December 2011
Mathematical modeling on tomato plants: A review
Mathematical models allow for predictions of behavior under specific handling and environmental conditions, and are particularly useful in expensive studies or in studies where long term effects may be difficult to monitor. In mathematical modeling there are two main types of models: descriptive models and mechanistic models; the first are relationships between response and predictor which are not ruled by biological...
December 2011
Legal infrastructure of agricultural areas in the view of cadastre and ownership in Turkey and sustainable development
One of the most valuable and the most important wealth sources of all countries is land. Land is always the strongest material and spiritual relationship which ties the people to their native countries’ land with the ownership fact. Therefore the relationship between land and the people is closely connected with the countries’ social, political and economic problems. Cadastre has been the main tool to...
December 2011
Problems and management of insect pests in social forestry in Nigeria
Social forestry involves the participation of the local people in the management and protection of forests and afforestation with the purpose of fostering environmental, social and rural development. The species commonly planted belong to the genera Acacia, Albizia, Artocorpus, Azadirachta, Casuarina, Celtis,Eucalyptus, Moringa, Mangifera, and Prosopis. This paper studied the...
December 2011
Dynamic analysis of the relation between industrial technology and foreign trade of China’s wooden furniture
China has emerged as the number one furniture exporter globally, and its furniture industry witnesses great development in both quality and quantity. By analyzing the relation between the furniture export and technology of furniture industry, the paper aims at exploring the dynamic path of technology and trade during the development of China’s wooden furniture manufacturers. In this study, the dynamic model of...
December 2011
Analyzing inter-sectoral linkages in India
The paper examines the inter-sectoral linkages among the three major sectors- agriculture, industry and service- of Indian economy using the input-output framework. We observed that the inter-sectoral linkages have been undergoing structural changes during the pre- and post-reform periods. The ‘agriculture-industry’ linkage has not only been deteriorating over the years, it has undergone...
December 2011
A review on the enhancement of rice production in paddy field with minimum input of water
Fresh water resources are decreasing globally, because of climate change and increasing competition of industrial and urban development. Scarcity of water resources in world’s leading rice-producing countries such as China and India has threatened the production of rice crop, which is the main staple food in Asia, particularly China, India, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Vietnam and Pakistan. Hence increasing demand of...
December 2011
Wheat cultivar blends: A step forward to sustainable agriculture
It is only in the last hundred years or so that crop monoculture has become predominant in industrialized agriculture for field and plantation crops. The reasons were for simplicity of planting, harvesting and other operations, which could all be mechanized, and for uniform quality of the crop product. However, monoculture produced severe disadvantages, such as vulnerability to diseases, pests and weeds, and yield...
December 2011
Soil amendments, plant extracts and plant products for integrated disease management in agricultural crops: A review
Various cultural practices, including the use of cover and rotational crops, composts, tillage systems, and others have been promoted as management options for enhancing soil quality and health. All cultural practices are known to directly or indirectly affect populations of soilborne pathogens and the severity of their resultant root diseases. Number of products formulated with plant products and extracts are harmful...
December 2011
Genetic improvement of cotton tolerance to salinity stress
Soil salinity is a great threat to cotton production worldwide. Plant adaptation to environmental stresses involves the expression of specific stress-related genes. Consequently, engineering genes that protect and maintain the function and structure of cellular components can enhance tolerance to salinity stress. Engineered cotton plants have been reported to perform much better than their wilt plants either in...
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