Agrometeorological data is important in agricultural research, especially in agronomy and crop science, for investigating genotype by environment interactions. The AgERA5 dataset from the Copernicus Climate Data Store provides free and public access to global gridded daily agrometeorological data, from 1979 to present, with ready to use variables t...
Ninety backyard gardens in the south-eastern Ethiopian highlands with enset (Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman), banana and various annual crops were assessed for the presence of enset root mealybugs (Paraputo ensete (Williams & Matile-Ferrero)). This study presents the first observation of enset root mealybugs on banana. This pest has until now ...
Previously, we developed and applied a glasshouse screen for potato tuber yield under heat stress and identified a candidate gene (HSc70) for heat tolerance by genetic analysis of a diploid potato population. Specific allelic variants were expressed at high levels on exposure to moderately elevated temperature due to variations in gene promoter seq...
Multi-year systematic research showed the complementarity of conservation agriculture and sub-surface drip irrigation, assessed through field experimentation and simulation modelling. Considering the future consequences of rapidly depleting groundwater, Governments (India, Punjab, Haryana) initiated a new policy to save water in agriculture. ‘Scien...
The citrus fruit grower has hardly adopted innovations, resulting in reduced income and profitability. This study aims to apply andragogic training and extension techniques to a group of 150 citrus fruit growers from five different communities in Veracruz,Mexico, to improve the adoption of social and technological innovations, their income, and pro...
Testing of various cropping systems in field experiments completed: a study conducted for three years (2016–2019) in Polder 30 that included five cropping systems [improved varieties of rice-maize (R-M); rice-mungbean (R-MB); rice-sunflower (R-S); traditional varieties of rice-mungbean (RTrad-MBTrad); and rice-fallow (RTrad-F)].
Recently, recognition has been growing of the power of data and information for better decisionmaking and service provision in agriculture. To ensure good data quality, an agreed standard to collect, store, and share data along the agricultural value chain is required. With this background, the purpose of this guideline is to provide guidance on st...
We compare the effect of the wetting front detector on yield and water productivity with farmers' practices (FP) and irrigation requirements based on crop water requirement calculation (IRCWR). A field experiment was conducted to assess the effect of the wetting front detector, FP and IRCWR combined with six fertilizer rates. We also interviewed 50...
