Evaluating SHOOTGRO 4.0 as a potential winter wheat management tool in the Czech Republic

Project management is one of the most important management tool in many enterprises. Agricultural enterprises with project management are able to foresee their future. Their managers are able to identify upcoming problems earlier and get ready to them in advance. Crisis is seen as a phenomenon more common than rare and it is therefore essential that the enterprises respond by reflecting the aspects and impacts of the crisis in their corporate strategy, and the managers learn to manage crises effectively. The paper deals with a single research of the management of small and medium‑sized enterprises in the Czech Republic. It is focused on the use of projects in farm management and evaluation of the significance of the crisis managers of these enterprises. Only about 15 % of enterprises manage its organization by projects. The crisis occurs in all organizations, in varying degrees and intensity. Most often agricultural enterprises are faced with a crisis caused by the change in legislation and bureaucracy. The importance of a crisis was evaluated by the managers with an average rate of 3.6 (where 5 was the highest). The questionnaire method was used for primary data collection. The limitation of the paper covers areas such the sample (34 enterprises), methodology and data.

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Methodology for ISO/IEC 29110 Profile Implementation in EPF Composer

International Journal of Information Technologies and Systems Approach ◽

10.4018/ijitsa.2017010104 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 10 (1) ◽

pp. 61-74

Author(s):

Alena Buchalcevova

Keyword(s):

Czech Republic ◽

Web Application ◽

Implementation Process ◽

Content Management ◽

Management Tool ◽

The Czech Republic ◽

Process Framework ◽

Profile Element ◽

Implementation Methodology ◽

Element Mapping

The article presents the ISO/IEC 29110 Profile Implementation Methodology that was developed to manage consistent implementation of individual ISO/IEC 29110 Profiles in the open-source content management tool Eclipse Process Framework Composer. Such an implementation enables effective managing of the standard and its publishing in the form of a web application that can be easily and efficiently used. This methodology represents an example of the usable outputs of the ISO/IEC 29110 standard being utilized in education and research in the Czech Republic. Its main elements described in this article can be also used for implementation purposes in other countries. First, the methodology structure is presented, followed by its individual elements, i.e. General Principles, Profile Structure, Profile Element Mapping, Implementation Conventions, EPF Composer Usage Guidelines, and Implementation Process. The evaluation of this methodology was performed during the implementation of the Entry Profile.

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Evaluation of the SWAT model as an integrated management tool in the Švihov drinking water supply catchment

Soil and Water Research ◽

10.17221/46/2018-swr ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 14 (No. 2) ◽

pp. 76-83

Author(s):

Jan Gregar ◽

Jan Petrů ◽

Jana Novotná

Keyword(s):

Water Quality ◽

Drinking Water ◽

Czech Republic ◽

Water Supply ◽

Integrated Management ◽

Swat Model ◽

Point Sources ◽

Drinking Water Supply ◽

Management Tool ◽

The Czech Republic

Švihov dam, the largest drinking water source in the Czech Republic and Central Europe, has problems with eutrophication. The Švihov dam catchment spreads over 1200 km<sup>2</sup> and supplies over 1.5 million people in the capital of Prague and the Central Bohemian region with drinking water. Due to intensive agricultural activities and a lack of wastewater treatment plants in small settlements, the water quality is deteriorating. As a result, corrective measures need to be taken. Technological Agency of the Czech Republic supported this research which proposes different scenarios for a reduction of water quality degradation in the dam. The Trnávka dam watershed was chosen for study purposes as it occupies one quarter of the Švihov dam watershed. Hydrological balance was established using measured data. Point and non-point sources of nutrients were determined by field research and included in a Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) model. This study aims to propose complex watershed management to improve the state of the environment in the entire area and to reduce eutrophication. Different management practices would reduce nutrient loads of streams and increase water quality which is the critical factor in dam eutrophication. This research brings methodology and systematic approach to integrated management, and can be applied not only for the Švihov dam, but also for other watersheds, including those which function as drinking water supply.

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Development of high baking quality winter wheat Annie

Czech Journal of Genetics and Plant Breeding ◽

10.17221/238/2014-cjgpb ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 50 (No. 4) ◽

pp. 293-295

Author(s):

P. Horčička ◽

O. Veškrna ◽

T. Sedláček ◽

J. Matyk ◽

J. Chrpová ◽

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Keyword(s):

Czech Republic ◽

Winter Wheat ◽

Grain Quality ◽

Early Winter ◽

The Czech Republic ◽

Quality Class ◽

Baking Quality ◽

Breeding Station ◽

Check Variety ◽

Very High

Annie is a medium-early winter wheat developed at the Plant Breeding Station, Stupice, SELGEN, a.s., Czech Republic and registered in the Czech Republic in 2014. In the Official Variety Trials this variety showed very high baking quality class E combined with higher grain yield than in the check variety Akteur with similar grain quality. It carries Pch1 gene conferring resistance to eyespot and possesses combined resistance to most diseases together with excellent frost resistance.

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