Occupational exposures to pesticides may increase parental risk of infertility and adverse pregnancy outcomes such as spontaneous abortion, preterm delivery, and congenital anomalies. Less is known about residential use of pesticides and the risks they pose to reproduction and development. In the present study we evaluate environmentally relevant, low-dose exposures to agrochemicals and lawn-ca...

Fluctuations of bird abundances in the Midwest region of the United States have been attributed to such factors as landscape change, habitat fragmentation, depredation, and supplemental feeding. However, no attempt has been made to estimate the collective role of landowner activities that may influence birds across a landscape. To investigate how landowners might influence birds when the majori...

Potential contamination (pollution) of surface waters with sediment, nutrients, and pesticides in agricultural runoff is an important water quality issue. Conservation tillage has been promoted and adopted by many row crop farmers because of its effectiveness in decreasing exposure to rainfall and reducing runoff and sediment loss. Vegetative filter strips (VFS), also known as buffer strips or ...

application of nanofertilizers is one of the promising methods for increasing resources use efficiency and reducing environmental pollutions. uncontrolled application of chemical fertilizer and pesticides has caused many problems to human health and domestic animals. nanofertilizers application could be a suitable way to reduce these problems. accordingly, in order to assess the silicon nanopar...

the main objective of this study was to determine the economical level of inputs applied in production of sugar beet by eglid region farmers. therefore data set was obtained from 55 farmers through interview and completing questionnaire. the farmers were selected based on a two-stage random sampling method.  marginal productivity of inputs was studied using cobb –douglasand transendental produc...

Protection of ground water for present and future use requires monitoring and understanding of the mechanisms controlling long-term quality of ground water. In this study, spatial and temporal trends in concentrations of nitrate and pesticides in ground water in the eastern San Joaquin Valley, California, were evaluated to determine the long-term effects of agricultural and urban development on...

Indian spinach (Basella alba) originates from Asia but is now grown in most tropical regions as a leafy vegetable crop. It is usually cooked but can also be used raw in salads. Rice hulls (or rice husks) are the hard protecting coverings of grains of rice. In addition to protecting rice during the growing season, rice hulls can be put to use as building material, fertilizer, insulation material...

his study investigated the farmers’ feedback on Agricultural Development Project’s (ADP’s) performance. The study was carried out in Kogi State, Nigeria. Interview schedules were used to collect data from 160 contact farmers and 80 field extension workers who were randomly selected using multistage random sampling techniques. The data collected were subjected to both descriptive and non-paramet...

Abstract Solok district is the largest rice-producing center in West Sumatra, known as “Bareh Solok,” with most of population working farmers. Land area, labor, seeds, fertilizers, capital, pesticides, and irrigation influence increased production. These seven factors are interconnected related to each other. Hence, this study aimed determine influencing rice production Nagari Cupak, Gunung Tal...