Improved feeding and forages at a crossroads: Farming systems approaches for sustainable livestock development in East Africa [PDF]
, 2020 Dairy development provides substantial potential economic opportunities for smallholder farmers in East Africa, but productivity is constrained by the scarcity of quantity and quality feed.
Groot, Jeroen C.J. +5 more
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Organic Cropping Systems do not Increase Weed Seed Numbers but do Increase Weed Diversity [PDF]
, 2020 The influence of different cropping systems on the soil weed seed bank after the first crop rotation within a five-field crop rotation (barley undersown with red clover, red clover, winter wheat, pea, potato) in three organic (Org) and in two ...
Alaru, Maarika +7 more
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Nature’s pulse power: legumes, food security and climate change [PDF]
, 2017 Global food security requires a major re-focusing of plant sciences, crop improvement and production agronomy towards grain legumes (pulse crops) over coming decades, with intensive research and development to identify climate-resilient species and ...
Considine, MJ, Foyer, CH, Siddique, KHM
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A Short Review on the Development of Salt Tolerant Cultivars in Rice [PDF]
, 2016 Rice is staple food for half of the world. With a population of almost 9.6 billion by the year 2050, there is a dire need of developing techniques to improve the crop plants, not only in terms of better yield but also to withstand harsh environmental ...
Jahan, N. (Nusrat) +3 more
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Managing Soil Quality: Challenges in Modern Agriculture [PDF]
, 2004 Soil quality is a concept that allows soil functions to be related to specific purposes. Previous books on soil quality have emphasized descriptive aspects, by focusing on e.g. soil quality indicators, indexing, and minimum data sets.
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A Mixed Data-Based Deep Neural Network to Estimate Leaf Area Index in Wheat Breeding Trials [PDF]
, 2020 Remote and non-destructive estimation of leaf area index (LAI) has been a challenge in the last few decades as the direct and indirect methods available are laborious and time-consuming.
Apolo Apolo, Orly Enrique +3 more
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Response of Photosynthetic Pigments and Yield of Pinto Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) to Weed Management Methods [PDF]
پژوهشهای حبوبات ایرانIntroductionBean is one of the most important legumes worldwide for direct human consumption and it is a rich source of protein and carbohydrates. Bean is weak in competing with weeds due to its slow growth during the early stages. Therefore, competition
Isa Ghasemi Arimi +3 more
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BMC Genomics, 2020 Background Foxtail millet (Setaria italica) has been developed into a model genetical system for deciphering architectural evolution, C4 photosynthesis, nutritional properties, abiotic tolerance and bioenergy in cereal grasses because of its advantageous
Tianpeng Liu +9 more
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Open Agriculture, 2017 This study was carried out to determine effects of salinity on germination and seedling development of commercially important common bean genotypes in Cameroon. The seeds of eight genotypes were used for both trials.
Kouam Eric B. +4 more
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Spatial and temporal stability of weed patches in cereal fields under direct drilling and harrow tillage [PDF]
, 2020 The adoption of conservation agriculture (CA) techniques by farmers is changing the dynamics of weed communities in cereal fields and so potentially their spatial distribution.
Baraibar Padró, Bàrbara +6 more
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