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Soil biodiversity and biogeochemical function in managed ecosystems
(CSIRO, 2020-01)
A complex combination of environmental, biological, chemical, and physical properties and processes determine soil biodiversity and its relationship to biogeochemical functions and ecosystem services. Vegetation, land-use, ...
Livestock in evolving foodscapes and thoughtscapes
(Frontiers Media S.A., 2020-07-14)
Humanity’s main societal and epistemic transitions also mirror changes in its approach to the food system. This particularly holds true for human–animal interactions and the consumption of animal source foods (red meat ...
Production of microsclerotia from entomopathogenic fungi and use in maize seed coating as delivery for biocontrol against Fusarium graminearum
(Frontiers Media S.A., 2020-12)
The commercial use of the entomopathogenic fungi Metarhizium spp. in biopesticides has gained more interest since the discovery that several species of this genus are able to colonize roots. In general, commercial products ...
Plantain (Plantago lanceolata) reduces the environmental impact of farmed red deer (Cervus elaphus)
(Oxford University Press (OUP) on behalf of the American Society of Animal Science, 2020-07)
The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of plantain (Plantago lanceolata L.) on water dynamics and balance, as well as nitrogen (N) excretion by red deer (Cervus elaphus L.) as a potential forage tool to ...
We are the Earth and the Earth is us: How palates link foodscapes, landscapes, heartscapes, and thoughtscapes
(Frontiers Media SA, 2021-02-25)
Humans are participating in the sixth mass extinction, and for the first time in 200,000 years, our species may be on the brink of extinction. We are facing the greatest challenges we have ever encountered, namely how to ...
Factors influencing fertiliser and lime decisions on South Island high- and hill-country farms
(New Zealand Grassland Association, 2020-09-09)
Highlights • Fertiliser and lime decisions by high-and hill-country farmers directly impact on their farm performance, but the factors influencing these decisions are not well understood. • Factors influencing South Island ...
Grazing dairy cows with low milk urea nitrogen breeding values excrete less urinary urea nitrogen
(Elsevier, 2020-10-15)
There is an increasing pressure on temperate pastoral dairy production systems to reduce environmental impacts, coming from the inefficient use of N by cows in the form of excessive urinary N excretion and subsequent N ...