Resources Tagged: Research

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  1. MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers

    2009-01-01 Widely adopted by universities, colleges, and secondary schools, the MLA Handbook gives step-by-step advice on every aspect of writing research papers, from selecting a topic to submitting the completed paper. For over half a century, the MLA Handbook is the guide millions of writers have relied...
    Research Report Writing Bibliographical ci...

  2. An introduction to scientific research.

    This book is an attempt to collect in one place and explain as simply as possible a number of general principles, techniques and guides for procedures which successful investigators found help.
    Research

  3. Research Update: From The ECHO Global Farm

    2015-04-06 Two new field experiments are being established this month at ECHO’s Global Demonstration Farm in southwest Florida. Both studies involve tropical legumes, which provide farmers with a source ofgreen manure, grain, and/or animal fodder.
    Research

  4. A Low-Cost Germination Chamber in Earthbag House Seed Bank in NE Cambodia

    2016-01-08 ECHO Asia, in collaboration with Ntuk Nti small farm resource center and International Cooperation Cambodia (ICC), has just finished a 1-year research project (funded by the Presbyterian Hunger Program- USA) to identify key indigenous vegetable crop species in NE Cambodia and strengthen the seed...
    Seed Bank Germination Seed Germination Seeds Viability Research Appropriate Techni... Earthbag House Asia

  5. Land Research Action Network (LRAN)

    News, Analysis and research on Land Reform and Agrarian Change around the world. The Land Research Action Network (LRAN) is a network of researchers and social movements committed to the promotion and advancement of the fundamental rights of individuals and communities to land, and to equitable...
    Land Reform Agrarian Change Research East Africa

  6. How much NPK is there in woody vs. leafy tissue of Moringa oleifera?

    2015-01-20 To gain an understanding of the value of moringa prunings as a soil fertility input, we wanted to know the concentration of N, P, and K in woody versus leafy biomass of moringa trees. Plant tissue was collected at the second leaf harvest, about 2 months after the final manure application.
    Moringa Research

  7. How Can NGOs Make Full Use of the CGIAR Network of Agricultural Research Centers?

    2004-04-20 Did you know that there is a network of agricultural research centers, each specializing in just a few areas of tropical or subtropical agriculture? The network has an awkward name, CGIAR (Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research). Most of the network’s members also have long...
    Research International CGIAR

  8. Insights from a Simple Sorghum Trial in Haiti

    2007-04-20 In observation trials, each variety is grown in only one plot of ground. Observations from such trials are not as conclusive as with replication. As long as site conditions are fairly uniform, however, they give the experimenter a pretty good idea of likely “losers” and “winners.”
    Sorghum Research Rural Development Seeds Experimentation

  9. Towards More Fruitful Agricultural Experimentation

    2003-10-20 For many of us the idea of “research” is scary. We are not trained in it. We picture rigorous statistical analyses that we do not have any idea about. We have seen glossy scientific journals with technical words that we could not understand. Besides, isn’t our goal to directly help small farmers?...
    Research Rural Development Experimentation

  10. How to Carry Out an Agricultural Experiment

    2003-10-20 This article covers the important steps in planning and carrying out an experiment and then apply these steps to a sample experiment.
    Research Rural Development Experimentation