1 State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China, 2 School of Biology, University of St Andrews, East Sands, St Andrews, United Kingdom, 3 Scientific Observation and Experimental Station of Pests in Xilingol Rangeland, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Acad...

Soil salinity is the main environmental limiting factor for current agricultural farming systems in Bangladesh coastal zone. Targeting crop selection to ameliorate its impact food production a priority ensure security, diversifying outputs and reducing smallholders' vulnerabilities. In this context, growth modelling emerges as useful tool exploring different scenarios selection. Studying spatia...

This study aimed to develop a remote sensing-based method for forecasting rice yield by considering vegetation greenness conditions during initial and peak greenness stages of the crop; and implemented for “boro” rice in Bangladeshi context. In this research, we used Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS)-derived two 16-day composite of normalized difference vegetation index (NDV...

There is enormous possibility to increase rice yield in Bangladesh. Inefficient and often imbalanced fertilizer use impedes farmers from achieving expected yields. It evident past research that have resorted applying fertilizers at inappropriate rates do not match well with the nutrient requirement of certain crops. Therefore, this study explores contribution selected factors influence farmers’...

Preliminary information on the effectiveness of trimethacarb as a bird repellent on broadcast seed and ripening crops was obtained during 1982 and 1983 from studies in Haiti, India, the Philippines, Bangladesh, Mali, and the United States. R50 and LD50 determinations for nine pest bird species to cereal crops in these countries indicated birds were not as sensitive to trimethacarb as to the avi...