The concept of "Plant factory" could realize the multiple targets of high yield, high quality, high efficiency and security. It had become the trend of agricultural development. It solved the growing contradiction between people's increasing demand for green, organic food and the diminishing agricultural arable area in China. According to the research on the key technologies of plant factory, a...

wofost is a crop growth simulation model which can simulate crop growth and yield components of annual crops dynamically in the various stages of growth period. some parts of the model outputs (crop yield and crop water requirements) can be used in irrigation planning and management of water resources. in this study, a field research was carried out in a randomized complete block design with th...

Crop yield is the result of complex interaction among factors of soil, atmosphere, plant genotype, and management practices adopted. These complex interactions of crop with various factors and of factors among themselves make the crop yield modeling a difficult task. Several methods of crop yield forecasting have been developed ranging from purely statistical to agro-meteorological to empirical...

Photosynthesis is the basis of primary productivity on the planet. Crop breeding has sustained steady improvements in yield to keep pace with population growth increases. Yet these advances have not resulted from improving the photosynthetic process per se but rather of altering the way carbon is partitioned within the plant. Mounting evidence suggests that the rate at which crop yields can be ...

UV-B radiation and EOD light (EOD) quality has both signaling and damaging effects based on the dosage and time of exposure. At highland areas UV-B decreases crop productivity and also light quality increase at high elevation area but EOD light quality effect was not researched based on altitude. Therefore, in the present study a field experiment was conducted to investigate the effects of UV-B...

The residual effects of crop residues on N availability and crop growth are largely unknown. A field experiment was conducted from 1986 through 1988 at Lincoln, NE, to determine the residual effects on no-till corn (Zea mays L.) production and N uptake of 0,50, 100, and 1509'0 of the amount of crop residues produced by the previous crop during the previous 5 yr. These effects were evaluated wit...

introduction integrated nutrient management involving crop residue/green manures and chemical fertilizer is potential alternative to provide a balanced supply of nutrients, enhance soil quality and thereby sustain higher productivity. the present experiment was undertaken to evaluate the effect of different crop residue management practices and npk levels on yield components and yield of wheat....

Dewes, 1992; Rao Bhamidimarri and Pandey, 1996; Eghball et al., 1997; Tiquia et al., 2002). Swine (Sus scrofa L.) production in deep-bedded hoop structures Field trials comparing composted with fresh dairy is a relatively new swine finishing system in which manure can be applied to fields fresh or after composting. We conducted field-plot manures have shown similar corn yield (Brinton, 1985; tr...