Search Results - Performance Measurement.

Effects of NPK single fertilizers on relative growth performances of two cycles of maize (Zea mays L.) grown in a degraded soil of Southwest Nigeria by Chukwuka, K., Ajala, S., Nwosu, P.C., Omotayo, O.E.

“…The results from the study showed that C3 performed better than C0 in Field and Green House experiments with respect to their relative performances of the growth parameters; plant height (cm), stem diameter (mm), number of leaves, leaf length (cm) and leaf width (cm) measured within the Pre-flowering period of 8 weeks. …”
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Effekt av relativ ålder på travhästars tävlingsprestation by Wester, Felicia

“…The purpose of this study was to investigate whether the performances of Standardbred trotters is affected by month of birth. …”

Guide to developing quantitative tools for measuring gender norms in agrifood systems: IPSR Innovation Package and Scaling Readiness Report by Buono, Nicoletta, Kitalyi, Aichi, Mwakanyamale, Devis, Msita, Sarah

“…Working toward this objective, experts in social norms measurement from FHI360, an international development organization based in Washington, DC worked with IFPRI and IITA to co-develop a survey instrument to measure inequitable social and gender norms within cassava, fish, and chicken AgriFood-Systems (AFS). …”
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Performance of laying hens in a cognitive bias task : effect of time since change of environment by Lindström, Lena

Why have some Indian states performed better than others at reducing rural poverty? by Datt, Gaurav, Ravallion, Martin

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Good agricultural practices, farm performance, and input usage by smallholders: Empirical evidence from Nepal by Bairagi, Subir, Mishra, Ashok K., Giri, Anil

“…Using qualitative variables, we first construct a GAP‐index, a measure of the intensity of GAP adoption. The findings show that a GAP‐index constructed through principal component analysis performs better than a GAP‐index constructed with Markowitz’s portfolio method. …”
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Targeting performance of three large-scale, nutrition-oriented, social programs in Central America and Mexico by Mesoamerica Nutrition Program Targeting Study Group

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Performance of varieties of Gboma (Solanum macrocarpon) under disease pressure with organic amendment in Southern Benin by Sikirou, R., Hoteigni, J., Godonou, I., James, B., Grehounou, G., Assogba-Komlan, F.

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Limited effects of shade on physiological performances of cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.) under elevated temperature by Mensah, E.O., Asare, R., Vaast, Philippe, Amoatey, C., Markussen, B.O., Owusu, K., Asitoakor, B.K., Raebild, A.

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Survival, morphological variability, and performance of Opuntia ficus-indica in a semi-arid region of India by Kumar, Sunil, Palsaniya, Dana, Tirumala, Kiran Kumar, Misra, Asim, Ahmad, Shahid, Rai, Arvind Kumar, Sarker, Ashutosh, Louhaichi, Mounir, Hassan, Sawsan, Liguori, Giorgia, Ghosh, Probir Kumar, Govindasamy, Prabhu, Mahawer, Sonu Kumar, Appaswamygowda, Bhargavi Hulgathur

“…Above-ground plant height, biomass, primary and secondary cladode numbers, primary and secondary cladode lengths and below-ground root length, weight, and surface area measurements were done six years after cladode planting. …”
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Combining ability and testcross performance of multi-nutrient maize under stress and non-stress environments by Goredema-Matongera, Nakai, Thokozile Ndhlela, Biljon, Angeline van, Casper Nyaradzai Kamutando, Labuschagne, Maryke T.

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Effects on animal performance and sward composition of mixed and sequential grazing of permanent pasture by cattle and sheep by Fraser, M.D., Davies, D.A., Vale, J.E., Hirst, W.M., Wright, Iain A.

“…revious experiments have shown that mixed or conjoint grazing, when two or more animal species are grazed together, can lead to improved performance of one or more of the species and a higher total output per unit area. …”
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Analyzing performances of selected sustainable land management practices in Gina Beret Watershed, North Shoa by Tekalign, Y.

“…The main aim of the study is to identify, characterize and examine the performance of selected sustainable land management practices in the study area. …”
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Identification of beef production farms in the Pampas and Campos area that stand out in economic and environmental performance by Modernel, Pablo, Dogliotti, Santiago, Alvarez, Stéphanie, Corbeels, Marc, Picasso, Valentin, Tittonell, Pablo Adrian, Rossing, Walter A.H.

“…We studied the economic and environmental performance of beef farming in the region based on interviews and field measurements on 280 case study farms with the following aims: (a) to identify the multi-functional economic and environmental performance of beef farms across the Rio de la Plata grasslands biome; (b) to identify farms with ‘outstanding’ multi-functional performance; (c) to compare performance levels with those found in other regions; and (d) to discuss the implications of the outstanding farms for the development of new systems of meat production. …”
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Measurement of pesticide residues from chemical control of the invasive Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in a maize experimental field in Mokwa, Nigeria by Togola, A., Meseka, S.K., Menkir, A., Badu-Apraku, Baffour, Boukar, O., Tamo, Manuele, Djouaka, R.

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The adoption and impact of food safety measures on smallholder dairy farmers’ economic welfare: Evidence from the Indo-Gangetic plains of India. by Katoch, Sonali, Kumar, Anjani, Kolady, Deepthi E., Sharma, Kriti

“…This study examines the adoption of compliance with food safety measures (FSM) using cross-sectional data collected at the farm level in three key states of the Indo-Gangetic Plains, Bihar, Punjab, and Uttar Pradesh in 2023. …”
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Estimating yield components, limiting factors, and yield gaps of Enset in Ethiopia using easily measurable above-ground plant traits by Yemataw, Zerihun, Said, Alemar, Dejene, Tesfaye, Ocimati, Walter, Amwonya, David, Blomme, Guy

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Fertility before and after installation of Herd Navigator™ by Birgersson, Matilda

“…Moreover, it would be interesting to see what impact continuous measurements of progesterone will have on the reproduction performance.…”

Agronomic assessment of agroecological technologies codesigned and experimented with the dairy farmers members of the Agroecological Living Landscape of Burkina Faso by Ouattara, Songdah Désiré, Sib, Ollo, Sanogo, Souleymane, Sodre, Etienne, Vall, Eric, Berre, David

“…The purpose of this assessment is to understand approaches and methods used for the design and evaluation of these trials (protocols, measurements performed, etc.) and contribute to the performance analysis of the agroecological technologies tested. …”
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Genetic relationships among resilience, fertility, and milk yield in dairy cattle performing in sub-Saharan Africa by Oloo, Richard Dooso

“…This thesis explored the measurement of resilience using different indicators and examined the relationships of resilience with fertility and milk production in dairy cows performing in SSA. …”
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