The clonal and inter-clonal combining ability of fruit set in a Hevea brasiliensis four-parent diallel mating was evaluated using a randomized complete block experimental design with three replicates.Twelve main and Pouches reciprocal crosses were hand pollinated and percentage fruit set was recorded.The raw data were subjected to an arc-sine trans
Tiling Periodicity
We contribute to combinatorics and algorithmics of words by introducing new types of periodicities in words.A tiling period of a word w is partial word u such that w can Handbags be decomposed into several disjoint parallel copies of u, e.g.a lozenge b is a tiling period of a a b b.We investigate properties of tiling periodicities and design an alg
LAND GRABBING OR RICE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY? THE CASE OF WANBAO PROJECT IN GAZA, MOZAMBIQUE
Demand for agricultural land by foreign investors has been increasing in Mozambique over the last years and the Wanbao project is an example.The implementation of this project in Gaza has divided opinions between the government, civil society and academia.This study aims to contribute to the debate on whether Wanbao project can be considered as lan
Improving the properties of unburned earth to control the interior microclimate
The article concerns the problematics of unburned earth used as material for moulding formwork baby toys or clay plaster with lowered contraction, especially about interior unburned earth plaster with the heightened percentage of clay and therefore improved sorption abilities.By adding a plasticizer, it is possible to modify the fluidity of the mix
Gender segregation in farm labour, its roles and dynamic during Covid pandemic: case study from West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia
Farm labour plays significant roles in crops production.This paper aims to describe gender segregation in crops farming, here its roles and dynamic during Covid pandemic in West Nusa Tenggara.A survey was conducted in three districts, East Lombok, Sumbawa and Bima, involving 102 farmers.Qualitative and quantitative data were collected using intervi