Environmental and Economic Benefits of Selecting Beef Cattle for Feed Efficiency by Nicolas DiLorenzo, G. Cliff Lamb

“…Selecting for feed efficiency based on residual food intake can significantly impact the amount of nutrients consumed and excreted per cow without compromising animal performance. Fresh manure output and excretions of phosphorous and nitrogen could be reduced by 29%, while methane emissions can be reduced by as much as 28% when selecting more feed-efficient animals. …”
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Candidate Species for Florida Aquaculture: Pigfish, Orthropristis chrysoptera by Eric J. Cassiano, Cortney L. Ohs, Jeff E. Hill

“…Hill, describes this member of the grunt family that is rated as a top species for baitfish aquaculture — general description, geographic distribution and habitat, natural history, and culture techniques. Includes references. …”
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Effective Community Response to Disaster: Exploring the Role of Community Emergency Response Teams by Mark A. Brennan

“…Brennan, is part of a series of discussions on the impact of community action in response to natural and other disasters. This paper describes a relatively new approach to local involvement in disaster response that is emerging across counties and communities in the United States, the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program. …”
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Manual de Prácticas para el Mejor Manejo Postcosecha del Mango by Jeffrey K. Brecht, Steven A. Sargent, Adel A. Kader, Elizabeth J. Mitcham, Fernando Maul, Patrick E. Brecht, Octavio Menocal

“…This 78-page Spanish-language manual includes quality-control procedures to use when monitoring the maturity and quality of mangos in commercial handling operations. …”
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Preparing to Work with Generation Z by Cecilia Elizabeth Suarez, Valerie McKee

“…This 3-page publication describes Generation Z and offers best-known practices for preparing this generation to contribute to Florida’s agriculture and natural resource industries. Written by Celia Elizabeth Suarez and Valerie McKee and published by the UF/IFAS Department of Agricultural Education and Communication, August 2018. …”
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Spatial Decision Support Systems for Landscape Ecological Evaluations in the Southwest Florida Feasibility Study by Leonard Pearlstine, Donald L. DeAngelis, Frank J. Mazzotti, Tomma Barnes, Michael Duever, Janet Starnes

“…This study will address the health of upland and aquatic ecosystems and will consider a variety of parameters including water flow, water quality, water supply, maintenance of existing flood protection, wildlife, biological diversity, and natural habitat. This document is CIR 1479, one of a series of the Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Department, UF/IFAS Extension. …”
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Planning for Climate Change in South Florida: Climate Envelope Modeling for Threatened and Endangered Species by Laura A. Brandt, Stephanie S. Romañach, Frank J. Mazzotti

“…Geological Survey, and National Park Service to develop methods and tools that will allow natural resource managers to examine potential effects of climate change on species’ geographic ranges in the context of ecosystem and landscape planning in South Florida. …”
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University of Florida Potato Variety Spot Light: Red LaSoda by Chad M. Hutchinson, Doug Gergela, Tom Donovan, David Dinkins, Edsel Redden

“…Includes tables with production statistics and specific gravity; yield, vine maturity, tuber characteristics, and internal tuber defects. …”
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Impact of Tourism on Social-Economic Development of Host Communities in Buhoma Town Council Kanungu District Uganda. by Ndyamuhaki, Sheila

“…Although several hindrances threaten the growth and development of the industry, it must be acknowledged tourism remains one of the few viable policy options left for many African economies and must be maximized despite the constraints experienced by the country as landlocked with few natural resources and minimal industry. And it's against such situations that the researcher tries to find out the Impact of social economic development of the host communities in Buhoma town council, Kanungu district. …”
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Application of the DEB-TKTD model with multi-omics data: Prediction of life history traits of Chinese mitten crab (Eriocheir sinensis) under different salinities by Hanzun Zhang, Shipeng Dong, Hongwei Shan, Chao Yang, Fang Wang

“…Growth in carapace width was similarly affected, with reductions of 21.5 %, 42.3 %, and 62.5 %, respectively. The maturation process was accelerated for crabs in saline conditions, with puberty achieved at 45, 36, and 31 days, compared to the freshwater group that had not matured. …”
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Assessing the Effects of Tourism Activities on the Preservation of Cultural Heritage Among Communities of Rubanda DistrictUganda. by Ahabwe, John Brighton

“…The study used data collection methods like questionnaire and interview guide due to the nature of respondents under the study. The found out that Rubanda District is near Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, which is famous for gorilla trekking. …”
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Crop Insurance Policies Available to Blueberry Growers in Florida by Ariel Singerman, Robert Ranieri

“… The main source of risk in crop production stems from the unpredictable nature of weather, pests, diseases, etc. By purchasing crop insurance, the farmer transfers part of the risk to an insurance company in exchange for paying a premium (which is the cost of purchasing crop insurance). …”
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Cooperative Learning for 4-H by Jessica McIntosh, Martha C. Monroe

“…This 5-page fact sheet provides teaching techniques and applies cooperative learning to natural resources and environmental literacy in the context of 4-H. …”
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CROP ALERT: A Citrus Canker Fact Sheet for Homeowners by H. L. Chamberlain, Pamela D. Roberts, Lavern W. Timmer, Kuang-Ren Chung, Mongi Zekri

“…The pathogen enters host tissues through wounds and natural openings called stomata. It is a serious disease of all citrus and some citrus relatives. …”
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Sunn Hemp - A Cover Crop in Florida by Yuncong Li, Qingren Wang, Waldemar Klassen, Edward A. Hanlon

“…., describes this green manure crop that has been grown for centuries in Southeast Asia — origin and distribution, description, uses, production and harvest, and seed production. …”
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Biology of the Hicatee: A Critically Endangered River Turtle of Belize by Venetia Briggs-Gonzalez, Nathan Schwartz, Rebecca G. Harvey, Frank J. Mazzotti

“…This 3-page fact sheet about the hicatee includes its natural history, reproductive habits, and ecology and describes the international conservation efforts to save the fascinating but fast-disappearing turtle. …”
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Agave angustifolia Century Plant, Variegated Caribbean Agave by Edward Gilman, Ryan W. Klein, Gail Hansen

“…Additionally, it addresses the plant’s hardiness and invasive potential, noting that it is not recommended for cultivation due to its invasive nature. Original publication date September 1999. …”
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Soil Organic Matter Impacts on Sugarcane Production on Florida Mineral Soils by Mabry McCray, Stewart Swanson

“… Sugarcane growth on mineral soils in Florida can often be highly variable as related to the nature of the soils. The soil factor that best relates to sugarcane growth is soil organic matter content. …”
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Allelopathy: How Plants Suppress Other Plants by James J. Ferguson, Bala Rathinasabapathi

“… Allelopathy refers to the beneficial or harmful effects of one plant on another plant, both crop and weed species, by the release of chemicals from plant parts by leaching, root exudation, volatilization, residue decomposition and other processes in both natural and agricultural systems. This document is HS944, one of a series of the Horticultural Sciences Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. …”
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EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSIS OF THE MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR OF CLAY-CEMENT BLOCKS REINFORCED WITH COCONUT FIBERS by CONAND HONORÉ KOUAKOU, MORO OLIVIER BOFFOUE, ANGE CHRISTINE DJOHORE, KOFFI CLÉMENT KOUADIO, EDJIKÉMÉ EMERUWA

“…For this fact, compressive and flexural tests were carried out after 28 days of maturation, on dry blocks elaborate with clay stabilized at 8% of cement and containing 0 to 1% of fibers 30 mm length. …”
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