This paper analyzed dynamics of crop diversification in one of the agriculturally prosperous districts of Indian Punjab using Gibbs Martin Index. Spatio-temporal analysis of crop diversification in the district shows decline in crop diversification in most of the blocks (administrative sub divisions). The cropping pattern in most of the blocks of the district has become over specialized in the ...

This research was designed to evaluate the effectiveness of fortified flour on micronutrient status in poor rural adult women. A total of 4,700 farmers as the intervention group were supplied with multi-nutrient fortified wheat flour for three years, while 2750 farmers as the control group were supplied with unfortified wheat flour. Wheat flour was fortified with vitamins A, B-1, B-2, niacin, f...

In the crown of the year, inspection of wheat quality fast and accurate is very important for all of grain enterprises, farmers and governments. Governments would like to construct a fair and equitable market for grain transaction with explicit grain quality standard. Farmers would like to sell their high-quality grain at a high unit price for they have paid more attention and investment. Enter...

Increased fertilizer input in agricultural systems during the last few decades has resulted in large yield increases, but also in environmental problems. We used data from published papers and a soil testing and fertilization project in Shaanxi province during the years 2005 to 2009 to analyze chemical fertilizer inputs and yields of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) and maize (Zea mays L.) on the f...

the purpose of this study is identify the most distinguishing factors of farmers' attitudes and behaviors regarding food security. the research method was survey and correlational research. the population was 25435 farmers of shush, shooshtar and dezful district. 379 farmers were selected based on the table of takman and morgan. finally, 237 questionnaires were collected. data collection w...

This paper presents a proposed expert system to identify the leaf diseases of three cereal crops (rice, maize and wheat). Keeping in view the advances in the field of agriculture and need of farmers, this expert system has been proposed. The identification of plant diseases is usually a difficult task and requires a plant pathologist or well-trained technician to accurately describe the case. M...

Ustilago tritici causes loose smut, which is a seed-borne fungal disease of wheat, and responsible for yield losses up to 40%. Loose smut is a threat to seed production in developing countries where small scale farmers use their own harvest as seed material. The killer protein 4 (KP4) is a virally encoded toxin from Ustilago maydis and inhibits growth of susceptible races of fungi from the Usti...

Should I switch from conventional till to no-till wheat production? This is one of the most common questions asked by Oklahoma farmers, but it is also one of the most difficult to answer. There are several considerations when making this decision, and there is certainly no one-size-fits-all program for converting from conventional till to no-till wheat production. A few factors to be considered...

Epidemiologic studies of farmers have linked pesticides with certain cancers. Information on exposures from many of these studies was obtained by interview of farmers or their next-of-kin. The reliability and validity of data on pesticide use obtained by recall, often years after the event, have been questioned. Pesticide use, however, is an integral component in most agricultural operations, a...