COVID-19 variants continue to create public health danger impacting mortality and morbidity across the United States. The spillover effects of COVID-19 on the economy and social institutions pose a significant threat to broader wellbeing, including the food security of millions across the country....
Author(s)
Fitzpatrick, K. M.; Harris, C. T.; Willis, D.; Obermaier, A.; Drawve, G.
Publisher
MDPI AG, Basel, Switzerland
Citation
Nutrients, 2023, 15, 6,
The Grassland Ecological Compensation Policy (GECP) is a key set of policy instruments designed to alleviate grassland degradation and increase herdsmen's income. However, considering the various constraints and obstacles that policies often face in actual operation, it may not be able to achieve...
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Liu MengMeng; Khan, H. S.; Li Hua; Bai LiMin
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MDPI AG, Basel, Switzerland
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Agriculture, 2023, 13, 4,
Agricultural and medical insect pests are damaging edible crops, spreading diseases, and harming non-target fauna and flora. Prominent polyphagous insect pests harass farmers in the agronomy sector, causing uncountable revenue corrosion. Ecofriendly phytopesticides can avoid the consequences of the ...
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Al-Ghanim, K. A.; Kaliyamoorthy Krishnappa; Jeganathan Pandiyan; Nicoletti, M.; Baskar Gurunathan; Marimuthu Govindarajan
Publisher
MDPI AG, Basel, Switzerland
Citation
Agriculture, 2023, 13, 4,
Agricultural development is a necessary component of national development efforts to fight food crises and promote poverty reduction in many developing countries. However, many developing countries have fallen into a stalemate between modernization and development-modernized areas are less capable...
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Weng LingFei; Dou WenTao; Chen YeJing
Publisher
MDPI AG, Basel, Switzerland
Citation
Agriculture, 2023, 13, 4,
Microbial water quality is a major concern in the world, since the ingestion of water contaminated with microorganisms poses risks to human and animal health. The aim of this study was to evaluate the microbiological quality of drinking water on dairy cattle farms. The study was carried out to...
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Soares, A. S.; Miranda, C.; Coelho, A. C.; Trindade, H.
Publisher
MDPI AG, Basel, Switzerland
Citation
Agriculture, 2023, 13, 4,
During the last decades, plant-based milk has become very appreciated by consumers, becoming a staple ingredient, especially for alternative breakfasts. Milk contains lactose, which is a sugar hydrolysed by the lactase enzyme. Lactose intolerance and lactose malabsorption are very common food...
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Giugliano, R.; Musolino, N.; Ciccotelli, V.; Ferraris, C.; Savio, V.; Vivaldi, B.; Ercolini, C.; Bianchi, D. M.; Decastelli, L.
Publisher
MDPI AG, Basel, Switzerland
Citation
Nutrients, 2023, 15, 10,
Vegetation and fire archives of the late Holocene are essential for understanding the importance of natural and anthropogenic forcings on past and future vegetation successions as well as climate changes. Here we present a 1640-year record of vegetation and fire history of the Lake Haixihai...
Author(s)
Shi Qian; Shen CaiMing; Meng HongWei; Huang LinPei; Sun QiFa
Publisher
MDPI AG, Basel, Switzerland
Citation
Forests, 2023, 14, 5,
This study was carried out to determine the effects of different levels of organic acid-based sodium formate (SF) addition on nutrient contents, fermentation quality, dry matter intake, digestible dry matter, and relative feed value of no-cob sweet corn silages. In the experiment, groups were...
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Duru, A. A.; Sevim, B.; Inal, I.; Çakır, B.; Olgun, O.; Ayaşan, T.
Publisher
Turkish Science and Technology, Sivas, Turkey
Citation
Turkish Journal of Agriculture - Food Science and Technology, 2023, 11, 1, pp 118-124
Shape irregularity is one of the most important factors that reduce agricultural efficiency and the sustainability of rural development. In the study, the shape of 346.740 agricultural parcels in Tekirdağ province was measured by the Parcel Shape Index (PSI) method, which integrates six different...
Author(s)
Kurşun, E.; Konukcu, F.; Altürk, B.
Publisher
Turkish Science and Technology, Sivas, Turkey
Citation
Turkish Journal of Agriculture - Food Science and Technology, 2023, 11, 1, pp 74-87
Polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) has the potential to replace traditional plastics and limit environmental pollution caused by plastic waste. This study combined wastewater treatment with PHB production to reduce costs. Bacteria capable of synthesizing PHB were isolated from paper mill wastewater and...
Author(s)
Minh, H. K. Q.; Thai, N. D.; Khoa, T. V. A.; Thao, N. T. N.; Sichaem, J.
Publisher
JEBAS, Didwana, India
Citation
Journal of Experimental Biology and Agricultural Sciences, 2023, 11, 2, pp 351-358