The PhD project of title “Agronomy and Economics of two novel energy crops: Sida hermaphrodita (L.) Rusby and Silphium perfoliatum L.” was first conceptualised within the international project SidaTim. The main aim of the ...

Agriculture and land use are responsible for about 11% of the UK’s territorial greenhouse gas emissions. Therefore, a policy measure to mitigate climate change is to incentivise additional soil organic carbon and biomass ...

In Sulawesi, Indonesia, cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.) yields are suboptimal. Most cocoa farms are agroforestry systems, thought to be efficient at storing large carbon stocks (C), protecting the soil from degradation, and ...

Irrigation is an essential component of turfgrass management for golf. During dry periods, it helps maintain turf health, stimulates nitrogen uptake, promotes germination, reduces canopy temperature, as well as assures ...

The Niger Delta region has been well-known for its crude oil, which provides over 80% of Nigeria’s annual income and since the 1990s, it has been known for armed conflicts and hostilities. The region is generally under-developed ...