Crop modeling for stress situations, cropping system , assessing stress through remote sensing, understanding the adaptive features of crops for survival under stress .
Conservation agriculture useful for meeting future food demands and also contributing to sustainable agriculture.
Conservation agriculture helps to minimizing the negative environmental effect and equally important to increased income to help the livelihood of those employed in agril. Production.
Introduction of conservation technologies (CT) was an important break through for sustaining productivity, It seeks to conserve, improve and make more efficient use of natural resources through integrated management of soil, water, crops and other biological resources in combination with selected external inputs.
Conservation agriculture useful for meeting future food demands and also contributing to sustainable agriculture.
Conservation agriculture helps to minimizing the negative environmental effect and equally important to increased income to help the livelihood of those employed in agril. Production.
Introduction of conservation technologies (CT) was an important break through for sustaining productivity, It seeks to conserve, improve and make more efficient use of natural resources through integrated management of soil, water, crops and other biological resources in combination with selected external inputs.
Global climate change and increasing climatic variability are recently considered a huge concern worldwide due to enormous emissions of greenhouse gases to the atmosphere and its more apparent effect on fruit crops because of its perennial nature. The changed climatic parameters affect the crop physiology, biochemistry, floral biology, biotic stresses like disease-pest incidence, etc., and ultimately resulted to the reduction of yield and quality of fruit crops. So, it is big challenge to the scientists of the world.
Crop is defined as an “Aggregation of individual plant species grown in a unit area for economic purpose”.
Growth is defined as an “Irreversible increase in size and volume and is the consequence of differentiation and distribution occurring in the plant”.
Simulation is defined as “Reproducing the essence of a system without reproducing the system itself”. In simulation the essential characteristics of the system are reproduced in a model, which is then studied in an abbreviated time scale.
this slide includes recent approaches to evaluate cropping system.
It includes system profitability,relative production efficiency,land use efficienct(LUE),Calculation of LUE,energy efficiency,specific energy,Rotational intensity,Cropping intensity,Multiple cropping index(MCI),Land equivalent ratio (LER),Relative yields total (RYT),Crop equivalent yields (CEY),Relative Spread Index
When we think of agriculture we think of cultivation,
plant life, soil fertility, types of crops, terrestrial environment,
etc. But in today’s world we associate with agriculture terms
like climate change, irrigation facilities, technological
advancements, synthetic seeds, advanced machinery etc. In
short we are interested in how science of today can help us in
the field of agriculture. And so comes into the picture
Precision Agriculture (PA).
The general definition is information and technology
based farm management system to identify, analyze and
manage spatial and temporal variability within fields for
optimum productivity and profitability, sustainability and
protection of the land resource by minimizing the production
costs. Simply put, precision farming is an approach where
inputs are utilized in precise amounts to get increased average
yields compared to traditional cultivation techniques. Hence it
is a comprehensive system designed to optimize production
with minimal adverse impact on our terrestrial system. [1]
The three major components of precision agriculture
are information, technology and management. Precision
farming is information-intense. Precision Agriculture is a
management strategy that uses information technologies to
collect valuable data from multiple sources. This type of analyzing data gives idea what to do in upcoming years to tackle the situations.
CROP SIMULATION MODELS AND THEIR APPLICATIONS IN CROP PRODUCTION.pptxSarthakMoharana
CROP SIMULATION MODELS AND THEIR APPLICATIONS IN CROP PRODUCTION
Crop growth is a very complex phenomenon and a product of a series of complicated interactions of soil, plant and weather.
Crop growth simulation is a relatively recent technique that facilitates quantitative understanding of the effects of these factors and agronomic management factors on crop growth and productivity.
These models are quantitative description of the mechanisms and processes that result in growth of crop. The processes could be physiological, physical and chemical processes of crop.
MAJOR & POPULAR CROP SIMULATION MODELS:
DSSAT (Decision Support System for Agrotechnology Transfer)
Aqua Crop
Info Crop
APSIM (Agricultural Production System Simulator
CROP MODELING IN VEGETABLES ( AABID AYOUB SKUAST-K).pptxAabidAyoub
crop modeling is future in agriculture to tackle changing environment conditions and increase food security in the world. These models incorporate various factors such as climate, soil characteristics, agronomic practices, and crop physiology to predict crop yields, water usage, nutrient uptake, and other important parameters. Crop modeling helps in understanding the complex interactions between different variables affecting crop growth and assists farmers, researchers, and policymakers in making informed decisions related to crop management, resource allocation, and risk assessment.
Role of AI in crop modeling: Artificial Intelligence (AI) plays a significant role in enhancing crop modeling by leveraging advanced computational techniques to improve model accuracy, efficiency, and scalability. One of the most important aspects of precision farming is sustainability. Using artificial neural networks (ANNs), a highly effective multilayer perceptron (MLP) model. The most common type in crop modeling is DSSAT , DSSAT (Decision Support System for Agro-technology Transfer).The Decision Support System for Agro-technology Transfer (DSSAT) is a software application program that comprises crop simulation models for over 42 crops (as of Version 4.8.2) as well as tools to facilitate effective use of the models. The tools include database management programs for soil, weather, crop management and experimental data, utilities, and application programs. The crop simulation models simulate growth, development and yield as a function of the soil-plant-atmosphere dynamics.DSSAT and its crop simulation models have been used for a wide range of applications at different spatial and temporal scales. This includes on-farm and precision management, regional assessments of the impact of climate variability and climate change, gene-based modeling and breeding selection, water use, greenhouse gas emissions, and long-term sustainability through the soil organic carbon and nitrogen balances.In conclusion, crop modeling stands as a crucial tool in modern agriculture, offering a systematic approach to understanding and predicting crop growth dynamics in diverse environmental conditions. By simulating the complex interactions between various factors influencing crop development, including climate, soil properties, agronomic practices, and genetic traits, crop models provide valuable insights for farmers, researchers, and policymakers.
Global climate change and increasing climatic variability are recently considered a huge concern worldwide due to enormous emissions of greenhouse gases to the atmosphere and its more apparent effect on fruit crops because of its perennial nature. The changed climatic parameters affect the crop physiology, biochemistry, floral biology, biotic stresses like disease-pest incidence, etc., and ultimately resulted to the reduction of yield and quality of fruit crops. So, it is big challenge to the scientists of the world.
Crop is defined as an “Aggregation of individual plant species grown in a unit area for economic purpose”.
Growth is defined as an “Irreversible increase in size and volume and is the consequence of differentiation and distribution occurring in the plant”.
Simulation is defined as “Reproducing the essence of a system without reproducing the system itself”. In simulation the essential characteristics of the system are reproduced in a model, which is then studied in an abbreviated time scale.
this slide includes recent approaches to evaluate cropping system.
It includes system profitability,relative production efficiency,land use efficienct(LUE),Calculation of LUE,energy efficiency,specific energy,Rotational intensity,Cropping intensity,Multiple cropping index(MCI),Land equivalent ratio (LER),Relative yields total (RYT),Crop equivalent yields (CEY),Relative Spread Index
When we think of agriculture we think of cultivation,
plant life, soil fertility, types of crops, terrestrial environment,
etc. But in today’s world we associate with agriculture terms
like climate change, irrigation facilities, technological
advancements, synthetic seeds, advanced machinery etc. In
short we are interested in how science of today can help us in
the field of agriculture. And so comes into the picture
Precision Agriculture (PA).
The general definition is information and technology
based farm management system to identify, analyze and
manage spatial and temporal variability within fields for
optimum productivity and profitability, sustainability and
protection of the land resource by minimizing the production
costs. Simply put, precision farming is an approach where
inputs are utilized in precise amounts to get increased average
yields compared to traditional cultivation techniques. Hence it
is a comprehensive system designed to optimize production
with minimal adverse impact on our terrestrial system. [1]
The three major components of precision agriculture
are information, technology and management. Precision
farming is information-intense. Precision Agriculture is a
management strategy that uses information technologies to
collect valuable data from multiple sources. This type of analyzing data gives idea what to do in upcoming years to tackle the situations.
CROP SIMULATION MODELS AND THEIR APPLICATIONS IN CROP PRODUCTION.pptxSarthakMoharana
CROP SIMULATION MODELS AND THEIR APPLICATIONS IN CROP PRODUCTION
Crop growth is a very complex phenomenon and a product of a series of complicated interactions of soil, plant and weather.
Crop growth simulation is a relatively recent technique that facilitates quantitative understanding of the effects of these factors and agronomic management factors on crop growth and productivity.
These models are quantitative description of the mechanisms and processes that result in growth of crop. The processes could be physiological, physical and chemical processes of crop.
MAJOR & POPULAR CROP SIMULATION MODELS:
DSSAT (Decision Support System for Agrotechnology Transfer)
Aqua Crop
Info Crop
APSIM (Agricultural Production System Simulator
CROP MODELING IN VEGETABLES ( AABID AYOUB SKUAST-K).pptxAabidAyoub
crop modeling is future in agriculture to tackle changing environment conditions and increase food security in the world. These models incorporate various factors such as climate, soil characteristics, agronomic practices, and crop physiology to predict crop yields, water usage, nutrient uptake, and other important parameters. Crop modeling helps in understanding the complex interactions between different variables affecting crop growth and assists farmers, researchers, and policymakers in making informed decisions related to crop management, resource allocation, and risk assessment.
Role of AI in crop modeling: Artificial Intelligence (AI) plays a significant role in enhancing crop modeling by leveraging advanced computational techniques to improve model accuracy, efficiency, and scalability. One of the most important aspects of precision farming is sustainability. Using artificial neural networks (ANNs), a highly effective multilayer perceptron (MLP) model. The most common type in crop modeling is DSSAT , DSSAT (Decision Support System for Agro-technology Transfer).The Decision Support System for Agro-technology Transfer (DSSAT) is a software application program that comprises crop simulation models for over 42 crops (as of Version 4.8.2) as well as tools to facilitate effective use of the models. The tools include database management programs for soil, weather, crop management and experimental data, utilities, and application programs. The crop simulation models simulate growth, development and yield as a function of the soil-plant-atmosphere dynamics.DSSAT and its crop simulation models have been used for a wide range of applications at different spatial and temporal scales. This includes on-farm and precision management, regional assessments of the impact of climate variability and climate change, gene-based modeling and breeding selection, water use, greenhouse gas emissions, and long-term sustainability through the soil organic carbon and nitrogen balances.In conclusion, crop modeling stands as a crucial tool in modern agriculture, offering a systematic approach to understanding and predicting crop growth dynamics in diverse environmental conditions. By simulating the complex interactions between various factors influencing crop development, including climate, soil properties, agronomic practices, and genetic traits, crop models provide valuable insights for farmers, researchers, and policymakers.
‘Crop Modeling for Stress Situation , Assessing Stress through Remote Sensing’AmanDohre
‘Crop Modeling for Stress Situation , Assessing Stress through Remote Sensing’
Crop modeling for stress situations involves utilizing mathematical models to simulate plant growth, development, and responses under various stress conditions. These models integrate data on environmental factors, soil properties, and crop physiology to predict crop performance and yield potential. By simulating stress scenarios such as drought, heat, or salinity, crop models help assess the impact of stress on crop growth and yield, enabling proactive management decisions and adaptation strategies.
Assessing stress through remote sensing involves using satellite or aerial imagery to monitor crop health, stress levels, and productivity. Remote sensing techniques, such as multispectral or thermal imaging, detect subtle changes in plant reflectance and temperature associated with stress-induced physiological responses. These data are processed using advanced algorithms to generate stress indices and maps, providing valuable insights into spatial and temporal patterns of stress distribution across agricultural landscapes. Integrating crop modeling with remote sensing enables more accurate and timely assessments of stress impacts, facilitating targeted interventions and resource allocation for stress mitigation and crop management.
These slides are about how crop and weather are interlinked an d how their association can be an impressive tools in the hands of the creative minds of the scientific world.
Mineral nutrients and nutrition
Micro nutrients
Macro nutrients
Primary nutrients
Secondary nutrients
Mobile nutrients
Immobile nutrients
Classification of essential nutrients
Classification based on amount required
Classification in the basis amount present in plant tissue
Classification based on biochemical and physiological functions
Classification based on nutrient mobility in the plants
Partially mobile nutrients
Nitrogen uptake
Crop modelling for stress situation (Sanjay Chetry).pptxsanjaychetry2
Stress in plants refers to external conditions that adversely affect growth, development or productivity of plants
Stresses trigger a wide range of plant responses like altered gene expression, cellular metabolism, changes in growth rates, crop yields, etc.
Two type of stress
Biotic Stress
Biotic stress in plants is caused by living organisms, specially viruses, bacteria, fungi, nematodes, insects, arachnids and weeds. The agents causing biotic stress directly deprive their host of its nutrients can lead to death of plants
Abiotic Stress
Abiotic stresses such as drought, excessive watering (water logging), extreme temperatures (cold, frost and heat), salinity and mineral toxicity negatively impact growth, development, yield and seed quality of crop and other plants
Crop Modelling
Crop models are a formal way to present quantitative knowledge about how a crop grows in interaction with its environment
Applications of Crop Models
Research on Interaction of Plant, Soil, Weather and Management Practices
Prediction of Crop Growth as well as Limiting factors
On farm decision making and agronomic management
Optimizing management using climatic predictions
Precision Farming and Site Specific Experimentation
Weather Based agro advisory services
Yield analysis and Forecasting
Introduction and Breeding of New Varieties
Policy Management
Applications of Aqua crop Model for Improved Field Management Strategies and ...CrimsonpublishersMCDA
To quantify, integrate and assess the impacts from weather and climate change/variability on crop growth and productivity, crop models have been used for several years as decision support tools in the world. This paper is reviewed to assess applications of Aqua crop model as a decision support tool for simulating and validating crop management practices and climate change adaptation strategies. This model is devised by the FAO irrigation and drainage team. This model is very important especially, to guide as a decision support tool for dry land areas where soil moisture is very critical to affect crop productivity. It maintains the balance between simplicity, accuracy and robustness. The model has been calibrated and validated to simulate growth and productivity of crops, soil moisture balance, water use efficiency, evapo-transpiration and climate change impact assessment in different climate, management (water, fertilizer, sowing date, spacing etc.) practices around the world, especially in areas where soil moisture stress prevails. Maize, wheat, barley, tee, sorghum, pulse crops such as groundnut, soybean, vegetables (tomato, cabbage) have been tested using this model. The model comprehensively uses stress coefficients (water stress, fertilizer and temperature coefficients) to compute the effect of the factors on crop canopy, dry matter, stomatal closure, flowering, pollination and harvest index build up.
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Operation “Blue Star” is the only event in the history of Independent India where the state went into war with its own people. Even after about 40 years it is not clear if it was culmination of states anger over people of the region, a political game of power or start of dictatorial chapter in the democratic setup.
The people of Punjab felt alienated from main stream due to denial of their just demands during a long democratic struggle since independence. As it happen all over the word, it led to militant struggle with great loss of lives of military, police and civilian personnel. Killing of Indira Gandhi and massacre of innocent Sikhs in Delhi and other India cities was also associated with this movement.
The Indian economy is classified into different sectors to simplify the analysis and understanding of economic activities. For Class 10, it's essential to grasp the sectors of the Indian economy, understand their characteristics, and recognize their importance. This guide will provide detailed notes on the Sectors of the Indian Economy Class 10, using specific long-tail keywords to enhance comprehension.
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This is a presentation by Dada Robert in a Your Skill Boost masterclass organised by the Excellence Foundation for South Sudan (EFSS) on Saturday, the 25th and Sunday, the 26th of May 2024.
He discussed the concept of quality improvement, emphasizing its applicability to various aspects of life, including personal, project, and program improvements. He defined quality as doing the right thing at the right time in the right way to achieve the best possible results and discussed the concept of the "gap" between what we know and what we do, and how this gap represents the areas we need to improve. He explained the scientific approach to quality improvement, which involves systematic performance analysis, testing and learning, and implementing change ideas. He also highlighted the importance of client focus and a team approach to quality improvement.
How to Create Map Views in the Odoo 17 ERPCeline George
The map views are useful for providing a geographical representation of data. They allow users to visualize and analyze the data in a more intuitive manner.
We all have good and bad thoughts from time to time and situation to situation. We are bombarded daily with spiraling thoughts(both negative and positive) creating all-consuming feel , making us difficult to manage with associated suffering. Good thoughts are like our Mob Signal (Positive thought) amidst noise(negative thought) in the atmosphere. Negative thoughts like noise outweigh positive thoughts. These thoughts often create unwanted confusion, trouble, stress and frustration in our mind as well as chaos in our physical world. Negative thoughts are also known as “distorted thinking”.
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The Roman Empire, a vast and enduring power, stands as one of history's most remarkable civilizations, leaving an indelible imprint on the world. It emerged from the Roman Republic, transitioning into an imperial powerhouse under the leadership of Augustus Caesar in 27 BCE. This transformation marked the beginning of an era defined by unprecedented territorial expansion, architectural marvels, and profound cultural influence.
The empire's roots lie in the city of Rome, founded, according to legend, by Romulus in 753 BCE. Over centuries, Rome evolved from a small settlement to a formidable republic, characterized by a complex political system with elected officials and checks on power. However, internal strife, class conflicts, and military ambitions paved the way for the end of the Republic. Julius Caesar’s dictatorship and subsequent assassination in 44 BCE created a power vacuum, leading to a civil war. Octavian, later Augustus, emerged victorious, heralding the Roman Empire’s birth.
Under Augustus, the empire experienced the Pax Romana, a 200-year period of relative peace and stability. Augustus reformed the military, established efficient administrative systems, and initiated grand construction projects. The empire's borders expanded, encompassing territories from Britain to Egypt and from Spain to the Euphrates. Roman legions, renowned for their discipline and engineering prowess, secured and maintained these vast territories, building roads, fortifications, and cities that facilitated control and integration.
The Roman Empire’s society was hierarchical, with a rigid class system. At the top were the patricians, wealthy elites who held significant political power. Below them were the plebeians, free citizens with limited political influence, and the vast numbers of slaves who formed the backbone of the economy. The family unit was central, governed by the paterfamilias, the male head who held absolute authority.
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2. Introduction
• Crop models offer a very promising way to estimate this reference level
and its variability in the field.
• In addition, crop models are able to account for several scenarios of
climate conditions prevailing between the nitrogen application considered
and harvest, frequency analysis of these variables allowing a better
decision to be derived.
• It can also account for nitrogen use efficiency.
• Running crop models in such a predictive mode is very appealing for
managing cultural practices as illustrated in this paper.
• the success of crop models for decision making relies on their
performances for yield and environmental budget simulations.
Baret, et al., 2007
3. Stress
• Stress is defined as the force per unit area acting upon a
material, inducing strain and leading to dimensional
change. More generally, it is used to describe the impact
of adverse forces, and this is how it is usually applied to
biological systems.
• Stress is defined as a phenomenon that limits crop
productivity or destroys biomass (Grime, 1979).
4. Crop modelling for stress situations
• Crop is defined as an “Aggregation of individual plant species grown in a
unit area for economic purpose”.
• Growth is defined as an “Irreversible increase in size and volume and is the
consequence of differentiation and distribution occurring in the plant”.
• Simulation is defined as “Reproducing the essence of a system without
reproducing the system itself ”. In simulation the essential characteristics of
the system are reproduced in a model, which is then studied in an
abbreviated time scale.
• A model is a schematic representation of the conception of a system or an
act of mimicry or a set of equations, which represents the behaviour of a
system. Its purpose is usually to aid in explaining, understanding or
improving performance of a system.
5. The crop growth models are being developed to meet the
demands under the following situations in agricultural
meteorology :
1. When the farmers have the difficult task of managing their crops on
poor soils in harsh and risky climates.
2. When scientists and research managers need tools that can assist
them in taking an integrated approach to finding solutions in the
complex problem of weather, soil and crop management.
3. When policy makers and administrators need simple tools that can
assist them in policy management in agricultural meteorology.
Murthy, Hyderabad
6. The models allow evaluation of one or more options that
are available with respect to one or more agronomic
management decisions like:
• Determine optimum planting date.
• Determine best choice of cultivars.
• Evaluate weather risk.
• Investment decisions.
Murthy, Hyderabad
7. Types of models
Depending upon the purpose for which it is designed the models are
classified into different groups or types. Of them a few are :
a. Statistical models: These models express the relationship between yield or
yield components and weather parameters. In these models relationships are
measured in a system using statistical techniques .
Example: Step down regressions, correlation, etc.
b. Mechanistic models: These models explain not only the relationship
between weather parameters and yield, but also the mechanism of these
models (explains the relationship of influencing dependent variables). These
models are based on physical selection.
c. Deterministic models: These models estimate the exact value of the yield or
dependent variable. These models also have defined coefficients.
Murthy, Hyderabad
8. d. Stochastic models: A probability element is attached to each output.
For each set of inputs different outputs are given along with
probabilities. These models define yield or state of dependent variable
at a given rate.
e. Dynamic models: Time is included as a variable. Both dependent and
independent variables are having values which remain constant over a
given period of time.
f. Static: Time is not included as variables. Dependent and independent
variables having values remain constant over a given period of time.
g. Simulation models: Computer models, in general, are a mathematical
representation of a real world system. One of the main goals of crop
simulation models is to estimate agricultural production as a function of
weather and soil conditions as well as crop management. These models
use one or more sets of differential equations, and calculate both rate
and state variables over time, normally from planting until harvest
maturity or final harvest.
9. h. Descriptive model: A descriptive model defines the behaviour of a system in
a simple manner. The model reflects little or none of the mechanisms that are
the causes of phenomena. But, consists of one or more mathematical
equations. An example of such an equation is the one derived from
successively measured weights of a crop. The equation is helpful to determine
quickly the weight of the crop where no observation was made.
i. Explanatory model: This consists of quantitative description of the
mechanisms and processes that cause the behaviour of the system. To create
this model, a system is analyzed and its processes and mechanisms are
quantified separately. The model is built by integrating these descriptions for
the entire system. It contains descriptions of distinct processes such as leaf
area expansion, tiller production, etc. Crop growth is a consequence of these
processes.
10. Crop loss due to climatic extremes/deviations
• Crop loss due to rainfall/temperature stress
– Stress at different periods during crop season
– Stress at different crop development stages
– Stress of different intensities
– Stress at different locations
11. • Base weather
• Different years/seasons
• Soils
• Varieties
• Planting dates
• Fertilizers
• Irrigation
Cont..
12. A few successfully used models in agrometeorology
1. The de Wit school of models
• In the sixties, the first attempt to model photosynthetic rates of crop canopies
was made (de Wit, 1965).
• The results obtained from this model were used among others, to estimate
potential food production for some areas of the world and to provide
indications for crop management and breeding (Wit, 1967; Linneman et al.,
1979).
• This was followed by the construction of an Elementary CROp growth
Simulator (ELCROS) by de Wit et al. (1970).
• This model included the static photosynthesis model and crop respiration was
taken as a fixed fraction per day of the biomass, plus an amount proportional to
the growth rate.
13. 2. IBSNAT and DSSAT Models (International Benchmark Sites Network for
Agrotechnology Transfer and Decision Support System for Agro-Technology
Transfer)
• The goal is to obtain higher yields from the crops that they have been
growing for a long time. Also, while sustaining the yield levels they want
to :
1. Substantially improve the income.
2. Reduce soil degradation.
3. Reduce dependence on off-farm inputs.
4. Exploit local market opportunities.
14. 3. ALOHA-Pineapple model
• Existing pineapple production models predict fruit development based on
heat-units (Fleisch and Bartholomew, 1987;Fournier et al., 2010).
• A more comprehensive model was developed, the ALOHA-Pineapple
model (Malezieux et al., 1994; Zhang,1992; Zhang et al., 1997) based on
the CERES-Maize model (Jonesand Kiniry, 1986), which simulates the
growth, development, and yield of the ‘Smooth Cayenne’ cultivar.
• However, this model was calibrated only in locations with low thermal
variability and did not test low input scenarios.
4. SIMPINA model
• The SIMPINA model which simulates, the development and growth of the
‘Queen Victoria’ pineapple cultivar under various climatic conditions and N
and water management practices on Reunion Island.
• The new model simulates water and nitrogen balances and estimates stress
coefficients that affect pineapple growth and development.
15. Crop models can be used to understand the effects of
climate change such as :
a) Consequences of elevated carbon-dioxide, and
b) Changes in temperature and rainfall on crop development,
growth and yield. Ultimately, the breeders can anticipate future
requirements based on the climate change.
16. Advantages
In agro-meteorological research the crop models basically helps in:
• Testing scientific hypothesis.
• Highlight where information is missing.
• Organizing data.
• Integrating across disciplines.
• Assist in genetic improvement;
• Evaluate optimum genetic traits for specific environments.
• Evaluate cultivar stability under long term weather.
17. Applications of crop‐climate models in agriculture
• Real‐time
• Regional estimates of anticipated crop production
• Farm agro‐advisories
• Strategic Planning
• Climatic risk assessment for crop insurance
• Impact assessment of climate change
• Strategic planning for development
• Hybrid seed production
Aggrawal, IARI
18. • Climate smart agriculture for managing risks
• Weather smart
• Water smart
• Carbon smart
• Energy smart
• Nitrogen smart
• Knowledge smart
Cont..
20. Cropping System
• The term cropping system refers to the crops, crop sequences
and management techniques used on a particular agricultural
field over a period of years.
• Cropping system= Cropping pattern + Management Types of
cropping systems in horticultural crops
21. Types of cropping system
1. Mono-species orchards: Mono-species also referred as monoculture.
• In this, fruit trees of a single species are planted in the field.
• This system is common in modern horticulture, where trees are planted
densely, using dwarf or semi-dwarf trees with modified canopy to ensure
better light interception and distribution and ease of mechanization
22. 2. Multi-storeyed cropping : Growing plants of different height in the same field
at the same time is termed as multi-storeyed cropping
Examples of some multistoried cropping
i. Coconut+ banana + pineapple ii. Coconut+ banana
iii. Coconut+ pasture iv. Mango+ pineapple
v. Mango+ papaya+ pineapple
vi. Coconut+ jackfruit+ coffee+ papaya+ pineapple
vii. Coconut+ papaya+ pineapple Multiple cropping
23. 3. Intercropping:
• Intercropping, as one of the multiple cropping systems, has
been practiced by farmers for many years in various ways and
most areas, and has played a very important role in India.
• Intercropping with leguminous crops.
24. 4 Mixed cropping:
• It refers to the practice of growing certain perennial crops in the alley spaces
of the main perennial crops.
• The main advantage is the effective utilization of available area and increase
in the net income of the farm per unit area.
Examples:
i. Coconut + Arecanut+ Nutmeg + Clove
ii. Clove + Nutmeg + Coconut
iii. Papaya + Grapes + Snakegourd
iv. Apple + Pears + cabbage + Potato
25. Crop water productivity (WP) or water use efficiency (WUE)
• Water-use efficiency (WUE) refers to the ratio of water used in plant
metabolism to water lost by the plant through transpiration.
Two types of water-use efficiency are referred to most frequently:
• Photosynthetic water-use efficiency (also called intrinsic or instantaneous
water-use efficiency), which is defined as the ratio of the rate of carbon
assimilation (photosynthesis) to the rate of transpiration, and
• Water-use efficiency of productivity (also called integrated water-use
efficiency), which is typically defined as the ratio of biomass produced to
the rate of transpiration.
• It is often considered an important determinant of yield under stress and
even as a component of crop drought resistance
26. Rainwater harvesting
• It is a technique used for collecting, storing and using rainwater for
landscape irrigation and other uses
Advantages of rain water harvesting
• Maximizes the productivity of water or enhancing the water use efficiency,
generally with adequate harvest quality;
• Allows economic planning and stable income due to a stabilization of the
harvest in comparison with rainfed cultivation;
• Decreases the risk of certain diseases linked to high humidity (e.g. Fungi)
in comparison with full irrigation;
• Reduces nutrient loss by leaching of the root zone, which results in better
groundwater quality and lower fertilizer needs as for cultivation under full
irrigation
• Improves control over the sowing date and length of the growing period
independent from the onset of the rainy season and therefore improves
agricultural planning
27. • Mango: Rain water harvesting through opening of circular trenches around
trees at a distance of 6 feet and width at 9 inches, as well as depth and
mulching the trenches with dry mango leaves, helps in retaining sufficient
moisture in the soil during flowering and fruiting and increase in yield.
• Banana: The soil moisture deficit stress in banana during vegetative stage
causes poor bunch formation, lower number and small sized fingers. The water
stress during flowering causes poor filling of fingers and unmarketable
bunches and reduced bunch weight and other growth parameters.
• Providing irrigation through drip helps in reducing the adverse effects of
water stress.
28. Skimming Well Technology
Skimming well is any technique employed with an intention to extract
relatively freshwater from the upper zone of the fresh-saline aquifer.
By this technology shallow fresh water floating over the saline water can be
utilised thereby preventing salt water intrusion into the inland fresh water
and keeping the saline fresh water interface into coastal aquifers far below
the critical levels.
This technology can be adopted in Andhra Pradesh, coastal parts of Tamil
Nadu, Orissa and West Bengal states as high salt concentration in waters of
these coastal areas lead to:
• Reduced growth rate and size of plant,
• Stunted growth coupled with restricted lateral shoot development.
• Reduced leaves and fruit.
29. • Decreased fresh and dry weight of plant parts.
• Leaves become thicker than normal.
• Top growth suppresses more than the root growth.
• Losses in terms of yield are more in fruit crops as specific toxicity affect
more than osmotic effect.
• Need of Skimming Wells
• To get fresh water with any salts.
• To manage root zone salinity.
• To reduce energy requirement for low discharge.
• The land wastage and water evaporation is avoided and can be used for
productive purposes.
• This technology effectively facilitates the adoption of modern irrigation
systems like drips and sprinklers and helps in improving upon the water use
efficiency, improves soil health and crop yields
30. Stress
Biotic Abiotic
Stress ?
Stress is an external factor that exerts a
disadvantageous influence on the plant and is measured in
relation to plant survival, crop yield, growth (biomass
accumulation), which are related to overall growth.
Taiz and Zeiger, 200630
31. • The negative impact of
environmental factors on plant
growth and yield.
Abiotic Stress
• Biotic stress is stress that occurs
as a result of damage done to
plants by other living organisms
Biotic Stress
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32. ABIOTIC STRESS
Any adverse factor acting on physiological processes/
biochemical activity of the plants is called as abiotic stress.
Air pollution
Mechanical damage
Cold stress
Light stress
High temperature stress
Drought
salt stress
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33. Plants respond to stress in several different way
Vince and Zoltan, 2011
34. Environmental conditions that can cause stress
Water-logging & drought
High or low temperatures
Excessive soil salinity
Ozone
Low oxygen
Phytotoxic compounds
Inadequate mineral in the soil
Too much or too little light
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35. • Unpredictable occurrence
• Some stresses are impossible to manage
• One stress may increase or decrease the level of
another stress
• Differential response of plant spp. to a given stress
• Effects generated by one abiotic stress may overlap
with some effects of another stress
Characteristics of abiotic stressess
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36. • Stresses trigger a wide range of plant responses
• Altered gene expression
• Cellular metabolism
• Changes in growth rates and crop yields
PLANT RESPONSE TO STRESS
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38. • Earliness
• Reduced in clustering
• Leaf rolling, folding, shedding, leaf reflectance
• Hairiness
• Color of leaves
• Wax coating
• Root systems
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39. Mechanism of resistance
• Supercooling
In plants cooling of water below 0° C with out ice crystal
formation is called super cooling.
or Cytoplasm cooling without ice formation.
It is possible because internal ice –nucleators are absent
By increasing solute concentration which will increase
freezing point.
By removing water from cells.
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40. • Anti freeze proteins (AFP)
Declines rate of ice crystal growth
Lowers the efficiency of ice nucleation sites
Lowers temp. at which ice forms
• Osmoprotectants
Osmolytes- quarternary amines, amino acids, sugar
alcohols
Balances the osmotic potential of externally increased
osmotic pressure
Tolerance Mechanism
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41. Tolerance Mechanism
• Cell wall/membrane porosity : water should remain in apoplast.
• Increase in unsaturated fatty acid in membrane
• Short stature : plant absorbs ground radiation
• Low leaf area and higher leaf thickness
• Higher root to shoot percent
• Dormancy
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42. Mechanism to cope with high temperate stress
Reduce in cell size
Closure of stomata
Increased stomata
and trichome density
Greater xylem
vessels
Accumulation of
osmolytes
Increased
retention of water
Better stomatal
regulation
Enhanced
photosynthesis
Increased antioxidant
production
Decrease ROS
generation
Less oxidative
damage
Maintain chloroplast
membrane density
Improved high temperate stress
tolerance
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43. Plant tolerance (adaptation) to stress
Reactions and adaptations to drought stress
i. Growth forms and morphological adaptations
ii. Phenological behaviour
iii. Physiological adaptations
- Photosynthesis
- Transpiration and leaf conductance
- Water potential
Reactions and adaptations to flood stress
44. Indices to characterize temperature stress
• Mean temperature deviation
• Cumulative temperature deviation
• Canopy temperatures
• Plant water stress
• Thermal images of canopies
• NDVI
45. Yield loss due to adverse weather
• High temperature
• Frost
• Fog
• Deficit/Excessive/un‐seasonal rainfall
46. Simulation model
Planning
Characterization of risk profile of different regions and crops for
designing policies
Monitoring
Assessment of loss and its forewarning
Settlement
Quick settlement of disputed claims: reconstructing past
47. Crop Growth Simulation Models
Understand/ predict behaviour of crops on the basis of quantitative
understanding of processes from experiments in field and controlled
environments
Integrate spatial and temporal variability in soil, weather, crop, pests and
management factors
Not location specific: can be used in any site with minimum soil, plant and
weather data
Testable via field experimentation
48. Assessing the stress through remote sensing
• Remote sensing techniques offer a unique solution for mapping stress and
monitoring its time-course. (Baret, et al., 2007)
• The case of nitrogen fertilization is used here as a paradigm
• It is used for nitrogen stress evaluation by comparison with a reference
unstressed situation which is, however, not easy to get in practice.
• The combination of remote sensing observations with crop models provides
an elegant solution for stress quantification through assimilation
approaches
49. Fig: 1. Scheme illustrating how to use of a crop model for the
management of nitrogen applications.
50. Fig: 2. Scheme showing the inputs and outputs required in the forward
and inverse problems to estimate canopy state variables (in this
case LAI and Cab).
52. Biophysical crop simulation models are normally forced with precipitation data recorded
with either gauges or ground-based radar.
• However, ground-based recording networks are not available at spatial and temporal
scales needed to drive the models at many critical places on earth. An alternative would
be to employ satellite-based observations of either precipitation or soil moisture.
• The Atmosphere Land Exchange Inverse (ALEXI) model, was used to deduce root zone
soil moisture for an area of North Alabama, USA.
• The soil moisture estimates were used in turn to force the state-of-the-art Decision
Support System for Agrotechnology Transfer (DSSAT) crop simulation model.
• The results indicate that the model forced with the ALEXI moisture estimates produced
yield simulations that compared favorably with observed yields and with the rainfed
model.
• This signal was of sufficient strength to produce adequate simulations of recorded yields
over a 10 year period.
Mishra, et al., 2013
53. Conclusion
• Various kinds of models are in use for assessing and predicting crop growth and yield.
• Crop growth model is a very effective tool for predicting possible impacts of climatic
change on crop growth and yield.
• Crop growth models are useful for solving various practical problems in agriculture.
• Proper established of cropping system will increased the water used efficiency of the
particular crops
• With the launch and continuous availability of multi-spectral (visible, near-infrared)
sensors on polar orbiting earth observation satellites (Landsat, SPOT, IRS, etc.) remote
sensing (RS) data has become an important tool for yield modeling.
The crop plants have evolved certain resistance mechanism against various stresses :
we should identify those mechanisms and traits
and introgress them into commercial cultivars
Editor's Notes
Murthy, Hyderabad
Murthy, Hyderabad
Aggrawal, IARI
Biotic stress influenced by living org.
Abiotic stress influenced by enviornmental factors
Water related stress i.e.
Temperature stress i.e.
Coming to characteristics of abiotic stresses
Like drought, flooding
Ozone stress, heat and cold stress
Heat stress and drought
Like salinity and drought
unsaturated fatty acid in membrane : unsaturated fatty acids increases fluidity of membrane