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Water stress alters growth and fruit uniformity of arabica coffee genotypes in the Brazilian Cerrado [PDF]

Scientia Agricola
This study aimed to evaluate the impact and duration of water stress on coffee growth, grain yield, and uniformity. The experiment was set up on Apr 2015 with water regimes denominated as follows: year-round irrigation with total water replacement (FI ...
Patrícia Carvalho da Silva, Walter Quadros Ribeiro Junior, Maria Lucrecia Gerosa Ramos, Omar Cruz Rocha, Adriano Delly Veiga, Nathalia Henriques Silva, Lemerson de Oliveira Brasileiro   +6 more
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Genetic diversity and distance among Iranian and European alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) genotypes [PDF]

, 2011
Alfalfa is the best known fodder crop with high ability of biological nitrogen fixation and drought tolerance in dry, Pannonian region of east Austria.
Ardakani, M.Reza, Friedel, Juergen K., Moghaddam, Ali, Pietsch, Gabriele, Raza, Amir, Vollmann, Johann   +5 more
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Assessing Household Welfare in Response to Rising Food Prices in The Gambia

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines how rising food prices affected household welfare in The Gambia using nationally representative data from the 2015/16 Integrated Household Survey (IHS‐3). The analysis reflects household consumption behavior and market conditions prevailing during that period and provides a structural benchmark for understanding ...
Roger Vorsah, Obed Quaicoe, Fafanyo Asiseh, John N. Ng'ombe   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effect of seeding density on suppression of weeds and performance of wheat (Triticum aestivum)

The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 2014
An on-farm trial was conducted at five farmer’s field of Banswara district of Rajasthan to validate, refine and popularize the technology developed by Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur for managing weed flora in wheat ...
TEEKAM SINGH
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Increasing paddy yields and improving farm management: results from participatory experiments with good agricultural practices (GAP) in Tanzania [PDF]

, 2018
Rice is an increasingly important commodity in sub-Saharan Africa. In Tanzania, the rice yield gap is as high as 87%, due to a combination of production constraints and sub-optimal crop management.
Mghase, J., Rodenburg, J., Senthilkumar, K., Tesha, B.J.   +3 more
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How Competitive Is Myanmar's Rice Sector? A Comparison of Production Costs and Efficiency

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper analyzes the cost competitiveness of rice production in Myanmar by examining production costs, cost efficiency, and the potential effect of improving cost efficiency on the country's global competitiveness. To achieve this, we conduct a comparative analysis of production costs among major rice‐producing countries and estimate the ...
Nandar Aye Chan, Orkhan Sariyev, Mohammad Ariful Islam, Manfred Zeller   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluation and Analysis of land Use Changes Using Remote Sensing and GIS Technologies with an Emphasis on Water Requirements of Plants [PDF]

محیط زیست و مهندسی آب
The increase in population has intensified the process of land use in different parts of the world. The purpose of the present research was to investigate the changes in the use of irrigated and rainfed cultivation with an emphasis on the water needs of ...
Reza Delirhasannia, Parisa Rezazade, Fatemeh Mikaeili, Saeed Samadianfard   +3 more
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Determining Reproductive Parameters, which Contribute to Variation in Yield of Olive Trees from Different Cultivars, Irrigation Regimes, Age and Location

Plants, 2022
Olive (Olea europaea L.) trees can reach a very old age and still bear fruit. Although traditional groves are planted at low density and are rainfed, many newer groves are planted at higher densities and irrigated.
Tahel Wechsler, Ortal Bakhshian, Chaim Engelen, Arnon Dag, Giora Ben-Ari, Alon Samach   +5 more
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Transforming Agricultural Water Management Through the Water–Energy–Food Nexus: Trends, Opportunities, Barriers and Solutions

Irrigation and Drainage, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Agricultural water management (AWM) is increasingly transitioning towards transformative thinking, where interconnected sectors, including water, energy and food, are managed holistically. Trends point towards cross‐sectoral and harmonised strategies to optimise water use efficiency and productivity, integrate renewable energy, promote ...
Luxon Nhamo, Cuthbert Taguta, Sylvester Mpandeli, Tinashe Dirwai, Stanley Liphadzi, Tafadzwanashe Mabhaudhi   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Improved weed management for transplanted aman rice [PDF]

, 2008
Rainfed transplanted rice grown in the monsoon aman season accounts for more than 50% of the total area planted to rice in Bangladesh. Because of rising input costs, including labor, farmers are searching for ways to maintain income, by either increasing
Jabbar, M.A., Mazid, M.A., Mortimer, A.M., Orr, A., Riches, C.R., Uddin Ahmed, G.J.   +5 more
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