Sistemas de criação de ovinos e ocorrência de anticorpos contra o vírus da Maedi-Visna na microrregião de Juazeiro, BA Production systems of sheep and the occurrence of Maedi-Visna... by Raymundo Rizaldo Pinheiro, Antonio Oliveira Costa Neto, Thiago Sampaio de Souza, Joselito Nunes Costa, Priscila Martinez Martinez

“…Caseous lymphadenitis is one of most commonly diseases observed by farmers. 919 samples of sheep serum were collected and analyzed by AGID in the Laboratory of Clinical Pathology of Embrapa Goats, in Sobral - CE. …”
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Effects of Treated Manure Conditions on Ammonia and Hydrogen Sulfide Emissions from a Swine Finishing Barn Equipped with Semicontinuous Pit Recharge System in Summer by Jisoo Wi, Seunghun Lee, Eunjong Kim, Myeongseong Lee, Jacek A. Koziel, Heekwon Ahn

“…Specifically, we tested the effects of summertime feeding rations (used by farmers to cope with animal heat stress) and manure management. …”
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An international breeding project using a wild potato relative Solanum commersonii resulted in two new frost-tolerant native potato cultivars for the Andes and the Altiplano by Jesus H. Arcos-Pineda, Alfonso H. del Rio, Alfonso H. del Rio, John B. Bamberg, Sandra E. Vega-Semorile, Jiwan P. Palta, Alberto Salas, Rene Gomez, William Roca, David Ellis

“…This breeding project, initiated at the United States Potato Genebank (USPG) in collaboration with Peruvian partners Instituto Nacional de Innovacion Agraria (INIA), International Potato Center, Peru (CIP), and local farmers, sought to enhance cold hardiness and frost tolerance in native potato cultivars in Peru. …”
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‘ZhongPan 101’ and ‘ZhongPan 102’: Two Flat Peach Cultivars From China by Lei Pan, Liang Niu, Wenfang Zeng, Zhenhua Lu, Guochao Cui, Wenyi Duan, Shihang Sun, Zhiqiang Wang

“…These cultivars are favored by fruit farmers in the main peach-producing areas in China. …”
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Valorization of the essential oil from Drypetes gossweileri S. Moore (Putranjivaceae): in vitro, in vivo, and in silico nematicidal activity by Jean Pierre Mbula, Maria Fe Andres, Emmanuel M. Kitete, N. G. Kasiama, D. D. Tshilanda, K. N. Ngbolua, D. S. T. Tshibangu, O. Onautshu, Azucena González-Coloma, Pius T. Mpiana

“…The in vivo nematicidal effects of D. gossweileri EO on M. javanica penetration and reproduction in tomato roots further support the potential of this EO as a nematicidal agent with insect antifeedant effects, which could be used by local farmers for crop protection.…”
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Potential mitigation of environmental impacts of intensive plum production in southeast China with maintenance of high yields: Evaluation using life cycle assessment by Xiaojun Yan, Delian Ye, Yafu Tang, Muhammad Atif Muneer, Peter Christie, Congyue Tou, Weidong Xu, Bingrong Shen, Jinxian Xu, Jiangzhou Zhang

“…The farms were categorized into four groups based on yield and environmental impacts, i.e., LL (low yield and low environmental impact), LH (low yield but high environmental impact), HL (high yield but low environmental impact), and HH (high yield and high environmental impact).ResultsThe environmental impacts, i.e., average energy depletion, global warming, acidification, and eutrophication potential in plum production were 18.17 GJ ha-1, 3.63 t CO2 eq ha-1, 42.18 kg SO2 eq ha-1, and 25.06 kg PO4 eq ha-1, respectively. Only 19.7% of farmers were in the HL group, with 13.3% in the HH group, 39.0% in LL, and 28.0% LH. …”
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Alleviation of Herbicide Toxicity in <i>Solanum lycopersicum</i> L.—An Antioxidant Stimulation Approach by Rashid I. H. Ibrahim, Ubai A. Alkhudairi, Sultan A. S. Alhusayni

“…Application of the herbicide glyphosate in crops is a common practice among farmers around the world. Tomato is one of the crops that are treated with glyphosate to fight weed growth and loss of crop. …”
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Improving nitrogen contribution in maize post-tasseling using optimum management under mulch drip irrigation in the semiarid region of Northeast China by Yunpeng Hou, Xinpeng Xu, Lili Kong, Lei Zhang, Yitao Zhang, Zhiquan Liu

“…Film-mulched drip irrigation has become an important strategy in maize cultivation in the semiarid region of Northeast China. Most farmers concentrate nitrogen (N) fertilizer use early in maize growth, which leads to low N use efficiency and large N losses. …”
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Chemokine Receptor Gene (CCR5) Polymorphism in Acute Coronary Syndrome: A Cross-sectional Study by MR Prashanth, Sharan Badiger, Gurushantappa Kadakol

“…Most of the patients in the study group were farmers (34.7%), followed by housewives (32%) and businessmen (14.7%). …”
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Epidemiology, clinical manifestations, and laboratory findings of 1,590 human brucellosis cases in Ningxia, China by Bofei Liu, Guangtian Liu, Xueping Ma, Fang Wang, Ruiqing Zhang, Pan Zhou, Zhiguo Liu, Zhenjun Li, Xuefeng Jiang

“…Meanwhile, 75.03% (1,193/1,590) of the patients were farmers, followed by workers (10.50%, 167/1,590). …”
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Cost analysis of options for management of African Animal Trypanosomiasis using interventions targeted at cattle in Tororo District; south-eastern Uganda by Dennis Muhanguzi, Walter O. Okello, John D. Kabasa, Charles Waiswa, Susan C. Welburn, Alexandra P.M. Shaw

“…To be sustainable, AAT control programs need to tailor tsetse control to the inelastic budgets of resource-poor small scale farmers. To guide the process of tsetse and AAT control toolkit selection, that now, more than ever before, needs to optimise resources, the costs of different tsetse and trypanosomiasis control options need to be determined. …”
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Barriers to and Facilitators of Engaging With and Adhering to Guided Internet-Based Interventions for Depression Prevention and Reduction of Pain-Related Disability in Green Profes... by Lina Braun, Johanna Freund, Janika Thielecke, Harald Baumeister, David Daniel Ebert, Ingrid Titzler

“…ObjectiveWe qualitatively evaluated barriers and facilitators regarding a portfolio of guided IBIs in green professions (farmers, gardeners, and foresters). MethodsInterview participants were selected from 2 randomized controlled trials for either the prevention of depression (Prevention of Depression in Agriculturists [PROD-A]) or the reduction of pain interference (Preventive Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Chronic Pain in Agriculturists [PACT-A]) in green professions. …”
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Newly optimized ELISA kit and LAT reveal significantly higher seroprevalence in sheep raised in agro-ecological zone as against range-ecological zone, with a significant associatio... by Sarfraz Ur Rahman, Haroon Akbar, Muhammad Zubair Shabbir, Ubaid Ullah, Muhammad Imran Rashid

“…<h4>Methods</h4>A cross-sectional study was conducted on 400 sheep sera, 200 were collected from sheep raised on open grazing system by local farmers in the adjoining areas of Civil Veterinary Dispensaries (CVDs) of range-ecological zone i.e. tehsil Kot Chutta (Dera Ghazi khan). …”
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JOURNALISTIC NARRATIVES ABOUT THE “DAY OF FIRE” by Thaís Luciana Correa Braga, Sandra Marinho

“… ABSTRACT – The “day of fire” in the Amazon refers to forest fires allegedly caused by farmers in the state of Pará, Brazil, in 2019. This article aims to identify and understand the strategies for constructing journalistic narratives about this event. …”
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Crop Residue burning from high-resolution satellite imagery and PM2.5 dispersion: A case study of Mississippi County, Arkansas, USA by Maryam Zamanialaei, Aaron M. Shew, Justin J. Fain, Ally Borkowski, Jessica L. McCarty

“…ABSTRACTCrop residue burns typically result in particulate matter (PM2.5), methane (CH4), carbon monoxide (CO), nitrous oxide (N2O), nitrogen oxides (NOx), volatile organic carbon (VOC), and black carbon emissions, which affect air quality and can pose a risk to public health. Currently, Arkansas farmers self-regulate crop burning using voluntary smoke management guidelines to reduce community impacts from smoke by ensuring burns take place in optimal conditions. …”
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Land use change and ecosystem service provision in Pampas and Campos grasslands of southern South America by P Modernel, W A H Rossing, M Corbeels, S Dogliotti, V Picasso, P Tittonell

“…This would require working with farmers on changing their management strategies and creating enabling economic conditions.…”
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Mining of Leaf Rust Resistance Genes Content in Egyptian Bread Wheat Collection by Mohamed A. M. Atia, Eman A. El-Khateeb, Reem M. Abd El-Maksoud, Mohamed A. Abou-Zeid, Arwa Salah, Amal M. E. Abdel-Hamid

“…The sustainability of this extraordinary crop is facing critical challenges globally, particularly leaf rust disease, which causes endless problems for wheat farmers and countries and negatively affects humanity’s food security. …”
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Assessment of poultry rearing practices and risk factors of H5N1 and H9N2 virus circulating among backyard chickens and ducks in rural communities by Ariful Islam, Shariful Islam, Emama Amin, Shahanaj Shano, Mohammed Abdus Samad, Tahmina Shirin, Mohammad Mahmudul Hassan, Meerjady Sabrina Flora

“…Furthermore, we conducted an observational study (42 hours) and informal interviews (n = 30) with backyard farmers to record poultry-raising activities in rural communities. …”
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Aplicações isoladas ou associadas de diuron, oxyfluorfen e prometryne para o controle de Euphorbia heterophylla Isolated or combined application of diuron, oxyfluorfen and prometry... by R.S Oliveira JR, J.C Carneiro, J Constantin, G Santos, P.E Martini, A.C Francischini, J.B Osipe

“…<br>Pre-emergence herbicide application at the beginning of the crop cycle is a consecrated practice among cotton farmers. Although herbicides, such as diuron, oxyfluorfen and prometryn, are options for this crop, not much is known about their effect on Euphorbia heterophylla. …”
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Development of an Occurrence Prediction Model for Cucumber Downy Mildew in Solar Greenhouses Based on Long Short-Term Memory Neural Network by Kaige Liu, Chunhao Zhang, Xinting Yang, Ming Diao, Huiying Liu, Ming Li

“…Therefore, it is very important to predict the disease before its occurrence. To provide farmers with better and effective guidance for the prevention and control work, minimize the loss of disease damage, this article took cucumber ‘Lyujingling No. 2′ as the experimental material and acquired greenhouse environmental factors data by wireless sensors, including Temp (Temperature), RH (Relative Humidity), ST (Soil Temperature) and SR (Solar Radiation). …”
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