Relation of yield per acre of maize to cost per bagParish, E.Farming in South Africa
With the rise of precision agriculture in large commercial systems, an increasing number of farmers now employcombine harvestersequipped with yield monitor technology. Yield monitors use high-accuracyGPSand on-board sensors to estimate grain weight and moisture to produce fine resolution (~5 m or les...
Such changes will have important impacts in the quantity and quality of agricultural production, in terms of food security and the welfare of a growing global population9. Maize (Zea mays L.) is a major food source for the world and is a high-yield commodity crop, with an average ...
The effect of different tillage techniques on yield and yield contributing characters varied significantly (Table 3). The variation among different tillage techniques observed except plant population, grains per cob and 100-grain weight. The highest plant height (207.7 cm) was perceived in T2 (...
(Supplementary Fig.1). Raw phenotypic values averaged within location had ranges between locations of 23 and 25 days for days to anthesis and silk, respectively; 78 and 48 centimeters for plant and ear height, respectively; 107 bushels per acre for yield; 17 and 18 pounds for plot and test...
inputs. As noted by McGuirk and Mundlak ([1991]) in their study in India using choice of technique framework, HYVs require high levels of fertilizer input and irrigation to realize the yield potential. Thus, complementary inputs must be available and affordable to enhance adoption of HYVs....
Drought stress affects the soluble protein in maize cultivars, as studied by Mohammadkhani and Heidari [23]. Drought stress decreases seed yield and the harvest index of maize, as studied by Khalili et al. [24]. Drought stress reduced relative leaf water potential, leaf size, photosynthesis, ...
Fertile soil and abundant photo-thermal resources provide a high-yield potential for maize production [42,43]. Figure 1. Distribution of meteorological stations in Heilongjiang Province, China. This study used annual, province-level yield per acre data for corn as well as the effective irrigation...
In Brittany, where it scarcely ripens the grain, it furnishes a strong crop in the autumn upon sandy soil where clover and lucerne will yield but a poor produce. It prefers a deep, rich, warm, dry and mellow soil, and hence the rich bottoms and fertile prairies of the Mississippi basin...
maize industry $52.1 million to $1.68 billion per year (Mitchell et al. 2016). Aspergillus flavus can invade maize at any developmental stage, from pre-harvest to storage. Pre-harvest aflatoxin prevention has several advantages including increased crop yield, reduced post-harvest costs, and ...