Commensalités pour les morts et les saints by Magali Demanget

“…These common practices lead back to the frontier between two ritual spheres : that of the Church, where the pretentious festivities are characterized by ostentatiousness ; and that more subterranean aspect of Shamanism, where the rituals of healing and oblations play their part in the agricultural life, in averting misfortune, and in curing the afflictions of the body.…”
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The Impact of Geopolitical Risk on Systemic Risk Spillover in Commodity Market: An EMD-Based Network Topology Approach by Zhijing Ding, Xu Zhang

“…We proposed that the joint fluctuation of agricultural commodities and energy commodities makes the former become another important risk spillover point. …”
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Land Judging and Homesite Evaluation -- Pointers for Coaches and Contest Officials by Randy B. Brown

“…This document is Fact Sheet SL226, a fact sheet of the Soil and Water Science Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. Original publication date: July 2005. …”
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A Psyllid, Boreioglycaspis melaleucae Moore (Insecta: Hemiptera: Psyllidae) by Susan A. Wineriter, Susan E. Halbert, James P. Cuda

“…This document is EENY-300 (originally published as DPI Entomology Circular 410- updated for this publication), one of a series of Featured Creatures from the Entomology and Nematology Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. Published: August 2003.  …”
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The Wood Duck by Joseph M. Schaefer, Jennifer Cohen, Mark E. Hostetler

“…Due to the success of this program, the wood duck is now one of the most abundant waterfowl species in North America.This document is WEC 168, one of a series of the Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. First published in April 2003.  …”
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The Role of Flow in the Everglades Landscape by Holly E. Fling, Nicholas G. Aumen, Tom Armentano, Frank J. Mazzotti

“…This document is CIR1452, one of a series of the Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Department, University of Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. Publication date: December, 2004. …”
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Characterization of treated empty fruit bunches by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) by Abdul Rahman Aizuddin, Abdullah Nurhayati

“…This research investigates the thermal degradation characteristics of treated empty fruit bunches (EFB) using thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), contributing to circular economy promotion by encouraging the use of agricultural by-products in the energy sector. EFB feedstock was prepared by immersing 100g of residue in 1.8 liters of distilled water for 40 minutes at room temperature (~30°C). …”
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Pigeon Louse Fly or Pigeon Fly, Pseudolychia canariensis (Macquart) (Insecta: Diptera: Hippoboscidae) by William H. Kern, Jr.

“…This document is EENY-307, one of a series of Featured Creatures from the Entomology and Nematology Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. Published: September 2003.  …”
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Start Now to Design Citrus Groves for Mechanical Harvesting by Bob Rouse, Steve Futch

“…This document is HS974, one of a series of the Horticultural Sciences Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. Published September 2004. …”
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Communicating with Extension Clients about Water by Caroline G. Roper, Alexa J. Lamm

“…Lamm, and published by the UF Department of Agricultural Education and Communication, June 2014. …”
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Microsprinkler Irrigation for Cold Protection of Florida Citrus by Lawrence R. Parsons, Brian J. Boman

“…This document is Fact Sheet HS-931, one of a series of the Horticultural Sciences Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. Publication date: November 2003.  …”
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Cuban Laurel Thrips, Gynaikothrips ficorum (Marchal) (Insecta: Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae) by Harold A. Denmark, Thomas R. Fasulo, Joseph E. Funderburk

“…This document is EENY-324 (IN599) (originally published as DPI Entomology Circular 59), one of a series of Featured Creatures from the Entomology and Nematology Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. Published: August 2004. …”
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Management of Nematodes and Soil Fertility with Sunn Hemp Cover Crop by Koon-Hui Wang, Robert McSorley

“…This document is ENY-717, one of a series of the Department of Entomology and Nematology, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. Date first printed: September 2004.  …”
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Stubby-Root Nematode, Paratrichodorus minor (Colbran) Siddiqi (Nematoda: Adenophorea: Triplonchida: Diphtherophorina: Trichodoridae: Trichodoridae) by William T. Crow

“…This document is EENY-339, one of a series of Featured Creatures from the Entomology and Nematology Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. Published: November 2004. …”
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Plants as Useful Vectors to Reduce Environmental Toxic Arsenic Content by Nosheen Mirza, Qaisar Mahmood, Mohammad Maroof Shah, Arshid Pervez, Sikander Sultan

“…Anthropogenic As contamination of soil may result from mining, milling, and smelting of copper, lead, zinc sulfide ores, hide tanning waste, dyes, chemical weapons, electroplating, gas exhaust, application of municipal sludge on land, combustion of fossil fuels, As additives to livestock feed, coal fly ash, and use of arsenical pesticides in agricultural sector. Phytoremediation can be viewed as biological, solar-driven, pump-and-treat system with an extensive, self-extending uptake network (the root system) that enhances the natural ecosystems for subsequent productive use. …”
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Potato Vine Killing or Desiccation by Chad M. Hutchinson, William M. Stall

“…This document is HS925, one of a series of the Horticultural Sciences Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. Publication date: June 2003. …”
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Dynamics Analysis and Simulation of a Novel Fully-isotropic Translational Parallel Robot by Zhang Yanbin, Wang Zenghui, He Qiang, Zhao Yifu, Ding Ding

“…The proposed parallel mechanism has widely potential applications in end-effectors of the agricultural robots,industrial robots.…”
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Implementing the Four Rs (4Rs) in Nutrient Stewardship for Tomato Production by Qingren Wang, Guodong Liu, Kelly Morgan, Yuncong Li

“…Farming practices that follow the 4Rs can provide nutrients for optimal tomato productivity while minimizing the risk of nutrient losses and adverse environmental effects, both of which are important to the development of agricultural sustainability. This 6-page fact sheet discusses the 4Rs as well as conventional dry source fertilizers, controlled-release or slow-release source fertilizers, and liquid source fertilizers. …”
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Overexpression of a Vesicle Trafficking Gene, OsRab7, Enhances Salt Tolerance in Rice by Xiaojue Peng, Xia Ding, Tianfang Chang, Zhoulong Wang, Rong Liu, Xin Zeng, Yaohui Cai, Youlin Zhu

“…High soils salinity is a main factor affecting agricultural production. Studying the function of salt-tolerance-related genes is essential to enhance crop tolerance to stress. …”
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Fire in the Wildland-Urban Interface: Preparing a Firewise Plant List for WUI Residents by Anna L. Behm, Alan J. Long, Martha C. Monroe, Cotton K. Randall, Wayne C. Zipperer, Leslie Annie Hermansen-Baez

“…This document is Circular 1453, one of the Fire in the Wildland-Urban Interface series of the School of Forest Resources and Conservation, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. First published: July 2004. …”
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