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Developing capabilities in the seed industry: which direction to follow? [PDF]

, 2014
Since the 1990s, many developing country policy makers have assumed that plant genetic engineering represents the only technological frontier in seed innovation; that it has been the leading technology for improving seeds and agricultural performance in ...
Marin, Anabel, Stubrin, Lilia, van Zwanenberg, Patrick   +2 more
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Farmers' Participation in Messenger‐Based Social Groups And Its Effects on Performance in Irrigated Areas of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The penetration of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in farming communities is increasing the use of smartphone‐based instant messaging apps. Despite this, the reasons behind participation and the impact on farm productivity in developing countries remain unexplored.
Zafar Kurbanov, Abdusame Tadjiev, Nodir Djanibekov, Ajit Govind, Akmal Akramkhanov   +4 more
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Conventional and Zero Tillage with Residue Management in Rice-Wheat System in the Indo-Gangetic Plains: Impact on Thermal Sensitivity of Soil Organic Carbon Respiration and Enzyme Activity. [PDF]

Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2023
Dutta A, Bhattacharyya R, Jiménez-Ballesta R, Dey A, Saha ND, Kumar S, Nath CP, Prakash V, Jatav SS, Patra A.   +9 more
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Examining the Impact of Row Planting on Labor Use for Sustainable Food Production Among Maize Farmers in Rural Ghana

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Smallholder farmers are reverting to traditional production methods due to the high opportunity costs and unintended consequences of new technologies. This study focuses on row planting technology, which is labor‐intensive and slow without mechanized operations.
Emmanuel Tetteh Jumpah, Habtamu Alem, Abdulai Adams, Tomáš Ratinger, Miroslava Bavorová   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Double zero-tillage and foliar-P nutrition coupled with bio-inoculants enhance physiological photosynthetic characteristics and resilience to nutritional and environmental stresses in maize-wheat rotation. [PDF]

Front Plant Sci, 2022
Harish MN, Choudhary AK, Bhupenchandra I, Dass A, Rajanna GA, Singh VK, Bana RS, Varatharajan T, Verma P, George S, Kashinath GT, Bhavya M, Chongtham SK, Devi EL, Kumar S, Devi SH, Bhutia TL.   +16 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Effect of tillage and residue retention on maize productivity [PDF]

, 2011
In Bangladesh, maize is generally sown after extensive tilth and minimum residue retention. Conservation agriculture (CA) systems reduce the input costs, machinery use, CO2 emissions; and improve soil health (Raper et al., 1994).
Bell, R.W., Haque, M.E., Hossain, M.M., Islam, A.K.M.S., Karmaker, B., Rahman, M.A., Saleque, M.A.   +6 more
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Evaluation of the risks of contaminating low erucic acid rapeseed with high erucic rapeseed and identification of mitigation strategies [PDF]

, 2019
High erucic acid rapeseed (HEAR) oil is under increasing demand for various industrial applications. However, many growers are concerned that if they grow the crop, they will not be able to revert to other rapeseed varieties in the future due to the risk
Bennett, Bilsborrow, Brookes, Carter, Downey, Eastern, Friedt, Henry, Ingram, Kightley, Knutsen, Kramer, Lutman, Messéan, Moyes, Norris, Robson, Sovero, Squire, Squire, Sweet, Söchting, Zanettti   +22 more
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Charting the Path to Increased Oil Palm Output in Ghana Beyond Area Expansion: Technology or Managerial Capacity — Which Leads the Way?

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study sets out to investigate the prospects for raising oil palm output in sub‐Saharan Africa, particularly Ghana, without further expansion of cropland. Given global concerns about oil palm's role in deforestation and land use change, the focus is on enhancing productivity on existing farmlands.
Jacob Asravor, Francis Tsiboe, Ayobami Adetoyinbo, Jacob Ankamah   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Double zero tillage and foliar phosphorus fertilization coupled with microbial inoculants enhance maize productivity and quality in a maize-wheat rotation. [PDF]

Sci Rep, 2022
Harish MN, Choudhary AK, Kumar S, Dass A, Singh VK, Sharma VK, Varatharajan T, Dhillon MK, Sangwan S, Dua VK, Nitesh SD, Bhavya M, Sangwan S, Prasad S, Kumar A, Rajpoot SK, Gupta G, Verma P, Kumar A, George S.   +19 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Proceedings of the National Conference on Water, Food Security and Climate Change in Sri Lanka, BMICH, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 9-11 June 2009. Vol. 1. Irrigation for food security [PDF]

Food security / Climate change / River basins / Water shortage / Irrigated farming / Water quality / Tanks / Aquatic plants / Rice / Food insecurity / Water resource management / Zero tillage / Weed control / Agroforestry / Canals / Surface runoff ...
Godaliyadda, G. G. A., Jinapala, K., Weligamage, Parakrama   +2 more
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