Crop yield

4.1 Crop yield and juice quality Soil sickness of sugarcane monoculture, expressed as a reduction of cane yield, stalk diameter and biomass when sugarcane is cultivated on the same soil sequentially, is one of the foremost problems in sugarcane production, particularly in field conditions (Li et al. 2015; Li and Yang, 2015). Sugarcane is an important crop in Guangxi, China, but due to its long duration annual economic returns tend to be lower than some other crops. Intercropping of short duration

After reading Chapter 9 and looking back on my time spent working two summers at a grain elevator which also had its own agronomy department (using science and technology to help produce better crop yields), it became noticeably clearer that the company I was working for was making arrangements to hire a new branch leader. The elevator that I worked for was one of two branches for the larger company. The company has three branch managers along with a person in charge of overseeing the entire operation

educated on “the latest farm technology focused on improving yields, reducing costs, and managing risk” (Farm Shows USA, 2017). Being in the Midwest, where agriculture is a central part of the regional economy and way of living, there are many cultural and economic factors in play with the event as well. Some of these topics related to the event, such as GMOs, global warming, impacts of water and soil quality, using technologies increase crop yield, may even be politically charged on a person to person

Plant water stress is a major factor affecting crop yield. With the ever-increasing human population, there is a constant stress exerted on water resources (McGwire et al., 2000). So irrigation to avoid or relieve this stress must be done judiciously, not only to avoid environmental problems such as groundwater pollution and runoff, but also to keep the cost down on a limited and expensive resource. Soil moisture sensors are often used for precision irrigation control purposes. However, soil moisture

Plant parasitic nematodes are important factors affecting crop yield in all agricultural production zone, they cause global losses to crop plants with an estimated loss of ≥100 billion US$ per year Chitwood, 2003. They have been identified as one of the major pests affecting vegetables production throughout the world, particularly, in the tropical and sub-tropical regions. More than 60 different species representing 19 genera of plant parasitic nematodes attack vegetables but the most destructive

2a: Crop competitive ability and disease resistance: Assess varietal differences in competitive ability against weeds and resistance against major diseases for oat, winter wheat and spring wheat. a.) Quantify weed suppressive ability under organic field conditions; b.) Quantify crop tolerance of weed pressure in field conditions; c.) Determine which crop characteristics (emergence timing, leaf blade width, tillering, leaf area index, height, growth rate) are most highly correlated with crop weed

Introduction Technology has helped farming for the positive by: increasing yield productivity, using GPS tracking to decrease human error, and using drones to create maps. Now how is technology able to do all these things you may ask, it’s simple. According to the website Pressroom , “A new report by the International Food Policy Research Institute measures the impacts of agricultural innovation on farm productivity, prices, hunger, and trade flows as we approach 2050 and identifies practices which

Proso Millet as an Alternative Crop Proso millet, Panicurn miliaceum (L.), is a warm season grass that is capable of producing seeds within a short growing season of 60 to 100 days (Boland, 2003). Proso millet possesses many unique characteristics that make it a promising alternative cash crop for the Great Plains region of United States. There is much potential for beneficial results if proso millet is further integrated into the cropping scheme of the Great Plains. Reasons for looking

Blackleg Black Leg of Canola Blackleg of canola is a disease that affects canola (Brassica napus) and other Brassica spp. with the causal agent being a fungus, Leptosphaeria maculans (anamorph= Phoma lingam). Canola is one of many cruciferous crops that is attacked by blackleg disease and losses from the disease have been documented for over a century with the disease occurring in every production area around the world (History occurrence impact, pg. 1). Symptoms for blackleg include lesions

Crop Biodiversity is a very important to the world we know. As populations grow around the world people are going to consume more food. This can cause a problem without crop biodiversity. Crop biodiversity is the outcome of the interactions among genetic resources, the environment and the management systems and practices used by farmers. This is the result of both natural selection and human interventions and human inventive developed over millennia. Crop diversity helps when trying feeding growing