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Adapting the rice crop to hotter environments: Current and future activities at IRRI [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Future climate scenarios are claiming for an increase in global temperature of 2 to 4°C by 2100 in the rice production areas in Asia One of the mandates of the International Rice Research Institute is to predict to what extent the different rice growing ...
Fitzgerald, Melissa A.   +9 more
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Biophysical and economic water productivity of dual-purpose cattle farming [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
This study analyzes key factors influencing water productivity in cattle rearing, particularly in contexts characterized by water scarcity. This was done through year-round monitoring of on-farm practices within five smallholder farms located in the ...
Ates, S.   +4 more
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Innovative cropping systems designed to reach both environmental and production targets: Data set of biotic and abiotic variables from a twelve-year French field trial

open access: yesData in Brief
The data set describes variables collected from a French (N 48.84°, E 1.95°) field trial, over a twelve-year period (2009-2020), in which four innovative cropping systems designed to reach multiple environmental and production goals were assessed.
Caroline Colnenne-David   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

A dataset of meta-analyses on crop diversification at the global scale

open access: yesData in Brief, 2019
Numerous meta-analyses have been conducted in the last three decades to assess the productive and environmental benefits resulting from a diversification of cropping systems.
Damien Beillouin   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Laufkäfer: Nützlinge und Bioindikatoren in der Landwirtschaft [PDF]

open access: yes, 1996
In der allgemeinen und angewandten Entomologie nehmen die Laufkäfer seit Jahren eine wichtige Stellung ein. Die Vielfalt und Schönheit der Käfer, ihre Nützlichkeit als Schädlingsvertilger und ihre Empfindlichkeit auf Umweltveränderungen (Bioindykotion ...
Henryk , Luka
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Evolutionary plant breeding for low input systems [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
Heritable variation is at the heart of the process of evolution. However, variation is restricted in breeding for uniform crop populations using the pedigree line approach. Pedigree lines are successful in agriculture because synthetic inputs are used to
Phillips, Scott, Wolfe, Martin
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Effect of agricultural practices on N2O emissions from Malagasy soils [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
Emissions of nitrous oxide (N20) are of concern because of the role of this gas in the greenhouse effect. The agricultural practices may affect the rate of N20 emissions from soil.
Chapuis-Lardy, Lydie   +8 more
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Nitrogen management of organic winter wheat Decision-making through model-based explorations [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
In organic wheat, nitrogen is one of the key limiting factors responsible for irregular productivity and low quality (David et al, 2005b), 5 to 50 % less than conventionally managed crops (Nieberg and Schulze Pals, 1996).
David, C., Jeuffroy, M.H., Meynard, J.M.
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Draft Genome Sequence of the Grapevine Dieback Fungus Eutypa lata UCR-EL1. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
The vascular pathogen Eutypa lata, which causes Eutypa dieback in grapevines, is a major threat to grape production worldwide. Here, we present the first draft genome sequence of E. lata (UCR-EL1).
Blanco-Ulate, Barbara   +2 more
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Bird Detection in the Field with the IA-Mask-RCNN

open access: yesApplied Sciences
In recent times, field crop damage caused by birds, such as corvids and pigeons, has become crucial for many farmers. Damage can be as serious as the loss of a large part of the harvest. Several solutions have been proposed, but none are effective.
Yassine Sohbi   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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