Policy Articles

Dilemma and Strategy of Thermochemical Biomass Power Generation Development in Taiwan

Keng-Tung Wu
2020.07.31
INTRODUCTION Biomass energy (biofuels and waste) is currently the largest renewable energy source and the fourth largest primary energy supply in the world (International Energy Agency, 2019b). Defined by the Renewable Energy Development Act (Executive Yuan, 2019) in Taiwan, biomass energy (or...
Country: Taiwan Topic: Agricultural green economy & renewable energy
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Advances in Mungbean Breeding

Ramakrishnan Madhavan Nair
2020.07.10
ABSTRACT Mungbean (Vigna radiata (L.) R. Wilczek var. radiata), also known as green gram is an important warm season food legume crop, with major production in Asia. The crop is expanding to Sub Sahran Africa and other parts of the world due to its short crop duration (60 days) and due to the...
Country: Others Topic: Agricultural biotechnology
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The Soil-Borne Pathogen/Disease Problems and Management Strategies: The Indonesia Experience

Surono
2020.07.10
ABSTRACT Soil-borne diseases are one of the factors that limit the productivity of agricultural crops in Indonesia. Soil-borne pathogens that predominantly attack various types of agricultural plants in Indonesia include Fusarium spp., Pythium spp., Phytophthora spp., Ralstonia solanacearum,...
Country: Indonesia Topic: Agricultural biotechnology
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Development of a Novel Soil-Borne Disease Management Strategy, Health Checkup Based Soil-Borne Disease Management (HeSoDiM)

Shigenobu Yoshida, Seiya Tsushima
2020.07.10
ABSTRACT Soil-borne diseases can cause significant negative impacts on crop production. To combat these diseases, most farmers have been using chemicals such as soil fumigants to disinfest the field soils before scheduled planting. These conventional applications, however, often result in an...
Country: Japan Topic: Agricultural biotechnology
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Saving Fertilizer in Malaysia's Large-Scale Paddy Production through Precision Farming

Abu Bakar B., Mohd Syaifudin Abdul Rahman, Hairazi Rahim, M.N.F. Abd. Rani, M.S.S. Ghazali, M. A. Mohd. Bookeri, Mohd Taufik Ahmad, C.C. Teoh, Ahmad Safuan Bujang, M.Z.K. Abdullah, Ramlan Ismail
2020.07.09
ABSTRACT This work reports the development of a precision farming technology package by the Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (MARDI) and the willingness of Malaysian farmers to adopt to the technology.  Specifically, this work touches on the efforts to reduce...
Country: Malaysia Topic: Smart agriculture
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