4th International Workshop on Functional-Structural Plant Models, 7-11 june 2004 –Montpellier, France Edited by C. Godin et al., pp. 210-215 A 3D approach for modelling tillering in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) J.B. Evers, J. Vos, C. Fournier, B. Andrieu, M. Chelle, P.C. Struik 1 Group Crop and Weed Ecology, Department of Plant Sciences, Wageningen University, Haarweg 333, 6709 RZ Wageningen, t...

Sustainability of rice production under limited water conditions is threatened by increasing irrigation water scarcity. Therefore, physiological and morphological responses of rice to varying water stress management strategies should be determined. The physiological and morphological responses of a semi dwarf rice (Hashemi cultivar) to water stress intensities (mild and severe, i.e., short-dura...

Rising concentration of surface O3 threatens crop production and food security. To improve the evaluation develop efficient adaptations, it is essential to study effects acute pollution. We adopted this by open-top chamber (OTC) method found that fumigation elevated (NF40) for short (tillering jointing, heading ripening) long periods during rice growth reduced grain yield 17, 19 25%, respective...

Biocontrol agents are critical for pest management in sustainable agriculture. Generalist arthropod predators may hold a great potential as biocontrol because they ubiquitous and consume pests agroecosystems. However, their diet composition over the entire crop season has rarely been quantified, which hinders our ability to assess real field conditions that foster temporal dynamics of alternati...