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Methanobactin (mbs) are Cu-binding chromopeptide secreted by methanotrophs, as a part of methanotrophic copper acquisition. The methanobactin (mb) produced from Methylosinus trichosporium (mb-OB3b; C45H 58N10O16S5; Mw 1154.26) has become the archetype molecule due to the extensi…

Seed bed preparation and soil management history are thought to have a large impact on the efficacy of mechanical cultivation, but limited information is available on the mechanisms of these effects. In field trials, we tested how pre-plant bed preparation, historic compost use,…

This dissertation takes a cultural ecology approach to provide a descriptive analysis of the status and processes of adoption of cultivation among pastoral Maasai in northern Ngorongoro District, Tanzania. The research was undertaken as a two year field study, during which a sig…