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Yield and quality traits of wheat and rapeseed in response to source-sink ratio and heat stress in post-flowering Eur. J. Agron. (IF 5.2) Pub Date : 2023-11-22 Gonzalo Martín Rivelli, Daniel Fernando Calderini, Leonor Gabriela Abeledo, Daniel Julio Miralles, Deborah Paola Rondanini
The probability of occurrence of high temperatures and cloudiness events increases during the post-flowering period of temperate crops in the southern cone of South America. Several studies have evaluated the effect of high temperature or shading on wheat and rapeseed, but little is known about the impact of the combined effect of both stresses on the yield and grain quality of these crops during the
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Non-uniform wheat population distribution enhances wheat yield and lodging resistance synchronously Eur. J. Agron. (IF 5.2) Pub Date : 2023-11-24 Xiaofei Wang, Jiawei Zhang, Xiaoqin Wang, Yibo Hu, Xiaolong Ren, Zhikuan Jia, Tiening Liu, Zhenlin Wang, Tie Cai
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Maintaining grain yield of Th. intermedium across stand age through constant spike fertility and spike density: Understanding its response to various agronomic managements Eur. J. Agron. (IF 5.2) Pub Date : 2023-11-23 L. Fagnant, O. Duchene, F. Celette, B. Dumont
Thinopyrum intermedium subsp. intermedium (Host) Barkworth & D.R. Dewey is a perennial grass proposed as a dual-use crop for both forage and grain. Being in the nascent stage of domestication, its grain yield potential is still low compared to annual counterparts. The understanding of Th. intermedium development and the resulting grain yield in field is limited along with its response to agronomic
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Intercropping on French farms: Reducing pesticide and N fertiliser use while maintaining gross margins Eur. J. Agron. (IF 5.2) Pub Date : 2023-11-22 Elodie Yan, Nicolas Munier-Jolain, Philippe Martin, Marco Carozzi
Experimental studies to date have demonstrated the agronomic and environmental benefits of intercropping, making it a key diversification method for reducing chemical inputs in agriculture. However, intercropping is still a niche practice in European cropping systems, particularly for arable crops. Few studies have focused on farmers’ perspectives or used farm data to assess the on-farm performances
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Early share of 15N-labelled fertilizer between trees and crop in young temperate alley-cropping system Eur. J. Agron. (IF 5.2) Pub Date : 2023-11-16 Claire O’Connor, Bernhard Zeller, Caroline Choma, François Delbende, Eric Manouvrier, Hélène Desmyttère, Ali Siah, Christophe Waterlot, Kasaina Sitraka Andrianarisoa
Nitrogen (N) partitioning between trees and crops in alley-cropping systems (AC) may increase the N fertilizer use, but more investigation is needed to elucidate it for young trees. The aim of this study was to explore the share of N between crops and three tree species after a few years of tree establishment in AC. Using 15N labeling (10 atm% as 15NH4,15NO3 form), we traced the fate of N fertilizer
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Assessing the influence of water fertilizer, and climate factors on seed cotton yield under mulched drip irrigation in Xinjiang Agricultural Regions Eur. J. Agron. (IF 5.2) Pub Date : 2023-11-19 Shudong Lin, Quanjiu Wang, Mingjiang Deng, Lijun Su, Kai Wei, Yi Guo, Jihong Zhang
Cotton is an important raw material, and its production has a profound impact on global economic and social development. Developing a further understanding of the optimal growing environment for cotton would help establish a reasonable management system and improve seed cotton yield. In the present study, we established a water-fertilizer coupling mathematical model based on the comprehensive analysis
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Yield loss of inferior crop species and its physiological mechanism in a semiarid cereal-legume intercropping system Eur. J. Agron. (IF 5.2) Pub Date : 2023-11-19 Wei Wang, Jian-Hua Zhao, Meng-Ying Li, Wei Zhang, Muhammad Maqsood Ur Rehman, Bao-Zhong Wang, Fazal Ullah, Zheng-Guo Cheng, Li Zhu, Jin-Lin Zhang, Hong-Yan Tao, Wen-Ying Wang, You-Cai Xiong
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Associations between endogenous spike cytokinins and grain-number traits in spring wheat genotypes Eur. J. Agron. (IF 5.2) Pub Date : 2023-11-15 Bethany Love, Gemma Molero, Carolina Rivera-Amado, Maren Müller, Sergi Munné-Bosch, Matthew P. Reynolds, M. John Foulkes
Genetic variation in grain number has been positively associated with levels of cytokinins in inflorescences in cereals, although studies quantifying endogenous levels in the field are currently lacking. The present study, using a spring wheat association mapping panel (HiBAP II) of 150 lines, quantified associations between spike hormone levels and grain number and associated traits. The HiBAP II
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A time-window within the grain filling period accounted for early leaf senescence in maize under sink limitation Eur. J. Agron. (IF 5.2) Pub Date : 2023-11-14 Guillermo A.A. Dosio, Pablo Cicore, Roberto Rizzalli
In annual crops such as maize, assimilates demand exerted by grains converges with increasing leaf senescence. As sink demand changes as grains growth, leaf senescence could also be affected during the grain filling period. In this work, we evaluated the effect of a decrease in sinks demand at different moments of the grain filling period on maize leaf senescence. Sinks were modified in field experimentation
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Linking soil physical quality to shoot and root biomass production in scenarios of sugarcane straw removal Eur. J. Agron. (IF 5.2) Pub Date : 2023-11-16 Leandro Carneiro Barbosa, Sarah Tenelli, Paulo S.G. Magalhães, Ricardo O. Bordonal, Maurício Roberto Cherubin, Renato Paiva de Lima, Guilherme A.F. Castioni, João Rossi Neto, João Luís Nunes Carvalho
Understanding how sugarcane straw removal affects soil physical attributes and root development over successive cultivation years is critical for sustainable straw-based bioenergy production. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of straw removal on soil physical quality and its relationship with sugarcane root development and crop yield in soils with contrasting textures. Three straw removal
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Evaluation of multiple spring wheat cultivars in diverse intercropping systems Eur. J. Agron. (IF 5.2) Pub Date : 2023-11-09 Madhuri R. Paul, Dereje T. Demie, Sabine J. Seidel, Thomas F. Döring
Re-diversifying agriculture through cereal-legume intercropping could provide higher productivity, but the cultivars and traits associated with agronomic performance of intercropping are currently unclear. Moreover, the impact of different cultivars on intercropping performance under diverse environmental and management conditions is largely unexplored. Therefore, we investigated various cultivar combinations
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Impact of different establishment methods for summer-sown cover crops in Southwestern Germany on their weed suppression properties Eur. J. Agron. (IF 5.2) Pub Date : 2023-11-11 Michael Merkle, Matthias Schumacher, Roland Gerhards
Early establishment of cover crops (CCs) is essential for attaining successful weed suppression in the autumn-to-spring period. Due to reduced precipitation and extended periods of drought in the summer within temperate zones, the establishment of CCs poses challenges. Three methods of cover crop (CC) establishment were tested: 1) preharvest sowing 10 days before harvest of cash crop (PreHa); 2) no-till
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Optimizing nitrogen application rate by establishing a unified critical nitrogen dilution curve for maize under different mulching planting patterns Eur. J. Agron. (IF 5.2) Pub Date : 2023-11-08 Wenlong Li, Xiaobo Gu, Heng Fang, Tongtong Zhao, Rui Yin, Zhikai Cheng, Chuandong Tan, Zhihui Zhou, Yadan Du
Nitrogen (N) nutrition is essential for crop production and a critical N dilution curve (CNDC) could provide a novel strategy for diagnosing plant N status. CNDCs for several crops under different scenarios have been established to optimize N management. However, few studies have been conducted to establish a CNDC for maize (Zea mays L.) under ridge-furrow planting with film mulching over ridges, a
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Rice planting reduced N2O emissions from rice-growing seasons due to increased nosZ gene abundance under a rice-wheat rotation system Eur. J. Agron. (IF 5.2) Pub Date : 2023-11-10 Peng Xu, Mengdie Jiang, Imran Khan, Jinsong Zhao, Ronggui Hu
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Optimizing agronomic practices to harness climate change impacts on potato production in tropical highland regions Eur. J. Agron. (IF 5.2) Pub Date : 2023-11-08 Dereje Ademe, Kindie Tesfaye, Belay Simane, Benjamin F. Zaitchik, Getachew Alemayehu, Enyew Adgo
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Assessing Mediterranean agroforestry systems: Agro-economic impacts of olive wild asparagus in central Italy Eur. J. Agron. (IF 5.2) Pub Date : 2023-11-03 Ferdaous Rezgui, Adolfo Rosati, Fatima Lambarraa-Lehnhardt, Carsten Paul, Moritz Reckling
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How to determine temporal yield variances of various cropping systems for modelling farmers’ production risk – Illustrated by results from a long-term field trial Eur. J. Agron. (IF 5.2) Pub Date : 2023-10-31 Isabell Pergner, Christian Lippert, Hans-Peter Piepho, Jürgen Schwarz, Hella Kehlenbeck
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Variability in germination fractions of Amaranthus albus in response to weed management and abiotic maternal conditions Eur. J. Agron. (IF 5.2) Pub Date : 2023-10-28 Roni Gafni, Lior Blank, Hanan Eizenberg
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Can the inclusion of ribwort plantain or chicory increase the seasonal and annual dry matter production of intensive dairy grazing swards? Eur. J. Agron. (IF 5.2) Pub Date : 2023-10-28 Ciarán Hearn, Michael Egan, Mary Bridget Lynch, Kevin Dolan, David Flynn, Michael O’Donovan
Pasture species complementarity leading to increased dry matter (DM) production has been observed in multispecies (MS) swards which include legumes and forage herbs along with grasses. This effect has been measured in mechanically defoliated plots with little data available from grazing scenarios. There is a scarcity of data available regarding individual forage herb species contribution to increased
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Microscopic hyperspectral imaging and an improved detection model based detection of Mycogone perniciosa chlamydospore in soil Eur. J. Agron. (IF 5.2) Pub Date : 2023-10-25 Xuan Wei, Yongjie Liu, Qiming Song, Jinping Zou, Zhiqiang Wen, Jiayu Li, Dengfei Jie
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The effect of sowing date and sowing density on the yield and quality of crambe seeds. A case study in north-eastern Poland Eur. J. Agron. (IF 5.2) Pub Date : 2023-10-24 Krzysztof J. Jankowski, Artur Szatkowski, Adam Okorski
The present study was undertaken to determine the effect of sowing date and sowing density on stand architecture, yield components, seed yields, and seed quality in crambe (Crambe abyssinica Hochst. ex R.E. Fries) grown in north-eastern Poland in 2020–2022. The experiment had a split-plot design with four sowing dates (early: 30 March–1 April; and delayed by 7, 14, and 21 days) and five sowing densities
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Improved yield-salinity relationship considering salt and root distribution dynamics Eur. J. Agron. (IF 5.2) Pub Date : 2023-10-20 Yuehong Zhang, Xianyue Li, Jun Wang, Haibin Shi, Ning Chen, Qi Hu
Alternate drip irrigation of brackish and freshwater (ADI) is an effective strategy to relieve salt stress in crops and increase crop yield compared to irrigation using only brackish water (B). However, the correlation between the soil salinity as well as maize root distribution dynamics and crop yields under ADI treatment remains unknown. A three-year field experiment under ADI treatment was carried
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Climate and soil-based constraints to rainfed cotton yield in the Northern Territory, Australia – A modelling approach using APSIM-OZCOT Eur. J. Agron. (IF 5.2) Pub Date : 2023-10-18 Tiemen Rhebergen, Stephen J. Yeates
Cotton production in Australia is expanding to the northern semi-arid tropical regions as a means to droughtproof the industry. The majority of expansion is expected to come from rainfed farming systems. However, little is known on tropical rainfed cotton, particularly on climate and soil-based constraints that determine cotton production. Using the Northern Territory (NT) as case study, we investigated
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Mode and experiments of a straw ditch-burying returning and maturing in cold region of Northeast China Eur. J. Agron. (IF 5.2) Pub Date : 2023-10-20 Han Tang, Dong Wang, Jiale Zhao, Changsu Xu, Jinwu Wang
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Nitrogen leaching under alternative forages grazed by sheep Eur. J. Agron. (IF 5.2) Pub Date : 2023-10-20 Sarmini Maheswaran, Lydia M. Cranston, James P. Millner, David J. Horne, James A. Hanly, Paul R. Kenyon, Peter D. Kemp
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The interactions of Rht15 and Rht1 alleviate some of their negative effects on agronomic traits in durum wheat Eur. J. Agron. (IF 5.2) Pub Date : 2023-10-20 Zhangchen Zhao, Qinglin Wen, Li Zhe, Xianglan Kong, Valentina Španic, Liang Chen, Yin-Gang Hu
The application of dwarfing genes in wheat breeding effectively reduced plant height, improved lodging resistance and increased the harvest index. Although the gibberellin-responsive (GAR) dwarf gene Rht15 did not negatively affect coleoptile length or root traits while reducing the plant height, it reduced the yield plant−1. The gibberellin-insensitive (GAI) dwarf gene Rht1 can increase wheat yield
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Mixed application of controlled-release urea and normal urea can improve crop productivity and reduce the carbon footprint under straw return in winter wheat-summer maize cropping system Eur. J. Agron. (IF 5.2) Pub Date : 2023-10-17 Guangxin Zhang, Shiju Liu, Xiangyang Wang, Xufang Wang, Yan Zhang, Dehao Zhao, Xiaoxia Wen, Juan Han, Yuncheng Liao
An important goal of sustainable agriculture is reducing the environmental risk while also ensuring food security. The mixed application of controlled-release urea and normal urea (CRUNU) is a potential nitrogen (N) management strategy for achieving this goal. However, few studies have focused on whether optimizing the N application rate of CRUNU can balance crop yield and greenhouse gas emissions
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Delayed sowing increased dry matter accumulation during stem elongation in winter wheat by improving photosynthetic yield and nitrogen accumulation Eur. J. Agron. (IF 5.2) Pub Date : 2023-10-18 Yuangang Zhu, Juan Liu, Jiaqi Li, Lishan Xian, Jinpeng Chu, Hui Liu, Jian Song, Yinghui Sun, Zhongmin Dai
Understanding dry matter (DM) accumulation during the stem elongation period (SE) is important for estimating yields. However, the mechanisms underlying SE at different sowing times, and how the main shoots (MS) and tillers contribute to DM accumulation, remain poorly understood. Field experiments were carried out at different sowing times, with two cultivars being grown during two successive growing
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Adding a diversity of legumes to a crop decision-support system: Maintaining satisfactory accuracy while keeping the model simple Eur. J. Agron. (IF 5.2) Pub Date : 2023-10-12 M. Bedu, L. Lefèvre, A. Dupont, P. Dubrulle, R. Reau, P. Debaeke, M. Guinet, M.-H. Jeuffroy, P. Maury, A. Schneider, C. Schoving, P. Thiébeau, A.-S. Voisin, V. Parnaudeau
In a context of economic and environmental concerns in agriculture, legumes appear to be suitable alternative crops to diversify current cropping systems and reduce their dependence on synthetic nitrogen (N) fertiliser and protein from imported soya bean. However, legume-based cropping systems may increase N losses through nitrate leaching if the N available from legumes does not coincide with subsequent
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Optimizing delayed sowing date decreases methane emissions from paddies and ensures the comprehensive benefits of rice production Eur. J. Agron. (IF 5.2) Pub Date : 2023-10-13 Hao He, Huihui Dang, Chao Liu, Yuanyuan Wang, Zhurong Wu, Zhenghua Hu, Qi Li
Adjusting the sowing date presents a cost-effective and advantageous practice to mitigate the adverse effects of climate change on agricultural cultivation. However, its impact on the comprehensive benefits of rice production in terms of methane (CH4) emissions remains uncertain. During the 2019–2021 rice growing season, field studies with different sowing dates were carried out, including a conventional
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Experimental plan for oilseed flax in multi-environment trials Eur. J. Agron. (IF 5.2) Pub Date : 2023-10-11 Darlei Michalski Lambrecht, Jaqueline Sgarbossa, Maria Inês Diel, Alessandro Dal'Col Lúcio, Jéssica Cezar Cassol, Lana Bruna de Oliveira Engers, Diego Nicolau Follmann, Maicon Nardino, Volmir Sergio Marchioro
The importance of the cultivation of oilseed flax has increased in the Brazilian agricultural scenario, and therefore, research must be carried out to have better recommendations for cultivation. For research to be reliable, there is a need for adequate experimental planning. In this context, the objective of this work is to propose an experimental plan, with estimates of plot size, sample size, and
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Marriage between variable selection and prediction methods to model plant disease risk Eur. J. Agron. (IF 5.2) Pub Date : 2023-10-11 Franco Suarez, Cecilia Bruno, Franca Kurina Giannini, M. Paz Giménez Pecci, Patricia Rodriguez Pardina, Mónica Balzarini
Predicting the risk of a disease in a pathosystem based on a set of climatic variables usually requires handling a high number of input variables, many of which are often irrelevant and/or redundant. Building linear predictive models entails not only dimensionality issues but also the negative impact of multicollinearity. Several feature selection methods have proved to be efficient in both linear
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The organic mulches in vineyards exerted an influence on spontaneous weed cover and plant biodiversity Eur. J. Agron. (IF 5.2) Pub Date : 2023-10-09 A. Mairata, D. Labarga, M. Puelles, J. Huete, J. Portu, L. Rivacoba, A. Pou
The current trend toward sustainable agricultural practices creates a demand for alternatives to conventional soil management. One of the main problems for farmers is the competition for water and nutrients of weeds with the crop and the complicated management that this entails. Conventional practices such as tillage and the use of herbicides are commonly used and imply high environmental impacts while
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Biopesticides as alternatives to reduce the use of copper in Spanish and Portuguese viticulture: Main trends in adoption Eur. J. Agron. (IF 5.2) Pub Date : 2023-10-06 Paula Ortega, Ramón Salcedo, Elena Sánchez, Emilio Gil
The traditional use of copper as a fungicide in vineyards has raised concerns among authorities as it increases environmental pollution. As a result, new regulations have been enacted to reduce the use of plant protection products while encouraging the use of biological pesticides, which are less harmful to the environment. In this study, we surveyed two of the most relevant countries in terms of vine
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Assessing the influence of furrow width on growth and yield of soybean in ridge-furrow relay intercropping system with flax Eur. J. Agron. (IF 5.2) Pub Date : 2023-10-03 Kang Yong-Il, Jo Song-Gon, Ri Kwang-Bin, Cha Yong-Hak, Om Ki-Su
Soybean flax ridge-furrow relay intercropping system is a new method of intercropping system to distress excessive vegetative growth of soybean during the rainy season. However, the effects of furrow width for flax on growth and yield of soybean in ridge-furrow relay intercropping system remain unclear. In this study, we investigated that the effects of three treatments (FS1: 10 cm furrow width, FS2:
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Higher rice grain yield and lower methane emission achieved by alternate wetting and drying in central Vietnam Eur. J. Agron. (IF 5.2) Pub Date : 2023-10-04 Trong Nghia Hoang, Kazunori Minamikawa, Takeshi Tokida, Rota Wagai, Thi Xuan Phuong Tran, Thi Hoang Dong Tran, Dang Hoa Tran
Rice is the main staple food for more than half of the world’s population, but rice cultivation is a significant source of atmospheric methane (CH4). Alternate wetting and drying (AWD) reduces CH4 emission from paddy field, but the effect on rice yield remains unclear. Organic soil amendment increases grain yield but simultaneously increases CH4 emission. Therefore, the combination of AWD and organic
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The effects of functional trait diversity on productivity of grass-legume swards across multiple sites and two levels of nitrogen fertiliser Eur. J. Agron. (IF 5.2) Pub Date : 2023-10-04 Marit Jørgensen, Anne Kjersti Bakken, Liv Østrem, Caroline Brophy
Productive and stable forage yields are essential for the sustainability of ruminal livestock production. Grassland seed mixtures composed of species of diverse functional groups have previously been demonstrated to increase yield performance and stability compared to monocultures. In this study we conducted field trials with five grass and two legume species either grown in monocultures or a range
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Exploring the tropical acclimation of European and American hop cultivars (Humulus lupulus L.): Focus on physiology, productivity, and chemical composition Eur. J. Agron. (IF 5.2) Pub Date : 2023-10-05 Daniele Ribeiro Contin, Eduardo Habermann, Beatriz Costa de Souza, Eduardo Augusto Dias de Oliveira, Carlos Alberto Martinez, Paulo Cézar Vieira, Fernando Batista Da Costa
Hop (Humulus lupulus L.) cones are widely used by the beer industry to provide flavor, aroma, and bitterness due to the presence of α-acids, β-acids, and volatile oil components. Although the brewing sector plays an important role in Brazil’s economy, hops are entirely imported. In this study, we aimed to investigate the physiological acclimation potential, productivity, and chemical composition of
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Optimization of controlled-release urea application based on the winter wheat yield Eur. J. Agron. (IF 5.2) Pub Date : 2023-09-29 Xiaojia Zhou, Xiaoran Yang, Shangzong Feng, Jianda Zhang, Jinpeng Wu, Jiahui Liu, Xiangming Xu, Zhen Yu, Wenxin Bian, Dongxu Sun, Xiying Hu, Shugang Zhang, Jiazhuo Xie, Tianlin Shen
Wheat is of great significance to ensuring national food security in China. The one-time fertilization for saving labor was common in winter wheat production in the North China Plain, which caused the excessive application of nitrogen (N) fertilizer generally. Controlled-release urea (CRU) has a good application effect in crops with short growth periods such as rice and maize. However, the applications
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Developing a nitrogen application estimation model for diverse wheat fields: A user-friendly approach for smallholder nitrogen fertilizer recommendations Eur. J. Agron. (IF 5.2) Pub Date : 2023-09-27 Ziyang Liu, Yuefan Wang, Syed Tahir Ata-UI-Karim, Xiaojun Liu, Yongchao Tian, Yan Zhu, Weixing Cao, Qiang Cao
China’s winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) production heavily relies on nitrogen (N) fertilizer application, which poses challenges due to the inability of most smallholders to accurately apply N according to site-specific conditions. Difficulty in accurately estimating the nitrogen demands of wheat is a barrier to precise nitrogen fertilizer management. We hypothesized that assessing plant N uptake
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Monitoring intra-annual and interannual variability in spatial distribution of plastic-mulched citrus in cloudy and rainy areas using multisource remote sensing data Eur. J. Agron. (IF 5.2) Pub Date : 2023-09-28 Wei Zhou, Haodong Wei, Yunping Chen, Xinyu Zhang, Jie Hu, Zhiwen Cai, Jingya Yang, Qiong Hu, Hang Xiong, Gaofei Yin, Baodong Xu
The technology of canopy plastic mulching has been widely used in citrus orchards for protecting fruit trees from cold damage. Understanding the spatio-temporal dynamics of plastic-mulched citrus (PMC) is of great importance for precision management of citrus orchards. However, monitoring the long-term and large-area PMC dynamics is challenging because the PMC is typically distributed in cloudy and
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Can low-input agriculture in semi-arid Burkina Faso feed its soil, livestock and people? Eur. J. Agron. (IF 5.2) Pub Date : 2023-09-28 Gildas G.C. Assogba, David Berre, Myriam Adam, Katrien Descheemaeker
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Seasonal differences in yield and fertilizer use efficiency of different low-calcium-tolerant peanut varieties in response to the timing and splitting of calcium application in southern China Eur. J. Agron. (IF 5.2) Pub Date : 2023-09-28 Tingting Chen, Xinyue Wang, Ying Wang, Ruier Zeng, Suzhe Yao, Yu Gao, Jialei Zhang, Jianguo Wang, Hui Zhang, Shubo Wan, Lei Zhang
Soil Ca deficiency hinders the development of the peanut industry, and inappropriate Ca fertilizer application increases the risk of soil environmental degradation and reduces the fertilizer utilization rate and yield in peanuts. N fertilizer doses are frequently split and applied over different time periods. However, whether this widespread method is applicable to Ca fertilizer and improves peanut
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Mixture of controlled-release and normal urea to improve maize root development, post-silking plant growth, and grain filling Eur. J. Agron. (IF 5.2) Pub Date : 2023-09-29 Chunyu Zheng, Chunlin Li, Longbing Tian, Zhaoyin Shen, Guozhong Feng, Wenfeng Hou, Fulai Liu, Qiang Gao, Yin Wang
The mixture of controlled-release urea (CRU) and normal urea (MCU) applied as one-time basal fertilizer is a convenient and effective alternative to traditional split-nitrogen (N) fertilization, can ensure a sufficient late-season N supply to increase maize yield. However, the effects of MCU ratios on maize root development, post-silking growth, and grain-filling process remain poorly understood. In
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Precise classification and regional delineation of maturity groups in soybean cultivars across China Eur. J. Agron. (IF 5.2) Pub Date : 2023-09-26 Wenwen Song, Luping Liu, Shi Sun, Tingting Wu, Haiyan Zeng, Shiyan Tian, Bincheng Sun, Wenbin Li, Lijun Liu, Shuming Wang, Han Xing, Xin’an Zhou, Hai Nian, Wencheng Lu, Xiaozeng Han, Shouyi Wang, Weiyuan Chen, Tai Guo, Xiqing Song, Zhongyan Tian, Tianfu Han
The maturity group (MG) system is a widely recognized and effective approach for assessing the photothermal sensitivity of soybean cultivars and determining their optimal adaptation zones. In China, soybean have been cultivated extensively for thousands of years, evolving into various ecotypes through natural and artificial selection. In this study, the relative maturity groups (RMGs) of a total of
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Effects of film mulching and soil wetted percentage of drip irrigation on soil hydrothermal conditions and sweet potato growth Eur. J. Agron. (IF 5.2) Pub Date : 2023-09-26 Youliang Zhang, Yongqi Tang, Yingjie Hu, Shaoyuan Feng, Fengxin Wang, Zhaohui Wang
Sweet potato is widely cultivated in China because of its drought tolerance, low planting cost and richness in various nutrients, such as crude protein, carbohydrates, and cellulose. Field experiments were conducted at the Special Potato Experimental Station, China Agricultural University, Rizhao City, Shandong Province, China, in 2020 and 2021 to investigate the effects of film mulching and soil wetted
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Trade-offs of organic and organic-inorganic fertilizer combinations in tomato quality and yield: A global meta-analysis (1992–2021) Eur. J. Agron. (IF 5.2) Pub Date : 2023-09-23 Jiahui Yang, Autar K. Mattoo, Yang Liu, Francis Zvomuya, Hailong He
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Genotype × environment × agronomic management interaction to enhance wheat yield in the Mediterranean rainfed environments of Morocco: II. Process based modeling Eur. J. Agron. (IF 5.2) Pub Date : 2023-09-23 Krishna Prasad Devkota, Mina Devkota, Rachid Moussadek, Vinay Nangia
Durum wheat (Triticum turgidum subsp. durum) is the oldest and most cultivated cereal crop in Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region and under Mediterranean climatic conditions. Morocco is one of the largest producer of durum wheat in MENA region, cultivated in more than 1 million ha area produced 2.5 million tons in 2020, which accounts for 17% of the total production in the region. In the region
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Long-term anthropogenic field management enhanced wheat productivity and resource utilization in the Loess Plateau region of China Eur. J. Agron. (IF 5.2) Pub Date : 2023-09-23 Peng Wu, Gang Zhao, Qi Wu, Hua Huang, Peng Zhang, Kemoh Bangura, Jianfu Xue, Min Sun, Shangzhong Li, Lei Wang, Wanli Cheng, Jian Fu, Kejun Yang, Tinglu Fan, Zhiqiang Gao
Low precipitation and poor soil quality are the main factors that limit wheat production in the Loess Plateau region of China. Straw incorporation and/or adding organic fertilizer can enhance wheat productivity by improving the soil water content (SWC) and soil fertility, but systematic long-term research has not yet been conducted. Thus, we conducted a 12-year continuous in-situ experiment in the
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Productivity and water use efficiency of summer soybean-winter wheat rotation system under limited water supply in the North China Plain Eur. J. Agron. (IF 5.2) Pub Date : 2023-09-18 Jiangwen Nie, Matthew Tom Harrison, Jie Zhou, Lei Yang, Jie Zhao, Xiquan Wang, Ke Liu, Shang Wang, Huadong Zang, Yadong Yang, Zhaohai Zeng
Development of novel crop rotations with superior water- and N-use efficiency will be fundamental in the quest for securing sustainable food supplies under environments that are increasingly resource limited. Here, our aim was to examine how replacing maize with soybean as part of winter wheat rotations impacted the nutrient-equivalent yield (EY), evapotranspiration (ET) and water-use efficiency (WUE)
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Selection of the best nitrogen fertilizer management scenario in wheat based on Palmer drought severity index with an environmental perspective Eur. J. Agron. (IF 5.2) Pub Date : 2023-09-19 Sajad Amirhajloo, Mahdi Gheysari, Mohammad Shayannejad, Mehran Shirvani
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Corrigendum to “Combining functional physiological phenotyping and simulation model to estimate dynamic water use efficiency and infer transpiration sensitivity traits” [Eur. J. Agron. 150 (2023) 126955] Eur. J. Agron. (IF 5.2) Pub Date : 2023-09-16 Ting Sun, Rui Cheng, Rujia Jiang, Yunxiu Liu, Yudong Sun, Zhuoyi Wang, Pingping Fang, Xinyang Wu, Kang Ning, Pei Xu
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Monitoring defoliation rate and boll-opening rate of machine-harvested cotton based on UAV RGB images Eur. J. Agron. (IF 5.2) Pub Date : 2023-09-14 Yiru Ma, Xiangyu Chen, Changping Huang, Tongyu Hou, Xin Lv, Ze Zhang
Defoliation and artificial ripening are critical steps before mechanical harvesting of cotton. The defoliation effect is a key factor in determining the optimal harvesting time of cotton, as an improper machine-harvesting time can reduce the yield and quality of cotton. Therefore, rapid and accurate estimation of the defoliation rate and boll-opening rate is critical for evaluating the effect of defoliation
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Increasing yield through wheat cultivar mixture that optimizes functional traits within the canopy Eur. J. Agron. (IF 5.2) Pub Date : 2023-09-15 Xiang Kong, Guishen Zhao
Ecological theories indicate that increasing plant genetic diversity promotes ecosystem productivity. Thus, the cultivation of different genotypes within a field, known as cultivar mixtures, could provide beneficial agroecosystem services for wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) production. However, it remains unclear whether these benefits are dependent on the optimization of functional traits, which can
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Genotype and agronomic management interaction to enhance wheat yield and water use efficiency in the Mediterranean rainfed environment of Morocco: I. Field data analysis Eur. J. Agron. (IF 5.2) Pub Date : 2023-09-15 Mina Devkota, Krishna Prasad Devkota, Mohammed Karrou, Vinay Nangia
Durum wheat (Triticum turgidum subsp. durum), considered better drought tolerant, is the most cultivated wheat in Morocco and in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. The region, including Morocco, predominantly has rainfed production systems, declining water supply, and increasing trends and effects of rainfall variability and climate extremes leading to poor crop yield and yield stability
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Corrigendum to “Scales of development for wheat and barley specific to either single culms or a population of culms” [Eur. J. Agron. 147 (2023) 126824] Eur. J. Agron. (IF 5.2) Pub Date : 2023-09-12 Corinne Celestina, James Hunt, Hamish Brown, Neil Huth, Mariana Andreucci, Zvi Hochman, Maxwell Bloomfield, Kenton Porker, Melissa McCallum, Felicity Harris, Mary Matthews, Ben Biddulph, Ghazwan Al Yaseri, Dion Nicol, Jessica Hyles, Enli Wang, Bangyou Zheng, Zhigan Zhao, Michele Kohout
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Directly linking plant N, P and K nutrition to biomass production in cotton-based intercropping systems Eur. J. Agron. (IF 5.2) Pub Date : 2023-09-06 Yurong Qiu, Xin Li, Yurui Tang, Shiwu Xiong, Yingchun Han, Zhanbiao Wang, Lu Feng, Guoping Wang, Beifang Yang, Yaping Lei, Wenli Du, Xiaoyu Zhi, Minghua Xin, Yahui Jiao, Shijie Zhang, Yabing Li, Xiao-Fei Li
Growth performance under intercropping relies heavily on the nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P) and potassium (K) levels of the plants involved. However, few studies on intercropping advantages have established a direct link between growth performance and plant nutrient uptake. Using a 3-year field study (2019–2021) with four cotton-based cropping systems (cotton monoculture and garlic/cotton, peanut/cotton
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Spatial-temporal coupling pattern between irrigation demand and soil moisture dynamics throughout wheat-maize rotation system in the North China Plain Eur. J. Agron. (IF 5.2) Pub Date : 2023-09-09 Yang Han, Dongmei Qiao, Hongfei Lu
Irrigation water requirement (Iwr) and soil moisture (SM) are two essential metrics that guide scientific irrigation and agricultural water-saving practices. Although they have been extensively studied in the North China Plain (NCP), an exploration into their spatial-temporal coupling pattern remains absent. Here, the spatial-temporal coupling pattern underlying the variations of Iwr and SM across
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The effect of long-term controlled-release urea application on the relative abundances of plant growth-promoting microorganisms Eur. J. Agron. (IF 5.2) Pub Date : 2023-09-10 Feng Gao, Zeli Li, Yongxiang Gao, E. Gaoyang, Mingyang Li, Chuanfu Li, Yunlong Cheng, Tianjiao Zhang, Shuo Wang, Liang Wu, Zhanbo Wei, Wenkui Zheng, Min Zhang, Zhiguang Liu
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Using the plant height and canopy coverage to estimation maize aboveground biomass with UAV digital images Eur. J. Agron. (IF 5.2) Pub Date : 2023-09-09 Meiyan Shu, Qing Li, Abuzar Ghafoor, Jinyu Zhu, Baoguo Li, Yuntao Ma
The rapid and efficient estimation of aboveground biomass (AGB) in maize proves advantageous for growth assessment, grain quality and yield prediction, and timely field management. The unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) imaging system's adaptable operation and its capability to capture images with comparatively high temporal and spatial resolutions underscore its potential for supplanting conventional techniques