An alternative to conventional cultivation of rice on submerged paddy soil is the ground cover rice production system (GCRPS), in which soil is covered with a plastic film to reduce the use of irrigation water. However, reduced soil water, increased aeration and temperature under GCRPS could prom...
Zhe Chen
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Shan Lin
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Zhisheng Yao
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Xunhua Zheng
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Gschwendtner, S.
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Schloterd, M.
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Meiju Liu
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Yanan Zhangb
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Butterbach-Bahl, Klaus
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Dannenmann, M.
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[Enhanced nitrogen cycling and N2O loss in water-saving ground cover rice production systems (GCRPS)]
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Enhanced nitrogen cycling and N2O loss in water-saving ground cover rice production systems (GCRPS)
Although water is a renewable natural resource, it has become insufficient at the global level. Unless the current efficiency level of water use can be increased, the trend of water shortages will become more serious. Among agricultural activities, livestock production is mostly considered an int...
Alemayehu, M.
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Amede, Tilahun
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Bohme, M.
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Peters, Kurt J.
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[Increasing livestock water productivity under rain fed mixed crop/livestock farming scenarios of sub-Saharan Africa: A review]
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Increasing livestock water productivity under rain fed mixed crop/livestock farming scenarios of sub-Saharan Africa: A review
The coastal zone comprises only 3% of the earth's surface, but contains a disproportionately high amount of its assets. Tidal areas include all those coastal areas where the tidal processes are capable of affecting man's activity or of being influenced by man. Tidal areas differ greatly depending...
Hyun, P.S.
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Simm, J.
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Ritzema, H.
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[Development of tidal areas: Some principles and issues towards sustainability]
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Development of tidal areas: Some principles and issues towards sustainability
Conversion of natural forest to other land uses could lead to significant changes in catchment hydrology, but the nature of these changes has been insufficiently investigated in tropical montane catchments, especially in Africa. To address this knowledge gap, we identified stream water sources an...
Jacobs, S.R.
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Timbe, E.
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Weeser, B.
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Rufino, Mariana C.
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Butterbach-Bahl, Klaus
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Breuer, L.
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[Land use alters dominant water sources and flow paths in tropical montane catchments in East Africa]
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Land use alters dominant water sources and flow paths in tropical montane catchments in East Africa
Agriculture has been recognized as a major anthropogenic source of surplus loads of nitrogen in the environment. Losses of nitrate via subsurface pathways are severely threatening groundwater and surface waters. This study explored the capability of a coupled hydro-biogeochemical spatially explic...
Klatt, Steffen
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Kraus, David
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Kraft, P.
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Breuer, L.
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Wlotzka, M.
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Heuveline, V.
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Haas, E.
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Kiese, Ralf
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Butterbach-Bahl, Klaus
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[Exploring impacts of vegetated buffer strips on nitrogen cycling using a spatially explicit hydro-biogeochemical modeling approach]
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Exploring impacts of vegetated buffer strips on nitrogen cycling using a spatially explicit hydro-biogeochemical modeling approach
Oil palm, currently the world’s main vegetable oil crop, is characterised by a large productivity and a long life span (≥25 years). Peak oil yields of 12 t ha−1 yr−1 have been achieved in small plantations, and maximum theoretical yields as calculated with simulation models are 18.5 t oil ha−1 yr...
Woittiez, Lotte Suzanne
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Wijk, Mark T. van
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Slingerland, Maja
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Noordwijk, Meine van
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Giller, Ken E.
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[Yield gaps in oil palm: A quantitative review of contributing factors]
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Yield gaps in oil palm: A quantitative review of contributing factors
Water deficit is the main yield-limiting factor across the Asian and African semiarid tropics and a basic consideration when developing crop cultivars for water-limited conditions is to ensure that crop water demand matches season water supply. Conventional breeding has contributed to the develop...
Vadez, Vincent
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Kholová, Jana
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Zaman-Allah, M.A.
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Belko, N.
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[Water: the most important ‘molecular’ component of water stress tolerance research]
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Water: the most important ‘molecular’ component of water stress tolerance research
Investigations were carried out on the effects of water and food deprivation on the milk yield, body weight, blood composition and urine volume of lactating Nubian goats. The animals survived 4 days of deprivation of either food or both food and water, but these treatments resulted in about 10 pe...
Ali, K.E.
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Mirghani, T.
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[Effects of water and food deprivation on lactating Nubian goats]
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Effects of water and food deprivation on lactating Nubian goats
Mali is one of the least developed countries with an economy that relies heavily on rainfed cereal production. Rural communities are faced with extreme poverty as a result of unpredictable rainfall pattern and lack of appropriate agricultural intervention practices. Most agronomic practices in su...
Zemadim, Birhanu
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[The challenges of rainfed agricultural practices in Mali-redefining research agenda - A short communication]
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The challenges of rainfed agricultural practices in Mali-redefining research agenda - A short communication
Conservation agriculture (CA) is a promising technology for controlling soil degradation, mitigating drought, increasing crop yield and reducing production costs. We hypothesized that adopting CA system would improve system productivity and efficiency, hence resulting in higher profits. To test t...
Micheni, A.N.
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Kanampiu, F.
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Kitonyo, O.
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Mburu, D.M.
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Mugai, E.N.
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Makumbi, Dan
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Kassie, M.
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[On-farm experimentation on conservation agriculture in maize-legume based cropping systems in Kenya: Water use efficiency and economic impacts]
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On-farm experimentation on conservation agriculture in maize-legume based cropping systems in Kenya: Water use efficiency and economic impacts