Search Results - "pressure"

Disease management factors influencing yield and quality of sorghum and groundnut crop residues by Pande, S., Bandyopadhyay, Ranajit, Blümmel, Michael, Rao, J.N., Thomas, D., Navi, S.S.

“…As observed for MStV, effects of anthracnose were highly genotype-dependent and genotypes were identified that maintained high grain and stover yield under high disease pressure.…”
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Policies for sustainable Development in the highlands of Amhara region: Overview of research findings by Benin, Samuel, Pender, J.L., Ehui, Simeon K.

“…Thus, family planning, education and other means of reducing population growth, as well as developing the non-farm sector, will be crucial in relieving the pressure on the land and raising incomes.…”
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Maintaining the edge: the case of cassava technology transfer in Thailand by Henry, Guy, Klakhaeng, Kaival I., Gottret, María Verónica

“…During the 1980`s however, internal EC political pressure has attempted to reduce Thai pellet imports through various measures. …”
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Efecto de parámetros microclimáticos sobre la fisiología floral y rendimiento del algodón en rama [Gossypium hirsutum] by Venkatachalam, C, Iruthayaraj, M.R, Srinivasan, T.R

“…Vapour pressure also influenced flower shedding but to a lesser extent. …”
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Mammal densities in the Kalahari, Botswana – impact of seasons and land use by Muñoz, Josefine

“…In the Kalahari, Botswana, as in many other parts of the world, wildlife is experiencing an increased pressure from a growing human population and intensified land use with domestic livestock. …”

Design and evaluation of microbubble-based cleaning process of membranes fouled by oily wastewater by Velásquez D., Velásquez D.

“…Microbubbles are known for their ability to generate pressure waves through shrinking and subsequent self-collapsing phenomenon which causes foulant removal. …”
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Classification of land use and land cover on three cattle farms within the buffer zone of the Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve, Honduras by Lainez S., Andrea N.

“…In the last few decades changes in land use and land cover (LULC) have created pressure on natural ecosystems, altering their processes. …”
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Intensify agriculture and protect the environment by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…But today population pressure on the land precludes practices that enable the environment to recover from extensive cropping...…”
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Errr, is this the frontline? by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…Growing demand for meat products from a burgeoning urban market is pushing a new force through West Africa, as in other parts of the world: the livestock revolution. The pressure this puts on scarce land resources lifting is raised by similar...…”
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Wanted dead or alive! by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…The demand for dead wood for fuel and to construct fences and livestock enclosures has contributed to widespread deforestation in the Sahel. To take the pressure off surviving vegetation, villagers in Burkina Faso have been encouraged and assisted...…”
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The future market for the flowers of Pyrethrum by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…Chrysanthemum cinerariaefolium, used for the production of effective, environment-friendly biopesticides could be under pressure. Pyrethrum was first introduced to Kenya in 1928 and production has been increasing steadily in recent years. …”
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Forest gardens by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…Increasing population pressure has almost invariably led to clearance of forest and the substitution of a wide variety of mostly perennial species by mono cultures of a few annual staple crops - cereals, tubers, pulses and vegetables. …”
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Prerequisite conditions across cases by Galloway, G., Jong, W. de, Katila, P., Mery, G., Pacheco, P., Alfaro, R.

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Introduction to Part III and summary of the findings from the case studies by Galloway, G., Katila, P., Jong, W. de, Pacheco, P.

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Production prospects for cassava in Tanzania: COSCA working paper, No. 16 by Nweke, F., Kapinga, R., Dixon, A., Ugwu, B., Ajobo, O., Asadu, C.

“…Cassava was more frequently used to close a rotation cycle where the crop was stored in fallow fields in remote areas with low demographic or market pressures. The crop was, however, more frequently used to open a rotation cycle under severe pest/disease pressure conditions, under high market pressure conditions where the crop was harvested early. …”
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Hur påverkas beteende/känslor och fysiologiska faktorer på människa och häst vid interaktion mellan parterna? by Maurer, Sophie

“…All treatments significantly lowered the mean heart frequency of the humans and after 15 minutes H had also lowered their systolic blood pressure. After 25 minutes B had lowered the diastolic pressure of the humans and after 45 minutes their skin temperature had increased. …”
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Cutting Down on Post harvest Losses by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…To meet the growing food needs of developing countries, there has been increasing pressure to improve yields in indigenous agriculture. …”
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Change and challenge for Pastoralists by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…A ten-year study by ILCA of the Borana rangelands of southern Ethiopia has revealed 8 system under pressure, with increasing resource degradation and worsening food security for the people. …”
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Making sandy soils fertile by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…Growing demand for land in dry tropical zones is increasing pressure to use sandy soils, despite their low fertility which is due to a lack of organic matter, minerals and moisture. …”
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Land tenure: coping with change by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…Competition for access to land and its resources is rising, under pressure from a variety of factors: migration from less-endowed parts of the Sahel, the growing thrust towards the...…”
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