A model is presented to investigate the optimal economic life cycle of grass leys with winter damage problems in northern Norway and to determine the threshold of winter damage before it is profitable to reseed. A two-level hierarchic Markov process has been constructed using the MLHMP software. The model takes uncertainty concerning yield potential, damage estimation and weather dependent rand...

Information on the outlook of yield and production of crops over large regions is essential for government services dealing with import and export of food crops, for agencies playing a role in food relief, for international organisations with a mandate in monitoring the world food production and trade, as well as for commodity traders. In Europe, such information is provided by the MARS (Monito...

abstract climate change means a significant change in the long-term weather of a region in comparison with what has been observed during a long term period. precipitation and minimum and maximum temperature are three variables which are affected directly by the climate change. furthermore, the water yield of a river is one of the most important hydrological variables of a basin which is affecte...

crop yields are dependent on a number of factors such as soil type, weather conditions and farming practices. crop yield estimates in different soil types are required to meet the needs of farmers, land appraisers, and governmental agencies in iran as around the world. this study was conducted to model the wheat-grain yields [triticum aestivum l.]  by soil properties in khoy area, the north-wes...

Cotton is one of the major crops cultivated in the Texas Rolling Plains region, and it is a major contributor to the regional economy. Cotton cultivation in this region is facing severe challenges due to an increase in the frequency of droughts and a projected decrease in rainfall in the future. Development and evaluation of deficit irrigation strategies for this region could potentially conser...

Climate plays important role in production of coffee. Adequate quantum and timely receipt of blossom rainfall for flowering and subsequent backing showers influence the berry set and yield of coffee. Harvesting of Arabica coffee in Kerala State with humid tropical climate in India is done by December-January and harvesting of Robusta coffee is taken up during January-February. In this paper, at...

Wheat yield is highly dependent on weather, Therefore, predicting its effect can improve crop management decisions. Various modelling approaches have been used to predict wheat including process-based modelling, statistical models, and machine learning. However, these models typically require a large data set for training or fitting. They often also limited ability in capturing the effects of s...

Extreme weather conditions with negative impacts can strongly affect agricultural production. In the Danjiangkou reservoir area, citrus yields were greatly influenced by cold weather conditions and drought stress in 2011. Soil straw mulching (SM) practices have a major effect on soil water and thermal regimes. A two-year field experiment was conducted to evaluate whether the SM practices can he...

Crop insurance is a viable solution to reduce the vulnerability of smallholder farmers to risks from pest and disease outbreaks, extreme weather events, and market shocks that threaten their household food and income security. In developing and emerging countries, the implementation of area yield-based insurance, the form of crop insurance preferred by clients and industry, is constrained by th...