Resources Tagged: Crop Yields

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  1. Use of agro-climatic zones to upscale simulated crop yield potential

    Abstract, Science Direct, 2013 Yield gap analysis, which evaluates magnitude and variability of difference between crop yield potential (Yp) or water limited yield potential (Yw) and actual farm yields, provides a measure of untapped food production capacity. Reliable location-specific estimates...
    Crop Yields

  2. FAO - Biochar

    Biochar is the carbonaceous solid product of biomass pyrolysis which can be used as chemical feedstock for various purposes such as energy production, and adsorption of pollutants. In particular, application of biochar to the soil is gaining greater interests, which can reduce fertilizer...
    Carbon Sequestration Crop Yields Soil Health Energy Development Chemical Feedstock FAO Biochar JCB

  3. Bending over the maize - video

    Access Agriculture Training Video A traditional Central American practice is to bend over the maize stalk to help dry the maize and to protect it from disease and pest damage. If you do this at just the right time, you will harvest more. Maize grains keep growing until a black spot appears at the...
    Farm Management Crop Yields AccessAgriculture Maize Latin America and ...

  4. Intercropping Pineapples - Video

    Access Agriculture Training Video In the wider space between the double rows of pineapple, you can grow beans or groundnuts during the first year. This improves the soil. Most farmers cut down all the trees to establish pineapple gardens. But they are wrong. In fact, pineapples grow best and give...
    Crop Yields Intercropping AccessAgriculture Pineapple

  5. Row planting of sesame - video

    Access Agriculture Training Video Row planting is very advantageous. When you sow sesame seeds in a row, you can thin the plants very well. When you thin the plants, the branches will multiply. You can count up to 20 pods on each branch, which is much more than broadcast sowing. When the plants...
    Crop Yields Row Planting AccessAgriculture Sesame

  6. High-Yielding Rice Cultivation: A Method for Maximizing Rice Yield Through "Ideal Plants"

    Based chiefly on his own research results, the author deals with the maximizing of rice yields by creating "ideal rice plants" instead of improving soil conditions as done by other researchers.
    Crop Yields Rice

  7. Symposium on Potential productivity of field crops under different environments

    This symposium offered a unique opportunity for crop physiologist working on different crops to meet and discuss their problems.
    Field Crops Crops & Climate Cropping Systems Crop Yields Soil Productivity

  8. Moving Up the Yield Curve: Advances and Obstacles

    In this report, the discussions concern how we can continue to move up the yield-time curve. This publication results from a symposium held at the American Society of Agronomy and Soil Science Society of America Annual Meetings in 1978. At the symposium outstanding scientists discussed the...
    Agronomy Crop Yields Agriculture-Manage...

  9. Long Term Effects of Soil Conservation Barriers on Crop Yield on a Tropical Steepland in Haiti

    2003-11-01 This publication reports on research on how alley cropping between tree barriers compared to the more traditional conservation barriers used in Haiti in terms of long-term crop yields. 40 pages, illustrated, photos 2 copies
    Crop Yields Haiti Soil Conservation

  10. Agronomic potential of U.S. food crops for production of calories and protein.

    This study is a prelimary attempt to measure the current US yield potential of selected crops in terms of calories and protein. The primary purpose was to illustrate an investigation approach that would be adaptable to developing countries.
    Agonomic Research Food-Caloric Content Food-Protein Content Crop Yields