Pandemic, social isolation and the importance of people-plant interaction

SN Reis, MV Reis, ÂMP Nascimento - Ornamental horticulture, 2020 - SciELO Brasil
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought drastic routine changes to the world's population.
Social isolation, one of the recommended practices to curb the spread of the disease, can …

ZBWM: The Z-number extension of Best Worst Method and its application for supplier development

H Aboutorab, M Saberi, MR Asadabadi… - Expert Systems with …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Best Worst Method (BWM) has recently been proposed as a method for Multi
Criteria Decision Making (MCDM). Studies show that BWM compared with other methods …

A decision support system for agricultural machines and equipment selection: A case study on olive harvester machines

A Hafezalkotob, A Hami-Dindar, N Rabie… - … and Electronics in …, 2018 - Elsevier
Olive is considered as one of the most important and useful products, but the traditional
harvesting methods are failing to fulfill the current need; therefore, it is crucial to make the …

Extended approach by using best–worst method on the basis of importance–necessity concept and its application

S Jafarzadeh Ghoushchi, S Dorosti, M Khazaeili… - Applied …, 2021 - Springer
In recent years, several concepts such as fuzzy sets, Z-numbers, and D-numbers have been
proposed to handle real-world decision-making problems. Despite the desirable properties …

Consumers' willingness to pay for food safety attributes of tomato

K Joya, NN Ramli, MN Shamsudin… - British Food …, 2022 - emerald.com
Purpose Consumers are giving greater attention to the selection of food due to the
improvement in income and urbanization. Meanwhile, in recent years, the vegetables' …

The adoption of low-input turfgrasses in the midwestern US: the case of fine fescues and tall fescue

S Philocles, AP Torres, AJ Patton, E Watkins - Horticulturae, 2023 - mdpi.com
Fine fescues (Festuca spp.) and tall fescue (Schedonorus arundinaceus) are low-input
turfgrass species that perform well under less water, pesticides, and fertilizers when …

A Behavioral Approach to Identify Barriers to Adoption of New Technology: A Case Study of Low-input Turfgrasses

C Yue, Y Lai, E Watkins, A Patton… - Journal of Agricultural and …, 2023 - cambridge.org
Adopting eco-friendly technologies, such as converting lawns to alternative low-input grass
species, can reduce household expenditures and mitigate negative environmental impacts …

Determinants of ready-to-eat products purchase intentions: An empirical study among the Italian consumers

F Sgroi, F Piraino, E Donia - HortScience, 2018 - journals.ashs.org
The considerable diffusion of ready-to-eat products has focused attention on the reasons for
their increasingly prominent success in the market. Although their prices are much higher …

Influence of COVID-19 on Consumer Preference for Turfgrass Attributes in the Southern United States

P Oghenerurie, C Chung - HortScience, 2024 - journals.ashs.org
This study estimates the influence of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic
on consumer preferences for turfgrass attributes by analyzing data from two surveys …

Consumers' WTP for Sustainability Turfgrass Attributes with Consideration of Aesthetic Attributes and Water Conservation Policies

H Jung, C Chung - Agriculture, 2024 - mdpi.com
This study estimates consumers' willingness to pay (WTP) for sustainability turfgrass
attributes such as low-input and stress-tolerance attributes, while considering potential trade …