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Assessing and targeting management options for smallholder rice-based systems in Kilombero floodplain, Tanzania
(2021-04-06)
In sub-Saharan Africa, agriculture contributes up to 50% of the GDP. The increase in agricultural output in the region is predominantly from area expansion instead of improvements in productivity per unit area. In the past, ...
Cultivation and utilization of Hydrangea macrophylla subsp. serrata as feedstock for dihydroisocoumarins and its quality-assessment through non-invasive phenotyping
(2022-05-09)
New and innovative bio-based products of today are regularly inspired by a long-known and traditional use of plants. One such example is the taste modifying phyllodulcin (PD), a dihydroisocoumarin (DHC) only present in ...
Miscanthus as primary feedstock for growing media in soilless cultivation
(2022-06-03)
Dry biomass of miscanthus crop (Miscanthus spp.) is a promising feedstock for soilless substrates in the temperate regions because of its high biomass production under low-input and ecosystem services. The objectives of ......
Disseminating sustainable intensification practices: Empirical evidence from Ghana
(2022-06-02)
Adoption of sustainable intensification (SI) of agricultural practices is essential for increasing food production in more sustainable way. Dis-adoption of agricultural technologies is pervasive among smallholder farmers ...
Advances in technology evaluation and decision support studies using bio-economic farm models
(2022-04-11)
The use of so-called bio-economic farm models makes it possible to determine the most cost-effective adaptation strategy to novel policy measures and to evaluate whether the use of new technologies can be economically ...
Remineralizing soils? The agricultural usage of silicate rock powders in the context of One Health
(2022-06-29)
The concept of soil health describes the capacity of soil to fulfill essential functions and ecosystem services. Healthy soils are inextricably linked to sustainable agriculture and are crucial for the interconnected health ...
Soil microaggregates as habitat for microorganisms
(2022-07-27)
Aggregation of soil particles is one of the most characteristic features of terrestrial soils and crucial for their functionality. Despite the high relevance of soil aggregates, only little is known about their genesis and ...
Sustainable intensification: Farmers’ adoption behaviour and environmental outcomes
(2021-04-06)
Sustainable intensification measures imply implementing changes in farming systems to improve environmental outcomes without compromising economic outputs. In order to assess the achievement of these outcomes, the dissertation ...
Phenotyping of wheat resistance to Fusarium head blight using hyperspectral imaging
(2021-02-10)
The integrated management of Fusarium head blight (FHB) on wheat depends on the implementation of agricultural practices, cultivation of resistant varieties, and fungicides application. Reducing yield losses and mycotoxin ......
Genetic analysis of drought stress adaptation in bread wheat diversity
(2022-12-06)
The accumulations of proline (Pro) and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) are the typical response of plant against drought stress, therefore genetic analysis of these responses are crucial to establishing new ...