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Economic constraints to effective livestock waste management and policy implications.
Livestock operations contribute significantly to the agricultural output of many developed and developing nations. Over the past several decades, incr...
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Biodiversity and ecosystem function in constructed ecosystems.
Constructed ecosystems are engineered to perform functions, such as bioremediation of contaminants, and are increasingly viewed as green alternatives ...
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Current status and implications of engineering drought tolerance in plants using transgenic approach
Water deficit is a consequence of several different stresses including drought, salinity and extreme temperatures. It severely limits plant growth an...
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Nutrient management in black pepper (Piper nigrum L.).
Black pepper is cultivated in a wide range of soils with varying pH and fertility. Ideal condition requires a friable soil rich in humus and essential...
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Challenges for deploying dedicated, large-scale, bioenergy systems in the USA.
In the next quarter-century, global demand for energy is expected to increase more than 25%, while some analysts are predicting that output of petrole...
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Approaches to TMDL planning and implementation and policy tools for implementation to achieve water
This review is based primarily on information gathered in the TMDL Knowledgebase Clearinghouse developed by the Center for Total Maximum Daily Load (T...
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Fisheries and poverty reduction.
There is a somewhat pervasive belief in much of the fisheries literature (especially that relating to small-scale fisheries in the developing world) t...
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Nitrate from agriculture: a hazard to health and the environment?
The inconvenient truth that the world cannot now feed itself without synthetic nitrogen fertilizer counterpoints the widespread concern about nitrat...
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LEA genes and drought tolerance.
Late embryogenesis abundant (LEA) proteins are involved in protecting plants from damage induced by abiotic stress, particularly dehydration. These pr...
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Growing plants in space.
Plants have been a part of the space programme for nearly half a century. Incremental improvements in our understanding of the spaceflight environment...
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