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Displaying 15 of about 62 results… have hit record highs as the country swelters in the heat wave currently sweeping across much of Asia. Dhaka recorded … at 40.6°C (105.1°F), with meteorologists warning that heat waves like this are becoming more common. The heat also …
… millet delivers a good harvest index under drought and heat conditions when rice, maize or wheat already have no … derived how the plant can adapt to water deficiency and heat and at the same time keep a reasonable harvest index. … millet delivers a good harvest index under drought and heat conditions when rice, maize or wheat already have no …
… By Reaz Ahmad [...] This season’s crop loss owing to heat stress comes as a stark reminder of what the rice … forewarning. [...] BRRI’s breeder success in developing heat-tolerant rice comes at a time when Boro farmers have suffered crop loss in different districts due to a heat shock-induced sterility in paddy plants. The April 4 …
… the script has been changing with the early “January heat wave” and lately, the cold wave. Many citizens are now … the script has been changing with the early “January heat wave” and lately, the cold wave. Many citizens are now …
Measures to help Afghanistan's farmers access more water for irrigation could heighten tensions with the nation's neighbours.
By Stefanie Glinski
BAMIYAN, Afghanistan, June 9 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - In a good year, farmer and mother-of-four Zahra Tawakole can produce enough potatoes from her hectare of land in the small Afghan village of Raquel…
… set of durum wheat varieties that can withstand up to 40°C heat along the Senegal River basin. If scaled up, the … Council, ICARDA scientists developed super-early and heat-tolerant durum wheat cultivars and tested them in the … set of durum wheat varieties that can withstand up to 40°C heat along the Senegal River basin. If scaled up, the …
… Tea pickers stressed in normally mild, rainy region Heat hits local incomes as tourists stay away Phul Kumari has … but the 45-year-old says she has never experienced heat and drought like that during this harvest season. [...] … harvest Perhaps hardest hit by the worsening drought and heat, however, are the legions of tea workers in the normally …
A parallel session on the second day at the ongoing 19th Conference of Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change taking place in Warsaw, Poland supported the views by the African Alliance of Rangeland Management and Development that rising temperatures, droughts and declining precipitation trends are likely to hit pastoral system as well…
… Heat stress - caused by high temperatures, low rainfall and … with climate experts warning of a threat to food supplies Heat stress is a mix of high temperatures and low moisture … (12 acres) of high-yielding rice. Now it's all over." The heat stress - caused by a mix of high temperatures, low …
… and Afghanistan, a year of floods, droughts, and extreme heat has helped push tens of millions of people into hunger … as climate change gathers pace and agriculture feels the heat. Governments must act now in Durban to protect our food … prices. • Drought and fires following a massive heat wave in Russia and Ukraine destroyed much of the 2010 harvest …
… of hydro-meteorological events such as storms, floods, heat/cold wave, droughts, on the rise due to a changing, warming … of hydro-meteorological events such as storms, floods, heat/cold wave, droughts, on the rise due to a changing, …
… of the economy relies on agriculture and pastoralism, a heat wave and drought has the potential to immediately hurt the … of the economy relies on agriculture and pastoralism, a heat wave and drought has the potential to immediately hurt …
… and local capacities to withstand drought, floods and heat stress; and proven community-based adaptation projects. … and local capacities to withstand drought, floods and heat stress; and proven community-based adaptation projects. …
… a government agency, showed that in the coming decades, "wave-driven flooding" - when large waves and storm waters … By combining seawalls with a push to rehabilitate wave-slowing mangrove forests and coral habitats, the project … a government agency, showed that in the coming decades, "wave-driven flooding" - when large waves and storm waters …
… salt-tolerant crops Concerns grow over impact of salt, heat on livestock [...] Earlier this month, in the Pankhali … salt-tolerant crops Concerns grow over impact of salt, heat on livestock [...] Earlier this month, in the Pankhali …