This study presents a comprehensive evaluation of the most frequently used non-adaptive and adaptive Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) filtering techniques called; Mean, Median, Lee, Lee-sigma, Local Region, Frost and GammaMAP. Envisat ASAR Precision Image (PI) mode data acquired on August 2008 is used to examine the filtering techniques. Three test sites (~ 4 km), located in Karacabey of Bursa in...

estimation of weed damage threshold is essensial in site-specific weed control programs. this experiment was conducted to determine the spatial distribution of weeds damage threshold in two wheat feilds. data related to weed biomass and crop yield were collected from sampling at 120 and 135 points of the first and second fields respectively based on a 4×4 m grid at research field of agricultura...

during an investigation on edaphic mite fauna of wheat fields in abarkooh (yazd province) and citrus orchards in jahrom (fars province), some specimens belonging to the family oplitidae were collected and identified as oplitis paradoxa (canestrini & berlese). this is the first report of this species from iran.

the increasing needs for energy, its high price and its environmental impact on greenhouse gases emission and limited energy resources due to increased research on energy balance in crop production systems. the objective of this research was to compare seedbed preparation and sowing methods in wheat production in kordkoy region with respect to energy use and efficiency. fifteen wheat fields wer...

In recent years, the number of wheat, Triticum aestivum L., fields heavily infested by Hessian fly, Mayetiola destructor (Say), has increased in the Great Plains of the United States. Historically, resistance genes in wheat have been the most efficient means of controlling this insect pest. To determine which resistance genes are still effective in this area, virulence of six Hessian fly popula...

The present paper proposes a method for the evaluation of soil evaporation, using soil moisture estimations based on radar satellite measurements. We present firstly an approach for the estimation and monitoring of soil moisture in a semi-arid region in North Africa, using ENVISAT ASAR images, over two types of vegetation covers. The first mapping process is dedicated solely to the monitoring o...

The potential of FORMOSAT-2 and ENVISAT/ASAR for the monitoring of irrigated wheat crops over Tensift/Marrakech semi-arid plain in Morocco is investigated. The green leaf area index (GLAI) was obtained from time series of vegetation index acquired by the FORMOSAT-2 instrument with a 25% accuracy. This information was then incorporated into a canopy functioning model to provide spatial estimates...

Ryegrass is the probably the most damaging weed to winter wheat over a large part of the high rainfall area in the central, north and east Texas. Economic losses in wheat occur through reduced grain yield, quality, foreign matter, and harvest efficiency. Yield loss can exceed 90% in heavy infestations. In addition to yield reduction, reduced harvest efficiency results in lower test weight, high...

over the past 20 years since tribenuron-methyl herbicide registration in iran, reports of erratic control of broadleaf weeds with it have increased in wheat fields of aq qala. in order to evaluate the incidence of resistance in wild mustard (sinapis arvensis) and turnipweed (rapistrum rugosum) to tribenuron-methyl herbicide, dose-response assays were conducted during the years 1390 and 1391 at ...