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Springer International Publishing2015Farm-Scale Tradeoffs Between Legume Use as Forage versus Green Manure: The Case of Canavalia brasiliensis
To support a sustainable increase in agricultural productivity, the multipurpose legume Canavalia brasiliensis was integrated as forage and green manure into the smallholder crop-livestock system of the Nicaraguan hillsides. Through on-farm trials, sur- ve ...
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Claudia Rebeca Binder Signer, Ivo Philippe Baur
Research articles Why do individuals behave differently in commons dilemmas? The case of alpine farmers using common property pastures in Grindelwald, Switzerland Authors: Ivo Baur , Karina Liechti, Claudia Rebecca Binder Abstract The sustainable use of co ...
2014Riding the whole-genome data tsunami: a landscape genomic study of local adaptation in Moroccan sheep and goats
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2014Scarcity and Ocean Space - Case-Study Barents Sea, Norway
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2014Raindrop Impact on Saturated Soil
David Andrew Barry, Mohsen Cheraghi
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2014Hydrologic Activity of Deciduous Agroforestry Tree Observed through Monitoring of Stable Isotopes in Stem Water, Solar Radiation Attenuation, and Sapflow
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The net benefit of agroforestry trees for small scale farmers in dryland agricultural systems is debatable because while they provide significant direct and indirect services, they also consume considerable amounts of scare water resources. In this study w ...
2012Effects of an extended drought period on physiological properties of grassland species in the field
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Springer Verlag2012Suitability of pesticide risk indicators for Less Developed Countries: A comparison
Pesticide risk indicators provide simple support in the assessment of environmental and health risks from pesticide use, and can therefore inform policies to foster a sustainable interaction of agriculture with the environment. For their relative simplicit ...
Elsevier2011Cyanobacteria and microalgae: a positive prospect for biofuels
Biofuel–bioenergy production has generated intensive interest due to increased concern regarding limited petroleum-based fuel supplies and their contribution to atmospheric CO2 levels. Biofuel research is not just a matter of finding the right type of biom ...
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