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Optimum groundwater table depth and irrigation schedules for controlling soil salinity in Central Iraq by Qureshi, Asad Sarwar, Ahmad, Waqas, Ahmad, A.F.A.

“…Excessive irrigation and poor drainage conditions are the major factors contributing to rising groundwater tables and soil salinity in the irrigated areas of Central Iraq. …”
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Rainfall variability, drought characterization, and efficacy of rainfall data reconstruction: case of eastern Kenya by Kisaka, M. Oscar, Mucheru-Muna, M., Ngetich, Felix K., Mugwe, JN, Mugendi, D, Mairura, Franklin S.

“…Results showed 90% chance of below cropping threshold rainfall (500 mm) exceeding 258.1 mm during short rains in Embu for one year return period. …”
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Identification of cover crops for the semi-arid savanna zone of West Africa by Carsky, R.J., Ndikawa, R.

“…Maximum foliage drymatter (DM) exceeded that of the locally adapted spreading cowpea in most cases. …”
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Identification of cover crops for the semiarid savanna zone of West Africa by Carsky, R.J., Ndikawa, R.

“…Maximum foliage dry matter (DM) exceeded that of the locally adapted spread it rg cowpea in most cases. …”
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Epidemiología, diagnóstico y control de la gastroenteritis parasitaria de los ovinos en un área del páramo. by Espinosa de la Torre, Fernando, Acosta Garay, Alfonso

“…Los resultados mostraron la presencia de 4 ápocas climáticas en la región, que intervienen en el desarrollo de los nemátodos, 2 épocas de lluvias con aumento de la población de adultos y excresión de huevos por gramo, y 2 épocas secas con un aumento en la ingestión de larvas. …”
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Heavy metal discharge into Lake Victoria : a study of the Ugandan cities of Kampala, Jinja and Entebbe by Ljung, Karin

“…Only the Kampala sites Makerere, Lugogo and Mpanga exceeded the guidelines for Pb. Similarly, Cd and Ni concentrations at Makerere and Lugogo exceeded the guidelines. …”

Selection of non-Saccharomyces yeasts to be used in grape musts with high alcoholic potential: A strategy to obtain wine with reduced etanol content by Mestre Furlani, Maria Victoria, Maturano, Yolanda Paola, Combina, Mariana, Mercado, Laura Analia, Toro, Maria Eugenia, Vazquez, Fabio

“…This may result in the production of wines with excessive alcohol levels (sometimes more than 15% (v/v)), sluggish and stuck fermentations and excessive volatile acidity. …”
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Flexible forecast presentation overcomes longstanding obstacles to using probabilistic seasonal forecasts by Hansen, James, Dinku, Tufa, Robertson, Andrew, Cousin, Remi, Trzaska, Sylwia, Mason, Simon

“…The Flexible Forecast is an online presentation that rectifies the main criticisms of the tercile convention by presenting downscaled forecasts as full probability distributions in probability-of-exceedance format along with the historical climate distribution. …”
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Assessment of pesticide residues in vegetables produced in central and eastern Ethiopia by Dinede, Getachew, Bihon, W., Gazu, Lina, Mbokou, S.F., Girma, S., Srinivasan, R., Roothaert, R., Grace, Delia, Gashaw, H., Knight-Jones, Theodore J.D.

“…About 15% of the total analyzed samples, 10% of cabbages and tomatoes, and nearly half of Swiss chard samples had pesticide concentration exceeding EU MRL. However, none of the tested samples had residues exceeding Codex Alimentarius Commission (Codex) MRLs. …”
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An empirical study of regulatory capture in Kenya's maize seed sector by Van Dycke, Lodewijk Guido K., Mawia, Harriet, Rutsaert, Pieter, Donovan, Jason A.

“…However, all of them are wary of the entry of new actors. Moreover, through excessive procedures, the Kenyan government keeps a sovereign grasp over the seed sector. …”
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Modelling atmospheric behaviour over southern West Africa using RegCM 4.7.1: case assessment of relative humidity and zonal wind profiles based on the 2016 DACCIWA summertime field... by Aryee, J. N. A., Attoh, Emmanuel M. N. A. N., Yamba, E. I., Davies, P., Amekudzi, L. K.

“…Thereafter, the model’s performance was evaluated, capturing an excessive wet bias in RH profiles of the model with accompanying reduced zonal winds at the Tropical Easterly Jet (TEJ) region and thus produces excessive upper tropospheric cloud liquid water content. …”
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Plasma membrane-localized SEM1 protein mediates sugar movement to sink rice tissues by Wang, Yanwei, Sun, Jing, Deng, Chen, Teng, Shouzhen, Chen, Guoxin, Chen, Zhenhua, Cui, Xuean, Brutnell, Thomas P., Han, Xiao, Zhang, Zhiguo, Lu, Tiegang

“…Reduced sucrose transport was found in the sem1‐1/1‐2 mutant, which led to excessive starch accumulation in source leaves and inhibited photosynthesis. …”
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Exploring the genetic variability and diversity of pearl millet core collection germplasm for grain nutritional traits improvement by Govindaraj, Mahalingam, Rai, Kedar N., Kanatti, Anand, Upadhyaya, Hari D., Shivade, Harshad, Rao, Aluri S.

“…For Fe and Zn, 39 accessions, including 15 with multiple nutrients, exceeded the Indian cultivars and 17 of them exceeded the biofortification breeding target for Fe (72 mg kg−1). …”
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The effect of livestock grazing on surface runoff and soil erosion from sloping pasture lands in the Ethiopian highlands by Mwendera, E.J., Mohamed-Saleem, M.A., Dibabe, A.

“…It was observed that, on pastures above 4.2% slope, there is the risk of erosion rates exceeding the estimated soil loss tolerable limit under the current grazing pressures (heavy grazing), while slopes exceeding 5.8% are likely to suffer soil erosion under moderate grazing pressure at the current level of biomass productivity. …”
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Hydrochemical assessment of surface water and groundwater quality along Uyyakondan channel, South India by Brindha, Karthikeyan, Kavitha, R.

“…Groundwater from this area was suitable for drinking based on magnesium, sulphate, bicarbonate, fluoride and nitrate, while the concentration of calcium, sodium, potassium and chloride exceeded the maximum permissible limits at few locations. …”
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Aflatoxin M1 levels in different marketed milk products in Nairobi, Kenya by Lindahl, Johanna F., Kagera, I.N., Grace, Delia

“…More than 50% of the samples exceeded 50 ng/kg (the level allowed in the EU), but only three samples exceeded 500 ng/kg (the level allowed in the USA). …”
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A survey of aflatoxin M1 contamination in raw milk produced in urban and peri-urban areas of Kisumu County, Kenya by Anyango, G., Mutua, Florence K., Kagera, I., Andang'o, P., Grace, Delia, Lindahl, Johanna F.

“…Levels of AFM1 ranged from below the detection limit to 151 ppt, with a mean of 29.67 ppt; 26.4% exceeding the EU limit. Concentrate feeding was associated with higher AFM1 levels (p = 0.002); with farms feeding concentrates more likely to have levels exceeding 50 ppt (OR = 10.1). …”
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Andningsfrekvensmönster efter submaximalt arbete hos varmblodiga travhästar by Furekull, André

Pesticide pollution in argentine drinking water: A call to ensure safe access by Aparicio, Virginia Carolina, De Geronimo, Eduardo

“…As a matter of fact, the individual concentration of pesticides in drinking water [25] exceeded the European limit in 8.7% and 17.6% of the samples collected from public and private water supplies, respectively, while the cumulative concentration of pesticides in drinking water exceeded the limit in 4.3% and 13.9% of the samples from public and private supplies, respectively. …”
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Seasonal variability of water quality for human consumption in the Tilacancha conduction system, Amazonas, Peru by Veneros Guevara, Jaris Emmanuel, Cuchca Ramos, Llandercita, Auquiñivín Silva, Erick Aldo, Oliva Cruza, Manuel, Goñas Goñas, Malluri, García Rosero, Ligia

“…In addition, aluminum (Al) and manganese (Mn) exceeded the MPL in the rainy (0.26 mg Al.L-1) and dry (1.41 mg.Mn-1.L-1) seasons, respectively. …”
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