Winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) produced in Nebraska (NE) is often inconsistent in yield largely due to variability in environmental conditions. Managing production practices may ameliorate this problem of winter wheat in NE. The objective of this study was to identify the combined effects of seeding rate (3), genotype (6), and top-dressed nitrogen (2) on the yield and agronomic characteris...

This article investigates the effects of wheat genetic diversity and land degradation on risk and agricultural productivity in less favoured production environments of a developing agricultural economy. Drawing production data from household and plot surveys conducted in the highlands of Ethiopia, we estimate a stochastic production function to evaluate the effects of variety richness, land deg...

It is a common practice to grow winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) as a dual-purpose crop in the U.S. Southern Great Plains to decrease production risk and to increase profit margin through cattle (Bos taurus) production. Crop management of the dual-purpose wheat is complex because of the tradeoffs between beef production and wheat grain yield. A wheat grazing model helps in making optimal dec...

The expert system discussed in this chapter, the Expert System to Software Package Selection (ESSS), was developed motivated by the needs of small bussines to support the software packages selection task. ESSS, is a rule based expert system designed to evaluate software packages using the ranking approach. ESSS evaluates software packages using six factors, and point values appropiate for each ...

This study probes into the interplay of the factors operating on supply side of the wheat economy of Pakistan. The analysis is carried out to determine the performance of the agricultural policy of the country in securing a sustainable measure of self-sufficiency in food production. It is argued that, compared to the developed countries, the developing countries like Pakistan have done too litt...

One of the ways of haploid production is a cross between wheat and maize. Recently success has been achieved in this method, leading to the production of zygotes; these zygotes generally undergo elimination of maize chromosomes and thus lead to production of wheat haploid plant. The purpose of this study was to develop an efficient method of haploid production via maize pollination in short dur...

Plant disease and pests influence the physiological state and restricts the healthy growth of crops. Physiological measurements are considered the most accurate way of assessing plant health status. In this paper, we researched the use of an in situ hyperspectral remote sensor to detect plant water status in winter wheat infected with powdery mildew. Using a diseased nursery field and artificia...

Abstract Background Ethiopia is a major producer of cereals and the largest wheat in sub-Saharan Africa. The sub-sector strategic for Government Ethiopia, where has several food uses which can be prepared modern or culturally processed techniques. Crop production productivity including function all recommended technology packages not only variety. Adoption technologies play significant role imp...