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Maize crops perform well in this year’s challenging weather

Farmers Weekly

Farmers Weekly Maize has done well in this year’s challenging weather conditions, utilising summer rain for excellent plant growth, reports Neil Groom, manager of forage specialists Grainseed. Spring was wet and maize drilling delayed in many areas well into May since field conditions were too wet to cultivate.

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Appraisal of Shifting and Continuous Cultivation

Agric4profits

Shifting cultivation is a cropping system whereby a piece of farmland under forest is opened up and used for cropping (usually arable crop such as yam, maize,

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Brainfood: Maize, Chickpea, CWR, Canola, Coconut, Avocado, Eggplant, Carrot, Watermelon, Citrus, Potato, Pearl millet, Roses

Agricultural Biodiversity

A New Methodological Approach to Detect Microcenters and Regions of Maize Genetic Diversity in Different Areas of Lowland South America. Multiple disciplines identify 4 microcenters of maize diversity in the lowlands of South America. Historical Routes for Diversification of Domesticated Chickpea Inferred from Landrace Genomics.

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More seeding options on offer for latest Kuhn HR power harrow

Farmers Weekly

Farmers Weekly Cereals and oilseeds, as well as precision-planted crops such as maize, can be established using a choice of seeding units for Kuhn’s latest folding power harrow, the 4.5m Both are mounted on the harrow’s packer roller to allow for different cultivating depths and have hydraulically adjustable sowing depth. HR 4530 RCS.

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Brainfood: Biodiversity review, History, Maize history, Maya ag, Agroecology, Ancient curry, IK, Culture & policy, Breeding review, Pacific PGRFA, Pacific breeding, Epidemics, Xylella

Agricultural Biodiversity

Maize and precolonial Africa. Maize contributed to slavery. Apulian Autochthonous Olive Germplasm: A Promising Resource to Restore Cultivation in Xylella fastidiosa-Infected Areas. Seeds of knowledge: paving the way to integrated historical and conservation science research. History indeed.

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New African Society: Cultivating Seeds of Change in Sierra Leone’s Eastern Province

Food Tank

“Our seed aid program is directly involved in engaging producer groups, especially women who are the custodians of local seed breeding and conservation, to multiply varieties of foundation seeds including rice, ground nut, maize and others,” he tells Food Tank. Can we please count on you to be part of our growing movement?

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Brainfood: Domestication treble, Introgression treble, Biodiversity mapping double, Oak conservation, Niche modelling double

Agricultural Biodiversity

Plants cultivated for ecosystem restoration can evolve toward a domestication syndrome. The cool alleles you spotted in wild relatives may already be in cultivated genomes, and that can save breeders some time and effort. Ok, maybe 8. Diamonds in the Not-So-Rough: Wild Relative Diversity Hidden in Crop Genomes.

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