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1. Crop water requirements, biomass and grain yields estimation for Sulla (Hedysarum coronarium L.) using cropwat in semi-arid regions of TunisiaDwindling water resources and increasing food requirements require greater efficiency in water use, both in rainfed and in irrigated agriculture. Regulated deficit irrigation provides a means of reducing water consumption while minimizing adverse effects on yield. With the current water shortage in Africa improving crop water use is vital especially in the arid and semi-arid regions. Models can play a useful role in developing practical recommendations for optimizing crop production under... R. Hajri, M. Rezghui, M. Mechri, M. ben younes |
2. Mapping of soil nutrients variability in some plantation crops in Abeokuta, Ogun State Nigeria.The activities of man on the soil and the undulating topography have great effects on soil nutrients variability. For near accurate application of nutrients in precision agriculture in order to reduce wastage of resources, this research was conducted to acquaint the research farm of the institute with the nutrient variability at specific locations. A detailed soil survey was carried out at the Teaching and Research Farms of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Ogun State Nigeria. Following... E.C. Basil, R.T. Basil |
3. A precision irrigation app for smart water management by farmersIn a context of climate change and water scarcity which is globally recognized, Morocco is one of the countries that are facing already insufficient water supply for irrigation in order to sustain productivity and food security. Therefore, there is a strong need for adapting agricultural practices and developing new technologies for efficient and smart irrigation management to make best use of available water and maximize productivity per unit of consumed water. Recent studies have shown that... A. Abouabdillah , R. Bouabid |
4. Crop monitoring and forecasting system based on cloud data and capabilitiesVarious systems for crop monitoring & forecasting, using satellite images and meteorological data, exist around the world. Their complexity differs from one system to another, according to the temporal and spatial scale and according to the objectives assigned to them. Among the well known are the European Monitoring Agricultural ResourceS system, the USDA system of the Foreign Agricultural Service, the Moroccan CGMS system, the Belgian CGMS system and the Chinese CropWatch system. The... |
5. The status of precision agriculture and its adoption in MoroccoPrecision agriculture (PA), as an integrated crop management system that uses various tools and technologies for assessing and monitoring soil and crop spatial variability and for implementing site-specific (variable rate) applications, is a concept that becomes nowadays in many developed countries a common practice rather than an innovation. On the contrary, in most developing countries, agriculture is still struggling with the basics of farming and is constrained by many factors, such as land... R. Bouabid |
6. Comparison of soil testing and scanning methods for spatial variability assessment of soil fertility: implications for precision agricultureUnderstanding spatial variability of soil fertility is a key to variable rate nutrient applications for precision fertilization. The objective of this study was to assess field spatial variability of soil fertility using two approaches, a gridded soil testing and a scanner-based technique. Measurements were performed on a quarter pivot silage corn field of 13 ha. For the first approach, soil samples were taken on a geopositioned grid and were analyzed for the main physicochemical and nutrient... R. Bouabid |
7. Spatial variability of soil and tree nutrient status in relation to bitter pit incidence in apple orchards in the Sais plateau, MoroccoDiscreet spatial variability of soil fertility affects crop productivity and quality. In general, nutrient deficiencies are the most incriminated. However, excess or unbalanced nutrient can also impact seriously both yield and quality, especially in fruit tree crops. Bitter-pit, a nutrient disorder related to K-Ca-Mg unbalance in apple orchards can cause major loss of apple quality in field, as well as on post-harvest following periods of cold storage. Conventional composite sampling for soil... R. Bouabid |
8. Implementing Field-Based High Throughput Plant Phenotyping: The Open Source Way... Y. Kassim |
9. High Resolution Mapping of Long-Term Soil Organic Carbon Stocks and Changes in MoroccoSoil organic carbon (SOC) as a major part of the soil organic matter (SOM) is important for soil productivity stability and climate change mitigation. Current regional SOC maps are not detailed enough and thus, do not support decision-making at farm and landscape and do not track carbon long-term changes. Using large soil dataset, multispectral satellite data, climate data and machine learning , we created a high-resolution topsoil (0-30cm) map of Morocco and estimated the... B. Gerrard, E. Ben-dor, M. Bayad |