Die Praxis des Tötens von ca. 50 Millionen männlichen Eintagsküken aus Legelinen jedes Jahr in Deutschland steht seit einiger Zeit im Fokus gesellschaftlicher, ethischer und politischer Debatten. In der Landwirtschaft und ...

Root water uptake (RWU) is a key process in the root zone that determines water movement from the soil into roots and transport to the atmosphere via plant leaves. Different RWU models were developed with different assumptions ...

The aim of this work was to test strategies, which improve nutrient supply and weed control in occasional direct-seeded (DS) grain legumes in Organic Agriculture. The effect of intra-row fertilisation of rock phosphate ......

Alluvial gold mining generates a vast amount of extractive waste that completely covers the natural soil, destroys riparian ecosystems, and negatively impacts river beds and valleys. Since 2002, a gold mining company has ...

In the rural and peri-urban settings, where agriculture is one of the main sources of livelihood, the multi-purpose character of irrigation and drainage infrastructure creates several interlinks between water, sanitation ...

Sustainable agriculture has become an important issue in the development-policy agenda in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), as a major avenue to simultaneously raise smallholder agricultural productivity and enhance climate change ...

Vitamin D deficiency and anemia are prevalent in patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD), and both are independent risk factors for increased morbidity and mortality. Epidemiological studies suggest an inverse association ...

This thesis examines the interlinkages between water quality, water use, sanitation and hygiene practices, other household characteristics and health outcomes in the context of multipurpose water systems in Ghana. ...

Liriomyza (Diptera: Agromyzidae) leafminers are pests of economic importance to the production of horticultural crops in East Africa. In the scope of a classical biological control program in East Africa, two parasitoids ......

Sensors can provide valuable insight into studying the physiological disorder due to plant pathogens. Fusarium head blight (FHB) influences the optical properties of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) at canopy and ear levels. ......
Geeignete Sensoren können einen wertvollen Einblick in die physiologischen Verhältnisse in Pflanzen bieten, wenn diese von pathogenen Organismen heimgesucht werden. Die Infektionen von Getreide durch Fusarium Arten (Fusarium ......