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Online Master of Agricultural and Life Sciences [69]
This collection is a repository of student final projects for the Online Master of Agricultural and Life Sciences program.
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Listeria monocytogenes in Fresh Fruits and Vegetables
(Virginia Tech, 2016-04-28)Approximately 1600 illnesses and 260 deaths in the United States are caused by food contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes (CDC, 2014; Scallan, et al, 2011). Listeria monocytogenes is a Gram-positive bacterium ... -
An Analysis of Influencing factors and logjams in the Existing Vegetable Value Chain in Waling, Nepal
(Virginia Tech, 2016-05-02)Nepal is known for its three unique topographical regions: Mountain, Hill, and Terai. Since the Himalayan range is cold and damp and therefore unable to produce vegetables, most of the agricultural products such as vegetables, ... -
Recovery and Distribution of Anthribus nebulosus, a scale predator introduced into Virginia in 1981
(Virginia Tech, 2016-04-28)Anthribus nebulosus Forster (Coleoptera: Anthribidae) is a scale predator native to Eurasia that was imported from Hungary in the 1970s and released in Virginia Beach, VA, in 1981 as a potential biological control against ... -
Workshop on the Impact of Credit Education & Loan Worthiness with a Goal of Homeownership
(Virginia Tech, 2016-03-04)My project began with the purpose of conducting a workshop on the impact of credit on loan worthiness. The workshops focused on credit and how to improve it to help one’s ability to obtain loan approvals for life’s wants ... -
The Food Safety Modernization Act’s Produce Safety Rule
(Virginia Tech, 2016-04-04)Limited resources are available for extension personnel to distribute to stakeholders seeking information on the Food and Drug Administration’s Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) and its seven different rules: Produce ... -
Plant Date, Yield, and Nitrogen Management for Strawberries in the Coastal Plain of Virignia
(Virginia Tech, 2016-04-25)Fresh market strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa) availability in mid to late -April signals the beginning of locally available fresh fruit and vegetables for the mid-Atlantic region. Of the 290 acres of fresh market strawberries ... -
An integrative approach for introducing conservation agriculture practices to tribal societies in India
This poster presents the results from implimenting CAPS methods in tribal villages located in Odessa State, India. It gives socio-economic data for households in the study villages as well as project objectives and methods. ... -
An integrative approach for introducing conservation agricultural practices to tribal societies in India
Small-holder farms in rural India struggle with reduced maize yields due to traditional farming methods. The introduction of modern conservation agriculture practices can provide higher yields and household income while ... -
Conservation agricultural practices to the tribal communities of Odisha, India
This presentation introduces the SMARTS project and gives 1st year results of CAPS implementation in Odessa, India. The presentation uses yield data as well as socio-economic analysis to develop conclusions and implications ... -
Conservation agriculture production systems (CAPS) poster for Orissa, India 2011
This poster illustrates how the short-term costs of CAPS implementation are outweighed by long-term benefits. The CAPS shown are specific to those implemented on trial plots in Orissa, India; minimum till, cover crops and ... -
mAgri Programme Website
This website provides information on GSMA Development Fund's mAgri and mFarmer programs. mAgri, initiated in 2009, currently supports mobile information programs in India and Kenya. The mFarmer program began in 2011 and ... -
Introduction to SANREM / SMARTS Project
This presentation provides an introduction to SANREM SMARTS Project, discusses project goals, traditional agriculture impacts on soil quality, conservation agriculture systems, which include minimum tillage, intercropping, ... -
Farmers’ preference: AHP workshop and analysis
A presentation presenting detailed steps in conducting AHP to determine tribal Indian farmers' preference for cropping strategies that improve profit, labor savings, yield, or soil quality. These strategies are in pursuit ... -
Agriculture for Development: Autumn 2009
This publication is a newsletter with a Conservation Agriculture emphasis produced by the Tropical Agriculture Association about global development projects related to agriculture. -
Knowledge of households, cropping systems, perceptions on conservation agricultural practices in Upper West region of Ghana
This poster describes the recent findings of the SANREM CRSP's Long-Term Research Activity 8 in the Upper West region of Ghana. This research team interviewed 358 farmers in 12 communities of 3 districts in Ghana in order ... -
Evaluación de bacterias endófitas para el control de enfermedades de importancia económica en papa
Con el proposito de reducir el uso de plaguicidas al momento de la siembra para el control de rizoctoniasis, roña y costra plateada en el cultivo de papa (Solanum tuberosum), se establecio un ensayo en los invernaderos de ... -
Opportunities for sustainable intensification of agricultural practices to improve crop productivity of small holding farmers in West Africa
This presentation provides an overview of the research efforts of the SANREM CRSP's Long-Term Research Activity 8: Improving soil quality and crop productivity through CAPS in West Africa. It outlines the present production ... -
Development and transfer of conservation agriculture production systems (CAPS) for small-holder farms in eastern Uganda and western Kenya
This poster provides an overview of the Long Term Research Activity 10 of Phase IV of the SANREM CRSP in two upland and two lowland areas in Mt. Elgon region of Kenya-Uganda border: Kapchorwa and Tororo Uganda; Trans Nzoia ... -
Conservation agricultural practices in West Africa
The poster provides an overview of the research conducted by the SANREM CRSP's Long-Term Research Activity 8. This research team hopes to assess conservation agriculture practices and identify practices suitable to the ... -
Influence of conservation agricultural practices on maize and soybean yield in Upper West region of Ghana
Sustainable intensification of conservation agricultural practices can improve crop productivity and soil health. These practices will help farmers to adapt their crop production systems to future changing climates and ...
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