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4/20/21   Research, Development and Innovation    Plant production    Automation and Precision Agriculture

System automatically counts plants in croplands by using drone images

Farming 4.0 tool also counts plantation rows and enhances precision agriculture
4/13/21   Agroenergy    Research, Development and Innovation    Environmental and land management

Brazilian microalgae can treat effluents from African palm oil processing

The strain that had been isolated in the Cerrado biome clears inorganic waste in less time and also generates commercially valuable biomass
4/6/21   Animal production    Automation and Precision Agriculture

Measurement of cows’ consumption allows the identification of estrus up to six hours in advance

Research paves the way so that sensors in troughs and drinking fountains select females that are ready for reproduction
3/30/21   Research, Development and Innovation    Low Carbon Agriculture

New seaweed-based bioinput improves plant growth and defense

Experiments show that product caused 10% increase in soybean and corn growth and rooting
3/23/21   Research, Development and Innovation    Plant production

African oil palm in agroforestry systems is efficient and generates environmental services

In addition to recording higher yield per plant, AFS stored more carbon and recorded higher oil content per bunch
3/23/21   Plant production    Food security, nutrition and health

First Brazilian soybean developed for consumption as edamame, a popular food in the East

Cultivar opens opportunities in the gastronomic market for the legume
3/16/21   Research, Development and Innovation    Animal production    Automation and Precision Agriculture

Algorithm individually identifies cattle in the field through images

Experiment obtained 99.86% accuracy with Pantaneiro herd
2/23/21   Biodiversity    Genetic improvement    Research, Development and Innovation    Plant production    Food security, nutrition and health

Brazilian rice collection is available for world institutions

Digital identification code ensures the traceability of Embrapa's 20,000 samples at FAO's Global Information System
2/23/21   Research, Development and Innovation    Plant production    Food security, nutrition and health

Researchers prepare dictionary on sensory characteristics of maté tea

Developed by Embrapa in partnership with Kansas State University (USA), the lexicon gathers definitions that will help standardize the product
2/2/21   Plant production    Integrated Pest Management

New biopesticide uses two bacterial strains to control caterpillars

Harmless to humans and to the environment, the product targets soybean loopers and fall armyworms.

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Agronomic performance of "BRS Kampai" peach on 15 clonal rootstocks and own-rooted trees in Pelotas-RS, Brazil.

O objetivo do presente trabalho foi determinar o efeito de quinze porta-enxertos clonais na performance agronômica de pessegueiros ?BRS Kampai?, bem c...

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Agronomic performance of cowpea cultivars (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp) under application of limestone doses.

Evaluating agricultural management practices, such as liming, is essential in regions with acidic soils to increase the yield of agricultural crops. T...

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Agronomic performance of cowpea genotypes in southwestern Brazilian Amazon.

ABSTRACT - The objective of this work was to evaluate the agronomic performance of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) genotypes over three crop years, in the...

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Agronomic responses of grapevine Chenin Blanc as a function of training systems and rootstocks.

The aim of this research was to study the influence of training system and rootstock on the yield, vigor and physiology of the ‘Chenin Blanc’ grapevin...

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