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Abstract Background Zanthoxylum armatum is a vital economic crop in China, but its cultivation is challenged by abiotic stresses like drought and cold. Mitogen-activated protein kinase kinases (MAPKKs) are central signal...

Background and Objectives: This study investigates the effects of land management practices and vegetation cover on soil erosion rates in the Mashhad Plain, Northeast Iran. Methods: By employing the Universal Soil Loss...

Drought is a common phenomenon that affects more people within the context of Africa than any other disaster. Likewise, drought is an extreme and common occurrence within the lowland areas of Chipinge district in Zimbabw...

The aim of this study is to determine the impact potential of land use on biotic production and climate regulation in the agricultural phase of a product, taking into account the varied soil and crop management. Land occ...

La propuesta de este trabajo es estudiar una región -que es primero Territorio Nacional desde 1881 y luego provincia a partir de 1953- definida como marginal, en tanto espacio que se incorpora tardíamente y en condicio...

Land evaluation is an essential step in determining the potential use of marginal areas where agricultural productivity is limited by poor soil conditions. Coastal lands represent one of challenging environments, however...

ABSTRACT The effectiveness of a program of payment for environmental services (PES) in the Brazilian Amazon was analyzed through an accurate mapping of deforested areas. The Bolsa Floresta Program (BFP) in Amazonas state...

Abstract Land use change and soil depth are key determinants of soil fertility in tropical highland agroecosystems; however, their interactive effects remain insufficiently quantified in the Ethiopian highlands. This stu...

The current demand for clean and renewable energy has provoked considerable changes in the production system of agroindustrial companies. The generation of bioelectricity through the burning of sugarcane bagasse has cons...

ABSTRACT The objectives of this study were to evaluate the effects of cultivation and hay making factors on chemical composition, protein fractionation, and digestibility in rice straw, as well as to identify the chemica...

Abstract Major concerns in view of global issues including population increase, climate change, food insecurity and declining cultivable land are ones of expansion. Ensuring nutritional security and helping to mitigate t...

Archaeological research suggests significant human occupation in the arid Andean highlands during the 13th to 15th centuries, whereas paleoclimatic studies reveal prolonged drier and colder conditions during that period....

The agricultural sector of Colombia supports the national economy and food security due to the rich lands for cultivation. Although Colombia has a vast hydrological basin, climate change can impact agricultural productiv...

Phytotron-greenhouse complexes are widely used in breeding winter crops. Reducing the period of plant vernalization, including the use of in vitro culture will make it possible to obtain more than one generation over the...

Recently, agricultural productivity and food security have been seriously threatened by climate changes, which has increased poverty globally. So, it is necessary to address these changes and minimize their detrimental i...

Yacon (Smallanthus sonchifolius) is a plant of Andean origin currently cultivated and consumed in several parts of the world for having numerous nutraceutical properties. An increasing interest in its cultivation demands...

Los hongos son fuente de alimento y medicina desde tiempos remotos. Por su valor nutracéutico y como fuente de nutricéuticos se han utilizado para mantener y mejorar la salud, preservar la juventud y promover la longev...

It is feasible to determine the trend of displacement of peanut farming, from origin zone to that considered optimum. For that purpose, the author employs an adequate consequent method which allows him to appreciate it i...

El género Helianthus incluye especies silvestres y cultivadas de importancia biológica, genética y económica. Entre ellas, H. annuus y H. petiolaris se encuentran naturalizadas en la región Central Argentina. Ambas ...

La Argentina ha incrementado en la última década ampliamente la superficie de cultivos transgénicos resistentes al glifosato. La gran expansión de este tipo de producción influye en los ambientes acuáticos vecinos ...

La actividad agrícola actual enfrenta diversos desafíos: existencia de una limitada área de cultivo, demanda creciente de producción debido al aumento de la población mundial, necesidad de adecuación a climas adv...