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Bio-ecology of the African citrus triozid Trioza erytreae Del Guercio (Hemiptera: Triozidae) on citrus in Kenya: implication for its management
(2019-03-12)
Citrus production is a major industry in Kenya. Apart from providing income and jobs, it contributes to food and nutritional security. For the last decade, citrus production has experienced a continuous decline, particularly ......
Die Zitrusproduktion ist ein wichtiger Wirtschaftszweig in Kenia. Neben der Bereitstellung von Einkommen und Arbeitsplätzen trägt sie zur Lebensmittel- und Ernährungssicherung bei. Im letzten Jahrzehnt hat die Zitrusproduktion ......
Die Zitrusproduktion ist ein wichtiger Wirtschaftszweig in Kenia. Neben der Bereitstellung von Einkommen und Arbeitsplätzen trägt sie zur Lebensmittel- und Ernährungssicherung bei. Im letzten Jahrzehnt hat die Zitrusproduktion ......
Visual Odometry and Sparse Scene Reconstruction for UAVs with a Multi-Fisheye Camera System
(2019-06-13)
Autonomously operating UAVs demand a fast localization for navigation, to actively explore unknown areas and to create maps. For pose estimation, many UAV systems make use of a combination of GPS receivers and inertial ...
Modeling the impact of biopores in the soil on root growth and root water uptake
(2019-06-19)
Background and Motivation: Biopores are tubular shaped cavities in the soil formed by biological activity that enable plant roots to reach water and nutrient reservoirs at greater depths. Especially during ...
Direct use of urine as fertilizer: potential risks of loading pharmaceuticals and hormones to field crops
(2019-04-11)
Ecological sanitation or Ecosan is an alternative approach to avoid the disadvantages of conventional water-based sanitation systems. This approach, based on ecosystem functioning and the closure of material flow cycles, ...
Spatial competition of learning agents in agricultural procurement markets
(2019-07-15)
Spatially dispersed farmers supply raw milk as the primary input to a small number of large dairy-processing firms. The spatial competition of processing firms has short- to long-term repercussions on farm and processor ...
Challenges and opportunities of using ecological and remote sensing variables for crop pest and disease mapping
(2019-07-15)
Crop pest and diseases are responsible for major economic losses in the agricultural systems in Africa resulting in food insecurity. Potential yield losses for major crops across Africa are mainly caused by pests and ...
Rice yield gaps in West Africa
(2019-05-15)
Rice is a staple food for many countries in Africa but the production has never satisfied the demand which largely depends on imports. Therefore, more efforts are needed for raising yield in order to reduce the gap between ...
Evaluation of 13C Mixed Triglyceride Breath Testing and Fecal Elastase 1 assays for the assessment of pancreatic function in babies with cystic fibrosis: Including an assessment of healthy babies to establish the range of normal for the 13C Breath test
(2019-02-19)
Evaluation of 13C Mixed Triglyceride Breath Testing and Fecal Elastase 1 assays for the assessment of pancreatic function in babies with cystic fibrosis (Including an assessment of healthy babies to establish ...
Suitability of non-destructive sensors for monitoring physiological and biochemical responses of tomato leaves and fruits to abiotic stresses
(2019-05-02)
The major aim of the present work was to proof the suitability of chlorophyll fluorescence-based indices to non-destructively monitor and predict changes in the content of plant compounds in response to abiotic stresses. ...
A water storage reanalysis over the European continent: assimilation of GRACE data into a high-resolution hydrological model and validation
(2019-04-18)
Continental water storage and redistribution within the Earth’s system are key variables of the terrestrial water cycle. Changes in water storage and fluxes may affect resources for drinking water and irrigation, lead to ...