scholarly journals Moisture content, moisture-related properties and agricultural management strategies of the Benue floodplain vertisols in North Cameroon

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (33) ◽  
pp. 1730-1746
Author(s):  
Azinwi Tamfuh Primus ◽  
Djoufac Woumfo Emmanuel ◽  
Temgoua Emile ◽  
Boukong Alexis ◽  
Bitom Dieudonné
Keyword(s):  
Moisture Content ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Agricultural Management

scholarly journals Exploring Farmers’ Management Practices and Values of Ecosystem Services in an Agroecosystem Context—A Case Study from the Eastern Cape, South Africa

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (23) ◽  
pp. 6567 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dennis Junior Choruma ◽  
Oghenekaro Nelson Odume
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Food Production ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Crop Yields ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Agricultural Management ◽  
Eastern Cape ◽  
Provisioning Ecosystem Services

Globally, farmers remain the key ecosystem managers responsible for increasing food production while simultaneously reducing the associated negative environmental impacts. However, research investigating how farmers’ agricultural management practices are influenced by the values they assign to ecosystem services is scarce in South Africa. To address this gap, a survey of farmers’ agricultural management practices and the values they assigned towards ecosystem services was conducted in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. Results from the survey show that farmers assign a high value on food provisioning ecosystem services compared to other ecosystem services. Irrigation and fertiliser decisions were mostly based on achieving maximum crop yields or good crop quality. The majority of farmers (86%) indicated a willingness to receive payments for ecosystem services (PES) to manage their farms in a more ecosystems-oriented manner. To encourage farmers to shift from managing ecosystems for single ecosystem services such as food provision to managing ecosystems for multiple ecosystem services, market-oriented plans such as PES may be employed. Effective measures for sustainable intensification of food production will depend on the inclusion of farmers in the development of land management strategies and practices as well as increasing farmers’ awareness and knowledge of the ecosystem services concept.

scholarly journals Role of Foliar Moisture Content in the Silvicultural Management of Forest Fuels

2006 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 228-231 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher R. Keyes
Keyword(s):  
Moisture Content ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Fire Behavior ◽  
Surface Fire ◽  
Forest Fuels ◽  
Fuels Management ◽  
Canopy Fuels ◽  
Silvicultural Management ◽  
Selection Of

Abstract In combination with measured stand data and assumed environmental conditions, reasonable estimates of foliar moisture content (FMC) are necessary to determine and justify silvicultural targets for canopy fuels management strategies. FMC often is overlooked in fuels planning, with default values substituting for more precise estimates, but its role is operationally significant in the selection of silvicultural targets even at modest surface fire intensities. This article discusses the role of FMC in canopy ignition and summarizes the results of 11 studies on the FMC values and trends for 16 North American conifers. FMC values ranged from 73 to 480% but varied by species, foliage age, and season. The information presented here will be helpful to managers engaging in canopy fuels planning with the use of popular fire behavior and fuels management software (e.g., NEXUS, Fuels Management Analyst, and the Forest Vegetation Simulator's Fire and Fuels Extension). West. J. Appl. For. 21(4):228–231.

scholarly journals Agricultural Management Strategies for Countering Drought Conditions in Eastern Croatia

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ivan Mustać ◽  
Vilim Filipović ◽  
Lana Filipović ◽  
Gabrijel Ondrašek ◽  
Dragutin Petošić
Keyword(s):  
Management Strategies ◽  
Agricultural Management ◽  
Drought Conditions

scholarly journals Delimitation of low topsoil moisture content areas in a vineyard using remote sensing imagery (Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2) in a Mediterranean-climate region

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Paula Mendes ◽  
Magda Matias ◽  
Rui Carrilho Gomes ◽  
Ana Paula Falcão
Keyword(s):  
Soil Moisture ◽  
Moisture Content ◽  
Root Zone ◽  
Irrigation Management ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Field Measurements ◽  
Indicator Kriging ◽  
Agricultural Drought ◽  
Winter Period ◽  
Sentinel 2

Irrigation can be responsible for salt accumulation in the root zone of grapevines when late autumn and winter precipitation is not enough to leach salts from the soil upper horizons, turning the soil unsuitable for grape production. The aim of this work is to present a novel methodology to outline areas, within a drip-irrigated vineyard, with a low soil moisture content (SMC) during, and after, an 11-month agricultural drought. Soil moisture (SM) field measurements were performed in two plots at the vineyard, followed by a geostatistical method (indicator kriging) to estimate the SM class probabilities according to a threshold value, enlarging the training set for the classification algorithms. The logistic regression (LR) and Random Forest (RF) methods used the features of the Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 images and terrain parameters to classify the SMC probabilities at the vineyard. Both methods classified the highest SMC probabilities above 14% that is located close to the stream at the lower altitudes. The RF method performed very well in classifying the topsoil zones with a lower SMC during the autumn-winter period. This delineation allows the prevention of the occurrence of areas affected by salinisation, indicating which areas will need irrigation management strategies to control the salinity, especially under climate change, and the expected increase in droughts.

Improving Speech and Language Services through Effective Time Management

1983 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 86-91 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara W. Travers
Keyword(s):  
Time Management ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Federal State ◽  
Speech Language Pathologist ◽  
School Based ◽  
Work Area ◽  
Paper Work ◽  
Areas Of Concern ◽  
State And Local ◽  
Therapeutic Services

This paper presents strategies for increasing the effectiveness and efficiency of the school-based speech-language pathologist. Various time management strategies are adapted and outlined for three major areas of concern: using time, organizing the work area, and managing paper work. It is suggested that the use of such methods will aid the speech-language pathologist in coping with federal, state, and local regulations while continuing to provide quality therapeutic services.

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