1 Introduction Traditionally, research for agricultural development and improvement is based
on small plot experiments that are conducted for multiple years on a research station and, on …

This new edition of a bestseller examines plant nutrition's role as one of the most important
limiting factors that must be overcome to optimize food production. Extensively revised and …

Weather has a significant impact on crop growth and development. This paper presents an
overview of crop modeling and applications of crop models, and the significance of weather …

Agricultural decision makers at all levels need an increasing amount of information to better
understand the possible outcomes of their decisions to help them develop plans and …

In recent years, maize has become one of the main alternative crops for the Autumn–Winter
growing season (off-season) in several regions of Brazil. Water deficits, sub-optimum …

Learn how the climate can affect crop production! Agrometeorology: Principles and
Applications of Climate Studies in Agriculture is a much-needed reference resource on the …

Maize (Zea mays L.) production in Northeast China is vulnerable to climate change. Thus,
exploring future adaptation measures for maize is crucial to developing sustainable …

This paper presents a framework for quantifying and diagnosing constraints to sustainability
of farming systems. For a dynamic, stochastic, purposeful system, sustainability is defined as …

The aim of this study was to evaluate the potential of the Decision Support System for
Agrotechnology Transfer–Cropping System Model (DSSAT-CSM) using the CENTURY …

The impact of climate change on agricultural systems is a major concern as it can have a
significant effect on the world food supply. The objective of this study was to evaluate climate …