crop performance Articles
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A comparison of mixed-model analyses of the Iowa Crop performance test for corn
Multienvironment trials generally have highly unbalanced data structures in which a particular cultivar is only observed in a subset of all environments for which data are available. A very common approach to reporting data from such unbalanced data is to subset the data into balanced subsets and restrict comparisons within balanced subsets. Such an approach results in much information being ...
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Impact assessment of pre- and post-sown irrigation with Post Methanation distillery Effluent on soil health and crop yield
Field experiments were conducted to assess the optimum dilution of Post Methanation distillery Effluent (PME) to utilise as an organic nutrient source for growing rice and wheat crops. Dilution levels of distillery effluent significantly affected the biomass production as well as grain yield of rice and wheat crops. Levels of organic carbon and NPK were significantly higher in effluent treated ...
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Grain sorghum and corn comparisons: yield, economic, and environmental responses
Grain sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] is often grown where water stress is expected. But, improved drought tolerance in corn (Zea mays L.) hybrids has resulted in increased dryland corn production in preference to grain sorghum. However, grain sorghum may still have a yield advantage over corn in drought prone environments. This study was conducted to determine if grain sorghum has either a ...
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Pre-Harvest Tips: How to Make your Harvest Data Deliver
Harvest is underway in some regions, but for much of the Midwest, late planting and the potential threat of early frost may make harvest a race against Mother Nature. No matter where you are, you’ll want to be ready the moment your crops are - and that means ensuring you’re set up to collect the data that is key to analyzing crop performance and making decisions for the coming season. ...
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From Data to Action: Leveraging Soil NPK Sensor Insights for Optimal Crop Management
Optimizing Crop Yields and Resource Efficiency through Precision Agriculture In the pursuit of sustainable agriculture, precision farming has emerged as a game-changer, revolutionizing agricultural practices and fostering a more efficient and environmentally responsible approach to crop production. At the heart of precision farming lies the concept of real-time data acquisition, enabling farmers ...
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Cheap chemicals entice caterpillar-eating wasps to crops
It may be a win-win situation: treating seeds with commercially available growth promoters before planting could have the added benefit of attracting parasitic wasps that feed on caterpillar pests, suggests a study. The protective effect of these cheap, commercially available chemicals, known as ‘plant strengtheners’, can help protect young crops when they are particularly vulnerable ...
By SciDev.Net
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Alternative crop rotations under mediterranean no-Tillage conditions: biomass, grain yield, and water-use efficiency
In Mediterranean semiarid areas, barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) and wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) are major crops because they are well adapted to limited-water environments. In this study we tested the performance of alternative rotations to the typical barley and wheat monocultures in a rainfed Mediterranean semiarid area of northeastern Spain under a no-tillage (NT) system. Four rotations were ...
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Uncovering your Farm’s Hidden Yield Potential
What are you missing in your harvest data? Across hundreds or even thousands of acres, it’s easy to get lost in this sea of data points. It’s simply too much for one person to calculate. That’s what makes a digital tool a powerful ally. It never gets tired or distracted and when provided the right data, it never puts a decimal in the wrong place. The yield analysis tool in ...
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New Caledonia Irrigation System Stage 2 - Case Study
Project Details Construction Date May 2015 Location New Caledonia Categories: Pump System, Pipeline, Irrigation System Project Description Supply and install two Reinke Centre Pivot irrigation systems used for the irrigation of various vegetable crops. IRRIGATION PRODUCTS High performance mobile diesel pump set capable of supplying water to both pivots simultaneously ...
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What’s new to InCommand, SeedCommand and AgFiniti this spring?
What’s new to InCommand™, SeedCommand and AgFiniti this spring? Well, a lot! Be sure to update your InCommand display to v3.2. This will be the latest version for spring 2018. Here's what's new: InCommand InCommand now has the ability to access all in-cab, internet-based functionality through a single data connection source. Connect to both NTRIP RTK corrections and AgFiniti® ...
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Impact of agricultural water reallocation on crop yield and revenue: a case study in China
Our study area in the People's Victory Canal Irrigation District of Henan Province in China has been transferring agricultural water to the city for municipal use. This study starts with an examination of the impacts of irrigation frequency, irrigation water sources, and irrigation water supply performance on crop yield and net crop revenue, using data from a survey of 182 households in the ...
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Comparison of certified and farm-saved seed on yield and quality characteristics of Canola
Relatively high seed prices and low canola (Brassica napus L.) grain prices created a controversy over using farm-saved seed from hybrids. Agronomic implications of saving seed from a canola crop were investigated by planting certified seed and saved-seed of an open-pollinated and a hybrid canola cultivar at eight site-years in Saskatchewan and Alberta, Canada. In one series of experiments ...
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Modern Miracles
When a technology comes along that unlocks a new way of thinking about an old problem, we marvel at it as a “modern miracle.” Growing up in Ireland, I know that memories of the Great Potato Famine still run deep. Today, Irish farmers know how fungicides have helped ensure that potato late blight remains a distant memory. Agriculture has come a long way since the nineteenth century, ...
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Healthy soil key to readying your fields for the coming season
The more you know about your soil, the better enabled you will be to make fertilizer decisions that work on every area of your farm While harvest brings the 2023 growing season to a close, preparation for next year is already underway. Pat Kunz has signed up to have his soil tested across all his fields in anticipation of making informed fertilizer purchases for the upcoming spring. He says ...
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Best hydroponic system for strawberries: from cultivation at soil to elevated cultivation
The world production in the cultivation of strawberries has multiplied exponentially in the last decade, Being Europe the continent that has found the most expansion in production worldwide(47,7% of the world’s production). Followed by northern and central America (29,40%) this huge development is due to the strong increase in its demand, as it is considered a fruit with a ...
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IoT on the farm
How to benefit from connected devices on your farm A growing number of farmers are using the internet of things (IoT) to save time, increase production and reduce costs. So, what is IoT and how can you benefit from using IoT solutions and connected devices in your ...
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Are you lighting for optimum yields?
How do you achieve the highest yields with your lighting system? As we know, increasing light intensity up to a certain species-specific point, results in a corresponding increase in yield. And when light levels are not optimized for production, or the type of crop you are growing, you are going to have slower flowering, poor root development and plant structure, as well as reduced yields. There ...
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Fact or Fiction? Horticultural Lighting Questions Answered
There are a lot of claims out there about LED and HID lighting, and as manufacturers of both, we always try to show the complete picture. In this article, we try and debunk some common statements made about both LED and HID lighting to help you make better decisions when it comes to grow light ...
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Seasonal changes in the performance of a catch crop for mitigating diffuse agricultural pollution
An in situ technology for mitigating diffuse agricultural pollution using catch crops was developed for simultaneously preventing nitrate groundwater pollution, reducing nitrous oxide (N2O) gas emissions, and removing salts from the topsoil. Seasonal changes in the performance of a catch crop were investigated using lysimeters in a full-scale greenhouse experiment with 50 d cultivation of dent ...
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Male vs. female labour in an agroforestry system in the central highlands of Kenya: correcting the misconception
A study of male and female labour on food and cash crops was carried out in an agroforestry system in the Central Highlands of Kenya. The study tested the hypotheses that farmers concentrate most of their labour on crops with the highest gross margins whilst women concentrate most of their labour on food crops and males concentrate most of their labour on cash crops. A time allocation study was ...
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