455 papers
This study utilized geostatistical analysis and GIS to map the significant spatial variability of soil properties in a 12.5-hectare farm in Southwestern Nigeria, demonstrating that site-specific nutrient management based on these fertility maps offers a viable solution for sustainable agriculture in the region.
This study quantifies the widespread contamination of water, soil, and cocoa beans by 22 approved pesticides across ten sites in Ivory Coast, revealing that fungicides like pyraclostrobin dominate due to the high prevalence of pod rot and that southern wetter areas exhibit higher concentrations, thereby highlighting the urgent need for monitoring and understanding pesticide transfer to ensure sustainable production and protect human and environmental health.
This study demonstrates that arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi-mediated phosphorus feedback acts as a critical coupling mechanism between improving soil physical and chemical quality and maximizing sugarcane productivity on tropical Ultisols, with soil quality and fungal colonization peaking at the 5-month crop stage.
This study documents 42 ethnoveterinary medicinal plant species in the Kulbo Forest of Maji District, Ethiopia, revealing strong cultural consensus for treating livestock ailments among older informants while highlighting the urgent need for conservation strategies to protect these wild resources from habitat loss and overharvesting.
Based on survey data from 196 maize farmers in Mali, this study identifies that institutional factors like extension communication and internet access, rather than basic socio-demographic characteristics, are the primary determinants of farmers' soil erosion perceptions and sustainability awareness, highlighting the need for targeted communication strategies to improve conservation adoption.
This study of 15 ECOWAS countries from 2010 to 2023 finds that while agricultural technology adoption significantly boosts climate finance inflows by enhancing institutional readiness, its impact on reducing CO₂ emissions remains statistically insignificant due to structural and institutional constraints, highlighting the need for complementary investments in infrastructure and governance to fully realize green economic benefits.
This study demonstrates that while swimming crabs (*Portunus trituberculatus*) maintain high post-capture survival rates even after 90 minutes of trawling, extended duration significantly compromises their vitality, physical integrity, and physiological status, thereby establishing a critical link between trawling time, animal welfare, and market quality.
This study demonstrates that brining Nile tilapia with 15% NaCl significantly enhances product stability and microbial safety in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo by reducing moisture and water activity while eliminating pathogens, thereby supporting the development of standardized artisanal preservation protocols.
Applying 1.5 mL L⁻¹ silicon at the tillering stage significantly enhances rice tolerance to bacterial leaf blight by improving physiological performance and reducing disease severity, ultimately resulting in a 63.9% increase in grain yield compared to untreated controls.
This study demonstrates that transgenic cotton expressing a synthetic Australian funnel-web spider toxin (ω-ACTX-HV1a) effectively confers broad-spectrum protection against major pests like the American bollworm, spotted bollworm, and leaf army worm, offering a novel, heritable strategy for sustainable insect management and resistance circumvention.