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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"Tropical agriculture"”.
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Fluvial and climatic controls on tropical agriculture and adaptation strategies in data-scarce contexts
… two of the main environmental factors affecting tropical farming practices: river-floodplain dynamics and climate change. Despite data-related constraints, the environment of tropical rural areas still provides a unique opportunity to study several near-natural processes, such as the …
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The effects of replanting and restoration of riparian buffers on arthropods in oil palm systems
Oil palm is a widely grown tropical crop, and its product – palm oil – has international economic importance. The expansion of oil palm plantations has caused substantial declines in biodiversity and changes in ecosystem processes. Protecting natural habitats is a conservation priority. However, …
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Combining Ability for Ear Prolificacy and Response of Prolific Maize (Zea May L.) Hybrids to Low Nitrogen Stress
… Wheat Improvement Center and the Institute of Tropical Agriculture as well as the local germplasm from the Agricultural Research Council was used in the study to generate crosses. One hundred and two crosses were evaluated together with a standard commercial check under low N and optimum N …
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The effect of habitat management on biodiversity and ecosystem functions in oil palm plantations in Sumatra, Indonesia
… at the Biodiversity and Ecosystem Function in Tropical Agriculture (BEFTA) Programme in Sumatra, Indonesia. Study sites are based across four habitat types, including three different levels of understory management in mature oil palm plantations and a recently-replanted oil palm site. We …
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Exploring Participation in Citizen Science for Leadership Identity Development and Food Systems Leadership: A Case Study of Tricot
… discussions), and 6 International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) implementing staff (focus group discussions). Using hermeneutic phenomenology and thematic analysis following Braun and Clarke's (2006) approach, the study revealed that tricot participation facilitated leadership …