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Crop Yield Gaps in Cameroon [PDF]
AMBIO, 2013 Although food crop yields per hectare have generally been increasing in Cameroon since 1961, the food price crisis of 2008 and the ensuing social unrest and fatalities raised concerns about the country's ability to meet the food needs of its population.
Genesis T, Yengoh, Jonas, Ardö
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A crop model-based approach for sunflower yields
Scientia Agricola, 2014 Pushed by the Brazilian biodiesel policy, sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) production is becoming increasingly regarded as an option to boost farmers' income, particularly under semi-arid conditions.
João Guilherme Dal Belo Leite +3 more
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Pores for Thought: Can Genetic Manipulation of Stomatal Density Protect Future Rice Yields?
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2020 Rice (Oryza sativa L.) contributes to the diets of around 3.5 billion people every day and is consumed more than any other plant. Alarmingly, climate predictions suggest that the frequency of severe drought and high-temperature events will increase, and ...
Christopher R. Buckley +2 more
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Liming remediates soil acidity and improves crop yield and profitability - a meta-analysis
Frontiers in Agronomy, 2023 Soil acidity reduces base cations required for plant growth and may result in phytotoxic concentrations of soluble aluminum. Liming acidic soils is generally promoted as an effective management practice to increase soil pH, base cation concentrations ...
Rebecca Oiza Enesi +6 more
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Trap crop diversity enhances crop yield [PDF]
Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 2016 Abstract Diverse plantings provide many benefits for agroecosystem health. For example, ⿿trap crops⿿ that are highly attractive to pests can protect nearby, less attractive host plants. However, it is unclear whether increasing biodiversity of trap crops themselves might increase the effectiveness of this pest-management technique.
Joyce E. Parker +3 more
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Agricultural and Food Science, 2015 Agricultural product prices and policies influence the development of crop yields under climate change through farm level management decisions. On this basis, five main scenarios were specified for agricultural commodity prices and crop yields.
Heikki Sakari Lehtonen
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Economic removal of nutrient elements with crop yields [PDF]
BIO Web of ConferencesA significant number of nutrients are taken out of the soil by the harvest and, if they are not returned, in a few years the soil loses its fertility to such an extent that cultivation of vegetable crops becomes a meaningless activity.
Tsyganko Elena +3 more
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Bivariate return periods of temperature and precipitation explain a large fraction of European crop yields [PDF]
Biogeosciences, 2017 Crops are vital for human society. Crop yields vary with climate and it is important to understand how climate and crop yields are linked to ensure future food security.
J. Zscheischler +2 more
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Agronomy, 2022 Negative pressure irrigation (NPI) is an important water management strategy that can improve crop yields and water use efficiency (WUE). However, because NPI is affected by vital factors, such as negative pressure values, soil properties, and ...
Yuwen Jin +6 more
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The influence of organic and conventional fertilisation and crop protection practices, preceding crop, harvest year and weather conditions on yield and quality of potato (Solanum tuberosum) in a long-term management trial [PDF]
, 2013 The effects of organic versus conventional crop management practices (fertilisation, crop protection) and preceding crop on potato tuber yield (total, marketable, tuber size grade distribution) and quality (proportion of diseased, green and damaged ...
Baranski, Marcin +14 more
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