Food security: the challenge of increasing wheat yield and the importance of not compromising food safety
T Curtis, NG Halford - Annals of applied biology, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Current wheat yield and consumption is considered in the context of the historical
development of wheat, from early domestication through to modern plant breeding, the …
development of wheat, from early domestication through to modern plant breeding, the …
Production potential in the “bread baskets” of Eastern Europe and Central Asia
Abstract Eastern Europe and Central Asia is a major food producer and exporter. Almost a
quarter of world wheat exports come from the region, and especially from Kazakhstan …
quarter of world wheat exports come from the region, and especially from Kazakhstan …
Desertification
A Mirzabaev, J Wu, J Evans, F García-Oliva… - 2019 - philpapers.org
Abstract IPCC SPECIAL REPORT ON CLIMATE CHANGE AND LAND (SRCCL) Chapter 3:
Climate Change and Land: An IPCC special report on climate change, desertification, land …
Climate Change and Land: An IPCC special report on climate change, desertification, land …
Impact of climate change on wheat productivity in Central Asia
R Sommer, M Glazirina, T Yuldashev, A Otarov… - Agriculture, ecosystems …, 2013 - Elsevier
Climate change (CC) may pose a challenge to agriculture and rural livelihoods in Central
Asia, but in-depth studies are lacking. To address the issue, crop growth and yield of 14 …
Asia, but in-depth studies are lacking. To address the issue, crop growth and yield of 14 …
Regional land cover mapping and change detection in Central Asia using MODIS time-series
In Central Asia major alterations in land use and land cover occurred in the past decades
due to political collapse of the Soviet Union, human forces, and climate change. In this …
due to political collapse of the Soviet Union, human forces, and climate change. In this …
Agricultural water demands in Central Asia under 1.5 C and 2.0 C global warming
Z Li, G Fang, Y Chen, W Duan, Y Mukanov - Agricultural Water …, 2020 - Elsevier
In the arid region of Central Asia, climate change leads not only to changes in water
availability generated by glacier/snow melt in the alpine regions, but also to changes in …
availability generated by glacier/snow melt in the alpine regions, but also to changes in …
The impact of land degradation on agricultural profits and implications for poverty reduction in Central Asia
Land degradation is a major challenge to sustainable development and poverty reduction
across the world. This paper estimates the contribution of land degradation to the losses in …
across the world. This paper estimates the contribution of land degradation to the losses in …
Evaluation of seasonal water body extents in Central Asia over the past 27 years derived from medium-resolution remote sensing data
In this study medium resolution remote sensing data of the AVHRR and MODIS sensors
were used for derivation of inland water bodies extents over a period from 1986 till 2012 for …
were used for derivation of inland water bodies extents over a period from 1986 till 2012 for …
Conservation agriculture in Central Asia—What do we know and where do we go from here?
KM Kienzler, JPA Lamers, A McDonald… - Field Crops …, 2012 - Elsevier
Rainfed and irrigated agricultural systems have supported livelihoods in the five Central
Asian countries (CAC) for millennia, but concerns for sustainability and efficient use of land …
Asian countries (CAC) for millennia, but concerns for sustainability and efficient use of land …
Evaluating alternatives to rice-wheat system in western Indo-Gangetic Plains: crop yields, water productivity and economic profitability
KM Choudhary, HS Jat, DP Nandal, DK Bishnoi… - Field Crops …, 2018 - Elsevier
Serious water deficits, diminishing profitability and deteriorating natural resources are
threatening agricultural sustainability in many regions of South Asia. High water input and …
threatening agricultural sustainability in many regions of South Asia. High water input and …