Essays about: "sowing date"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 10 essays containing the words sowing date.
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1. Assessment of Climate Change Impact on Rainfed Barley Production in the Mediterranean Basin : The Almeria province case study
University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknikAbstract : The Mediterranean basin is widely recognized as a climate change hotspot, with climate models projecting increasingly warmer and drier conditions that will impact local ecosystems, communities, and economies. Agriculture will be among the most affected sectors, with harsher conditions for crops’ growth, greater water needs, and lower yields. READ MORE
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2. Companion crops in winter oilseed rape : effects on nitrogen concentration, biomass, and prevalence of weeds at the end of autumn growth
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Crop Production EcologyAbstract : Intercropping can be used as a management system to promote higher yield as well as less weeds,diseases, and insect damage. Legumes are a commonly used companion crop (CC) in intercropping due to the benefit of nitrogen (N) fixation. READ MORE
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3. Climate change effects on the sub-Saharan agriculture- a case study in Kenya on maize growth and adaptation options
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskapAbstract : Climate change is progressively advancing, and is affecting the entire globe, with some areas more vulnerable than others. Among them, the sub-Saharan Africa, with a very low adaptive capacity, mainly relies on one economic sector: agriculture. Due to its high climate-dependency, agriculture is at elevated risk. READ MORE
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4. Climate change impacts on water resources of the Ganges : Suitable adaptation options for agriculture in the Indian-Himalayan region
University essay from KTH/Industriell ekologiAbstract : Climate change is affecting several environmental factors and together with socio-economic changes put high pressure on water resources. Climate change manifest itself through increasing temperatures and changes in precipitation patterns and intensities, with knock-on effects on hydrologically-relevant parameters such as water flows, evapotranspiration rates, glacial melt etcetera, all of which have already been observed in the recent past and are predicted to continue in the future. READ MORE
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5. Potential för utökad areal sådd inom Holmen Skog
University essay from SLU/Department of Forest Biomaterials and Technology (from 131204)Abstract : Holmen Skog har som målsättning att öka andelen sådda föryngringsytor från dagens 24 % till 30 %. Erfarenheterna inom Holmen Skog vad gäller sådd är goda, men med ett ökat arealmål blir svårigheterna att hitta lämpliga bestånd större. READ MORE