Compositional nutrient diagnosis and associated yield predictions in maize: A case study in the northern Guinea savanna ...
status: published
Green Area Index and Soil Moisture Retrieval in Maize Fields Using Multi-Polarized C- and L-Band SAR Data and the Water ...
The green area index (GAI) and the soil moisture under the canopy are two key variables for agricultural monitoring. The current most accurate GAI estimation methods exploit optical data and are rendered ineffective in the case of frequent cloud cover. Synthetic aperture radar (SAR) measurements could allow the remote estimation of both variables a...
Optimum Stand Density of Tropical Maize Varieties: An On-farm Evaluation of Grain Yield Responses in the Nigerian Savann...
status: published
Welfare and Performance of Post-Weaning Sows and Piglets Previously Housed in Farrowing Pens with Temporary Crating on a...
Published in Animals : an open access journal from MDPI
The study investigated the effect of farrowing environment on the weaning adaptability of sows and piglets. One farrowing crate (FC) and two farrowing pens with temporary crating (TC: SWAP and JLF15) were compared. Sixty-four sows and 663 piglets were followed until 5 days post-weaning. At weaning (D24), sows and piglets were moved to group pens an...
Evaluation of ultraviolet irradiation effects on Aspergillus flavus and Aflatoxin B1 in maize and peanut using innovativ...
This study investigated the effectiveness of the ultraviolet irradiation of the C region (UV-C) for the decontamination of Aspergillus flavus and aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) on artificially inoculated maize and peanut using innovative decontamination equipment that supports vibrations to achieve semi-fluidization of the grain/kernel material and getting eq...
Prevention and practical strategies to control mycotoxins in the wheat and maize chain
Within this study, food safety management systems for wheat and maize, and derived white wheat flour and maize flour, have been evaluated, considering different prevention and practical intervention measures to be applied during storage and processing. For this purpose, through an operational flow chart, authors have per -formed mycotoxin-hazard an...
Contour-Based Detection and Quantification of Tar Spot Stromata Using Red-Green-Blue (RGB) Imagery
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Quantifying symptoms of tar spot of corn has been conducted through visual-based estimations of the proportion of leaf area covered by the pathogenic structures generated by
Economic and ecosystem impacts of GM maize in South Africa
White maize in South Africa is the only staple crop produced on a widespread commercial basis for direct human consumption using genetically modified (GM) cultivars. Using a combined economic and environmental approach, we estimate the total welfare benefits attributable to GM white maize in South Africa for 2001-2018 are $694.7 million. Food secur...
Impact of ethnic pre-harvest practices on the occurrence of Fusarium verticillioides and fumonisin B1 in maize fields fr...
Besides conducive environmental factors in the tropics, pre-harvest practices significantly correlate to an increased contamination of crops by plant pathogens and related mycotoxins. Small-holder ethnic farmers are a vulnerable group in the face of these contaminations. Therefore, this study aimed to clarify the impact of traditional pre-harvest p...
Five keys to prevention and control of mycotoxins in grains : a proposal
Grains (cereals and legumes) contribute significantly to in achieving food and nutritional security. However, these commodities are susceptible to fungal contamination, accompanied by the production of toxic secondary metabolites known as mycotoxins. Despite existence of extensive literature concerning prevention and control of mycotoxin contaminat...
