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The association between crop diversity and children’s dietary diversity: multi-scalar and cross-national comparisons
Food insecurity is rising across sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), where undernourishment continues to affect a large portion of the population, particularly...
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Market engagement, crop diversity, dietary diversity, and food security: evidence from small-scale agricultural households in Uganda
Small-scale farmers make up the majority of farmers worldwide yet experience particularly high rates of food insecurity. A growing body of literature...
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Higher crop rotational diversity in more simplified agricultural landscapes in Northeastern Germany
ContextBoth crop rotational diversity and landscape diversity are important for ensuring resilient agricultural production and supporting...
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The impacts of crop diversity adoption on Rubber Farmers’ Welfare: evidence from Thailand
Given the environmental and socioeconomic challenges associated with monoculture rubber plantations, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)...
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Strategies to assess genetic diversity for crop breeding
Manipulation of genetic diversity is significant for develo** new varieties in crop breeding programs. The success of elite varieties in the last...
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Drought and Socioeconomic Drivers of Crop Diversity in India: A Panel Analysis
Understanding the trends in crop diversity in context of changing socioeconomic and climatic factors are essential for implementing sustainable...
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Diversity and assemblage patterns of ladybirds (Coccinellidae) in different crop management practices in Peninsular Malaysia
Ladybirds (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) are important predatory insects found in many croplands, but their patterns of diversity and assemblage in...
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Influence of Crop Heterogeneity on Avian Diversity and Trait Composition in Urban Agro-Ecosystems
Environmental heterogeneity has a significant role in configuring native species diversity. Studies have shown that agricultural crops impact bird...
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Undestroyed winter cover crop strips support wild bee abundance and diversity in intensive crop** systems
Agricultural intensification is known to be one of the main drivers of pollinator decline, in particular because flower resources are often scarce in...
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Mutagenesis: Exploring Genetic Diversity of Industrial Crop Plants
Beyond their use in food production, industrial crops—a distinct class of crops grown primarily for nonhuman consumption—are essential to many facets...
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Fungal endophytes of crop plants: diversity, stress tolerance and biocontrol potential
BackgroundThere is a growing perception among the scientific community to utilize endophytes in improving crop productivity. The presence of these...
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Predators do not benefit from crop diversity but respond to configurational heterogeneity in wheat and cotton fields
ContextManipulating crop diversity in the landscape has been suggested as a promising management option to enhance biocontrol but how crop diversity...
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Harnessing Plant Genetic Diversity in Research on Industrial Crop Plants for Environmental Conservation Concerns
Industrial crop plants, whether they are used for fiber, timber, energy crops, oilseed nonfood, rubber resin, medicinal, or aromatic, are not only...
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Below- and Above-Ground Crop Microbiome Structure, Diversity and Interactions with Plant
The phytomicrobiome, commonly referred as the plant microbiome, has recently become a key aspect of plant scientists’ research. A better knowledge of...
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Crop diversification improves the diversity and network structure of the prokaryotic soil microbiome at conventional nitrogen fertilization
BackgroundSustainable agriculture seeks to optimize the application of nitrogen (N) fertilizers to reduce adverse economic and ecological effects....
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Organic amendments modulate the crop yield and rhizospheric bacterial community diversity: a 3-year field study with Cajanus cajan
Excessive use of chemicals to enhance soil nutrient status and crop yield has resulted in a decline in soil health. Organic farming promotes organic...
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Climate change in the Catalan Pyrenees intersects with socioeconomic factors to shape crop diversity and management
Most studies on climate change’s impacts on agriculture focus on modeling techniques based on large-scale meteorological data, while few have...
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Population Genomics: Crop Plants
Population genomics has revolutionized several disciplines of biology, genetic resource conservation and management, and breeding of crop plants by...
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Terpenoid diversity in sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) and their potential in crop protection
Every year, more than 50 million tons of Helianthus annuus L. are produced mainly for the sunflower oil industry. It is a plant consumed worldwide,...
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Crop Diversity, Its Conservation and Use for Better Food Systems
The genetic diversity contained in crops and their wild relatives is the foundation of tomorrow’s agriculture, allowing farmers and professional...