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Effectiveness of the Pasture, Rangeland, and Forage Rainfall Index (PRF‐RI) Program: Interval Selections With Uniform Premium Subsidy Rates

open access: yesApplied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines interval selection in the Pasture, Rangeland, and Forage Rainfall Index (PRF‐RI) program and evaluates how uniform premium subsidy rates affect optimal interval selections. Using South Dakota as a case study, we show a trend of increasing selection of nonproduction intervals from 2013 to 2024, raising concerns about program
Whoi Cho, Matthew Diersen
wiley   +1 more source

Agronomic Performance of Three Sunflower Varieties (Helianthus annuus L.) in Topes de Collantes Mountain Community, Cuba

open access: yesAgrisost, 2018
Considering the permanent human need to meet the food demands, current efforts are being made to diversify crop productions and foster multipurpose crops.
Luis Alberto Delgado Fernández   +2 more
doaj  

The Power of Unity: Collective Action and Smallholder Agricultural Performance in West Africa

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We analyze the impact of collective action through farmer‐based organizations (FBOs) on smallholders' farm performance and income inequality in Ghana, Benin, The Gambia, and Mali. We find that FBO membership increases cereal yield in Ghana and The Gambia, legume yield in Mali, ruminant numbers in Benin and The Gambia, and total farm income in ...
Emmanuel Donkor   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Produção e caracterização da bananeira 'Prata Anã' (AAB) em dois ciclos de produção (Juazeiro, Bahia) Production and characterization of banana 'Prata Anã' (AAB) in two production cycles (Juazeiro, Bahia/Brazil)

open access: yesRevista Ceres, 2013
A avaliação do comportamento de genótipos de bananeira em diferentes ecossistemas é essencial ao programa de melhoramento genético, tornando-se de fundamental importância para o sistema produtivo.
Marlon Jocimar Rodrigues da Silva   +5 more
doaj  

Nutritional Enhancement of Polimaize Lines: Integrating Native Mexican Maize Alleles into High-Yield Varieties

open access: yesAgronomy
In this study, we evaluated Polimaize lines, named Polimaize, through the integration of alleles from the Native Blue Corn (NBC-JIQ), a local Mexican maize variety indigenous to the northeast region of Michoacán, Mexico, into elite maize lines curated by
Guadalupe Oyoque-Salcedo   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Evaluation of pyrolysis chars derived from marine macroalgae silage as soil amendments

open access: yesGCB Bioenergy, 2020
Pyrolysis char residues from ensiled macroalgae were examined to determine their potential as growth promoters on germinating and transplanted seedlings.
Jessica M. M. Adams   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Wetland Dwellers: Sound Performance Walk

open access: yes, 2022
A Performance Sound walk Shire Brook Valley and Woodhouse Washlands in South Yorkshire with Gary Stewart (Goldsmiths), Sam Vardy (SHU), Phil Warren (SU), Sheffield wildlife trust.
McCloskey, P.
core  

Advancing European Plant Variety Registration: Data‐Driven Insights and Stakeholder Perspectives

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Efficient plant variety registration is crucial for fostering innovation in the European Union, yet the current regulatory framework is complex and faces calls for reform. This study provides data‐driven evidence to inform the ongoing legislative debate by employing a mixed‐methods approach.
Sergio Urioste Daza   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Progress in White Clover Agronomic Performance Through Breeding [PDF]

open access: yes
White clover (Trifolium repens L.) domestication began in the 16th century in Europe. However, it was not until the early 1920s that broad • agronomic groups were recognised, and not until the early 1930s that selections for improved agronomic ...
Caradus, J R
core   +1 more source

A Single Backcross Effectively Eliminates Agronomic and Quality Alterations Caused by Somaclonal Variation in Transgenic Barley [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Transgenic crops have proven commercial utility but are created using processes known to produce undesirable variability known as somaclonal variation. This reduces the utility of transgenic germplasm to the plant breeder and complicates assessments of ...
Lynn S. Dahleen   +9 more
core   +1 more source

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