Essays about: "DSSAT"
Found 3 essays containing the word DSSAT.
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1. Weather you like it or not : pre-season yield forecasting of malting barley with climate markers.
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Crop Production EcologyAbstract : Different means of yield forecasting have been investigated in many publications, although very few with a focus on pre-season forecasting. Climate change and the increasing risk of extreme weather events is a threat to food production, and early yield predictions could therefore be beneficial for farmer’s planning and management as a way towards more resilient food production. READ MORE
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2. The assessment of ecosystem services provided by forest edge effects on fields in a fragmented Swedish agricultural landscape : a methodological framework
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Crop Production EcologyAbstract : Agricultural expansion, prompted by increasing global food demand, has fragmented, simplified, and homogenized the landscape in the last decades. The resilience and sustainability of croplands are at stake, resulting in a hight vulnerability to climate change, and having major impacts on environmental protection, biodiversity preservation and food security. READ MORE
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3. Field study in Machacamarca, Bolivia : An investigation on the effects of implementing solar powered irrigation
University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknikAbstract : This bachelor thesis consists of a field study conducted in the canton of Machacamarca close to La Paz in Bolivia. The global climate change has affected the weather in the area which has caused higher temperatures, irregularity in precipitation and unexpected frost. READ MORE