Author: Claudia Elizabeth MarchesiPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 398
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Regional Analyses of Constraints Affecting Rice Production Systems in California
Author: Claudia Elizabeth MarchesiPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 398
Book Description
Factors Underlying Grain Yield Spatiotemporal Variability in California Rice Fields
Author: Alvaro Roel DellazoppaPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 498
Book Description
Spatial Data Analysis in Ecology and Agriculture Using R
Author: Richard E. PlantPublisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1439819149
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 637
Book Description
Assuming no prior knowledge of R, Spatial Data Analysis in Ecology and Agriculture Using R provides practical instruction on the use of the R programming language to analyze spatial data arising from research in ecology and agriculture. Written in terms of four data sets easily accessible online, this book guides the reader through the analysis of each data set, including setting research objectives, designing the sampling plan, data quality control, exploratory and confirmatory data analysis, and drawing scientific conclusions. Based on the author’s spatial data analysis course at the University of California, Davis, the book is intended for classroom use or self-study by graduate students and researchers in ecology, geography, and agricultural science with an interest in the analysis of spatial data.
Engineering Analysis of Rice Production Systems
Author: Vaclav CervinkaPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agricultural engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 428
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White Gold: The Commercialisation of Rice Farming in the Lower Mekong Basin
Author: Rob CrambPublisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 9811509980
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 462
Book Description
This open access book is about understanding the processes involved in the transformation of smallholder rice farming in the Lower Mekong Basin from a low-yielding subsistence activity to one producing the surpluses needed for national self-sufficiency and a high-value export industry. For centuries, farmers in the Basin have regarded rice as “white gold”, reflecting its centrality to their food security and well-being. In the past four decades, rice has also become a commercial crop of great importance to Mekong farmers, augmenting but not replacing its role in securing their subsistence. This book is based on collaborative research to (a) compare the current situation and trajectories of rice farmers within and between different regions of the Lower Mekong, (b) explore the value chains linking rice farmers with new technologies and input and output markets within and across national borders, and (c) understand the changing role of government policies in facilitating the on-going evolution of commercial rice farming. An introductory section places the research in geographical and historical context. Four major sections deal in turn with studies of rice farming, value chains, and policies in Northeast Thailand, Central Laos, Southeastern Cambodia, and the Mekong Delta. The final section examines the implications for rice policy in the region as a whole.
Increasing Productivity of Intensive Rice Systems Through Site-Specific Nutrient Management
Author: A. Dobermann (Ed)Publisher: Int. Rice Res. Inst.
ISBN: 9712201872
Category : Rice
Languages : en
Pages : 412
Book Description
Redesigning Rice Photosynthesis to Increase Yield
Author: J. E. SheehyPublisher: Int. Rice Res. Inst.
ISBN: 9712201465
Category : Photosynthesis
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
Sustainable Intensification
Author: Jules N. PrettyPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136529276
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
Continued population growth, rapidly changing consumption patterns and the impacts of climate change and environmental degradation are driving limited resources of food, energy, water and materials towards critical thresholds worldwide. These pressures are likely to be substantial across Africa, where countries will have to find innovative ways to boost crop and livestock production to avoid becoming more reliant on imports and food aid. Sustainable agricultural intensification - producing more output from the same area of land while reducing the negative environmental impacts - represents a solution for millions of African farmers. This volume presents the lessons learned from 40 sustainable agricultural intensification programmes in 20 countries across Africa, commissioned as part of the UK Government's Foresight project. Through detailed case studies, the authors of each chapter examine how to develop productive and sustainable agricultural systems and how to scale up these systems to reach many more millions of people in the future. Themes covered include crop improvements, agroforestry and soil conservation, conservation agriculture, integrated pest management, horticulture, livestock and fodder crops, aquaculture, and novel policies and partnerships.
Water-wise Rice Production
Author: B. A. M. BoumanPublisher: Int. Rice Res. Inst.
ISBN: 9712201821
Category : Rice
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
Increasing the Productivity of Underutilized Lands by Targeting Resource Conserving Technologies--a GIS/Remote Sensing Approach
Author: Publisher: CIMMYT
ISBN: 9706481184
Category : Agriculturally marginal lands
Languages : en
Pages : 52
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