Solar energy is one of the basic elements for all renewable and fossil fuels. Solar radiation data is always a necessary basis for the design of any solar energy conversion device and for a feasibility study of the possible use of solar energy in variety of applications. In the existing system the prediction of solar radiation is based on feed forward neural networks. The drawback behind that i...

The ecological impacts of alien species invasion are a major threat to global biodiversity. The increasing number of invasion events by alien species and the high cost and difficulty of eradicating invasive species once established require the development of new methods and tools for predicting the most susceptible areas to invasion. Invasive pollinators pose serious threats to biodiversity and...

The article highlights the theoretical and methodological approaches to classification of arable land by suitability soils for growing major crops, which are based on environmentally friendly use agricultural land, is now considered as basis development society a whole. Methodological this doctrine demands plants environmental factors, need various resources (light, heat, humidity, etc.) their ...

Butterflies and moths (Lepidoptera) have been suggested for the environmental monitoring of genetically modified (GM) crops due to their suitability as ecological indicators, and because of the possible adverse impact of the cultivation of current transgenic crops. The German Association of Engineers (VDI) has developed guidelines for the standardized monitoring of Lepidoptera describing the us...

Agro-ecoregionalization is categorization of landscapes for use in crop suitability analysis, strategic agroeconomic development, risk analysis, and other purposes. Past agro-ecoregionalizations have been subjective, expert opinion driven, crop specific, and unsuitable for statistical extrapolation. Use of quantitative analytical methods provides an opportunity for delineation of agro-ecoregion...

Fraedrich, S. W., Cram. M. M.. and Handoo. Z. A. 2003. Suitabiliiy of southern pines. other selected crops. and nutsedge to a O~?~qicloru.s sp. associated with stunting of loblolly pine seedlings. Plant Dis. X7: 1129-l 132. An undescribed needle nematode (Longirlonrs sp.) has been associated with severely stunted loblolly pine seedlings at a south Georgia nursery. Containers with selected crop ...

BACKGROUND Agricultural science can address a population's vitamin, amino acid and mineral malnutrition through biofortification - agronomy, plant breeding and biotechnology to develop crops with high nutrient contents. Biofortified crop varieties should be grown in areas with populations at risk of nutrient deficiency and in areas where the same crop is already grown and consumed. Information ...

BACKGROUND Winter chill is one of the defining characteristics of a location's suitability for the production of many tree crops. We mapped and investigated observed historic and projected future changes in winter chill in California, quantified with two different chilling models (Chilling Hours, Dynamic Model). METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS Based on hourly and daily temperature records, win...

Land suitability maps are useful tools for protecting soil resources. The main objective of this study was to elaborate and assess different rainfed irrigated crops. This conducted in the North-East area Tunisia, three speculations were adopted (Cereals, arboriculture vegetable crops) both conditions. Arithmetic multiplication methods used based on Food Agriculture Organization (FAO) classifica...