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Biodiversity–production feedback effects lead to intensification traps in agricultural landscapes
Intensive agriculture with high reliance on pesticides and fertilizers constitutes a major strategy for ‘feeding the world’. However, such...
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Effects of process intensification on homogeneity of an IgG1:κ monoclonal antibody during perfusion culture
AbstractThe pharmaceutical industry employs various strategies to improve cell productivity. These strategies include process intensification,...
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A stony track towards innovation in remote highland regions: agricultural intensification in the apricot sector of Northern Pakistan
BackgroundTraditional farming practices of remote highland regions are usually well adapted to the local agro-ecological and social conditions....
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Management linked to ecological intensification supports insect pollinators in Iberian wood-pastures
ContextIberian wood-pastures ( dehesas ) constitute important habitats for flower-visiting insects, thus supporting the delivery of essential...
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Farmer responses to an input subsidy and co-learning program: intensification, extensification, specialization, and diversification?
Sustainable intensification aims to increase production and improve livelihoods of smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa. Many farmers, however,...
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Mixed effects of oak woodlands on biocontrol potential and pest pressure in olive orchards under management intensification
Public health and environmental concerns are increasing the pressure to reduce chemical pesticide usage, thereby requiring management alternatives to...
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Global Biodiversity Decline and Loss from Agricultural Intensification Through Agrochemical Application
To meet global food demands for an ever-increasing human population, in the face of changing patterns of temperature and precipitation, agricultural...
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Precipitation Intensification Increases Shrub Dominance in Arid, Not Mesic, Ecosystems
Precipitation events have been predicted and observed to become fewer, but larger, as the atmosphere warms. Water-limited ecosystems are especially...
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Building resilience through improving groundwater management for sustainable agricultural intensification in African Sahel
BackgroundThis paper examines the role of improved groundwater access and management in providing opportunities for sustainable agricultural...
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Effect of Intensification of the Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle on Biosynthesis of Adipic Acid Through the Inverted Fatty Acid β-Oxidation by Escherichia coli Strains
AbstractUsing the previously engineered adipate-secreting Escherichia MG1655 lacI Q , ∆ ackA-pta , ∆ poxB , ∆ ldhA , ∆ adhE , P L -SD φ 10 - atoB , P trc- ideal-4 -SD φ1 0 -...
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Bioactives from microalgae: A review on process intensification using hydrodynamic cavitation
Microalgae are emerging as an important renewable and sustainable source of high-value biomolecules having applications in food, cosmetics,...
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Land use intensification has extensive effects on the functional and phylogenetic diversity of neotropical ant communities
The effects of land-use change on biodiversity can be idiosyncratic, varying not only across taxa and land-use type, but also between different...
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Are agricultural extension systems ready to scale up ecological intensification in East Africa? A literature review with particular attention to the Push-Pull Technology (PPT)
Agricultural extension, or advisory services, have a key role to play in supporting farmers’ learning and adoption of new practices and technologies....
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Ecological intensification: multifunctional flower strips support beneficial arthropods in an organic apple orchard
Flower strips are a fundamental part of agri-environment schemes in the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). Although vegetation is central for many...
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Agricultural technology as a driver of sustainable intensification: insights from the diffusion and focus of patents
Sustainable intensification (SI) responds to the concurrent challenges of increasing food production while reducing the environmental impacts of...
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Green manuring–system of rice intensification–rice fallow pulses crop** system for enhancing the crop productivity and soil health: a sustainable farming solutions
Rice cultivation in Tamil Nadu, a southern state of India, is a vital component of its agricultural landscape and economy. It holds historical...
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Impacts of agricultural intensification on soil erosion and sustainability of olive groves in Alentejo (Portugal)
ContextOlive groves are key features of Iberian Mediterranean landscapes. With the intensification of olive grove production, some negative...
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Acidification and increase of phosphorus levels in Pampean streams after 12 years of agricultural intensification
Agricultural intensification is a process that is still undergoing in many emergent economies. In the Pampas (Central Argentina), the former...
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Land use intensification alters the relative contributions of plant functional diversity and soil properties on grassland productivity
Understanding the mechanisms of grassland productivity variation is critical for global carbon cycling and climate change mitigation. Heretofore, it...
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Mid- and long-term responses of land snail communities to the intensification of mountain hay meadows management
BackgroundSpecies-rich semi-natural grasslands are impacted by the severe land-use changes that are affecting mountain regions, compromising their...
