POVERTY, EDUCATION AND FAMILY HEALTH LIMIT DISEASE MANAGEMENT AND YIELDS ON SMALLHOLDER COCOA FARMS IN BOUGAINVILLE

Poverty, education and family health limit disease management and yields on smallholder cocoa farms in Bougainville

Abstract Decades of research and training activities have not reduced crop disease or pest losses, increased average yields, or alleviated poverty among smallholder cocoa farmers.Failure has been variously attributed to farmer ignorance or indifference, sociocultural barriers, inappropriate technologies, risk aversion, or uncertain financial incent

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Study on the vibration characteristics of bladed disks (Effect of damping variation on the resonant responses of bladed disks)

Although bladed disks are nominally designed to be cyclically symmetric (tuned system), the vibration characteristics of all blades on a disk are slightly different due to the manufacturing tolerance, deviations in the material properties, and wear during operation.These small variations break the cyclic symmetry and split the eigenvalue pairs.Blad

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Molecular detection, seasonality, epidemiology and effect of Brucella melitensis infection on the hematological profile of cattle breeds

Abstract Brucellosis is a bacterial zoonosis caused by various Brucella species, affecting both animals and humans.The incidence is particularly high in tropical and subtropical regions here that are known for higher tick density.Present study was designed to improve our knowledge regarding Brucella melitensis infection in Pakistani cattle.A total

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