Why there should not be nobel prize initiated in the field of agriculture?

Agriculture is a complex system, and understanding of the system's behavior is too complex and involves biotic and abiotic interaction. Significant work in the past have been reported, which...

07 August 2016 4,240 7 View

Simple relationship for deriving available water, field capacity and wilting point in soils from soil texture and organic carbon?

pedo-transfer function for computing soil moisture retention from soil texture are reported in literature, but the coefficient of prediction from independent datasets is very poor. Our interest is...

01 February 2016 8,586 9 View

Products / technologies developed are more effective than advisory services for increase of agri-production. Can we debate on this imp topic?

Examples of products/technologies- fertilizer types (customized, fortified, foliar, organic, PGP), newer pesticides, new cultivars, agri-implements, reource conservation technologies. Few Examples...

01 February 2016 6,805 20 View

Quantification of nitrogen fixation efficiency and N-fertilization by important leguminous plants and non-leguminous plants?

N-fixation by various leguminous and non-leguminous plants is important and its quantification as function of nature of crop, crop growing condition, soil environment, soil N availability and...

01 February 2016 7,080 5 View

What is the fate of soil organic carbon with crop residues incorporation in tropical and sub-tropical environments?

Tropical and sub-tropical regions- higher temperatures, rate of OC degradation faster Residue incorporation- provides benefit to the current ongoing crop, may be next crop in rotation??? question...

01 February 2016 9,192 27 View

How can I quantify the yield reduction associated with simultaneous occurrence of several nutrients stresses?

In soil, there may be deficiency of N/P/K/Ca/S/Zn/Fe/Mn etc, everyone looks into one's compartment and gives excellent recommendation, which may not be application over space and time as many...

01 February 2016 6,117 20 View

Efficient methods for meeting the challenges of Boron deficiency in plants?

Boron deficiency is becoming a concern n south asian environments. There is a need to identify suitable inorganic/organic materials, understand the interaction between various nutrients for...

01 February 2016 2,986 4 View

Is there any empirical relation to deduce mineral N in the soil layer on the basis of Available nitrogen?

Mineral N (nitrate and ammonical form) is highly dynamic, and is generally not measured by most of the researchers, who most of the time take total N or available N in consideration for evaluating...

31 December 2015 1,835 6 View

Several soil quality indices reported in literature, but effective operational soil health service missing. Please suggest the ways.

1. Lot of information on soil test values (spatio-temporal)) available 2. Soil quality indices e.g. SQI by Ratan Lal et al, Cornell soil health index, STCR network ar Indian Institute of Soil...

31 December 2015 8,491 28 View

Any crop model for assessing growth and yield under saline/sodic conditions?

The concern of salinity/sodicity development makes us to identify alternate land use and management options for sustainable agricultural production. We are interested to specifically develop...

31 December 2015 6,879 6 View

How climate change will influences human and animal behavioral change?

The role of climate change influencing the human behavior as well as economics interest

01 June 2021 0 0 View

After a reference from Int J Body Compos Res, can any body help?

Hi, I am after the reference below, my library says it cannot obtain a copy either locally or internationally, any help appreciated! Chris Wang ZM, Heshka S, Wielopolski L, Pi-Sunyer FX, Pierson...

03 March 2021 6,193 1 View

Is SSRN e-Journal Scopus indexed?

I have publication in SSRN. I want to know whether it is Scopus indexed? Does it show impact factor? What is its ISSN No.?

02 March 2021 4,565 3 View

Where can I find life cycle inventory or assessment of non woven materials?

Dear network, I am looking for the LCA or LCI or at least the energy balances of the non woven fabrics process for my master project, in specific for natural fibers, yet I have found...

02 March 2021 9,662 1 View

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01 March 2021 3,905 5 View

What are the countries most affected by extreme rainfall as a result of climate change?

Increased heat, drought and insect outbreaks, all associated to climate change, have increased wildfires. Decreasing water supplies, declined agricultural yields, health impacts in cities owing to...

01 March 2021 7,168 9 View

What is the most reliable source to get Impact factor of journals?

Source to get Impact factor of journals

01 March 2021 6,654 2 View

What are the harmful effects of these extreme rainfall on the health of newborns? What are the reasons for that?

Extreme rainfall associated with climate change is causing harm to babies in some of the most forgotten places.

01 March 2021 5,647 4 View

Where to find data on trees in tropical agroforestry?

Hi, I'm looking for data (mainly related to management: growth rate, canopy size, soil and climate preferences, etc.) about tropical trees used in tropical agroforestry. Have you ever heard about...

28 February 2021 7,356 8 View

Which group formation theory do you recommend for projects that aim to bring together entrepreneurs for training for regional development?

I would like to have ideas about which theories of group formation are suitable for entrepreneurial training projects, with the aim of creating bonds, building trust, and collaboration for...

28 February 2021 4,223 2 View