Bringing more agricultural land into production for biofuels and food crops will be necessary if we are to both fulfill our collective climate initiative goals and feed an increasing global population. The direct competition between land for food and land for biofuels has result…
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Twenty-six strains of black Aspergillus (Aspergillus section Nigri) were studied as seedling pathogens of maize. There were two major research components. The first component was an evaluation of the pathogenicity of isolates from several black Aspergillus species and a comparis…
Since the beginning of farming, and even before, humans have been actively modifying our environment in order to harvest biomass. With the ‘Great Acceleration’ of the industrial age, the global system of biomass harvest for food production has become a major driver of Earth syst…
Indonesia is experiencing a reemergence of economic nationalism in recent national development policy. Agriculture and trade, in particular, are sectors targeted by recent protectionist legislation. This study explores this phenomena, combining qualitative methods and a politica…
This dissertation studies agricultural technology adoption, child labor and development. Although adoption of fertilizers has been high in South Asia, farmers may fail to use it efficiently. Besides higher costs incurred by households engaged in agriculture, inefficient use of f…
Alfalfa is a major feed crop widely cultivated in the United States. It is the fourth largest crop in acreage in the US after corn, soybean, and all types of wheat. As of 2003, about 48% of alfalfa was produced in the western US states where alfalfa ranks first, second, or third…
High fertilizer prices coupled with environmental effects of fertilizers have created serious concerns among scientists and the general public. Studies were conducted to evaluate the (a) environmental and economic benefits of replacing nitrogen (N)-fertilized grass with grass-le…