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Going beyond energy intensity to understand the energy metabolism of nations: The case of Argentina
(Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd, 2012-01)
The link between energy consumption and economic growth has been widely studied in the economic literature. Understanding this relationship is important from both an environmental and a socio-economic point of view, as ...
Land-use changes in the periurban interface: Hydrologic consequences on a flatland-watershed scale
(Elsevier Science, 2020-06)
The aim of this work was to analyze the hydrologic effects on surface runoff and infiltration of changes in land use and land coverage. The periurban-flatland watershed of El Pescado Creek (Argentina) was the study site ...
Low intensity light treatment improves purple kale (Brassica oleracea var. sabellica) postharvest preservation at room temperature
(Elsevier, 2019-09)
Purple Kale is a vegetable of the Brassicaceae family whose are popularly consumed in recent years due to their high level of healthy components. For consumption, matures leaves are harvested and postharvest senescence is ...
Massive airborne Endosulfan inputs related to intensive agriculture in Argentina´s Pampa
(Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd, 2016-02)
In order to evaluate the impact of intensive agriculture on air quality in the most productive and populated Argentina's Pampas, a comprehensive assessment of airborne Endosulfan (∑Endo) was performed using polyurethane ...
Generación de residuos pecuarios en el Departamento General López. Su importancia en el manejo y destino final.
(Ediciones INTA; Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Oliveros, 2022)
El objetivo de este trabajo es realizar una estimación
de la generación de residuos pecuarios (RP) y
los efluentes líquidos (EL) que los establecimientos
de cría animal intensiva (tambos, cerdos, feed lot y
aves para ...
Cultivable soil fungi community response to agricultural management and tillage system on temperate soil
(Elsevier, 2021-02)
In agricultural soils, fungi constitute most of the total microbial biomass in the environment contributing with more than 50% of the soil biomass. The fungi should be considered as a link in the production not only by ...
Effect of long-term mineral fertilisation on soil microbial abundance, community structure and diversity in a Typic Hapludoll under intensive farming systems
(Wiley Blackwell Publishing, Inc, 2019-11)
Fertilizer application can influence not only plant communities, but also the soil microbial community, and consequently soil quality. Mineral fertilization can directly or indirectly affect the soil chemical properties, ...
Temporal and spatial variability of nitrous oxide emissions from agriculture in Argentina
(Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2020-04)
Agricultural activities constitute the main N2O emission source in Argentina. Although GHG inventories have been developed at the national and provincial level, emissions have not been thus far estimated at a higher spatial ...
Earthworms contribute to ecosystem process in no-till systems with high crop rotation intensity in Argentina
(Gauthier-Villars/Editions Elsevier, 2019-07)
In the Pampas region of Argentina agriculture is dominated by intensive no-till (NT) soybean cropping which produce negative consequences on soil quality. A group of farmers started to use the Good Agricultural Practices ...
Beef production and net revenue variability from grazing systems on semiarid grasslands of North America
(Elsevier Science, 2019-02)
Sustainability of ranches and rural economies in the Great Plains of western North America is contingent on the economic vitality of beef production in a changing climate. Our objective was to measure and compare the ...