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Showing 1 to 20 of 97 for “"Conservation practices"”.
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Water Conservation Practices for Irrigation of Turfgrass Lawns
… to manage irrigation in order to maximize water conservation without significantly reducing lawn quality. A series of field and greenhouse studies were conducted to investigate how water usage might be reduced in irrigation practices with the following proposed objectives: 1) evaluate the use of …
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Sustainable development in Honduras: economic evaluation of soil conservation practices
… with erosion reduction and adoption of soil conservation practices for a representative farm in a watershed in Honduras are examined in a linear programming framework. Special attention is paid to income-soil loss tradeoffs, income-risk tradeoffs, and on the effect of different farmers' …
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Understanding the adoption of soil and water conservation practices: the role of social capital
… and land cover, and unsustainable agricultural practices. Issues related to land degradation cost the Kenyan government approximately $390 million or 3 percent of the country’s GDP yearly (Government of Kenya, 2013). Despite extensive land degradation, many attempts to encourage the use of soil …
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Risk Analysis of Adopting Conservation Practices on a Representative Peanut-Cotton Farm in Virginia
… popular rotations and eight alternative conservation rotations are evaluated for the representative farm. The Erosion-Productivity Impact Calculator (EPIC) model is used to simulate pesticide, nitrogen, phosphorus, and soil loss from each rotation using actual rainfall and temperature …
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Using an interdisciplinary approach to improve efficacy of agricultural conservation practices for protecting stream health
… is through the installation of agricultural conservation practices, such as excluding livestock from streams via fencing and adjusting grazing patterns. However, conservation practices often do not improve stream health as expected. Failure to achieve stream health outcomes may be due to …
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Factors influencing the adoption of soil conservation practices in Virginia's Piedmont Bright Leaf Erosion Control Area
The conservation behavior of a sample of farmers in the Piedmont Bright Leaf Erosion Control Area of Virginia is examined to determine the factors which influence the farmers' decisions to use soil conservation practices. The relationship between farmers' use of conservation tillage and other …
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Factors Affecting the Adoption of Wildlife Conservation Practices by East-Central Illinois Farmers and Their Educational Implications
Factors influencing long-term participation by farmers in a roadside management program for wildlife were considered for the 20-square-mile Ford County Management Unit in east-central Illinois. Findings are applicable to the development of an educational program for expansion of a Roadside For
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Adaptive Targeting: Engaging Farmers to Assess Perceptions and Improve Watershed Modeling, Optimization, and Adoption of Agricultural Conservation Practices
<p>Targeting agricultural conservation practices to farmland that has the greatest impact on surface water quality has received wide support from scientists and watershed managers. The targeting approach has, however, been politically contentious as many believe farmers will oppose the approach on …
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Sustainable use of soil resource base in the Dominican Republic:a farm level economic analysis of soil conservation practices
… soil loss standards without introducing soil conservation practices. Net income reduction of 36% can be expected with a reduction in soil loss by 50%. With the introduction of soil conservation practices, substantial reductions in erosion can be obtained with only a minor reduction in net …
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A framework for assessing viability of adoption of conservation practice for reducing nitrate-N
In recent years, lots of conservation practices have been developed to solve the ever-increasing problem of non-point source pollution. The impact of some practices on the environment, however, is not fully understood, and non-point source pollution continues to be a substantial source of …
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Three essays on conservation practice adoption and cropland allocation
… information messengers on farmers’ adoption of conservation practices in the United States, as well as the role of the Chinese government in influencing cropland allocation decisions. Chapter 2 and Chapter 3 focus on the adoption of conservation practices. Chapter 2 studies the impact of …
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Land tenure, agri-environmental policy, and conservation practice use in Iowa
… broadly looks at farmers' use of agricultural practices that affect water quality in Iowa. Primary themes across these three studies include (1) farmers' willingness to use conservation practices that can improve soil health and water quality, (2) the effects of agri-environmental policy on …
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Simulation of conservation practice effects on water quality under current and future climate scenarios
… of the effects of implementing different conservation practices, as well as increased levels of conservation practices under existing and projected future climate, will determine if current conservation practice recommendations will be sufficient to maintain soil and water resources. The …
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The Economics of Smallholder Households in Central Haiti
… large investments in programs that promote soil conservation practices and reforestation. Despite the magnitude of the problems and the amount invested, there are relatively few economic analyses of the long-term adoption of soil conservation practices and woodfuel management. This dissertation …
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Economic Benefits of Agricultural Conservation
Agricultural conservation provides a variety of public goods in the form of ecosystem services, such as improvement in water quality. The implementation of conservation practices may mitigate climate-related risks. The Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), a working agricultural land …
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Potential solutions for reducing environmental impact of pest mammal monitoring in New Zealand: A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy at Lincoln University
… the use of single-use plastic in the New Zealand conservation sector, assessing its environmental impact and exploring sustainable alternatives. Motivated by insights gained from a social survey and personal experience in the field, this research revealed widespread concern about the environmental …
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Historic districts as an alternative approach to preserve the Bhutanese Architectural Heritage
Conservation practice in Bhutan is based on two sets of guidelines. One, the Traditional Architectural guidelines that illustrates the entitlement of different architectural features based on the type of building. The other guideline is the Bhutan Building Rules that makes it compulsory to …
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Species and functional diversity effects on productivity and nutrient uptake: implications for designing sustainable agricultural systems in the Midwest
… to enhance the performance of in-field buffer conservation practices. Comparisons on the performance of monocultures and polycultures of four native perennial prairie species having different functional traits (e.g., forb, grass, nitrogen-fixer) relative to monocultures of corn soybean, brome, …
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