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Dry sowing increases farm level wheat yields but not production risks in a Mediterranean environment

Fletcher, Andrew L.; Robertson, Michael J.; Abrecht, Doug G. - In: Agricultural Systems 136 (2015) C, pp. 114-124

Dry sowing is the practice of sowing a crop into a dry seed bed before the autumn rains. This is in contrast with the traditional practice of wet sowing where seed is placed into a moist seed bed following a rainfall event in autumn. We evaluated the putative benefits and risks of dry sowing for...

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Effects of technical interventions on flexibility of farming systems in Burkina Faso: Lessons for the design of innovations in West Africa

Andrieu, Nadine; Descheemaeker, Katrien; Sanou, Thierry; … - In: Agricultural Systems 136 (2015) C, pp. 125-137

of the agro-pastoral area of Burkina Faso, where livestock, cereals and cotton are the main farming activities. A whole-farm … simulation model was developed based on information gathered during focus group meetings with farmers and detailed individual …

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