Long day plants are a type of plant that require long periods of daylight to initiate flowering and short night time.
Claudia Ringler
Claudia Ringler
Claudia Ringler is Deputy Division Director of the Environment and Production Technology Division. From 1996 until now, she served in various other research positions in that division. She currently co-leads the Institute’s water research program and is also a basin theme leader. Her research interests are water management, global food and water security, natural resource constraints to global food production, and the synergies of climate change adaptation and mitigation. Dr. Ringler has field experience across Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America. Claudia have published many journal articles in the areas of global water and food security, with a more recent focus on gender, nutrition, climate change and energy.
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Cropping system is a term used to describe the method of planting, growing, and harvesting crops in a particular area.
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Cropping pattern is the arrangement of crops in a specific sequence or order to make the most efficient use of available resources.
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Cropping intensity refers to number of crops harvested from a given piece of land in a year. It has a significant impact on food supply.
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Colluvial soil forms through the process of gravity-driven soil movement down a slope and accumulates at the base of hills or mountains.
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Clayey soil is a type of soil that is commonly found in various parts of the world, particularly in areas with a humid climate.
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