Terhi Suojala-Ahlfors, Anu Koivisto, Eero Liski, Anna-Kaisa Jaakkonen, Tiina Mattila

Time trends of field vegetable yields and yield gaps in northern latitudes using a Bayesian approach

Agriculture

Open-field production of horticultural crops has high economic value in Finland. Profitable production requires sufficiently high yields a...

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This study, "Time trends of field vegetable yields and yield gaps in northern latitudes using a Bayesian approach," addresses a highly pertinent topic...

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Ihab Mostafa Shaat, Alaa Alhamadani , Khafan Al-Shargi, Rashid Al-Habsi , Talal Al-Sedeiri , Asila Al Naabi, Asko Maki-Tanila

Statistical modelling of growth curve for longitudinal data on a feeding trial in goat breeds

Animal Husbandry

The growth curve parameters were estimated extending a linear regression to higher degree polynomial with attempts to use also the biologi...

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This manuscript presents a thorough statistical analysis of growth curves in two Omani goat breeds subjected to a feeding trial, utilizing longitudina...

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María Angeles Guraya, Antonia Miwa Iguti, Edison Paulo De Ros Triboli , Eliana Paula Ribeiro, Cecilia Accoroni, María Andrea Espósito, Pablo Antonio Torresi, María Agustina Reinheimer, Ezequiel Godoy

Effects of Spray Drying and Lactic Acid Fermentation on the Technological Characteristics of Yellow and Green Pea (Pisum sativum L.) Protein Products

Food

This research evaluates a pH-shifting and drying process for producing powdered protein products from yellow and green peas (Pisum sativum...

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This research presents a compelling exploration into advanced processing techniques for enhancing pea protein products, addressing a critical need for...

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Eveliina Kiiski, Kari Hyytiäinen

Trade-offs between carbon conservation and profitability in crop cultivation: unlocking potential through diversifying crop allocations regionally

Agriculture

Adjusting crop rotation is a key agricultural strategy to boost variable profit, enhance soil fertility, adapt to climate change, and miti...

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The submitted work, titled "Trade-offs between carbon conservation and profitability in crop cultivation: unlocking potential through diversifying cro...

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Antti Hynni, Jukka Käyhkö, Tuomas Kuhmonen

Factors explaining the differences in the adoption of circular economy measures among farms in Southwest Finland

Agriculture

Transitioning to a circular economy is essential for addressing the inefficiencies and environmental impacts of traditional agricultural p...

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María D. R. Domínguez Carrasco, Tapio Salo, Riikka Keskinen, Johanna Suomi

Comparison of the effects of bio-based and mineral fertiliser use on heavy metals dietary exposure in six European countries

Environment

This study compared the effects of using bio-based fertilisers (BBFs) of high (BBFH) or low (BBFL) metal content with conventional mineral...

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Arto Kalevi Huuskonen, Manni Katariina, Pekka Huhtanen

Modelling effects of different milk production intensities on methane production and nitrogen excretion when targeted amounts of milk and beef are produced

Agriculture

The objective of the study was to model the effects of different milk production intensities on methane (CH4) production and nitrogen (N)...

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This modelling study addresses a highly pertinent issue in modern agriculture: balancing productivity with environmental sustainability, specifically...

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Tomasz Lenartowicz, Henryk Bujak, Marcin Przystalski, Kamila Nowosad, Krzysztof Jończyk, Beata Feledyn-Szewczyk

Comparison of spring barley (Hordeum vulgare L) varieties grown in organic trials: lodging and plant height

Agriculture

Lodging is one of the main factors influencing yield reduction in both organic and conventional systems. In theorganic system, lodging is...

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Elin Stenberg, Viktoria Olsson, Anders H Karlsson, Karin Wendin, Katarina Arvidsson Segerkvist

Influence of different production systems on the sensory attributes, fatty acid composition and vitamin E concentration in meat from intact male lambs

Animal Husbandry

Sensory attributes, fatty acid composition and vitamin E concentration of meat from intact male lambs reared in four different production...

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Sophie Julie Krizsan, Marcia Franco, Marketta Rinne, Mohammad Ramin, Farhang Fatehi

In vitro evaluation of agro-industrial by-products in diets for cattle

Animal Husbandry

The objective of this in vitro batch culture study was to evaluate various agro-industrial by-products as feeds for cattle. In Experiment...

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