Tall fescue is widely used in temperate regions throughout the world as a dominant forage grass as well as a turfgrass, in pastoral and turf industry. However, the utilization of tall fescue was limited because of its leaf roughness, poor regeneration ability and poor stress resistance. New cultivars were desirable in modern pastoral industries exceed the potential of existing cultivars. Theref...

High nitrogen fertiliser applications are very common in many densely populated areas as in the North China Plain (NCP). A still growing population and an ongoing economic progress enforce that process. Remote sensing methods can help to optimize the N-management for diagnosing crop N status on a field and regional level. For that purpose, spectral and agronomic data were collected during the v...

ment in the management of lawns and landscapes as spring. Sales of all lawn and garden products soar as many homeowners strive for the best looking lawn possible. However, your enthusiasm for returning the lawn to tip-top shape should be tempered enough so that you make sound agronomic and environmental management decisions. Smart choices now will result in a healthy, dense turf canopy that wil...

The interdisciplinary nature of water resources problems requires the integration of technical, economic, environmental, social, and legal aspects into a coherent analytical framework. This paper presents the development of a new integrated hydrologicagronomic-economic model in the context of a river basin in which irrigation is the dominant water use and irrigation-induced salinity presents a ...

Much previous research in pest management in canola has focused on developing strategies for reducing infestation levels of single pest species (e.g., bertha armyworm), or individual pest groups (e.g., insects) without regard to possible detrimental effects of these control strategies on other pests. The aim of our research has been to integrate insect management strategies with agronomic pract...

To assess spatial variability at the very fine scale required by Precision Agriculture, different proximal and remote sensors have been used. They provide large amounts and different types of data which need to be combined. An integrated approach, using multivariate geostatistical data-fusion techniques and multi-source geophysical sensor data to determine simple summary scale-dependent indices...

Andean tubers refer to a variety of roots and underground stems cultivated in the region, which spans significant portion South America. Among these are Arracacia xanthorrhiza, Tropaeolum tuberosum, Oxalis tuberosa, Ullucus tuberosus. These exhibit resistance pests, extreme environmental conditions such as drought or frost, various soil types. It also displays morphological diversity terms shap...