Sentences with phrase «wheat yield under»

The impacts of increased heat stress events on wheat yield under climate change in China.

Based on these test results, scientists subsequently applied the multi-model ensemble to estimate wheat yields under increasing temperature in the main cultivation areas of the world.

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The second objective was to use the evaluated modules to assess the long - term effects of growing winter wheat as a cover crop on water balances and seed cotton yield under irrigated and dryland conditions, Ale said.

«We determined the wheat cover crop will not affect the soil water availability nor the yield for the succeeding cotton crop substantially under the simulated conditions,» Ale said.

Under the same business - as - usual scenario, the researchers projected higher yields for irrigated crops such as wheat, soybean, and sorghum.

Over the period under review, the yield of the breeds of winter wheat and spring barley appearing in the market for the first time increased by around one per cent per year.

Using conventional breeding techniques, Borlaug's crucial breakthrough was crossing stubby - stalked dwarf wheat with high - yielding varieties, resulting in a plant that was both extremely productive — when given ample fertilizer — and strong enough to hold up under the weight of large clusters of grain.

With the world population estimated to grow to 9 billion by 2050 and Earth's resources under severe strain predicted wheat yields are not expected to meet the increased demand for food.

Recent research from Aarhus University demonstrates that the fungi can improve growth and yield in some wheat varieties under drought stress.

For the first time, a team has created a salt - tolerant strain of wheat that raises yields on salt - damaged fields under real growing conditions.

Funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the UK's Department for International Development (DFID) under UK aid, the DGGW project aims to strengthen the delivery pipeline for new, disease resistant, climate - resilient wheat varieties and to increase the yields of smallholder wheat farmers.

A reduction in crop yields, particularly wheat in southern Europe, is expected under future climate scenarios.

Combined yield increases of wheat by 2050 could range from 37 % under the B2 scenario to 101 % under the A1 scenario (Ewert et al., 2005).