This paper projects and analyzes the regional impacts of climate change on the agricultural productivity of family farming and large-scale agriculture in Brazil between 2021 and 2050, using the RCP 4.5 and RCP 8.5 scenarios. The methodology adopted consists of a cross-sectional estimation of a...

The response was similar across 17 tree species studied

Study finds multiple benefits from using biochar in agriculture

Environmental sustainability in agriculture is a key component of discussions to address the current climate crisis; unfortunately, many people (including researchers) presume that only certain types of agriculture (e.g., organic, local) are environmentally sustainable. Non-farmers also fail to...

Ukraine has a developed agricultural sector of the economy, where agriculture accounts for 10.4% of the gross domestic product. The relevance of the subject is due to the fact that agricultural production, which is of strategic importance for the country, is very sensitive to ongoing climate...

Soft winter wheat has been adapted to the north-central, north-western, and south-central United States over hundreds of years for optimal yield, height, heading date, and pathogen and pest resistance. Environmental factors like weather affect abiotic traits such as pre-harvest sprouting...

Introduction: Dynamic crop growth models are an important tool to predict complex traits, like crop yield, for modern and future genotypes in their current and evolving environments, as those occurring under climate change. Phenotypic traits are the result of interactions between genetic,...

Introduction: Artemisinin is a secondary metabolite well-known for its use in the treatment of malaria. It also displays other antimicrobial activities which further increase its interest. At present, Artemisia annua is the sole commercial source of the substance, and its production is limited,...

Food is a basic human requirement which sustains the dynamics of the Earth's inhabitants by satisfying hunger, providing nutrition and health, and catering to culture, tradition, and lifestyle. However, the rising global population coupled with climate change including calamities, diseases,...

As part of the productive sustainability component of the OMICAS program and in line with the principles of socially responsible rice production promoted by the National Rice Growers Federation through its Mass Technology Adoption Program (AMTEC), the present research was conducted over the last 2...