This evaluation was performed on zein networks separate from complex food matrices in order to attribute the observed properties to the proteins with confidence. The complimentary analysis of wheat gluten allowed for direct comparison with a similar protein that is currently extensively used in plant-...
Crop rotation is required to avoid or reduce diseases and insects that are associated with consecutive cultivation of the same crop on the same plot. Local farmers plant sole watermelon and seed watermelon/maize intercropping not more than once every three years in the same plot. Sole cumin ...
Turn in loss claims quickly to avoid being denied.(TOP TALK: What actions should farmers take related to crop insurance this fall?)(Interview)Bernick, Jeanne
Climate change (CC) will likely significantly impact the world’s infrastructure significantly. Rising temperatures, increased precipitation, and rising sea levels are all likely to stress critical infrastructures (CI). Rising temperatures can lead to in
learning from Mukubal pastoralists from the hyper-arid south. They also used to access water from SWIs built during the colonial times, but the occasional failure of some of them forces pastoralists to keep moving in search of more reliable water sources. Pastoralists of Tchitemo mentioned that ...
and partly to avoid crop damage. Finally, pastoralists with large herds, primarily of Herero origin, would make seasonal camps at waterholes located within a certain pasture area, sometimes utilising more than one waterhole per wet season and sometimes visiting different pasture areas in different ye...
they help to fulfill households’ subsistence and consumption needs in terms of energy and nutrition as well as medical and construction purposes. Secondly, they serve as a safety-net in times of crises (e.g., income shortages due to crop failure) and thirdly, some AFTPs provide regular cash...
Climate change is one of the multiple challenges facing all categories of farmers globally. However, African farmers are the most sensitive in respect of c
Agronomics and agrostological practices are both considered as a biological method. The 11 sub-themes are tillage operation, intercropping, cover crop, mulching, organic matter, cultivation grass, contour farming, bunds, micro basin tillage, contour terrace, and geo-textile. The result (Refer Fig...
While we correct for the effect on return flows in order to avoid overly optimistic rates of savings, these more efficient ways of irrigation application will result in a temporal and spatial redistribution of return flows in existing irrigation systems, with more water remaining in the river main...