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Future farming: A return to roots

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The article discusses the importance of growing perennial plants such as wheatgrass to regulate the water management, carbon and nitrogen cycling in agriculture. This will help in preserving the soil and allow cultivation of agricultural crops.

Author: Reganold, John P., Glover, Jerry D., Cox, Cindy M.
Publisher: Scientific American, Inc.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 2007
United States, Administration of Air and Water Resource and Solid Waste Management Programs, Water Resources-Total Govt, Administration of Environmental Quality Programs, Water Management, Environmental aspects, Growth, Water, Sustainable agriculture, Water resource management, Perennials, Perennial plants, Nitrogen cycle, Company growth

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The return on infrastructure

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Economists are increasingly debating whether or not spending on public infrastructure yields better returns than do private investments. Studies on the effects of infrastructure spending are discussed.

Author: Corcoran, Elizabeth
Publisher: Scientific American, Inc.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 1993
Infrastructure (Economics), Public investments

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Technology infrastructure

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The modern world is seeing an increasingly diverse array of infrastructural technologies. It is the responsibility of individual governments to erect or maintain these infrastructures.

Author: Prabhakar, Arati
Publisher: Scientific American, Inc.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 1995
Technology and state, Technology policy

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