Agriculture - Economics
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Corn-based ethanol production and environmental quality: a case of Iowa and the conservation reserve program.

24 Aug 2009 Growing demand for corn due to the expansion of ethanol has increased concerns that environmentally sensitive lands retired from agricultural production and enrolled into the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) will be cropped again. Iowa produces ... Read more...

In vitro regeneration of cocona (Solanum sessiliflorum, Solanaceae) cultivars for commercial production.

9 Aug 2009 Cocona (Solanum sessiliflorum Dunal) is a solanaceous shrub native to the Amazon region that produces an edible fruit. This species has numerous advantages, particularly a high nutritional value and productivity. However, due to irregular ... Read more...

Biofuels, land, and water: a systems approach to sustainability.

30 Jul 2009 There is a strong societal need to evaluate and understand the sustainability of biofuels, especially because of the significant increases in production mandated by many countries, including the United States. Sustainability will be a strong factor ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Agriculture - Economics'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• FDA adds regulations to reduce Salmonella illness from eggs. 29 Sep 2009
• Overlook agricultural research at our peril. 12 Sep 2009
• Agriculture. Agricultural research, productivity, and food prices in the long run. 2 Sep 2009
• Corn-based ethanol production and environmental quality: a case of Iowa and the conservation reserve program. 24 Aug 2009
• In vitro regeneration of cocona (Solanum sessiliflorum, Solanaceae) cultivars for commercial production. 9 Aug 2009
• Flu: no sign so far that the human pandemic is spread by pigs. 4 Aug 2009
• White biotech and the financial crisis. 30 Jul 2009
• Biofuels, land, and water: a systems approach to sustainability. 30 Jul 2009
• Addicted to rubber. 29 Jul 2009
• Potential causes and health effects of rising global food prices. 11 Jul 2009
• Seasonal hunger: a neglected problem with proven solutions. 28 Jun 2009
• Economic conditions and obesity. 22 Jun 2009
• Plant breeding. Scientists seek easier access to seed banks. 10 Jun 2009
• Defra's management of bluetongue vaccine stocks. 28 May 2009
• Farmer knowledge and a priori risk analysis: pre-release evaluation of genetically modified Roundup Ready wheat across the Canadian prairies. 26 May 2009
• An ecological and economic assessment methodology for coastal ecosystem management. 25 May 2009
• Economic evaluation of Johne's disease control programs implemented on six Michigan dairy farms. 21 May 2009
• Comparison of bed planting-furrow irrigation with conventional planting-flood irrigation in durum wheat (T. durum Desf) in southeastern Turkey. 13 May 2009
• The substitution of mineral fertilizers by compost from household waste in Cameroon: economic analysis with a partial equilibrium model. 5 May 2009
• Research priorities. Farm animal research in crisis. 22 Apr 2009

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Technical information about 'Agriculture'

Definition: The science of soil cultivation, crop production, and livestock raising.

Descriptor UI: D000383

Alternative terms: Agriculture; Land Supply; Land Supplies; Supplies, Land; Supply, Land; Agricultural Workers; Agricultural Worker; Worker, Agricultural; Workers, Agricultural; Agricultural Development; Development, Agricultural;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; education; history; instrumentation; legislation & jurisprudence; manpower; methods; organization & administration; standards; trends; statistics & numerical data; ethics;

Tree Number: J01.040;

Technical Notes: SPEC: SPEC qualif