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Dynamics in agricultural extension services provision in Malawi: insights from two rounds of household and community panel surveys.

Published online: 23 Oct 2019

Authors: Ragasa, C. & Comstock, A.

Content type: Bulletin

The Government of Malawi is in the process of developing its National Agricultural Extension Strategy. Two rounds of national household and community ...

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Temperature and leaf growth in four grass species.

Published online: 01 Jan 1976

Authors: Peacock, J. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Leaf extension rates of perennial ryegrass, Italian ryegrass, tall fescue and timothy were measured in the field using artificial soil heating as a tr...

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Growth and water use of Lolium perenne. II Plant growth.

Published online: 07 Jul 1972

Authors: Lawlor, D. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In Lolium perenne plants leaf and root extension growth decreased by 50% when plant water potential decreased from -3 bar to -6 bar and growth stopped...

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The growth responses of Lolium perenne to the weather during winter and spring at various altitudes in mid-Wales.

Published online: 01 Jan 1978

Authors: Thomas, H. & Norris, I. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The seasonal growth patterns of micro-swards of a single genotype of perennial ryegrass cv. S23 were studied at 4 sites at various alt. in mid-Wales o...

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Using information and communication technologies to disseminate and exchange agriculture-related climate information in the Indo-Gangetic Plains.

Published online: 23 Dec 2014

Authors: Balaji, V. & Craufurd, P. Q.

Content type: Bulletin

This report documents and analyses emerging trends in the delivery and exchange of climate information in institutionalized agricultural extension sys...

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Winter growth of contrasting ryegrass varieties at two altitudes in mid-Wales.

Published online: 01 Jan 1980

Authors: Thomas, H. & Norris, I. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

7 cv. of perennial ryegrass, which originated from countries having contrasting winter climates and with a range of heading dates, were grown in simul...

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How traffic facilitates population expansion of invasive species along roads: the case of common ragweed in Germany.

Published online: 28 Aug 2019

Authors: Lemke, A. & Kowarik, I. & Lippe, M. von der

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Because common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia L., henceforth Ambrosia) has negative effects on human health, it is a common focus for management, wh...

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Limits to green revolution in rice in Africa the case of Ghana.

Published online: 19 Oct 2016

Authors: Ragasa, C. & Chapoto, A.

Content type: Bulletin

The Ghana National Rice Development Strategy in 2009 was developed to double rice production by 2018 with a 10 percent annual increase and to reduce o...

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Building a climate change-resilient food system in Korea: the case of extension and technology dissemination services.

Published online: 14 Nov 2019

Authors: Won Jieun & Babu, S. C. & Rana, A.

Content type: Bulletin

Climate change affects various stages of the food system including production, processing, distribution, and consumption. To cope with this vulnerabil...

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Neighbour effects in the genus Avena. 1. Comparison of crop species.

Published online: 01 Jan 1973

Authors: Trenbath, B. R. & Harper, J. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A comparison is made of the relative advantages of interspecific mixture experiments using additive and substitutive designs. The results of growing A...

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