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This report demonstrates the potential use of optical remote sensing for monitoring the growth and
development of winter sown wheat at the field scale. Spectral vegetation indices have been shown to be
correlated to ...
Land suitability analysis formed part of a land use planning exercise in a development
project aimed at improving agricultural productivity in the transitional Badia region of
Jordan. Soil observations and soil maps were ...
Antifungal activity against Botrytis cinerea and Cladosporium cladosporioides
declined with increasing fruit maturity as shown by thin layer chromatography (TLC)
bioassay. Preformed antifungal activity was also demonstrated ...
In the UK, coppice willow is a potentially high yielding energy crop which if widely
planted could have significant effects of hydrology. This is one reason why researchers
are interested in developing reliable techniques ...
This thesis reports on the development of a double inclined plane (DIP) transducer
system based upon the principles of force reaction. This transducer had a design
specification to measure the true mass of “free” flowing ...
The aim of the project was to undertake experimental and theoretical research, to
enable a better understanding of the design of modem mouldboard ploughs. Using this
knowledge to optimise the performance in terms of ...
Although the principles of relationship marketing are well understood, the role of
pricing in building relationships between supply chain partners has not been researched.
This study was designed to determine the role, ...
The monitoring of vegetation resources is of vital importance for Southern
African countries because of the dominance of agriculture in the economy. The use of
remote sensing techniques in a national or local planning ...
This research was undertaken for Bedfordshire County Council to investigate
appropriate mechanisms for the promotion of sustainable rural business in
Bedfordshire.
The research seeks to provide insights into the future ...
The growth of the world’s population and the consequent food shortage,
requires the expansion of agriculture into arid zones which constitute about 60
% of the earth’s land area and are characterized by high levels of ...
A GIS database for a study area (96 Km^) within the county of Bedfordshire
(southern England) was established to provide statistical and mapped information on
the distribution, extent and change through time of land-cover ...
A conventional rain gun system is adversely affected by windy conditions. Therefore, the robotic
self-travelling sprinkler (STS) system that controls the head and the water supply with relation to
instant windy ...
Little is known about soil population dynamics: how microbial communities are affected by
environmental stress; whether they respond adversely, or adjust to it; what the extent and
duration of these adjustments might be; ...
An experiment set up at four sites in Kericho, Kenya was used to investigate
Genotype x Environment interactions of four tea clones of commercial and scientific
interest.
Small differences in environment resulted in ...
The literature suggests that CD44 has the potential to be used as a non-invasive
tumour specific marker for early detection and monitoring. The gene transcript can
undergo alternative splicing, leading to the production ...
Due to desirable environmental reasons, peroxides have replaced halogenated
substances for disinfection purposes in the food and beverage industry. However, cost
issues and the requirement to completely remove these ...
A methodology was developed for assessing soil erosion hazard in the Upper Ewaso Ng’iro
basin of Kenya, using Geographic Information Systems (GIS), the Universal Soil Loss
Equation (USLE) and the European Soil Erosion ...
The research problem was identified as a lack of means - end
theory linking choice behaviour to values. The aim of the
study was, therefore, to determine whether or not the means-end theory could be extended to linking ...
Molecular recognition is the basis for many of the chemical and biochemical
phenomena occurring in living organisms. For example, antibodies, which are one of
the different classes of natural receptor molecules, are ...
Chemical alternatives to the fungicides currently used to control Colletotrichum
musae infections on banana fruit have been investigated. Four isolates of C. musae
cultured from anthracnose lesions on imported banana ...