With the increase in the world population, expected to occur by the end of the century, there is a need to boost food production. The sustainable alternative to achieve higher production is to improve yield of agricultural ...

The Rio Grande do Sul state is the main Brazilian rice producer (Oryza sativa L.). Despite continue increase of average rice yield in the last years, there is still a huge difference between yield experiments from rice ...

Due to the over concentration of the rice production in Asia, the study and comprehension of rice producing chains outside this continent are key do guarantee the global food security. The objective of this work was quantify ...

Appropriate tools and methodologies are required to quantify a country's ability to produce food in a context of food security. The use of crop simulation models makes possible to assess the interaction of genotype, ...

This dissertation is divided into two chapters with the following objectives: Chapter 1: (i) Evaluate the potential use of bioinputs in reducing the corn crop yield gap; (ii) Evaluate the growth and development parameters ...

Carrying out studies of yield potential (Yp), water-limited yield potential (Yw) and yield gaps (Yg) on a local scale allows us to understand the peculiarities and limitations of the interaction between genetics, management, ...

The objectives of this study were (i) to estimate the yield potential (Yp), water-limited yield potential (Yw) and the yield gap (Yg) of the maize in Brazil, (ii) to estimate how much Brazil still can increase maize ...