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Effects of nitrogen fertilizer and manure application on storage of carbon and nitrogen under continuous maize cropping in Arenosols and Luvisols of Zimbabwe by Mujuru, Lizzie, Rusinamhodzi, Leonard, Hoosbeek, M.R., Nyamangara, Justice

“…Application of manure can be a low-cost alternative for enhancing soil quality and promoting soil C sequestration under conventionally tilled continuous maize cropping systems in Zimbabwe.…”
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Performance of vertical flow constructed wetlands for faecal sludge drying bed leachate: Effect of hydraulic loading by Kengne, E.S., Kengne, I.M., Nzouebet, W.A.L., Akoa, A., Hung Nguyen-Viet, Strande, L.

“…Planted drying beds are a promising and low-cost option for treatment of faecal sludge and the production of fodder plants, but current research shows the leachate quality does not meet guidelines for discharge. …”
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Estimating global warming potential for agricultural landscapes with minimal field data and cost by Ingraham, P., Bhatta, Gopal Datt, Salas W, Wollenberg, Eva Karoline

“…In a 9,736-hectare case study area dominated by rice and wheat in the Karnal district of Haryana state, India, the authors used a low-cost landscape agricultural GHG accounting method with limited fieldwork, remote sensing, and biogeochemical modeling. …”
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Nutritional value and seasonal availability of feed ingredients for pigs in Uganda by Carter, Natalie A., Dewey, Catherine E., Lukuyu, Ben A., Grace, Delia, Lange, C.F.M. de

“…In this study nutritional values and seasonal availability of 43 local feed ingredients for pigs in Uganda, were estimated based on nutrient analyses and literature values, information needed to develop low-cost balanced rations for pigs on smallholder farms. …”
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Role of small-scale cassava drying plants in improving equitable rural economic growth and development by Best, R., Henry, Guy

“…Farmer cooperatives are managing cassava drying plants where cassava is chipped, sundried on concrete floors, and sold as a low-cost energy substitute to animal feed ration manufacturers. …”
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Practicas sencillas para aumentar el rendimiento del cultivo de la yuca (Manihot esculenta Crantz) by Leihner, D.E., Castro Merino, A.

“…The CIAT Cassava Program has developed a set of simple low-cost practices aimed towards increasing cassava yields. …”
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Effects of genotype, seed P concentration and seed priming on seedling vigor of rice by Pame, A.R., Kreye, C., Johnson, D., Heuer, S., Becker, M.

“…In such environments, as farmers tend to have few resources, options to overcome poor crop establishment should be low cost and preferably seed-based. The P content of seed depends on genotype and can be augmented by soaking seeds in a P-containing solution prior to seeding (P-priming). …”
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Land health surveillance and response: a framework for evidence-informed land management by Shepherd, Keith D., Shepherd, G., Walsh, Markus G.

“…Key elements of the science framework are: (i) repeated measurement of land health and associated risk factors using probability based sampling of well defined populations of sample units; (ii) standardized protocols for data collection to enable statistical analysis of patterns, trends, and associations; (iii) case definitions based on specific diagnostic criteria; (iv) rapid low cost screening tests to permit detection of cases and non-cases in large numbers of samples; (v) cost-effectiveness evaluation of interventions based on projected reduction in risks and problem incidence; (vi) design of statistically analysable studies to evaluate interventions in the real-world; (vii) meta-analysis of these data to guide design of public policy and intervention programmes; and (viii) integrating surveillance and the communication and use of results into operational systems as part of regular policy and practice. …”
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Analyzing the use of ICT in demand and access to information and services for pastoralists by Khalai, D., Banerjee, Rupsha R., Mude, Andrew G.

“…The contracts are designed using low cost, accessible and reliable satellite data; Normalized Differenced Vegetation Index (NDVI). …”
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Plant elemental composition and portable X-rayfluore scence (pXRF) spectroscopy:quantification under differentanalytical parameters by Towett, Erick K., Shepherd, Keith D., Drake, B. Lee

“…Emergence of portable X-ray fluorescence (pXRF) systems presents new opportunities for rapid, low-cost plant analysis, both as a lab system and in situ system. …”
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Metodologias de investigacion en campos de agricultores en el Peru by Arroyo B., O.

“…Therefore, the Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones y Promocion Agraria Grain Legume Program has proposed developing low cost technology, improving on-farm research, getting the most profit out of cv., looking for resistance to BCMV, giving priority to production of improved seed, and increasing personnel training. …”
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Average daily gain and the impact of starting body weight of individual nursery and finisher Ugandan pigs fed a commercial diet, a forage-based diet, or a silage-based diet by Carter, Natalie A., Dewey, Catherine E., Grace, Delia, Lukuyu, Ben A., Smith, E., Lange, C.F.M. de

“…Interventions to improve weaning weights and provision of creep feed, and identification of nutrient-dense, digestible, palatable feedstuffs for development of low-cost balanced diets are needed in order to improve pig growth performance in East Africa.…”
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Pro-poor risk management: essays on the economics of index-based risk transfer products by Chantarat, S.

“…It uses household data to develop a famine index based on child anthropometric data that is strongly related to rainfall variability and other exogenous measures that are reliably available at low cost; that index can be used to trigger payments to improve the timeliness and cost-effectiveness of humanitarian response. …”
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Plantain (Musa spp. AAB) bunch yield and root health response to combinations of physical, thermal and chemical sucker sanitation measures by Hauser, S.

“…Owing to its simplicity, flexibility, low cost, accelerated production, and absence of negative environmental effects, boiling-water treatment was the most labour-efficient and profitable sucker-sanitising method.…”
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Plant functional types and traits as biodiversity indicators for tropical forests: two biogeographically separated case studies including birds, mammals and termites by Gillison, A.N., Bignell, D.E., Brewer, K.R.W, Fernandes, Erick C.M., Jones, D.T., Sheil, D., May, P.H, Watt, A.D, Constantino, R, Couto, E.G., Hairiah, K., Jepson, P, Kartono, A.P, Maryanto, I, Neto, G.G, Noordwijk, Meine van, Silveira, E.A, Susilo, F.X, Vosti, S.A., Nunes, P.C.

“…They may also offer practical low-cost indicators for rapid assessment in tropical forest landscapes.…”
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Is partial root-zone drying more appropriate than drip irrigation to save water in China? A preliminary comparative analysis for potato cultivation by Qin, J., Ramírez, D., Xie, K., Li, W., Yactayo, W., Jin, L., Quiróz, R.

“…While innovative methods are needed for water-saving irrigation methods, the use of low-cost and environmental-friendly technology must be prioritised. …”
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Production diseases in smallholder pig systems in rural Lao PDR by Holt, H.R., Inthavong, Phouth, Blaszak, Kate, Keokamphe, C., Phongmany, A., Blacksell, Stuart D., Durr, P.A., Graham, K., Allen, J., Donnelly, B., Newberry, K., Grace, Delia, Alonso, Silvia, Gilbert, Jeffrey, Unger, Fred

“…Further investigation into sustainable low-cost control strategies for these pathogens is warranted.…”
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pBAR–H3.2, a native-optimized binary vector to bypass transgene silencing in alfalfa by Pascuan, Cecilia Gabriela, Bottero, Ana Emilia, Kapros, Tamas, Ayub, Nicolás Daniel, Soto, Gabriela Cynthia

“…Besides, due to its ability to grow without nitrogen fertilizers derived from fossil fuels and conditions of long-duration perennial crop, alfalfa is a natural candidate for large production of renewable raw materials and vaccines at extremely low cost (Aguirreburualde et al. 2013; Saruul et al. 2002). …”
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Computer vision for automatic inspection of agricultural produces by Moltó, Enrique, Blasco, José, Benlloch, J. V.

“…A prototype has been developed to demonstrate the feasibility of a machine vision system capable of automatically sorting 2500 kg/h olives using low-cost, conventional hardware.…”
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Social Return on Investment, SROI, the value added for families before and after using Solvatten in the Bungoma district in Western Kenya by Jönsson, Jenny, Wikman, Anna, Wätthammar, Tina

“…There is a need for low cost interventions like household-based water treatment and safe storage (HWTS). …”
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