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Managing Crop Production Risk with Crop Index Insurance Products [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
Index crop insurance products can eliminate the asymmetric information problem inherent in farm-level multiple peril crop insurance. Purchasers of index insurance products are, however, exposed to basis risk. This study examines the feasibility of various index insurance products for corn farms in southern Georgia.
Deng, Xiaohui   +3 more
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Can Soil Compaction Alter Morphophysiological Responses and Soybean Yield under Application of Selective Herbicides?

open access: yesApplied and Environmental Soil Science, 2023
Compacted soils may be negatively affecting the selectivity of herbicides applied in preemergence in the soybean crop. Therefore, the present work aimed to investigate possible negative effects on the morphophysiological characters of soybean plants, as ...
Bruno César Silva Pereira   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Post-Spring Frost Canopy Recovery, Vine Balance, and Fruit Composition in cv. Barbera Grapevines

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Grape and Wine Research, 2022
Background and Aims. In viticulture, one of the effects of warming trends is the advance of budburst date and the consequent increased risk of spring frost-related damage. In 2021, severe frost events affected a large fraction of European viticulture. In
Filippo Del Zozzo   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Preliminary Evaluation of Variability, Genetic Estimates, and Association among Phenotypic Traits of African Yam Bean Landraces from Ghana

open access: yesAdvances in Agriculture, 2023
A field experiment was conducted at the Research and Teaching Farm, School of Agriculture and Technology (SOAT), University of Energy and Natural Resources (UENR), Dormaa Ahenkro Campus, Ghana, to determine the genetic variability, heritability, genetic ...
Remember Roger Adjei   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Vine Performance and Phenology Postponement in Cane-Pruned Chardonnay Vines Grown in a Temperate Climate: The Effects of a Delayed Winter Pruning

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Grape and Wine Research, 2023
In a global warming context, the advancement and compression of maturity in early ripening grape varieties suited to sparkling wine making can easily expedite harvest within the first two weeks of August (in northern Italy).
Alberto Vercesi   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Response of Two Maize (Zea mays L.) Varieties to Times of NPK (15-15-15) Fertilizer Application

open access: yesInternational Journal of Agronomy, 2022
Nitrogen rate and time of application are among the major abiotic factors limiting the productivity of maize. The research was, therefore, carried out to examine the response of two maize varieties (Omankwa and Pioneer hybrid) to four different times of ...
Daniel Ntiamoah Afreh   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Investigation of the possibility of reducing the effects of low irrigation of lavender (Lavandula officinalis L.) using biofertilizers and phosphorus through changes in some morphological and biochemical characteristics [PDF]

open access: yesتنش های محیطی در علوم زراعی, 2023
IntroductionLavender (Lavandula officinalis L.) belonging to the Lamiaceae family is a plant with economic, medicinal and ornamental value. Its essential oil is used as a raw material for many industries, including perfumery, cosmetics, and ...
Elnaz Sattarzadeh   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Yield Response of Hybrid and Open Pollinated Maize (Zea mays L.) Varieties to Different Levels of Fertilizer Nitrogen under Rain-Fed Conditions in the Bono Region of Ghana

open access: yesInternational Journal of Agronomy, 2023
Background. The experiment was undertaken at Nsapor, a suburb of Berekum municipality in the Bono Region of Ghana, from March 2019 to November 2019 to determine the suitable rate of fertilizer nitrogen application to optimize seed yield and yield ...
Eric Ansu   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Reintroducing Autochthonous Minor Grapevine Varieties to Improve Wine Quality and Viticulture Sustainability in a Climate Change Scenario

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Grape and Wine Research, 2023
One of the major challenges that global warming poses to viticulture is the maintenance of adequate acidity at maturity in white grapes for sparkling winemaking.
Tommaso Frioni   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Eco-efficiency and technical efficiency of different integrated farming systems in eastern India

open access: yesInternational Journal of Agricultural Sustainability, 2023
Integrated farming system (IFS), comprising various enterprises such as crop, horticulture, dairy, poultry and fishery optimally, uses farm resources to suit small and medium farms of India.
A. K. Nayak   +18 more
doaj   +1 more source

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