it determines ...
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Aromatic plant species in agricultural production systems based on marginal soils.
Globally, agricultural production systems are under greater pressure than they were at any time in human history. Although agriculture is expected to ...
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Using near-infrared spectroscopy to predict postharvest quality.
Near-infrared spectroscopy offers great potential for controlling postharvest quality attributes of fruits and vegetables. It constitutes a very usef...
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