To better understand the changes in weed communities following adoption of conservation agriculture (CA), we investigated functional composition fields implementing CA continuously from 1 to 21 years. Weed surveys were conducted 100 winter wheat 53 farmers Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region, Eastern France. Ten response traits selected highlight communities, using weighted mean value for quantitati...

For a long time, agriculture and recurrent fires have been the main factors promoting diversity changes in Mediterranean areas. We examined the effect of irrigated and non-irrigated crops and fires on the epiphytic lichen diversity of holm oak trees in the Vall d’Albaida region (Valencia, Spain). Lichen diversity was studied by calculating the LDV (Lichen Diversity Value) and the proportion of ...

Agriculture has a high number of fatalities compared to other blue collar fields, additionally population decreasing in rural areas is resulting in decreased work force. These issues have resulted in increased focus on improving efficiency of and introducing autonomy in agriculture. Field robots are an increasingly promising branch of robotics targeted at full automation in agriculture. The saf...

School of Agriculture and Food Sciences, University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland 4072, Australia (H.T.L., A.A.G., R.R.K., J.B., D.E.); School of Plant Biology, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia 6009, Australia (H.T.L., P.E.B., C.-K.K.C., J.B., G.A.K., D.E.); State Key Laboratory of Systematic and Evolutionary Botany, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Scien...

The rapid diffusion of mobile and wireless technologies is transforming agricultural development globally. In South Africa, rural e-government service delivery has been hampered by low Internet penetration. Mobile government offers a promising alternative to deliver public services to remote rural communities. In this regard, the author examines the potential of mobile and wireless technologies...

The long-term sustainability of modern agriculture is examined in an ecological context. As an aid to defining agriculture, animal agriculture, and sustainable agriculture, a broad overview of the structural and functional aspects of ecosystems is presented. The longterm sustainability of two corn production systems and four beef cattle production systems is then examined relative to energy out...

Department of Life Study, Seinan Jo Gakuin University Junior College, 1-3-5 Ibori, Kita-ku, Kokura, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka 803-0835, Japan Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Division of Applied Molecular Microbiology and Biomass Chemistry, Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture, Graduate School, Kyushu University, 6-10-1 Hakozaki, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8581, Japan La...

Integrated Protection (IP) in agriculture consists of a set of practices aimed at favoring the set up of a development model characterized by a reduced environmental impact. The application of IP practices in plant disease management by growers and agronomists requires both specialistic skills, historical data and information on chemicals and on low impact techniques for pest management. These ...