Seed industry is an important basic industry in agricultural, an emerging industry as well. However, the new varieties are driving force and providing source for seed industry development. How extending the new varieties to the most appropriate place are important issues that seed industry needs to address. East of North China as an example, the county for the evaluation unit, on the basis of a...

Interpretation of light trap catches of moths is complicated by daily variation in weather that alters flight activity and numbers caught. Light trap efficiency is also modified by wind and fog, and daily weather may effect absolute abundance (numbers actually present). However, actograph experiments and other sampling methods suggest that changes in daily activity are large by comparison to ch...

khorasan province is one of the most important provinces of iran, especially as regards agricultural products. the prediction of crop yield with available data has important effects on socio-economic and political decisions at the regional scale. this study shows the ability of artificial neural network (ann) technology and adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference systems (anfis) for the prediction o...

BACKGROUND Cycling has the potential to provide health, environmental and economic benefits but the level of cycling is very low in New Zealand and many other countries. Adverse weather is often cited as a reason why people do not cycle. This study investigated temporal and seasonal variability in cycle volume and its association with weather in Auckland, New Zealand's largest city. METHODS T...

Adverse weather is one of the most prevalent sources risk in agriculture. Its impacts are aggravated by lack effective management mechanisms. That why resource-poor farmers tend to respond risks adopting low-capital investment, low-return, and low-risk agricultural practices. This challenge needs be addressed with innovative strategies. One tools that gaining traction, especially developing cou...

BACKGROUND The time distribution of injuries is not random. To assess the potential impact of weather and the phase of the moon on accidents, adjustment for known periodic and nonperiodic factors may be important. We compared the incidence of injuries with quantitative and qualitative weather variables as well as the lunar cycle, after correction for calendar and holiday-related factors. METH...

Being at the same time a major staple food and a crop very sensitive to weather and price fluctuations, maize is in the core of food security challenges in Tanzania. In a country where agricultural production is mainly driven by smallholder farmers and where the exposure to weather shocks such as drought is likely to increase because of climate change, implementing an efficient and affordable i...