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Opportunities for improving irrigation efficiency with quantitative models, soil water sensors and wireless technology [PDF]

Increasingly serious shortages of water make it imperative to improve the efficiency of irrigation in agriculture, horticulture and in the maintenance of urban landscapes.
A. J. THOMPSON, Ahuja, Al-Kaisi, Allen, Avery, Bailey, Boote, Cao, Chard, Clarke, Clay, Coates, D. J. GREENWOOD, Farooq, Guitjens, Guo, H. W. HILTON, Hanks, Hatfield, Hills, Holler, Jensen, K. ZHANG, Kim, Krieg, Kruse, Monteith, Munoz-Carpena, Musick, Nannipieri, Nogueira, Payne, Pedersen, Raes, Raes, Russell, Salter, Savva, Shukla, Stanley, Stewart, Thomson, Ulrich, Warrick, Werner, Wright   +45 more
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Exploring Phenological and Agronomic Parameters of Greek Lentil Landraces for Developing Climate-Resilient Cultivars Adapted to Mediterranean Conditions

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Lentil (Lens culinaris Medik. subsp. culinaris) is a Mediterranean legume crop of high value due to nutritional quality and adaptability; however, its cultivation is increasingly threatened due to climate uncertainty and reduction in genetic diversity in
Iakovina Bakoulopoulou, Ioannis Roussis, Ioanna Kakabouki, Evangelia Tigka, Panteleimon Stavropoulos, Antonios Mavroeidis, Stella Karydogianni, Dimitrios Bilalis, Panayiota Papastylianou   +8 more
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An integrated study of the development of organic rice cultivation in the Camargue (France)- [PDF]

, 2004
In the Camargue, rice and durum wheat are associated in rotations that have an ambivalent ecological impact: on the one hand, these two crops contribute to the preservation of the surrounding ecosystem, while on the other hand, when cropped intensively ...
Desclaux, D., Dreyfus, F., Hammond, R., Marnotte, P., Mesléard, F., Mouret, J.C.   +5 more
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Ethylene and Spermidine in Wheat Grains in Relation to Starch Content and Granule Size Distribution Under Water Deficit

Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 2014
Two wheat cultivars (Triticum aestivum L.) were used to evaluate the effects of post-anthesis severe water deficit (SD) on starch content and granule size distribution and their relations with ethylene and spermidine (Spd). Comparison to the well-watered
Wei-bing YANG, Yong LI, Yan-ping YIN, Wen-wen JIANG, Dian-liang PENG, Zheng-yong CUI, Dong-qing YANG, Zhen-lin WANG   +7 more
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Medicinal plants as industrial resources in the climate change era: a comprehensive review of resilience, economics, and sustainable integration, with case studies of Brassica nigra (L.) Koch and Linum usitatissimum L.

Notulae Scientia Biologicae
The rising impact of climate change, as well as the rising global incidence of chronic lifestyle-related diseases, are profoundly affecting the agricultural landscape.
Stella KARYDOGIANNI, Ioannis ROUSSIS, Panteleimon STAVROPOULOS, Antonios MAVROEIDIS, Myrto CHATZITRIANTAFYLLOU, Stavroula KALLERGI, Evangelia TIGKA, Dimitrios BESLEMES, Ioanna KAKABOUKI   +8 more
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Homecoming of Brachiaria: improved hybrids prove useful for African animal agriculture [PDF]

, 2014
Species of the genus Brachiaria originate primarily from Africa, where they are constituents of natural grasslands. Due to their adaptation to acidic, low-fertility soils, millions of hectares of Brachiaria species have been sown as improved pastures in ...
Ghimire, Sita R., Kabirizi, Jolly M., Khan, Zeyaur R., Maass, Brigitte L., Midega, Charles A.O., Mutimura, Mupenzi, Rahetlah, Volatsara Baholy, Rao, Idupulapati M., Salgado, Paulo   +8 more
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Improvement in the quality and productivity of Codonopsis pilosula seedlings by dazomet soil fumigation

Scientific Reports
Dazomet is a dry powder formulation that releases toxic gas containing methyl isothiocyanate, which controls soil-borne pests and weeds, improving crop yields when applied to moist soils.
Hongyan Wang, Yuan Chen, Fengxia Guo, Pengbin Dong, Wei Liang, Jiali Cheng   +5 more
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A computer vision approach for quantifying leaf shape of maize (Zea mays L.) and simulating its impact on light interception

Frontiers in Plant Science
The precise determination of leaf shape is crucial for the quantification of morphological variations between individual leaf ranks and cultivars and simulating their impact on light interception in functional-structural plant models (FSPMs).
Dina Otto, Sebastian Munz, Emir Memic, Jens Hartung, Simone Graeff-Hönninger   +4 more
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Performance of two cotton interspecific hybrids (Gossypium hirsutum L. × G. barbadense L.) in Greece: A comparative case study

Notulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-Napoca
Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) is one of the most prominent and important industrial crops. In Greece, cotton farming occupies a significant share of the agricultural sector.
Dimitrios BESLEMES, Antonios MAVROEIDIS, Evangelia TIGKA, Ioannis ROUSSIS, Panteleimon STAVROPOULOS, Dimitrios VATOUGIOS, Aikaterini TSELA, Aikaterini TSOPANOGLOU, Ioanna KAKABOUKI   +8 more
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Forage Crops in Alaska [PDF]

, 1983
The foregoing report was reprinted from Alaska’s Agriculture and Forestry, Alaska Rural Development Council Publication No. 3, and the pagination has been changed.
Klebesadel, L.J.
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