Crop simulation models have been used widely to describe systems and processes at the
level of the genotype, the crop, the farming system, the region, and the global environment …

Climate change and variability challenge crop productivity and resource use efficiency in
West Africa. Despite abundant research on climate change impact on crop yields and food …

The two components of sucrose yield are the biomass and the sucrose fraction thereof.
Increasing one or both of these will increase yield. Biomass could be increased by …

This book, based on work sponsored by the Natural Resources Systems Programme of the
UK Department for International Development, reviews progress in crop-soil simulation …

Sustainable production practices are needed to enhance water and nutrient use efficiencies
in the cropping systems of West Africa, especially in face of predicted climate change for the …

Site-specific nitrogen (N) management has been suggested as a management tool to
increase N fertilizer efficiency and reduce environmental impact. Environmental laws are …

Due to the intensive rotation and environmental concerns related with the over-fertilization,
optimizing nitrogen (N) fertilization is crucial to winter oilseed rape cultivation in the Yangtze …

A conceptual framework for crop production efficiency was derived using thermodynamic
efficiency concept, in order to generate a tool for performance evaluation of agricultural …

El cambio climático es un fenómeno global actual que posee diversas causas, tales como el
incremento antropogénico en las emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero y su influencia …

The objective of this work was to assess the spatial and temporal variability of sugarcane
yield efficiency and yield gap in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, throughout 16 growing …