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Grazing optimizes forage production and soil GHG emissions of mixed perennial pasture in an inland arid area Field Crops Res. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2025-02-11 Jiao Ning, Yarong Guo, Shanning Lou, Cheng Zhang, Wanhe Zhu, Charles P. West, Xiong Z. He, Fujiang Hou
In the context of global warming and increasing demands for forage production, optimizing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and forage production is crucial to sustainable pasture management in arid areas.
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Auxin regulates leaf senescence and nitrogen assimilation to promote grain filling in maize (Zea mays L.) Field Crops Res. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2025-02-06 Na Jiang, Peng Wang, Zhiqi Yang, Changwei Li, Yixiang Xia, Xiangmin Rong, Yongliang Han, Lan Yang
Leaf senescence is the final stage of leaf development, which is often accompanied by nitrogen remobilization. And also, leaf senescence can be modulated by auxin.
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Enhancing maize yield and water productivity through coordinated root-shoot growth under mild water stress in dense planting Field Crops Res. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2025-02-05 Yining Ma, Jiawei Ren, Shengju Yang, Risheng Ding, Taisheng Du, Shaozhong Kang, Ling Tong
For a long time, the ultimate objective in arid and semi-arid agricultural production areas has been to optimize yield while ensuring efficient utilization of agricultural water resources. This objective can be realized through a judicious integration of dense planting and regulated deficit irrigation (RDI). Currently, it is not clear how these two agronomic measures regulate maize yield by affecting
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Breeding for high maize yields indirectly boosting root carbon in the US Corn Belt since the 1980s Field Crops Res. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2025-02-03 Cintia Sciarresi, August Thies, Christopher Topp, Douglas Eudy, John L. Kovar, Slobodan Trifunovic, Philip M. Dixon, Sotirios V. Archontoulis
Understanding changes in below-ground plant traits due to crop improvement is crucial for crop productivity and sustainability assessments.
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Trade-offs between agronomic and environmental benefits: A comparison of inhibitors with controlled release fertilizers in global maize systems Field Crops Res. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2025-02-01 Minyu Wang, Ping He, Daijia Fan, Rong Jiang, Guoyuan Zou, Daping Song, Libo Zhang, Yu Zhang, Wentian He
The application of enhanced efficiency fertilizers (EEFs) is widely considered as an effective approach to decrease reactive nitrogen (Nr) losses and improve crop yield. Although the effectiveness of EEFs is influenced by soil properties and management practices, the main drivers on global maize (Zea mays L.) systems are still unclear.
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Optimizing potassium management for enhanced cotton yields in China's diverse agro-ecological regions Field Crops Res. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2025-01-31 Hongbang Liang, Feihu Yin, Jinzhu Zhang, Jihong Zhang, Yue Zhao, Tao Zhao, Deyi Li, Zhenhua Wang
Potassium (K) plays a crucial role in the growth and yield of cotton. As the world's leading cotton-producing country, China faces challenges such as soil K depletion and rising costs of K fertilizers. Current research primarily focuses on K application at specific locations, which limits its applicability to broader agro-ecological regions. Therefore, there is an urgent need to conduct K fertilizer
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Cassava yield was not just a matter of total nutrient inputs: Insights from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Burundi Field Crops Res. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2025-01-31 Kokou Kintché, Stefan Hauser, Jackson Mirali Ciruza, Zacharie Nzohabonayo, João Vasco Silva, Wivine Munyahali, John Wendt, Bernard Vanlauwe
Although cassava exports large nutrient amount from the soils, there is mixed evidence on its response to fertilizer.
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Peanut genotypic stress tolerance imprints the rhizobacterial community patterns in acidic soil: Evidence from two years of field trials Field Crops Res. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2025-01-29 Xun Xiao, Kai Lou Liu, Yi Shen, Wen Tai Dai, Shu Han Liu, Ren Fang Shen, Xue Qiang Zhao
Developing stress-tolerant plants continues to be the goal of breeders due to their realized yields and stability. The rhizosphere microbiome is a central determinant of plant tolerance to soil environmental stress, but the association between genotypic differences in peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) stress tolerance and rhizobacterial community patterns remains unclear in acidic soils.
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Varietal improvement is a feasible approach for achieving high yield and superior quality simultaneously in ratoon rice Field Crops Res. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2025-01-29 Chen Yang, Desheng Yang, Hongshun Xiang, Jinjuan Zhu, Shen Yuan, Kehui Cui, Jianliang Huang, Shaobing Peng
While rice ratooning has been increasingly practiced by farmers recently in China, low and unstable yield of ratoon crop (RC) and poor quality of main crop (MC) have limited the further extension of this technology.
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Using the CROPGRO-Perennial Forage Model to simulate the effect of asymbiotic nitrogen fixation on the growth of brachiariagrass Field Crops Res. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2025-01-29 Fagner J. Gomes, Kenneth J. Boote, Carlos G.S. Pedreira, Bruno C. Pedreira, Cristiam Bosi, Maira L.B. Bourscheidt, Gerrit Hoogenboom
There is an increase in global demand to reduce fossil fuel use and to create sustainable intensification of animal production systems. Alternative sources of mineral nitrogen fertilizers have been shown to increase herbage accumulation. The environment in which plants thrive is dynamic and complex due to the nature of the soil-plant-atmosphere interactions. Modeling can evaluate and explain these
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Benchmarking sorghum and maize for both yield and economic advantage in the US Great Plains Field Crops Res. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2025-01-28 Federico Gomez, Juan Manuel Sanchis, Víctor Giménez, Jane Lingenfelser, Ana Carcedo, Ignacio Massigoge, P.V. Vara Prasad, Ignacio Ciampitti
The Great Plains region of the United States (US) has a rich history of growing summer crops such as maize (Zea mays L.) and sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench). Sorghum is highly valued for its resilience to environmental stressors, particularly drought, while maize is favored for its high yield potential and responsiveness to inputs.
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Long-term diversified cropping promotes wheat yield and sustainability across contrasting climates: Evidence from China and Switzerland Field Crops Res. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2025-01-26 Zhengjun Yan, Yi Xu, Juncong Chu, Thomas Guillaume, Luca Bragazza, Hongjun Li, Yanjun Shen, Yadong Yang, Zhaohai Zeng, Huadong Zang
Crop diversification is extensively advocated to buffer against climate variability and extreme events to increase crop yields and agroecosystem services.
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Long-term management strategies to optimize phosphorus utilization in a tropical maize and soybean succession Field Crops Res. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2025-01-25 Lenir Fátima Gotz, Elton Eduardo Novais Alves, Thamires Dutra Zancanaro de Oliveira, Rafael de Souza Nunes, Leo Murtagh Condron, Leonardus Vergütz, Paulo Sergio Pavinato
The efficiency of phosphorus (P) input utilization in Brazilian agricultural systems is low (50 %) but can be improved by adopting appropriate management strategies.
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Extreme climate weakens the effect of biochar in increasing yield and reducing N2O emissions Field Crops Res. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2025-01-25 Yeye Zhang, Ruixue Chen, Liru Yao, Chun Yan, Hongxia Li, Guangxin Zhang, Michael Bahn, Fei Mo, Juan Han
Climate change and cropland degradation threaten global food security and greenhouse gas mitigation. Applying biochar has been promoted as a solution to sustain crop yields, reduce nitrous oxide (N₂O) emissions, and improve soil quality.
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Optimizing cropping systems and irrigation regimes to mitigate NH3 emissions and enhance crop productivity in the Huang-Huai-Hai Plain Field Crops Res. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2025-01-24 Yanli Wang, Pengnian Wu, Haolin Yu, Jing Shao, Lingyun Li, Zhiheng Zhao, Peimeng Gao, Shilong Liu, Jinghui Wang, Xiaokang Guan, Pengfei Wen, Tongchao Wang
Ammonia (NH3) emissions from agricultural ecosystems in China present a significant environmental challenge, reducing the efficiency of nitrogen fertilizer use and negatively impacting crop yields. Addressing NH3 emissions is critical for improving both environmental sustainability and agricultural productivity.
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Key genotype and soil parameters for sugarcane growth: A sensitivity analysis of the SAMUCA model in Brazilian agroecosystems Field Crops Res. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2025-01-24 Rodolfo Armando de Almeida Pereira, Marina Luciana Abreu de Melo, Murilo dos Santos Vianna, Quirijn de Jong van Lier, Henrique Bauab Brunetti, Fábio Ricardo Marin
Climate constraints drive Brazilian farmers to improve production efficiency. Process-based crop models are crucial for evaluating cultivars, management strategies, and environmental scenarios. To optimize model efficiency and enhance interpretations, it is essential to identify key parameters across diverse production environments.
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Mitigating phosphorus–zinc antagonism in calcareous soils through the interaction of high–zinc wheat and the rhizospheric microbiome Field Crops Res. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2025-01-23 Jun Yang, Runze Wang, Junfeng Xu, Zikang Guo, Chenrui Liu, Yinglong Chen, Mei Shi, Zhaohui Wang
Context: Selecting high–yielding wheat cultivars with increased zinc (Zn) concentration is a sustainable approach to mitigating the reduction in grain Zn nutrients caused by phosphorus (P) application in high–pH soils. Objective: It is important to understand how high–Zn (HZn) wheat enhances Zn uptake under P applications by optimizing the rhizosphere, particularly through the recruitment of beneficial
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Eco-phenological drivers of black gram (Vigna mungo (L) Hepper) productivity in diverse environments and their implications for crop improvement Field Crops Res. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2025-01-22 Ashok K. Parihar, Kali Krishna Hazra, Amrit Lamichaney, Debjyoti Sen Gupta, Anil K. Singh, Jai Dev, Samuel Jaberson, Ajaj A. Lone, S.P. Das, Shayla Bindra, R.K. Panwar, Ashok Kumar, Arpita Das, H.K. Borah, C.S. Mahto, Shiva Nath, S.B. Mishra, Geeta Rai, E.R. Vaidya, Mangala Parikh, Smita Tiwari, Khajan Singh, M.P. Patel, Lekha Ram, S.D. Rajput, D.K. Patil, D. Sassikumar, Suma Mogali, Sujata Das, M
Insights into crop eco-phenology and genotype-by-environment interaction (GEI) are essential for advancing crop improvement strategies.
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Efficient root nitrogen transport is a key factor in improving nitrogen utilization and yield of semi-dwarf rapeseed Field Crops Res. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2025-01-21 Bowen Zhao, Hongxiang Lou, Yueyao Wang, Bo Wang, Jing Wang, Zhenghua Xu, Jie Zhao, Guangsheng Zhou, Jie Kuai
Rational allocation of nitrogen (N) application rates and planting densities is crucial for improving rapeseed yield. However, an increased N application rate reduces N use efficiency (NUE), and a higher planting density elevates the risk of lodging, thus limiting production benefits. Dwarf and compact rapeseed varieties exhibit high lodging resistance but possess low yield potential, while cultivars
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Mitigation of soil acidification is critical for reducing GHG emission and improving soil quality, crop yield and farm economic benefits: Evidence from a global meta-analysis Field Crops Res. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2025-01-21 Zhen Xu, Siwen Zhang, Prakash Lakshmanan, Yalin Li, Donghao Xu, Qichao Zhu
Soil acidification is a major threat to crop productivity and ecosystem health, which can be effectively mitigated by soil amendments. However, a comprehensive assessment of the impact of soil acidification mitigation on crop yield, soil properties, and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions remains lacking. In this study, a meta-analysis was conducted by using field data obtained from 279 publications. The
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Sustainable nitrogen management in maize using optical sensor: Assessing yield, economics, and environmental impact Field Crops Res. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2025-01-21 Pravin Kumar Upadhyay, Vinod Kumar Singh, Kapila Shekhawat, Brahma Swaroop Dwivedi, Rajendra Prasad Mishra, Rajiv Kumar Singh, Sanjay Singh Rathore, Susheel Kumar Singh, Meenu Rani, Sayantika Sarkar, Abir Dey, Subhash Babu, Rabi N. Sahoo, G.A. Rajanna, Vishal Tyagi, Sunil Kumar, Meenakshi, Anjali Patel, Gaurav Shukla
Conventional nitrogen (N) application across large irrigated maize field often leads to low N use efficiency (NUE) due to substantial spatial and temporal variations in N needs throughout the growing season. This study aimed to optimize N management and enhance NUE in maize using the GreenSeeker™ (GS™) optical sensor, calibrated in conjunction with Nutrient Expert® (NE®). Field experiments conducted
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Effects of planting density and NPK-fertilization level on lodging resistance and grain yield of common buckwheat Field Crops Res. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2025-01-21 Xinhui Lei, Yixin Wu, Jiale Wang, Jincai Tao, Chenxi Wan, Meng Wang, Baili Feng, Xiaochun Wang, Jinfeng Gao
Increasing planting density and fertilization rates have been widely used to enhance common buckwheat yield. However, it also led to higher lodging rates and severity.
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Towards higher agrobiodiversity – Evaluating the effects of undersowing different flowering species on soybean productivity Field Crops Res. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2025-01-18 Cleo A. Döttinger, Kim A. Steige, Volker Hahn, Willmar L. Leiser, Kristina Bachteler, Tobias Würschum
The loss of insect biodiversity threatens our food security and ecosystem services. This decline is partially linked to intensive agriculture, including monocultures. Alternative cultivation systems with companion plants can create habitats for beneficial insects but may negatively impact crop productivity due to competition.
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Reducing cadmium uptake without compromising nitrogen uptake, photosynthesis, or yield in low-Cd hybrid rice Field Crops Res. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2025-01-18 Meina Ji, Wen Ning, Lin Su, Zhi Wei, Dandan Shi, Yulin Liao, Xiang Ouyang, Baohua Fang, Bigang Mao, Shuoqi Chang
The presence of cadmium (Cd) in rice fields poses a significant threat to both rice production and human health. The low-Cd hybrid rice variety Zhenliangyou 8612 (L-Cd ZLY8612), developed through the mutation of the OsNRAMP5 gene, exhibits significantly lower Cd uptake. However, the impacts of this mutation on nitrogen (N) uptake, photosynthetic efficiency, and grain yield remain unclear.
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Cover crops enhance soil health, crop yield and resilience of tropical agroecosystem Field Crops Res. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2025-01-18 Victória Santos Souza, Lucas Pecci Canisares, Bruna Emanuele Schiebelbein, Darliane de Castro Santos, Rafael Braghieri Menillo, C. Roberto Pinheiro Junior, Maurício Roberto Cherubin
Cover crops have emerged as an effective strategy for diversifying agricultural practices, contributing to mitigate climate chance by carbon sequestration, increasing crop yield and even, increasing the crop resilience to adverse wheatear conditions. However, soil health changes and its impacts on crop yield and resilient are poorly documented in tropical conditions. Thus, we aimed to i) evaluate the
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Optimizing sowing date to enhance grain yield and quality formation of colored rice in tropical regions of China Field Crops Res. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2025-01-17 Shaokun Song, Rui Yue, Long Chen, Song Li, Ye Tao, Zhenxiang Zhou, Lixiao Nie
Colored rice is a high-quality yielding rice type with functional substances and gaining recognition among consumers, however, achieving synergistic increases in grain yield and quality is a serious challenge in production.
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Impact of no-tillage and reduced nitrogen input on corn yield and nitrogen efficiency in the corn belt of northeast China Field Crops Res. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2025-01-17 Shuai Zhang, Yuxing Peng, Feixia Zhang, Zizhong Li, Wanghui Weng
Conservation tillage is widely used in northeast China to improve soil fertility and crop yields. However, the specific mechanisms behind stable and increased corn yields and the role of nitrogen fertiliser under no-tillage with reduced nitrogen input remain unclear.
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Impacts of straw return methods on crop yield, soil organic matter, and salinity in saline-alkali land in North China Field Crops Res. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2025-01-16 Ying Song, Mingxiu Gao, Zhi Li
Straw return is a prevalent strategy for the amelioration of saline-alkali land, and it primarily comprises three techniques: straw mulching (SM), straw burial (SB), and straw incorporation (SI).
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Ethylene modulates peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) growth and yield in response to planting depth Field Crops Res. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2025-01-16 Deisy J.C. Lopez, Rafaela S. Arruda, Thaline M. Pimenta, Genaina A. Souza, Lubia S. Teixeira, Wagner L. Araújo, Agustín Zsögön, Dimas M. Ribeiro
Temperature may affect ethylene production in plant tissues. Due to temperature variations in the soil depth profile, planting depth can potentially affect ethylene production at the seed germination phase and post-germination growth phase. We hypothesized that in the field, altered ethylene biosynthesis in response to planting depth affect peanut growth and development. Ethylene production in peanut
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Combined effects of salt-tolerant varieties and improved nutrient management practices on rice yield and profitability under salt-affected soils in the West African Sahel Field Crops Res. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2025-01-15 Ali Ibrahim, Jean Eric P. Kaboré, Senthilkumar Kalimuthu, Baboucarr Manneh, Omar Ndaw Faye, Madiama Cissé, Kazuki Saito
Soil salinity is one of the major constraints to irrigated rice production in the Senegal River Valley. Several technologies such as salt-tolerant varieties and improved nutrient management practices have been evaluated. However, their on-farm performance is not well known.
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Dry direct-seeded and broadcast rice: A profitable and climate-smart alternative to puddled transplanted aus rice in Bangladesh Field Crops Res. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2025-01-15 Sharif Ahmed, Virender Kumar, Asad Uz Zaman, Mahbubur Rahman Dewan, Amina Khatun, Khaled Hossain, Sudhanshu Singh, Jagadish Timsina, Timothy J. Krupnik
Dry direct-seeded rice (DSR) has been identified as a potential crop establishment method to reduce labor, water, and energy use, as well as the carbon footprint and is considered as a climate-smart practice for rice production. However, the economic feasibility and farmers’ adoption of DSR will likely depend on its productivity compared to the dominant practice of puddled transplanted rice (PTR).
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Perennial rice regrowth responds to stubble characteristics, temperature and genotype Field Crops Res. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2025-01-14 Guangfu Huang, Mi He, Silai Wang, Yufu Li, Jianli Li, Yujiao Zhang, Shilai Zhang, Xiaoping Lian, Jing Zhang, Len J. Wade, Fengyi Hu
The performance of perennial grain crops is highly dependent upon the successful appearance of new shoots for the next regrowth cycle.
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Field-scale modeling of root water uptake and crop growth in a tropical scenario Field Crops Res. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2025-01-13 Marina Luciana Abreu de Melo, Quirijn de Jong van Lier, Evandro Henrique Figueiredo Moura da Silva, Rodolfo Armando de Almeida Pereira, Jos C. van Dam, Marius Heinen, Fábio Ricardo Marin
Modeling root water uptake (RWU) coupled with crop growth processes is crucial for optimizing water management in field crops, especially in tropical scenarios with high water demand. However, field-scale assessments of process-based RWU models are limited, as most efforts have focused on the root system scale, leading to few practical applications.
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Regulation of 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline (2-AP) biosynthesis and grain quality in fragrant rice under salt stress Field Crops Res. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2025-01-11 Lin Li, Zheng Huang, Yicheng Zhang, Yixue Mu, Yusheng Li, Lixiao Nie
Effects of salt stress on rice yields and strategies to induce salt tolerance in rice are largely studied, however, limited research has been conducted on the effects of brine irrigation on rice aroma (especially 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline, 2-AP) and its molecular biosynthesis mechanism in fragrant rice under field conditions.
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Impact of future climate from different general circulation models on cotton yield predictions in north Cotton Belt through crop simulation with DSSAT Field Crops Res. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2025-01-11 Mohil Pourebrahimi Foumani, Xinhua Yin, Joshua S. Fu, Cheng-En Yang, Regina Adotey
Future climate scenarios present significant challenges to sustainable cotton production. Developing effective adaptation strategies is crucial to mitigate these threats.
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Trends in crop yield estimation via data assimilation based on multi-interdisciplinary analysis Field Crops Res. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2025-01-10 Hong Cao, Rongkun Zhao, Lang Xia, Shangrong Wu, Peng Yang
Data assimilation technology coupling crop growth model and remote sensing inversion, is an important scientific tool for crop growth simulation, which realizes dynamic spatio-temporal monitoring of crop yield. Because data assimilation originated from meteorological, marine and land surface simulation, it lacks consideration of crop growth mechanism and temporal and spatial heterogeneity of field
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The role of phenotypic plasticity of physiological and agronomic traits on the adaptation of spring wheat genotypes to Mediterranean environments Field Crops Res. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2025-01-10 Abdelhalim Elazab, Dalma Castillo, Iván Matus, Sebastián Romero-Bravo, Sergio Espinoza-Meza, Victor Sadras, Alejandro del Pozo
Phenotypic plasticity is a valuable perspective to evaluate the genotype x environment interaction in an agronomic context of crop adaptation to stress. This work investigated the phenotypic plasticity of leaf, canopy, and agronomic traits in spring wheat.
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Carbon dioxide fluxes and carbon budget of a sugarcane ecosystem with crop residue returning in South China Field Crops Res. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2025-01-09 Zhuoting Li, Qiangsheng Xu, Wenting Ning, Yanni Lu, Rongdong Wu, Yuanzheng Yang, Tinghua Li, Jian Yang, Hongxin Su, Baoqing Hu
The carbon dioxide (CO2) flux in a sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum L.) ecosystem is of great importance when attempting to mitigate global climate change associated with the eco-economic importance of sugarcane for sugar and biofuel production. China is one of the major sugarcane producing country in the world. However, CO2 flux and carbon budget of sugarcane ecosystems in China remains unclear.
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Photosynthetic performance, pigments and biochemicals influence seed yield in rapeseed under water deficit conditions: MGIDI index helps screening drought-tolerant genotypes Field Crops Res. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2025-01-09 Maryam Salami, Helin Tan, Bahram Alizadeh, Bahram Heidari
Identifying a combination of drought adaptive traits including physiological and biochemical characteristics defined as efficient indices helps to improve drought tolerance under water deficit condition occurred during the reproductive stage of rapeseed.
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NDVI-based ideotypes as a cost-effective tool to support wheat yield stability selection under heterogeneous environments Field Crops Res. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2025-01-09 Taylor S. Nelsen, Joshua Hegarty, Santiago Tamagno, Mark E. Lundy
Yield stability is a trait of increasing importance for food security given climate change, particularly in environments with diverse growing conditions and extreme abiotic stressors. Yet, stability is rarely investigated in early stages of a breeding pipeline due, in part, to the insufficient identification of secondary traits needed to inform selection decisions.
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Optimizing N applications increases maize yield and reduces environmental costs in a 12-year wheat-maize system Field Crops Res. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2025-01-08 Shuaijie Shen, Biao Feng, Datong Zhang, Jun Zou, Yuhao Yang, Robert M. Rees, Cairistiona F.E. Topp, Suya Hu, Bowen Qiao, Wenhai Huang, Hongbao Sun, Shiwei Zhou, Xinya Wen, Fu Chen, Xiaogang Yin
Maize plays a crucial role in global food security, while extensive use of nitrogen (N) fertilizers in maize production has posed severe environmental risks. The challenge of optimizing N fertilizer applications to obtain high maize yield, high NUE and low N losses has received considerable attention but lacks evidence from long-term field experiments.
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Layered nitrogen fertilization regulates root morphology to promote synergistic nitrogen and phosphorus absorption in maize (Zea mays L.) Field Crops Res. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2025-01-08 Changhong Liu, Shengyan Pang, Xiufeng Li, Pei Liu, Yang Zhou, Xiang Lin, Shubo Gu, Dong Wang
Maize roots show high morphological plasticity to soil nutrient heterogeneity. However, there are limitations in how to optimize nitrogen (N) fertilization measures to enhance nutrient acquisition capacity by regulating spatial distribution of soil nutrients and root system architecture.
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Pollinators significantly enhance seed set, yields and chemical parameters of oil seed in sunflower crops Field Crops Res. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2025-01-08 Leonardo D. Amarilla, Gabriel Grilli, Pablo Y. Huais, Diana Labuckas, Damián Maestri, Mauro Ferrarese, Elian Tourn, Nicolás Szawarski, Gisela Grandinetti, María Florencia Ferreira, Carolina Torres, José L. Vesprini, Matías Maggi, Leonardo Galetto
The pollinators play a crucial role in enhancing the yield of various crops, including self-fertile sunflowers. Although the benefits of pollination on seed production and crop yields are well-documented, research on how floral visitors affect sunflower seed oil content and fatty acid composition remains limited and inconclusive.
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Using a cropping system approach to manage iron deficiency chlorosis in soybean Field Crops Res. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2025-01-08 Katelin S. Waldrep, Mary Love M. Tagert, Dennis B. Reginelli, Justin M. McCoy
Iron deficiency chlorosis (IDC) can significantly reduce yield in soybeans grown in calcareous soils, and the severity of IDC is related to soil CaCO3 content, pH, temperature, and moisture. Most research conducted on IDC has taken place in the north-central part of the United States, while studies in the Southeastern US have primarily focused on variety selection for tolerance. Previous research has
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Decade-long successive biochar amendment enhances wheat production and increases crop system resistance to unfavorable meteorological factors Field Crops Res. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2025-01-07 Zhe Chen, Penghui Jin, Qi Liu, Yanhui Zhang, Tianlong Hu, Hui Wang, Rong Zhou, Jingru Zhang, Xingwu Lin, Zubin Xie
Short-term or single biochar (BC) applications have been observed to buffer soil water and temperature variations and improve soil fertility. However, the long-term effects of continuous biochar application on mitigating unfavorable weather conditions remain unclear.
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Light interception and conversion efficiencies and biomass partitioning in sugarcane varieties with varying canopy architecture under subtropical conditions Field Crops Res. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2025-01-06 Tamires S. Martins, José R. Magalhães Filho, Larissa P. Cruz, Rafael L. Almeida, Paulo E.R. Marchiori, André L.B.O. Silva, Regina C.M. Pires, Marcos G.A. Landell, Mauro A. Xavier, Eduardo C. Machado, Rafael V. Ribeiro
Crop yield is determined by available solar energy and crop efficiency in intercepting light and converting such energy into biomass. However, such processes remain poorly understood in field-grown sugarcane under subtropical conditions.
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Enhancing wheat yield potential through the QTL QFFE.perg-5A and QFEm.perg-3A associated to spike fruiting efficiency: Insights from plot-level analysis Field Crops Res. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2025-01-06 Nicole Pretini, Leonardo S. Vanzetti, Ignacio I. Terrile, Paula Silva, Giuliana Ferrari, Fernanda G. González
Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) is a key global crop essential for food security. Enhancing wheat productivity is crucial to meet growing food demands. Quantitative trait loci (QTL) such as QFFE.perg-5A and QFEm.perg-3A have been previously linked to fruiting efficiency at the spike level, but their effects on plot-level yield components remain unexplored.
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Tillage effects on maize yield, N use efficiency and GHG emissions under parallel N application in Northwest China Field Crops Res. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2025-01-04 Hao-yang Wu, Lin-ling Ran, Jun-qiang Wang, Shuang Yan, Yun-yin Xue, Fei Xia, Hao Shi, Wei Wei, Yu Zhang, Shai-kun Zheng
Chinese agriculture is characterised by low N-use efficiency, high N surplus, and high N losses, while tillage management can regulate crop output, greenhouse gas emissions and soil N dynamics. Previous studies have investigated the effects of tillage or fertilizer application on crop yield, NUEs and the soil ecological environment. However, there are still research gap on the effect of tillage practice
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Effects of long-term winter cropping on paddy rice yield, soil properties and rhizosphere bacterial community in Southern China Field Crops Res. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2025-01-04 Haocheng Wang, Quan Zhou, Shubin Wang, Peng Zhang, Lixian Wang, Zhiqiang Wang, Lijin Zhang, Guoqin Huang
Winter cropping has been recognized as an effective strategy for enhancing soil quality, improving land use efficiency, and bolstering the resilience of paddy rice ecosystems. Despite the winter cropping effects on soil quality and rice yield have been widely investigated, the understanding of soil rhizosphere microbiota in double-season rice (RR) paddies, particularly in terms of multiple winter crops
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Revisiting potassium-induced impacts on crop production and soil fertility based on thirty-three Chinese long-term experiments Field Crops Res. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2025-01-04 Zhanjun Liu, Xiaohu Yuan, Zhenxing Zhang, Xueyun Yang, Chao Ai, Zhaohui Wang, Qinglu Fan, Xinpeng Xu
Soil potassium (K) deficit is extremely challenging for global food security, necessitating optimal K-fertilization strategies to reconcile crop productivity and soil fertility.
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Contrasting responses of soil microbial ecological clusters and oilseed rape production to nitrogen fertilizer in different cropping systems Field Crops Res. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2024-12-31 Chen Liu, Kunkun Wang, Shipeng Liao, Tao Ren, Zhifeng Lu, Rihuan Cong, Xiaokun Li, Jianwei Lu
Soil microbiomes play an important role in serving agroecosystems. However, it is still unclear the mechanism and differences in the response of soil microbiomes and its keystone taxa to fertilization under different cropping systems.
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Environmental clues for yield performance and stability of Spanish bread wheat landraces Field Crops Res. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2024-12-31 Carla Guijarro-Real, Diana Martín-Lammerding, Patricia Giraldo, Elena Benavente, Magdalena Ruiz
Breeding of bread wheat cultivars adapted to specific environments will be facilitated if ideotype characteristics associated with yield performance under such particular conditions can be determined. However, the existence of genotype-by-environment interactions (GEI) needs also to be examined for accuracy of cultivars performance expectations. In this study, we have field-assayed 60 spring bread
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Optimized fertilization for effective suppression of soil-borne disease: Differential effects on bulk and rhizosphere soils Field Crops Res. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2024-12-28 Xiaojing Qu, Jun Zhang, Yu Duan, Wei Zhou, Ping He
Continuous cropping is widely practiced to maximize economic benefits and land utilization, but it often leads to outbreaks of soil-borne diseases, posing significant challenges to crop production and sustainable use of farmland soil. To sustain soil fertility and productivity in continuous cropping system, various fertilization strategies have been explored. However, the relationship between fertilization
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Optimizing N rate in wheat-maize rotation to match long-term and inter-seasonal N turnover for high yield and sustainability using STICS Field Crops Res. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2024-12-28 Datong Zhang, Shuaijie Shen, Zhiyuan Bai, Matthew Tom Harrison, Ke Liu, Robert M. Rees, Cairistiona F.E. Topp, Jun Zou, Yuhao Yang, Zhenwei Song, Haotian Chen, Xiaogang Yin
The winter wheat-summer maize rotation in China’s Huang-Huai-Hai (HHH) farming region has been plagued by the long-standing problem of excessive nitrogen (N) application, driven by ambiguous N fertilizer recommendations, due to insufficient understanding of inter-seasonal N turnover and long-term N accumulation effects in the crop-soil system.
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Moderate deep banding of phosphorus enhanced winter wheat yield and fertilizer uptake efficiency by promoting nutrient absorption and translocation of pre-anthesis nutrient Field Crops Res. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2024-12-27 Yang Zhou, Zhenyan Li, Yongqiang Li, Jinwei Li, Ruoling Ma, Xiang Lin, Shubo Gu, Jing Yang, Dong Wang
Excessive phosphorus application in wheat cultivation leads to continuous phosphorus accumulation in the soil, resulting in significant fertilizer wastage as well as environment pollution. The effects of deep-banding phosphorus fertilizer on wheat yield and nutrient uptake, as well as the absorption of nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) by wheat from different phosphorus forms and their synergistic enhancement
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Designing virtual maize cultivars with optimal planting date and density can improve yield and water use efficiency under plastic mulching conditions Field Crops Res. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2024-12-27 Lihong Wu, Bin Wang, Hao Quan, De Li Liu, Hao Feng, Fangzheng Chen, Lianhai Wu
Global food production is facing severe challenges due to climate change. Previous climate-crop modeling studies have developed multiple adaptation strategies, such as adjusting sowing dates, densities, and optimizing cultivars, to counteract the negative impacts of climate change. In northwest China, plastic mulching (PM) is extensively utilized to alleviate drought stress, improving both yield and
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Integrated soil-crop system management improves rice N uptake and yield by reducing iron plaque formation Field Crops Res. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2024-12-27 Shihao Ma, Jianwei Lu, Tao Ren, Shishi Liu, Rihuan Cong, Zhifeng Lu, Jun Zhu, Xiaokun Li
Rice roots tend to develop iron (Fe) plaques in acidified low- and medium-yielding paddy soils, limiting plant nitrogen (N) uptake. Integrated soil-crop system management (ISSM) could improve the fertility and productivity of paddy fields by integrating technologies such as soil management and scientific fertilization. However, it remains unclear whether ISSM affects the formation and dissolution processes
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Quantifying potassium requirement and removal across crop species Field Crops Res. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2024-12-26 Walter D. Carciochi, Achim Dobermann, Nicolas Cafaro La Menza, Sylvie M. Brouder, Christopher R. Donough, Deborah Jo Heuschele, Thomas Oberthür, Patricio Sandaña, Bello Muhammad Shehu, Jessica Thainara S. Pereira, Rogério P. Soratto, Jeffrey J. Volenec, Ruli Wandri, Yajing Wang, Su Su Win, Ping He, Patricio Grassini
Potassium (K) management is crucial for addressing global yield gaps in agricultural systems.
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Aeration compensates for the unfavorable impacts of chemical fertilization diminution on tomato plant development and fruit quality Field Crops Res. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2024-12-25 Pingru He, Jingang Li, Qiu Jin, Dan Chen, Xiaoping Dai, Jing Chen, Zhongyi Qu
Ningxia is one of the main tomato-planting regions in China, but unreasonable irrigation modes and excessive fertilization rates have restricted the efficient development of local agriculture. Field experiments were carried out during 2019–2020 in Yinbei Irrigation District of Ningxia, China, to investigate the coupling effects of different micro-nano aeration ratios and topdressing levels on tomato
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Optimizing fertilization rate can maintain the greenhouse gas mitigation effect of no-tillage: A global-scale meta-analysis Field Crops Res. (IF 5.6) Pub Date : 2024-12-24 Jia Zeng, Xing Wang, Yu Li, Liheng Xing, Xiangyang Li, Qi Zhang, Hanyu Liu, Yingyi Liu, Weichao Liu, Yongzhong Feng, Xiaojiao Wang, Chengjie Ren, Gaihe Yang, Xinhui Han
No-tillage (NT) is an important agricultural practice for mitigating global warming and the trade-offs between the environment and food security. However, it remains unclear how different management practices affect and regulate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and yields in NT systems.