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Detection and expression of enterotoxin genes in endophytic strains of Bacillus cereus
(Society for Applied Microbiology, 2012)
The aim of this study was to determine whether endophytic Bacillus cereus isolates from agronomic crops possessed genes for the nonhaemolytic enterotoxin (Nhe) and haemolysin BL (HBL) and, therefore, have the potential to ...
Conservation agriculture and sustainable crop intensification in Karatu District,Tanzania
(Rome, Italy: Plant Production and Protection Division: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2012)
The report/case study discusses the importance of agriculture in the Karatu district, the loss of agricultural productivity from soil and land degradation, how climate change jeopardizes small farmers in the district, and ...
Atahualpa’s Revenge: The Spread of Quinoa Downy Mildew
(Northeastern Division of the American Phytopathological Society, 2011)
The Andean crop quinoa, Chenopodium quinoa, has gained popularity in recent years due to its nutritious seed and desirable agricultural traits, such as its tolerance to drought and high saline soils. Prized by the Inca, ...
Courtyards, Markets, City Streets: Urban Women in Africa
(Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1996)
This book offers a comprehensive collection of in depth case studies focused on the lives of women who make their livelihoods on the streets of urban and semi-urban Africa. Classified into broader themes of migration and ...
Gender and household-level responses to soil degradation in Honduras
(The Society for Applied Anthropology, 1999)
In Honduras, population growth, declining natural resources, and poor economic conditions, recently aggravated by the recent Hurricane Mitch, synthesize to produce significant social and economic pressures on gendered ...
The role of conservation agriculture in sustainable agriculture
(Royal Society Publishing, 2007)
The paper identifies conservation agriculture as the most sustainable agricultural approach for the future. Conservation agriculture is defined as a style of farming that incorporates no-till (NT) to ensure minimum soil ...
Soil microbial response to nitrogen fertilizer and tillage in barley and corn
(Elsevier, 2012)
It is hypothesized that inorganic nitrogen fertilization rates may affect soil microorganism amounts and diversity. This study examined the differences in soil microbial mass, functional diversity, and community level ...
Participatory soil survey: Experience in working with a Mesoamerican indigenous community
(British Society of Soil Science, 2009)
This article discusses a participatory approach to integrating scientific soil surveys and local soil surveys in designing conservation plans. The objective of this study was to collaborate with a local community to design ...
Yield and soil system changes from conservation tillage in dryland farming: A case study from North Eastern Tanzania
(Elsevier, 2011)
Conservation agriculture (CA) and its related practices of soil cover, cover crops, and reduced-tillage have often been touted as an effective means of in situ water harvesting, which provides stable yields in times of low ...
Linking physical quality and CO2 emissions under long-term no-till and conventional-till in a subtropical soil in Brazil
(Springer Science, 2011)
The decomposition rate of soil organic matter (SOM) is affected by soil management practices and particularly by the physical and hydraulic attributes of the soil. Previous studies have indicated that the SOM decomposition ...