Yield gap analysis could provide management suggestions to increase crop yields, while
the understandings of resource utilization efficiency could help judge the rationality of the …

The ridge-furrow rainwater harvesting system is a valuable technique for collecting runoff
water and increasing radiation use efficiency to improve crop production. Field experiments …

Efficient utilization of incident solar radiation and rainwater conservation in rain-fed
smallholder crop** systems require the development and adoption of crop** systems …

Background The fraction of intercepted photosynthetically active radiation (fPARi) is typically
described with a non-linear function of leaf area index (LAI) and k, the light extinction …

Elemental composition of Gossypium hirsutum L.(cotton), Oryza sativa L.(Asian rice),
Phaseolus vulgaris L.(common bean), Saccharum spp. L.(sugarcane), and Zea mays …

Context For a long time, the ultimate objective in arid and semi-arid agricultural production
areas has been to optimize yield while ensuring efficient utilization of agricultural water …

The Soil–Water–Atmosphere–Plant (SWAP) model does not have a mulching module to
simulate the effect of film mulching on soil water, heat dynamics and crop growth. In this …

Despite the importance of Allanblackia floribunda as a multipurpose tree grown in south east
Nigeria, where small scale farmers retain some trees on their farm land for soil rejuvenation …

Photosynthesis is the conversion of light into carbohydrates at the cellular level.
Photosynthetic rates are determined by the availability of light, carbon dioxide (CO 2), and …

ABSTRACT A high sowing density in maize is a widely used management practice for
increasing crop yield; this method increases intraspecific competition for solar radiation …