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Vol. 10 No. 4 (2012)

Published: 2012-11-28

Agricultural economics

How can specific market demand for non-GM maize affect the profitability of Bt and conventional maize? A case study for the middle Ebro Valley, Spain

L. Riesgo, F. J. Areal, E. Rodríguez-Cerezo

867-876
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Are Tunisian organic olive growing farms sustainable? An adapted IDEA approach analysis

S. Elfkih, I. Guidara, N. Mtimet

877-889
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Assessing the introduction and development of a designation of origin from the firm's perspective: The case of the Ribera del Guadiana wine PDO

M. M. García-Galán, A. del Moral-Agúndez, C. Galera-Casquet

890-900
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What makes a citrus farmer go organic? Empirical evidence from Spanish citrus farming

M. Beltrán-Esteve, Andrés J Picazo-Tadeo, E. Reig-Martínez

901-910
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Assessing the impact of agri-environmental schemes on the eco-efficiency of rain-fed agriculture

M. Beltrán-Esteve, J. A. Gómez-Limón, A. J. Picazo-Tadeo

911-925
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Agricultural engineering

Review. Advantages and disadvantages of control theories applied in greenhouse climate control systems

C. Duarte-Galvan, I. Torres-Pacheco, R. G. Guevara-Gonzalez, R. J. Romero-Troncoso, L. M. Contreras-Medina, M. A. Rios-Alcaraz, J. R. Millan-Almaraz

926-938
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Design and implementation of an automatic pressure-control system for a mobile sprayer for greenhouse applications

R. Gonzalez, A. Pawlowski, C. Rodriguez, J. L. Guzman, J. Sanchez-Hermosilla

939-949
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Comparative performance of six planter attachments in two residue management corn production systems

V. Dadi, M. H. Raoufat

950-958
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Effects of a UV-absorbing greenhouse covering film on tomato yield and quality

Ch. Papaioannou, N. Katsoulas, P. Maletsika, A. Siomos, C. Kittas

959-966
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A new equation to predict the footings settlement on sand based on the finite element method

J. Requena-Pérez, J. Ayuso Muñoz, J. R. Jiménez-Romero, F. Agrela

967-976
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Agricultural environment and ecology

Post-market environmental monitoring of Bt maize in Spain: Non-target effects of varieties derived from the event MON810 on predatory fauna

R. Albajes, G. P. Farinós, M. Perez-Hedo, M. de la Poza, B. Lumbierres, F. Ortego, X. Pons, P. Castañera

977-985
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Animal health and welfare

Modelling the faecal worm egg count curve during the periparturient period in Uruguayan Merino sheep

V. Goldberg, G. Ciappesoni, I. Aguilar

986-992
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Animal production

Effect of fatty acids source on growth performance, carcass characteristics, plasma urea nitrogen concentration, and fatty acid profile in meat of pigs fed standard- or low-protein diets

M. Martínez-Aispuro, J. L. Figueroa-Velasco, V. Zamora-Zamora, M. T. Sánchez-Torres, M. E. Ortega-Cerrilla, J. L. Cordero-Mora, A. Ruiz-Flores, S. S. González-Muñoz

993-1004
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Typification and characterisation of the pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) game farms in Spain

P. González-Redondo, P. García-Domínguez

1005-1015
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Effects of inclusion of sorghum distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS) in diets for growing and finishing pigs

A. Cerisuelo, V. Moset, J. Bonet, J. Coma, M. Lainez

1016-1024
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Influence of breed, milk diet and slaughter weight on carcass traits of suckling kids from seven Spanish breeds

B. Panea, G. Ripoll, A. Horcada, C. Sañudo, A. Teixeira, M. J. Alcalde

1025-1036
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Effect of the winter diet on meat quality traits of steers finished on mountain pasture with a barley supplement

B. Panea, I. Casasús, M. Joy, S. Carrasco, G. Ripoll, P. Albertí, M. Blanco

1037-1047
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Plant breeding, genetics and genetic resources

Effects of genotype and harvest year on phytochemical and fruit quality properties of Turkish fig genotypes

O. Çalişkan, A. A. Polat

1048-1058
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Characterization of the rescued “Voghera” sweet pepper landrace grown in northern Italy

P. Cavagna, G. Camerini, M. Fibiani, L. Andreani, R. Cella, L. Concia, R. Lo Scalzo

1059-1069
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Short communication. Collection and characterisation of a population of Triticum boeoticum Boiss., a wild wheat species not previously found in the Mediterranean western region

M. Ruiz, R. Fite, M. A. Novillo, J. M. Martinez Labarga

1070-1074
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Short communication. Assessing relationships between seed yield components in spring-sown field pea (Pisum sativum L.) cultivars in Bulgaria by correlation and path analysis

V. Kosev, A. Mikic

1075-1080
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Plant production (Field and horticultural crops)

Planting density affects vigour and production of ‘Arbequina’ olive

A. Larbi, M. Ayadi, A. Ben Dhiab, M. Msallem, J. M. Caballero

1081-1089
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Exploring the potential of wild food resources in the Mediterranean region: natural yield and gathering pressure of the wild asparagus (Asparagus acutifolius L.)

M. Molina, M. Pardo-de-Santayana, E. García, L. Aceituno-Mata, R. Morales, J. Tardío

1090-1100
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Plant protection

Herbicidal strategies to control Phalaris brachystachys in a wheat-sunflower rotation: a simulation approach

C. L. Zambrano-Navea, F. Bastida, J. L. Gonzalez-Andujar

1101-1106
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Epidemiology of Citrus tristeza virus in nursery blocks of Citrus macrophylla and evaluation of control measures

E. Vidal, A. Moreno, E. Bertolini, M. C. Martínez, A. R. Corrales, M. Cambra

1107-1116
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Short communication. Rhizoctonia solani as causal agent of damping off of Swiss chard in Spain

D. Palmero, L. Gálvez, J. Gil-Serna, S. Benito

1117-1120
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Soil science

Soil quality evaluation following the implementation of permanent cover crops in semi-arid vineyards. Organic matter, physical and biological soil properties

I. Virto, M. J. Imaz, O. Fernández-Ugalde, I. Urrutia, A. Enrique, P. Bescansa

1121-1132
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Reflectance spectroscopy: a tool for predicting soil properties related to the incidence of Fe chlorosis

J. C. Cañasveras Sánchez, V. Barrón, M. C. del Campillo, R. A. Viscarra Rossel

1133-1142
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Water management

Artificial neural networks for simulating wind effects on sprinkler distribution patterns

H. Sayyadi, A. A. Sadraddini, D. Farsadi Zadeh, J. Montero

1143-1154
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Estimating soil wetting patterns for drip irrigation using genetic programming

S. Samadianfard, A. A. Sadraddini, A. H. Nazemi, G. Provenzano, O. Kisi

1155-1166
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Saline reclaimed wastewater can be used to produce potted weeping fig (Ficus benjamina L.) with minimal effects on plant quality

R. Valdés, J. Miralles, J. Ochoa, M. J. Sánchez-Blanco, S. Bañón Arias

1167-1175
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Impacts of climate change on water footprint of spring wheat production: the case of an irrigation district in China

S. K. Sun, P. T. Wu, Y. B. Wang, X. N. Zhao

1176-1187
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Editorial Board

Editorial Board
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