Phoma stem canker is a damaging disease of oilseed rape (Brassica napus) that causes annual yield losses to UK growers worth approximately £100 million, despite the use fungicides. In UK, sown in August/September and harvested following July. The epidemics are initiated by ascospores released from Leptosphaeria spp. pseudothecia (ascocarps) on stubble autumn/winter. Control this reliant cultiva...

Many farmers in the steeply sloped Palouse region of eastern Washington and northern Idaho practice no-till (NT) farming. Soil quality and water intake parameters were assessed in standing wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) stubble along summit, side, and toe-slope positions in a 2-yr study at three paired-farm sites using traditional tillage (TT) vs. NT management. Paired sites had similar south-fac...

Agave bagasse was successfully separated into fractions that were used in sheep feeding trials. Agave bagasse can be substituted for corn stubble in the sheep's diet which resulted in improved weight gain. Agave bagasse was also processed into long and short fiber fractions with a hammermill and fiberboards of medium and high specific gravities being produced. Medium specific gravity agave fibe...

Facial perception research has benefited from the use of computer graphic methods, such as facial image prototyping and transformation. This paper describes new methods for improved prototyping and transformation of skin textures including wrinkles and stubble. We use a biologically inspired wavelet transform to capture the textural detail in different facial regions at multiple spatial scales ...

Sunflower has historically been an important crop in Central Queensland. In recent years the sunflower area in Central Queensland has been reduced due to low and variable prices and increased competition from alternate summer crops. Issues of tall persistent stubble that provides little ground cover and a lack of in-crop weed control options have also contributed to declining popularity of sunf...

Abstract For sowing grain crops on stubble, stubble seeders with tine coulters are used, which perform technological operations in one pass. However, they do not meet the requirements of agricultural machinery to ensure an even distribution seeds sub-spear space. The subsoil no-drill planting creates most favorable conditions for growth and development cultivated at same time, crop yields incre...

CO2 emissions represent one of the greenhouse gases significantly affecting climate change. Reduced tillage practices can contribute to mitigation from soils. The effect with different straw incorporation on was studied in field experiments years 2020 and 2021. winter wheat used 2020, spring barley Treatments were: (1) chiselling 10–12 cm; (2) shallow (5–6 cm depth); (3) mulch, (4) stubble. war...