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Impacts of Climate Change and Land-use Change on the Water Resources of the Upper Kharun Catchment, Chhattisgarh, India
(2014-12-10)The Upper Kharun Catchment (UKC) is one of the most important, economically sound and highly populated watersheds of Chhattisgarh state in India. It covers diverse land use types: urban, rural, agricultural, forest and ... -
Sustainable use of washing machine: modeling the consumer behavior related resources consumption in use of washing machines
(2014-09-23)Two opposing trends are observed in Europe: an increase in the washing machines’ rated capacity and a decrease of the household size (hence a decrease of laundry that has to be washed). The question poses: what kind of ... -
Statistical Signal Decomposition Techniques for Analyzing Time-Variable Satellite Gravimetry Data
(2014-09-29)The time-variable gravity fields from the Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) satellite mission provide valuable information about total water storage variations on a global scale. This quantity is difficult ... -
Distribution, Population Dynamics and Sustainable Management of Plant-Parasitic Nematodes Associated with Cut-Flowers in Ethiopia
(2014-09-12)Plant-parasitic nematodes are a growing concern for the floriculture industry in Ethiopia. Two surveys were conducted during the wet season (August to September 2011) and dry season (April to May 2012) to assess the incidence ... -
Methods of analysis and empirical evidence of farm structural change
(2014-08-27)The dissertation aims to develop and apply new empirical methods to analyze and model farm structural change. Changes of the farm structure are not only important for the sector itself but may have broader economic, social ... -
Genomic Prediction and Association Mapping Using Publicly Available Data of German Variety Trials in Spring Barley
(2014-09-12)In recent decades, the implementation of best linear unbiased prediction (BLUP) has been extended beyond its initial purpose for the breeding value (BV) estimation to conduct the association mapping and genomic selection. ... -
Untersuchungen zur Wirkung von Fungiziden auf den arbuskulären Mykorrhizapilz Glomus intraradices
(2014-08-27)In dieser Arbeit werden die Auswirkungen von Fungizidanwendungen auf den arbuskulären Mykorrhizapilz <em>Glomus intraradices </em>und dessen Symbiose mit Gerste untersucht. Der Einfluss zehn ausgewählter, für die Landwirtschaft ... -
Evaluation of pangola grass as forage for ruminants
(2014-07-08)Pangola grass (Digitaria eriantha Steud., synonym D. decumbens) is a high quality tropical grass and widely grown as pastures. It is utilized extensively for grazing, hay or silage making. The purpose of this study was to ... -
Aufbau und Untersuchung eines Versuchsträgers zur Direkteinspeisung an der Düse
(2014-07-10)Direkteinspeisungssysteme für Pflanzenschutzmittel werden entwickelt, um diese flexibel einsetzen zu können, Restmengen von Spritzbrühe zu vermeiden und die Umwelt sowie den Anwender zu schützen. Sie können anhand ihrer ... -
Einfluss der agronomischen Maßnahmen, Umwelt und Sorte auf die wertbestimmenden Eigenschaften von Faserhanf (Cannabis sativa L.) in Nordrhein-Westfalen
(2014-06-27)Seit einigen Jahren gewinnt die Faserpflanze Hanf (<i>Cannabis sativa</i> L.) in der Diskussion um nachwachsende Rohstoffe und den Klima- und Umweltschutz in der Landwirtschaft als alternative Kulturpflanze in Deutschland ... -
Adiponectin in Cattle: Profiling of molecular weight patterns in different body fluids at different physiological states and assessment of adiponectin’s effects on lymphocytes
(2014-07-07)Adiponectin (AdipoQ), one of the most abundant adipokines found in circulation exerts various meta-bolic functions, e.g. improving insulin sensitivity and ameliorating tissue inflammation. It is secreted in different ... -
Effects of Land Use Duration on Forage Quality in a Littoral Wetland of Kenya
(2014-06-30)Wetlands are transition areas between terrestrial and aquatic environments that fulfill a wide range of ecosystem services and can be used in diverse direct and indirect ways. Direct uses include livestock grazing, crop ... -
Beratung von milchviehhaltenden Betrieben auf der Basis von Verhaltens- und Erscheinungsparametern ihrer Milchkühe
(2014-07-03)In Liegeboxenlaufställen für Milchkühe kann es durch eine suboptimale Gestaltung der einzelnen Funktionsbereiche und ein nicht ordnungsgemäßes Management zu Beeinträchtigungen der Tiere kommen. Um die in vielen Milchviehbetrieben ... -
Transcriptomics and proteomics analysis to identify molecular mechanisms associated with meat quality traits
(2014-06-27)Boar taint and water holding capacity (WHC) are important quality criteria in pig production and affect the financial output, the nutritional composition as well as the consumer appeal of pork. Both, boar taint and WHC are ... -
The Role of Civil Society in the Promotion of Small and Medium Scale Entrepreneurial Development: A community level empirical study in the Western Region of Ghana
(2014-07-01)Approaches towards supporting economic growth particularly within the West African sub region have experienced structural setbacks common to most developing economies. Within growing economies such as Ghana, the development ... -
Dynamik des spezifisch gebundenen Ammoniums unter Einfluss der Fruchtfolge und der Wurzelarchitektur landwirtschaftlicher Nutzpflanzen
(2014-06-24)Ziel der vorliegenden Arbeit war es, den Beitrag des im Unterboden spezifisch gebundenen Ammoniums (spez. geb. NH<sub>4</sub><sup>+</sup>) für die Stickstoffernährung von Nutzpflanzen zu erfassen. Dazu wurden Einflussfaktoren ... -
Trees, crops, and rural livelihoods: Afforestation of marginal croplands in Uzbekistan
(2014-06-17)The livelihoods of rural population in Uzbekistan, Central Asia, highly depend on irrigated agriculture. However, agricultural production is threatened by the impacts of land degradation, irrigation water scarcity and ... -
The relevance of dietary insulin demand and dietary protein intake during adolescence for the development of body composition and the adult GH-IGF axis
(2014-05-26)Obese children are likely to stay obese, resulting comorbidities may emerge already in childhood and tend to persist until adulthood. So-called critical periods for overweight development are early life, the time around ... -
Efficient Water Allocation and Water Conservation Policy Modeling in the Aral Sea Basin
(2014-06-03)Increasing water demand in the Aral Sea basin (ASB) challenges policy makers to implement in-time and effective water management measures to mitigate both the on-going and upcoming water crisis in the region. This study ... -
Effects of fungicides on physiological parameters and yield formation of wheat assessed by non-invasive sensors
(2014-05-15)Apart from fungicidal effects, some fungicide classes have been reported to induce physiological changes in crops such as increased tolerance to abiotic stress, delayed senescence of the photosynthetic leaf area and ...
