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Topological Properties of International Commodity Market: How Uncertainty Affects the Linkages?

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The study aims to explore the network topology of the international commodity market by examining the interconnections among 21 commodity futures across various categories, including energy, precious and industrial metals, and agriculture. We analyze the market structure of these commodity futures under both low and high uncertainty conditions
Ibrahim Yagli, Bayram Deviren
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Ms44-SPT: unique genetic technology simplifies and improves hybrid maize seed production in sub-Saharan Africa

Scientific Reports
Hybrid maize seed production in Africa is dependent upon manual detasseling of the female parental lines, often resulting in plant damage that can lead to reduced seed yields on those detasseled lines.
Sarah Collinson, Jill E. Cairns, Lucia Ndlala, Benjamin Deonovic, Dickson Ligeyo, Marc Albertsen, Walter Chivasa, Kingstone Mashingaidze, Michael S. Olsen, Berhanu T. Ertiro, Boddupalli M. Prasanna   +10 more
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The Wheat MYB Transcription Factor TaMYB31 Is Involved in Drought Stress Responses in Arabidopsis

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2018
Drought is one of the major environmental stresses limiting crop growth and production. MYB family transcription factors play crucial roles in response to abiotic stresses.
Yue Zhao, Xiyong Cheng, Xiaodan Liu, Huifang Wu, Huihui Bi, Haixia Xu   +5 more
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Import Wheat Tenders and the Effects of the Russian Invasion

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Risk and volatility for many commodities escalated sharply following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, creating numerous uncertainties for trading firms and importers. The purpose of this study is to analyze the bidding behavior in Egyptian wheat import tenders in the pre‐ and post‐invasion periods.
William W. Wilson, Sumadhur Shakya, Isaac Dubovoy   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effect of elevated atmospheric CO2 level on the abiotic and biotic stress tolerance of cereals [PDF]

, 2013
Effect of elevated CO2 level (EC) was studied on the tolerance of cereals to elevated temperature and drought and on the resistance of wheat to fungal diseases. In general, elevated growth temperature did not affect final grain size, thus having less
Balla, Krisztina, Bencze, Szilvia, Janda, Tibor, Veisz, Ottó Bálint, Vida, Gyula   +4 more
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Organic Wheat Farming Improves Grain Zinc Concentration

PLOS ONE, 2016
Zinc (Zn) nutrition is of key relevance in India, as a large fraction of the population suffers from Zn malnutrition and many soils contain little plant available Zn. In this study we compared organic and conventional wheat cropping systems with respect to DTPA (diethylene triamine pentaacetic acid)-extractable Zn as a proxy for plant available Zn ...
Helfenstein, Julian; id_orcid0000-0002-5012-2589, Müller, Isabel, Grüter, Roman; id_orcid0000-0002-4441-9909, Bhullar, Gurbir, Mandloi, Lokendra, Papritz, Andreas Jürg, Siegrist, Michael, Schulin, R., Frossard, Emmanuel   +8 more
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Traceability of Agri‐Food Products: The Key to Conscious Trade

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Globalization and growing concerns about sustainability have led to improvements in product traceability, quality, and sustainability. Traceability contributes to environmental protection and supports sustainable development by fostering transparency in agricultural practices and encouraging the responsible use of resources.
Scarlett Queen Almeida Bispo, Fernanda Aparecida Silva, Michelle Márcia Viana Martins, Marcelo José Braga Nonnenberg, Ruan da Silva Vianna, Carla Cristina Passos Cruz   +5 more
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U.S. PERSPECTIVES ON THE CANADIAN GRAIN PROBLEM; A CRITICAL APPRAISAL [PDF]

The United States has imported large amounts of wheat and barley from Canada in recent years. Producers in northern-tier states and their political representatives have been strenuously objected, citing market disruption and unfair trading practices by ...
Johnson, D. Demcey
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Differential coupling of gibberellin responses by Rht-B1c suppressor alleles and Rht-B1b in wheat highlights a unique role for the DELLA N-terminus in dormancy [PDF]

, 2017
During the Green Revolution, substantial increases in wheat (Triticum aestivum) yields were realized, at least in part, through the introduction of the Reduced height (Rht)-B1b and Rht-D1b semi-dwarfing alleles.
Chandler, Peter Michael, Rohde, Antje, Van De Velde, Karel, Van Der Straeten, Dominique   +3 more
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Testing the Marketing Performance of German Wheat Farmers

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper analyses the marketing performance of wheat farmers in Germany. Wheat sales data from 465 individual farms over a 12‐year period are used to test against different market benchmarks. Market benchmarks are constructed by simulating passive trading agents using regional wheat prices.
Franziska Potts, Jens‐Peter Loy
wiley   +1 more source