Tropical crops
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"Rice harvest failure risk analysis using extreme value theory based on weather index as information supply chain for agricultural business" discusses the formulation of a risk model for paddy agricultural insurance in Indonesia. Indonesia as an agricultural country with a tropical climate, where the sun shines throughout its time, farmers can plant crops throughout the season. In particular, rice farming is currently an inseparable part of most agrarian societies in Indonesia, especially in West Java.
11p longtimenosee07 29-03-2024 5 2 Download
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Ebook "Biointensive integrated pest management in horticultural ecosystems" deals with the most recent biointensive integrated approaches for pest management utilizing components such as bioagents [predators, parasitoids and pathogens (bacteria, fungi, viruses)], botanicals (biofumigation, oil cakes, FYM, compost, crop residues, green manuring and other organic amendments), arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, physical methods (hot water treatment of planting material, soil solarization), cultural methods (crop rotation, summer ploughing, fallowing, intercropping, pruning, mulching, spacing, plant...
278p manmanthanhla0201 26-02-2024 3 1 Download
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Ebook "Tropical agroforestry" strives to provide up-to-date information on tropical agroforestry to serve as educational material in the tropical context. The authoritative textbook of Nair (1993) on agroforestry was published 18 years ago, and before the advent of tree domestication, an important agroforestry practice today. In addition, many other research activities, such as carbon sequestration and integrated pest management, have been included in the agroforestry agenda.
389p manmanthanhla0201 26-02-2024 8 1 Download
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Ebook "Integrated greenhouse systems for mild climates: Climate conditions, design, construction, maintenance, climate control" provides technical instructions for practice (what to do and what not to do) and gives answers to the question: How to produce more clean crops and better quality with less water, less land and less pesticide. Suitable greenhouse constructions and their design, adapted to local climates in subtropical, tropical and arid regions and infrastructure conditions are presented.
363p tachieuhoa 28-01-2024 2 2 Download
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Part 2 book "Rodent pests and their control" includes content: Damage assessment and damage surveys; rodent control in practice - protection of humans and animal health; rodent control in practice - temperate field crops and forestry; rodent control in practice - tropical field crops; sociology and communication of rodent management in developing countries; ethics in rodent control; environmental impacts of rodenticides; monitoring rodenticide residues in wildlife; rodent control and island conservation; rodent control - back to the future (the sequel).
215p muasambanhan01 13-12-2023 11 4 Download
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In tropical countries, roughages feeds are the major diets of ruminant animals which are poor in quality. Hence, improving the nutritive value of feeds of such kind is vital for best utilization for ultimate goal of increased animal production. Animal feeds and feeding practices can be changed by biological catalysts such as fungi with the objective to improve nutritive value and to reduce environmental waste.
11p vifriedrich 25-08-2023 4 2 Download
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Colletotrichum species cause anthracnose in various tropical crops in both cultivation and postharvest periods. The current synthetic fungicides to treat anthracnose sometime show toxic effects for farmers, residues on foods, and environmental impacts. In this work, turmeric extract containing curcuminoids was used as an active ingredient and formulated into a nanoemulsion to control anthracnose in red pepper and tomato fruits.
11p viannee 02-08-2023 5 2 Download
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Genetic diversity provides the capacity for plants to meet changing environments. It is fundamentally important in crop improvement. Fifty-nine local maize lines developed at INERA and 41 exotic (temperate and tropical) inbred lines were characterized using 1057 SNP markers to (1) analyse the genetic diversity in a diverse set of maize inbred lines; (2) determine the level of genetic diversity in INERA inbred lines and patterns of relationships of these inbred lines developed from two sources; and (3) examine the genetic differences between local and exotic germplasms.
14p vinarcissa 21-03-2023 6 1 Download
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Sesame is an important and ancient oil crop in tropical and subtropical areas. China is one of the most important sesame producing countries with many germplasm accessions and excellent cultivars.
15p vinarcissa 21-03-2023 4 1 Download
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Bactrocera dorsalis is a destructive polyphagous and highly invasive insect pest of tropical and subtropical species of fruit and vegetable crops. The sterile insect technique (SIT) has been used for decades to control insect pests of agricultural, veterinary, and human health importance.
13p vihagrid 30-01-2023 8 3 Download
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Part 1 of ebook "Plant parasitic nematodes in subtropical and tropical agriculture" provide readers with content about: morphology, anatomy and biology of plant parasitic nematodes - a synopsis; extraction and processing of plant and soil nematodes; nematode parasites of rice;... Please refer to the part 1 of ebook for details!
338p langmongnhu 14-12-2022 12 3 Download
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Chili (Capsicum annum L.) was one of the most important seasoning constituents of the cuisines of many countries in the world and it was ranked the fourth major crop cultivated globally. However, Anthracnose disease caused by Colletotrichum gloeosporioides has affected chili production worldwide, especially in tropical and subtropical regions. It is necessary to have greatly effective disease management.
9p vikoenigsegg 26-09-2022 2 2 Download
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Heterozygous genomes are widespread in outcrossing and clonally propagated crops. However, the variation in heterozygosity underlying key agronomic traits and crop domestication remains largely unknown. Cassava is a staple crop in Africa and other tropical regions and has a highly heterozygous genome.
23p viarchimedes 26-01-2022 9 0 Download
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his study aimed at estimating carbon footprint (CF) and assessing mitigation options for selected tropical crops using excel-based models, parameterized with data collected through closed-ended questions questionnaires, combined with a reference trial (RT).
8p schindler 30-12-2021 12 0 Download
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Sugarcane is a major crop of the tropics cultivated mainly for its high sucrose content. The crop is genetically less explored due to its complex polyploid genome. Sucrose synthesis and accumulation are complex processes influenced by physiological, biochemical and genetic factors, and the growth environment. The recent focus on the crop for fibre and biofuel has led to a renewed interest on understanding the molecular basis of sucrose and biomass traits.
22p vilarryellison 29-10-2021 5 0 Download
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Cold is a major abiotic stress limiting the production of tropical and subtropical crops in new production areas. Sugarcane (Saccharum spp.) originates from the tropics but is cultivated primarily in the sub-tropics where it frequently encounters cold stress. Besides regulating plant growth, miRNAs play an important role in environmental adaption.
18p vilarryellison 29-10-2021 13 1 Download
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Non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) are important players in the post transcriptional regulation of gene expression (PTGR). On one hand, microRNAs (miRNAs) are an abundant class of small ncRNAs (~22nt long) that negatively regulate gene expression at the levels of messenger RNAs stability and translation inhibition, on the other hand, long ncRNAs (lncRNAs) are a large and diverse class of transcribed non-protein coding RNA molecules (> 200nt) that play both up-regulatory as well as down-regulatory roles at the transcriptional level.
14p vilarryellison 29-10-2021 5 0 Download
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Bananas (Musa spp.) are the most important fruit crops worldwide due to their high nutrition value. Fusarium wilt of banana, caused by fungal pathogen Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense tropical race 4 (Foc 4), is considered as the most destructive disease in the world and results in extensive damage leading to productivity loss. The widespread use of plant resistance inducers (PRIs), such as benzothiadiazole (BTH), is a novel strategy to stimulate defense responses in banana plants to protect against pathogens infection.
19p vibeauty 23-10-2021 20 1 Download
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The bast fiber crop ramie can be used as high-quality forage resources, especially in tropical or subtropical region where there is lack of high-quality protein feed. Hongxuan No.1 (HX_1) is a unique ramie variety with a light reddish brown leaf color, which is obviously different from elite cultivar, Zhongzhu No.1 (ZZ_1, green leaf). While, the regulatory mechanism of color difference or secondary metaboliates synthesis between these two varieties have not been studied.
15p vitzuyu2711 29-09-2021 10 2 Download
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The homeodomain-leucine zipper (HD-Zip) gene family is one of the plant-specific transcription factor families, involved in plant development, growth, and in the response to diverse stresses. However, comprehensive analysis of the HD-Zip genes, especially those involved in response to drought and salinity stresses is lacking in sesame (Sesamum indicum L.), an important oil crop in tropical and subtropical areas.
13p visilicon2711 20-08-2021 9 1 Download