ABSTRACT Biochar produced from pyrolysis of organic materials has been found to improve plant growth by […]
This paper presents the impacts of climate change for different choices of cultivars, nutrient treatments, and […]
In C3 plants, carbon isotope discrimination (?) shows large environmental and genetic variations and is linearly […]
Drought stress near heading reduces grain yield in rice cultivars by inhibiting processes such as anther […]
Insect pests and plant diseases reduce cassava yields substantially, posing a threat to food security throughout […]
Variation in water availability is a major source of risk for agricultural productivity and food security […]
The effects of cassava mosaic virus disease (CMD) on yield in fully and partly infected stands […]
It is widely recognized that mineral fertilizers must play an important part in improving agricultural productivity […]
The relationships between carbon isotope discrimination (?) and some morphophysiological traits such as specific leaf dry […]
The relationship between grain yield and carbon isotope discrimination (?) was analysed in wheat grown under […]
In C3 plants, carbon isotope discrimination (?) has been proposed as an indirect selection criterion for […]
Yams are an important and valued food in West and Central Africa. Yet every year it […]
Environmental stresses represent the most limiting factors for agricultural productivity. Apart from biotic stresses caused by […]
Water scarcity threatens sustainable rice production in many irrigated areas around the world. To cope with […]
We present a preliminary crop growth simulation model-based characterization of the spatial and temporal distribution of […]
A number of different marker-assisted selection (MAS) approaches exist for the improvement of polygenic traits. Results […]
This is one of 280 summaries describing key outputs from the projects run by DFID’s 10-year […]
To determine the most important production constraints and associated yield losses for six major food crops […]
Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) is crucial for both food security and poverty alleviation in Sub-Saharan Africa […]
Drought is a major constraint for rice production and yield stability in rainfed ecosystems, especially when […]
The majority of farmers in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) depend on maize (Zea mays L.), which is […]
Until recently the chickpea harvests in Nepal were in decline. However, smallholder production is now being […]
The DFID Crop Protection Programme (CPP) has produced a large array of new technologies on weeds, […]
Research has overcome a long-standing barrier to improved pigeonpea production by identifying the cause of the […]
This policy paper will assess the prospects and constraints for shifting the yield frontier in grain […]
Over the last decade efforts by government, several development partners and private sector have been geared […]
This paper presents an introduction to agrometeorological crop yield forecasting (ACYF) methods. Such methods attempt to […]
This document is prepared in the framework of Millennium project no 38: FESA Micro-Insurance, a project […]
The authors identify a set of development priorities for agriculture that cut across West Africa at […]
For countries with recurrent droughts, the design of drought impact mitigation measures could benefit from analyses […]
This study revisits the large but inconclusive body of research on crop yield distributions. Using competing […]