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Higher temperatures mean they can harvest earlier, even if the seasons have been moister. “Harvest dates are getting much earlier, and all the evidence points to it being linked to climate change,” said Elizabeth Wolkovich, a biologist at Harvard University. ...
A new study from NASA and Harvard University finds that climate change is diminishing an important link between droughts and the timing of wine grape harvests in France and Switzerland. During a study of wine grape harvest dates from 1600 to 2007, researchers discovered harvests began shifting dramatically earlier during the ...
Maize is the second largest crop in the Netherlands (after grass) with an area of 224,000 hectare in 2015. Sowing and harvesting dates in relation to variety choiceNorth netherlands Harvest 10 Sept. 20 Sept. after 1 Oct. 20 April VE E E/ME 1 May UE VE E 10 May UUE* UE VE South Netherlands ...
The free phone program allows citrus farmers to enter in about a dozen variables — like the type of crop, insect pressure, harvest date, previous spray history, and whether the crop will be for fresh fruit or juice and for export or domestic markets — to determine the best pesticide to use. ...
The research team, led by Hernán Ceballos at the International Center for Tropical Agriculture, identified four different sources of tolerance to a phenomenon known as post-harvest physiological deterioration. This process renders the cassava roots inedible and unmarketable a mere two to four days after harvesting. ...