Sentences with phrase «wheat yields in»

Where CO2 is relevant is in explaining much of growth in crop yields — I have just done a test using a quadratic function on CO2, temperature, and rainfall which produces an amazingly accurate hindcast of wheat yields in Moree NSW 1965 - 1999 using just those 3 variables.

An increase in carbon dioxide and a rise of, for example, one - half degree in the average temperature, will trigger a significant decline in the rice yields in Southeast Asia and as much as a 25 percent drop in the wheat yields in India.

«Although wheat yields in the UK and World increased dramatically in the latter half of the twentieth century, increases this century have proved elusive.

It is already known that El Niño and its opposite phase, La Niña, have a clear effect on corn, soy, rice, and wheat yields in many areas across South Asia, Latin America and southern Africa.

We discuss future opportunities to improve wheat yields in variable rainfed environments in the light of climate change.

Not exact matches

The Great Plains and the Midwestern part of the United States have experienced extremely cold temperatures during the early spring as that is causing some concerns on crop yields as I do think wheat prices could test the $ 5 level possibly in next week's trade.

The wild relatives of commercial varieties, ranging from tomatoes to wheat, have provided genes worth billions of dollars in higher crop yields.

The additional whole wheat and rye flours yield a darker interior and full flavor in this delicious bread loaf.

In order to create wheat that yields more grain, resist fungal diseases and pest attacks, improves the ease of harvesting (mechanically) and meets the unrealistic demands of industrial milling and mechanized baking methods, science has intervened and it's our health that's paying the price.

Using half whole wheat flour and half all - purpose flour in a recipe can yield a higher rise with a lighter loaf — King Arthur Flour recommends soaking the whole wheat, then adding the white flour later in the recipe.

Yields: one 9 × 5 loaf for the dough: 2 tbsp extra-virgin, unrefined coconut butter 1/3 cup unsweetened almond milk 1/3 cup pumpkin puree 1/4 cup brown sugar 1 package instant dry yeast 1 cup all - purpose white flour 1 cup white whole wheat flour 1 tsp pumpkin spice mix 1/2 tsp salt for the filling: 2 tbsp extra-virgin, unrefined coconut butter 1/4 cup brown sugar 1/4 cup roughly chopped walnuts 1/2 cup sweetened shredded coconut In a medium cup, microwave the almond milk and coconut butter -LCB- for the dough -RCB- until warm to the touch.

Shepard cautions people that her flour is designed to work on a 1 - to - 1 exchange with wheat flour in «normal» recipes and that substituting her blend in recipes calling for other gluten - free flours might not yield good results since many recipes compensate for the bad taste of the gluten - free flour by adding extra sugar and butter.

Sprouted wheat flour yields a well - rounded and moderately sweet flavor and is a one - for - one replacement for whole wheat in application formulas.

Then there was exciting news from India's poorest state, Bihar (pop 100 million, and 50 % of families in poverty), where the application of what's called the System of Rice / Root Intensification (SRI) has «dramatically increased yields with wheat, potatoes, sugar cane, yams, tomatoes, garlic, aubergine and many other crops», according to the Guardian newspaper.

For this porridge recipe, pulsing long - cooking spelt, wheat berries, or barley in a blender yields a tasty base for a hearty, savory supper.

None of the strategies tested offset the expected fall in wheat production, but the study identified directions for wheat breeding (canopy vigour and root characteristics) and management to minimise yield losses in a hotter and drier climate.

Brent Rageth from Rageth Farm in Byron, Wyoming has worked with Wyoming Whiskey from the start to select strains of non-GMO corn, wheat, barley, and winter rye for specific starch and sugar yields, the building blocks of bourbon making.

The study authors looked at wheat — a crop that the Nature paper identified as one that badly lags in yield for organic producers.

* Spring wheat yield seen at 45.5 bu / acre, up 8 pct vs 2011 * Tour pegs durum yield at 42.6 bu / acre, up 34 pct vs 2011 * Three - day tour concludes Thursday in Fargo, North Dakota (New throughout; changes dateline from previous BOTTINEAU, North Dakota) By Julie Ingwersen DEVILS LAKE, North Dakota, July 25 (Reuters)- Favorable growing conditions should result in above - average yields for the U.S. spring and durum wheat crops in northwest...

Planning meetings for the Global Seed Vault in Norway spawned the idea of looking at average summer temperatures, which climate models can project relatively reliably and which have a large impact on crop yields — between 2.5 and 16 percent less wheat, corn, soy or other crops are produced for every 1.8 — degree F (1 — degree C) rise.

It finds that heat stress concurrent with drought or water excess can explain about 40 % of the changes in wheat yields from one year to another.

Wheat will still grow even if the rainfall season is shortened, but a warmer climate will severely harm crops such as chickpeas, walnuts and peaches in their ability to produce yields.

More than a third of wheat yield can be lost due to STB and it is the most significant disease of wheat in Europe and many other temperate climates.

Mitch Tuinstra, a professor of plant breeding and genetics at Purdue, likened Schulz's work with corn to what Norman Borlaug did for the development of high - yield wheat crops in the 1960s and 1970s.

The researchers predict that crop yields for wheat, soybean, and sorghum should increase even more if mitigation measures are put in place.

In fact, genes first identified in Arabidopsis have already offered lessons on how to ripen tomatoes, protect wheat from disease and increase rape seed oil (canola) yields, among other thingIn fact, genes first identified in Arabidopsis have already offered lessons on how to ripen tomatoes, protect wheat from disease and increase rape seed oil (canola) yields, among other thingin Arabidopsis have already offered lessons on how to ripen tomatoes, protect wheat from disease and increase rape seed oil (canola) yields, among other things.

French Agriculture Minister Bruno Le Maire warned this week that the warmest and driest spring in half a century could slash wheat yields and might even push up world prices despite the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization's predicting a bumper global crop due to greater plantings.

NEW DELHI, INDIA — A new wheat variety that yields a whopping 18 tons per hectare was unveiled here yesterday at a conference sponsored by the International Wheat and Maize Improvement Center (CIMMYT) in Mewheat variety that yields a whopping 18 tons per hectare was unveiled here yesterday at a conference sponsored by the International Wheat and Maize Improvement Center (CIMMYT) in MeWheat and Maize Improvement Center (CIMMYT) in Mexico.

The two centers are already collaborating on improving yields of rice and wheat in the Indo - Ganges plain.

Two of the most efficient were Rubisco from plants known as Aegilops cylindrica (jointed goatgrass) and Hordeum vulgare (barley), which both showed promising Rubisco catalytic properties that should be explored in the context of improving photosynthesis, and ultimately grain yield, in wheat.

It also implies that the apparent loss of genetic diversity following the introduction of high - yielding Green Revolution wheat and rice varieties in the 1960s and 1970s, and attending the rapid adoption of superior GM crops today, is far from a new phenomenon.

There is actually an estimate that for major crops like wheat, rice and maize, that every degree Celsius rise in temperature above current temperatures could potentially decrease crop yields by between 3 - 7 % due to thermal stress.

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.

A new paper from scientists at the John Innes Centre in Norwich explains why plant breeders have found it difficult to produce wheat varieties which combine high yield and good resistance to Septoria, a disease in wheat which can cut yield losses by up to 50 %.

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.

Subsequently cited in 54 papers, the Science study showed that even using the lower end of 23 climate models suggested that in the tropics at the end of the century, «the hottest seasons on record will represent the future norm in many locations,» with the devastating impacts on wheat and rice yields.

To maintain food security, wheat breeders are working to develop plants that offer more nutritional value, have greater yields, and can thrive in a changing climate.

(The worrying precedents are a drought in 1988 to 1989 that cut yields of corn by an estimated 12 % worldwide and soybeans by 8.5 %, and a 2002 to 2003 drought that afflicted wheat and rice to a lesser extent.)

Instead, it shows the predicted change in Kansas wheat yields if we were to experience a 1 degree (C) increase (1.8 degrees F) in temperature.

«Wheat research indicates rise in mean temperature would cut yields.»

So far, genetic improvement has allowed wheat yields to increase significantly over time, but there are challenges ahead to keep up with potential increases in temperature.»

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.

This is a serious problem as the predicted increase in frequency of extreme climate episodes will lead to multiple drought conditions during crop growth which in turn will reduce the yield of wheat, one of the world's most important foods.

In addition, wheat yield declines due to climate change are likely to be larger than previously thought and should be expected earlier, starting even with small increases in temperature,» points out Prof. Dr. Reimund Rötter from Natural Resources Institute FinlanIn addition, wheat yield declines due to climate change are likely to be larger than previously thought and should be expected earlier, starting even with small increases in temperature,» points out Prof. Dr. Reimund Rötter from Natural Resources Institute Finlanin temperature,» points out Prof. Dr. Reimund Rötter from Natural Resources Institute Finland.

Pearce strongly criticises the «green revolution», which has dramatically increased yields in some parts of the world through planting of high - input, dwarf varieties of wheat and rice.

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

By the time he died, in 2009, researchers had developed 15 varieties of high - yielding wheat that can resist the new disease.

Dr. Shabala and his colleagues note that recent research on salt bladders creates the exciting possibility of modifying genes in traditional crops such as wheat or rice to allow them to develop salt bladders without a major impact on their growth and yield.

When a new strain of wheat is grown in greenhouses, yields rise by 15 to 20 per cent, a team at Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, UK, said last week.

In the UK, wheat yields have plateaued at around 8 tonnes per hectare.