A study was carried out on a new strain of Rhizopus stolonifer RCH7 isolated from a spontaneously-fermentingrice husk sample. Growth characteristics on and utilization profile of various substrates by thisisolate were investigated. The isolate was found to display the most extensive mycelia proliferation at atemperature of 37°C and a pH of 4.0. Div...
Published in Géocarrefour
In an area well known for its successful high-yielding farming, how could agriculture and sustainability be twinned ? In Western French universities, several generations of rural researchers have been answering this question, focusing on the place that a farmland could take in local area development. Currently, Western France has become a key labor...
Comment, dans un espace qui incarne la réussite du modèle agricole productiviste, envisager une réflexion entre agriculture et durabilité ? Issues d'universités de l'Ouest, plusieurs générations de chercheurs ruralistes soucieux de la place accordée à l'agriculture et aux espaces agricoles dans le développement territorial ont éclairé la pertinence...
The rehabilitation of indurate pyroclastic formations of the Ecuadorian Sierra (cangahua) paves the way for the development of new agricultural areas. The material derived from the fragmentation of the hardened volcanic ashes is strongly prone to pluvial erosion, essentially because it has a fine silty-sandy texture, and because contains no organic...
The rehabilitation of indurate pyroclastic formations of the Ecuadorian Sierra (cangahua) paves the way for the development of new agricultural areas. The material derived from the fragmentation of the hardened volcanic ashes is strongly prone to pluvial erosion, essentially because it has a fine silty-sandy texture, and because contains no organic...
Wallonia (Southern Region of Belgium) implemented the Nitrates Directive through a first actions plan in 2002 followed by a second action plan in 2007. It designated vulnerable zones and introduced various mandatory practices in order to reduce the nitrate contamination risk. . In Wallonia, nitrate-related problems are obvious in several groundwate...
Published in Agronomy for Sustainable Development
Agriculture is a major consumer of water, with up to 88% of the total water consumption in summer in irrigated regions, either in France or, for instance, in Australia. Good water management therefore requires an accurate estimation of regional water demand by agriculture, which depends on both soil and weather conditions and on farmers’ practices....
Unpublished project report produced as part of the Wastewater Agriculture and Sanitation For Poverty Alleviation in Asia (WASPA Asia)WASPA Asia Project Report 10 / This project is funded by the European Commission under its Asia Pro Eco II Program. It is undertaken by the International Water Management Institute (IWMI), Sri Lanka; COSI, Sri Lanka; ...
