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Fleskens, Luuk; Duarte, Filomena; Eicher, Irmgard – Journal of Rural Studies, 2009
Multifunctionality in agriculture has received a lot of attention the last decade from researchers and policy-makers alike, perhaps most notably evidenced by the important changes made to the EU's Common Agricultural Policy. While the concept has been embraced by environmentalists envisioning positive impulses for decoupling and a range of local…
Descriptors: Research, Foreign Countries, Case Studies, Agronomy
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Miranda-Ham, Maria de Lourdes; Islas-Flores, Ignacio; Vazquez-Flota, Felipe – Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 2007
Alkaloids are part of the chemical arsenal designed to protect plants against an adverse environment. Therefore, their synthesis and accumulation are frequently induced in response to certain environmental conditions and are mediated by chemical signals, which are formed as the first responses to the external stimulus. A set of experiments using…
Descriptors: Physiology, Biochemistry, Ecology, Ecological Factors