#cereal crops

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First Book of Grasses. Mary Agnes Chase - 1937 edition.

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Farming systems can be integrated to create the best possible combination for a better financial benefit when taking into account the available resources; based on the potential benefits of the farm products and costs associated with the production processes. The purpose of this study was to estimate the household financial profitability of eucalyptus woodlots and selected cereal crops. Ninety-six households were selected through random sampling method. Both primary and secondary data were used. For data analysis, SPSS (Statistical Package for Social Sciences) was employed. As a measure of profitability, Net Present Value (NPV), Benefit Cost Ratio (BCR), and Internal Rate of Return (IRR) studies were utilized. The result indicated that farming was their primary source of income for the farmers’ in the study area. The result showed that 81.25% of the respondents believed that growing Eucalyptus woodlots had beneficial effects on the economic position of the owner. Only 18.75% of the responders mentioned the detrimental effects of the eucalyptus woodlot. The majority of respondents (64.6%) strongly agreed that they had interest towards establishing eucalyptus woodlots. The NPV analysis demonstrated that profitability of cereal crops being 1.94 times more profitable than Eucalyptus woodlots. At a 10% interest rate, the BCR for both farming methods was greater than unity. For the households, investing in cereal crops over 169% interest rate resulted in losses that may reach 566% in the case of woodlot. As a result, combining the two farming methods can increase financial return.

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Toxic weed seeds in cereal crops: implications for consumer safety and technological challenges

The purity of seeds intended for processing for human consumption or animal feed is an essential element from a technological and consumer safety standpoint. Some impurities can be easily separated during the cleaning operations, while others are more difficult to remove, thereby altering the organoleptic and technological qualities of the end products. Certain impurities contain toxic…

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EFFECT OF PRECIPITATION EFFECTIVENESS INDICES ON THE YIELD OF SOME SELECTED CEREAL CROPS IN SOKOTO STATE, NIGERIA

EFFECT OF PRECIPITATION EFFECTIVENESS INDICES ON THE YIELD OF SOME SELECTED CEREAL CROPS IN SOKOTO STATE, NIGERIA

EFFECT OF PRECIPITATION EFFECTIVENESS INDICES ON THE YIELD OF SOME SELECTED CEREAL CROPS IN SOKOTO STATE, NIGERIA

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Agriculture in Nigeria is mainly dependent on rainfall which is variable in nature. Therefore, the need to have a full knowledge of its pattern and trend is pertinent in order to achieve food sufficiency. This study examined the effect of precipitation effectiveness indices:…

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Scientists develope strategy for plant breeding to select for enhanced tolerance to waterlogging

Scientists develope strategy for plant breeding to select for enhanced tolerance to waterlogging

LONDON: Researchers have bred a barley variety which is better able to tolerate water logging and flooding.

As the global climate continues to change and extreme weather becomes the new norm, farmers worldwide have struggled to adapt and their harvests and are falling victim. Increased flooding is one such concern, so scientists have created cereal crops that can better brace for catastrophic…

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Study projects how climate change will affect wheat-eating bugs

Study projects how climate change will affect wheat-eating bugs

A couple of ordinary-looking refrigerator-type chambers at the University of Idaho may soon reveal what farmers might expect as the planet warms and carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere go up.

The chambers, which are being monitored this summer by Seth Davis and Nate Foote of the U of I, are used to measure the effect of normal and higher rates of carbon dioxide on the cereal leaf beetle – an…

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Future Global Crop Yield Projections in Question

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About 30 percent of the major global cereal crops – rice, wheat and corn – may have reached their maximum possible yields in farmers’ fields, according to University of Nebraska-Lincoln research published this week in Nature Communications. These findings raise concerns about efforts to inc...

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