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Stalk sap nitrate test as a potential tool for nitrogen fertilizer recommendations for maize Field Crops Res. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-15 Navreet K. Mahal, Fernando E. Miguez, John E. Sawyer, Liang Dong, Patrick S. Schnable, Michael J. Castellano
Nitrogen (N) fertilizer is among the costliest inputs to maize ( L.) production, and the most challenging input to predict the optimum application for enhanced productivity while preventing loss to the environment. This study aimed to determine if late spring maize stalk sap nitrate-N concentrations measured during vegetative growth stages can be used to guide in-season N fertilizer input decisions
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Boll/leaf ratio improves the source–sink relationship and lint yield during the boll setting stage of cotton Field Crops Res. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-14 Yuting Liu, Yuyang Dai, Zhenyu Liu, Siqi Sun, Shujuan Wu, Jianing Du, Yuan Chen, Xiang Zhang, Dehua Chen, Yuan Chen
Coordination of the cotton source–sink relationship is important. Although some indicators have been used to reflect the source-sink relationship in cotton, few indicators can directly demonstrate the source–sink relationship from the perspective of the cotton population. This study aimed to determine one or several indicators that can be used to directly reflect the source–sink relationship of the
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Nano calcium carbonate improves wheat nitrogen accumulation and grain yield by enhancing soil nitrogen supply and flag leaf photosynthetic characteristics Field Crops Res. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-13 Yu Gao, Shuang Chen, Min Yang, Zenghui Hao, Xiulin Wang, Yan Shi
Over-application of chemical fertilizers to attain optimal crop yields has resulted in an environmental issue of global concern. To mitigate this, reducing nitrogen (N) application and enhancing fertilizer use efficiency is crucial, and nano-fertilizers offer a promising solution. However, there is a paucity of studies examining the use of nano-fertilizers in fields. This study aimed to assess the
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Optimizing crop water productivity and delineating root architecture and water balance in cotton–wheat cropping system through sub-surface drip irrigation and foliar fertilization strategy in an alluvial soil Field Crops Res. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Tarandeep Kaur, Pawan K. Sharma, A.S. Brar, B.B. Vashisht, Anil K. Choudhary
Water-intensive agricultural practices in tandem with conventional irrigation methods such as flood irrigation, has caused severe water scarcity in south-Asian Indo-Gangetic Plains (IGPs). The adoption of micro-irrigation systems (sprinker, surface drip and sub-surface drip) instead of flooding offers a great promise in water saving and enhanced fertilizer-use efficiency, and thus, improved productivity
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Agronomic management factors impacting yield, quality stability, and environmental footprints of barley in a mediterranean environment Field Crops Res. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-10 Michele Andrea De Santis, Davide Cammarano
The impact of different agronomic strategies (such as sowing, fertilization, and tillage) under different environmental conditions (soil type, and long-term weather conditions) can provide an increased knowledge on how barley grain yield, quality and environmental footprints can be optimized. The objectives of this study are to: i) understand what are the different agronomic and environmental combinations
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Usefulness of techniques to measure and model crop growth and yield at different spatial scales Field Crops Res. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-10 Di He, Enli Wang, John Kirkegaard, Eusun Han, Brendan Malone, Tony Swan, Stuart Brown, Mark Glover, Roger Lawes, Julianne Lilley
Within-field yield variability affects crop production and management decisions. To understand and manage this variability, different techniques have been deployed to measure and monitor the crops (and soils) at various spatial scales, including manual measurements, harvester-mounted yield monitors, proximal and remote sensing and crop simulation modelling. The value of this increasing data availability
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Effect of two alleles of Tiller Angle Control 1 on grain yield and dry matter production in rice Field Crops Res. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-10 Masaki Okamura, Naohiro Aoki
Improving rice plant architecture is a promising strategy for increasing yield to meet the rising demand for rice production. The effects of modifying tiller angle, a component of plant architecture, on grain yield and dry matter production are poorly understood in rice. The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of two different alleles of , a major gene responsible for tiller angle
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Interspecific interaction and productivity in a dryland wheat/alfalfa strip intercropping Field Crops Res. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-09 Qianhu Ma, Yuhuan Wu, Yanan Liu, Yuying Shen, Zikui Wang
Intercropping pasture with grain crops provides a strategy for diversifying cropping systems and establishing a foundation for mixed crop-livestock farming systems. Investigating the effects of strip design and nitrogen (N) application on interspecific interaction, crop yield, N use efficiency (NUE), and land equivalent ratio (LER) in dryland wheat/alfalfa intercropping. We conducted a four-year field
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Influence of the temperature during grain filling stage and nitrogen application rate on yield and quality of indica hybrid rice Field Crops Res. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-09 Bo Lu, Congshan Xu, Ziyu Li, Xinao Tang, Fei Yang, Deze Xu, Guofu Zhu, Jing Zhang, Yu Jiang, Weiwei Li, Zhenghui Liu, Yanfeng Ding, Ganghua Li
Climate change threatens rice production by increasing the frequency of extreme temperatures during grain-filling stage (T). Nitrogen application can significantly affect rice yield and quality. However, the effects of interaction between T and nitrogen application rate on yield and quality of rice remains unclear. The objectives of this study were to comprehensively evaluate the quantitative regulatory
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Enhancing productivity while reducing water footprint and groundwater depletion: Optimizing irrigation strategies in a wheat-soybean planting system Field Crops Res. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-08 Pengnian Wu, Yanli Wang, Jing Shao, Haolin Yu, Zhiheng Zhao, Lingyun Li, Peimeng Gao, Yuming Li, Shuimiao Liu, Chenkai Gao, Xiaokang Guan, Pengfei Wen, Tongchao Wang
Traditional agricultural practices in the Huang-Huai-Hai Plain have led to a decrease in groundwater level, coupled with frequent extreme rainfall in recent years, has seriously threatened grain production and sustainability. The objective of this study is to evaluate water footprint, groundwater table, and system productivity through a three-year field experiment that focuses on transitioning from
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Stepwise model parametrisation using satellite imagery and hemispherical photography: Tuning AquaCrop sensitive parameters for improved winter wheat yield predictions in semi-arid regions Field Crops Res. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-08 Bader Oulaid, Alice E. Milne, Toby Waine, Rafiq El Alami, Maryam Rafiqi, Ron Corstanje
Crop models are complex with many parameters, which has limited their application. Here we present an approach which both removes the model complexity through reducing the parameter dimensionality through sensitivity analysis, and presents a subsequent efficient approach to model parameterisation using swarm optimisation. We do this for two key model outputs, crop canopy and yield, and for two types
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Responses of rice grain yield and quality to factorial combinations of ambient and elevated CO2 and temperature in T-FACE environments Field Crops Res. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-07 Xiaoxi Wang, Chuang Cai, Lian Song, Wei Zhou, Xiong Yang, Xinyue Gu, Chunwu Zhu
The responses of rice ( L.) yield and quality to the combination of elevated CO and elevated temperature under open-air field conditions are still poorly understood. A japonica rice cultivar Wuyungeng 23 was grown under four combination of two levels of CO (ambient and enriched up to 590 μmol mol) and two levels of canopy temperature (ambient and warmed by 1.7–2.2 ºC during both night-time and day-time
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Twenty-one years’ impact of using organic amendments on the productivity of rice-wheat rotation and soil properties Field Crops Res. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-06 Bipasha Das, Vijay Pooniya, Y.S. Shivay, R.R. Zhiipao, Niraj Biswakarma, Dinesh Kumar, Nilutpal Saikia, Anil Kumar, Prabhu Govindasamy, Anamika Barman, Jungjit Critykar
Shifting from chemical-intensive practices to organic-based farming within the rice-wheat rotation (RWR) is crucial for its long-term sustainability. This highly productive system holds a significant carbon (C) sequestration potential if managed efficiently. The dynamics of soil organic-C profoundly impacts the global climate change and crops’ productivity, necessitating the continuous monitoring of
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Effect of sowing date on radiation and temperature use efficiencies of rice in the low-light region of China Field Crops Res. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-05 Xiaofan Huang, Fei Deng, Chi Zhang, Qiuping Li, Yuxin He, Chenyan He, Xiaofeng Ai, Yujie Yuan, Li Wang, Hong Cheng, Tao Wang, Youfeng Tao, Wei Zhou, Xiaolong Lei, Yong Chen, Wanjun Ren
Sowing date optimization is an effective measure for adapting to climatic change and has been widely used to optimize the use of solar radiation and temperature resources in rice production. To evaluate the influences of sowing date on radiation and temperature use efficiencies (RUE and TUE, respectively) and grain yield of rice in low-light regions, field experiments with three rice varieties and
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Genome-wide association study revealed the reason for the decrease in grain iron concentration during wheat breeding process in China Field Crops Res. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-04 Jianhui Ma, Yize Wang, Shuya Li, Qianqian Liu, Meng Yuan, Chunci Li, Daijing Zhang, Qingdong Zeng, Jianhui Wu, Chengxiang Song, Wei Li, Dejun Han, Lina Jiang
Iron (Fe) deficiency affects over two billion people worldwide. Developing high-yielding wheat ( L.) cultivars with high grain Fe concentration (GFeC) is a key step toward alleviating malnutrition in humans. In this study, we used a diversity panel of 388 wheat accessions to examine the GFeC in four field environments. We found that the mean GFeC of the four environments decreased with the release
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Phenotypic and genotypic analysis of blotch/tiger stripe in Australian desi-type chickpea Field Crops Res. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-02 Edward Chaplin, Laura Ziems, Cara Jeffrey, Chongmei Dong, John Foulkes, Richard Trethowan, Angela Pattison
The appearance of blotch/ tiger stripe on chickpea seeds is a genotype-specific seed marking which, although not considered a defect during seed inspection, is often rejected based on consumer trait preferences. This study aimed to investigate the expression of blotch/tiger stripe, thousand grain weight (TGW) and days to podding in Australian desi-type chickpea. A single seed-descent mapping population
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Tillering and nitrogen economy of low-density maize crops Field Crops Res. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-02 C.A. Mejía Álvarez, D.H. Rotili, K.E. D’Andrea, I.A. Ciampitti, L.G. Abeledo, G.Á. Maddonni
For the maize ( L.) crop, tillering is promoted in resource-abundant seasons (e.g., rainfalls, nutrient availability) at low plant densities. For this crop husbandry, farmers rarely use nitrogen (N) fertilization. Particularly, the impact of tillering on N economy processes and the effects of N availability on grain yield generation of tillered maize crops have yet to be studied. (i) To compare the
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The effects of sowing date on maize: Phenology, morphology, and yield formation in a hot subtropical monsoon region Field Crops Res. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-02 Zhong-Yang Cao, Zhi-Hui Chen, Bin Tang, Qiang Zeng, Huan-Le Guo, Wan-Hua Huang, Yu Luo, Si Shen, Shun-Li Zhou
With abundant thermal resources, there is a long-time span for potential maize sowing in the hot subtropical monsoon region. However, with different sowing dates, maize may be exposed to elevated temperatures at different growth stages. This study aims to understand the impact of sowing date on maize growth and development and yield formation as temperatures increase. A 3-year field experiment was
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Trade-off between grain yield and bioactive substance content of colored rice under coupled water and nitrogen conditions Field Crops Res. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-29 Zhaoqiang Jin, Ye Tao, Rui Yue, Zhenfa Ma, Shangheng Cheng, Mohammad Nauman Khan, Lixiao Nie
Water and nitrogen fertilizers have great impacts on rice production. Studies on the effects of water-nitrogen coupling on bioactive substances in colored rice have rarely been reported. Identifying the effects of water and nitrogen coupling on the grain yield and bioactive substance content of colored rice helps to develop rational water and nitrogen management strategies, reduce resource inputs and
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Evaluating differences among crop models in simulating soybean in-season growth Field Crops Res. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-28 Kritika Kothari, Rafael Battisti, Kenneth J. Boote, Sotirios V. Archontoulis, Adriana Confalone, Julie Constantin, Santiago V. Cuadra, Philippe Debaeke, Babacar Faye, Brian Grant, Gerrit Hoogenboom, Qi Jing, Michael van der Laan, Fernando Antônio Macena da Silva, Fabio R. Marin, Alireza Nehbandani, Claas Nendel, Larry C. Purcell, Budong Qian, Alex C. Ruane, Céline Schoving, Evandro H.F.M. Silva, Ward
Crop models are useful tools for simulating agricultural systems that require continued model development and testing to increase their robustness and improve how they describe our current understanding of processes. Coordinated and “blind” evaluation of multiple models using same protocols and experimental datasets provides unique opportunities to further improve models and enhance their reliability
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Modeling long-term nitrogen utilization under alfalfa–corn rotation in Northeast China Field Crops Res. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-28 Yuxing Peng, Feixia Zhang, Wei Han, Zizhong Li, Shuai Zhang, Shuming Cao, Wanghui Weng, Shuai Chen
Northeast China is the main commodity grain base in China owing to its intensive corn ( L.) planting and heavy nitrogen (N) application. Alfalfa ( L.) and corn rotation have the potential to decrease N application and enable efficient N utilization, but its long-term impacts remain unclear. This study utilized Agricultural Production Systems sIMulator (APSIM) to evaluate the N process of long-term
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Water and nitrogen use efficiencies in cotton production: A meta-analysis Field Crops Res. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-27 Zhiyu Wang, Kun Zhang, Guangcheng Shao, Jia Lu, Yang Gao, Enze Song
Cotton production is influenced by water and nitrogen (N). However, the magnitude and direction of seed cotton yield, water use efficiency (WUE) and N use efficiency (NUE) responses to water and N inputs varied among the available studies due to different experimental and environmental factors (such as cotton varieties, climate types and irrigation systems). To quantify the relationships between water
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Dry direct-seeded rice-wheat rotation system: Lower water and carbon footprint and higher carbon production efficiency and net ecosystem economic benefits Field Crops Res. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-27 Zhaoqiang Jin, Matthew Tom Harrison, Ke Liu, Lixiao Nie
Securing food and energy supplies presents a significant challenge to human survival and progress. The rice-wheat rotation is one of the main food crop systems in China. However, no comprehensive assessment of the water footprint (WF), carbon footprint (CF), carbon production efficiency (CPE), and net ecosystem economic benefits (NEEB) of different rice-wheat rotation systems has been reported. This
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Cotton crop transpiration reveals opportunities to reduce yield loss when applying defoliants for efficient mechanical harvesting Field Crops Res. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-23 Yongfan Chen, Jochem B. Evers, Mingfeng Yang, Xuejiao Wang, Zeshan Zhang, Shuai Sun, Yutong Zhang, Sen Wang, Fen Ji, Dao Xiang, Jie Li, Chunrong Ji, Lizhen Zhang
Chemical defoliation is an essential pre-harvest practice in machine-harvested cotton production in China, in which the timing of spraying chemical defoliants (harvest aids) is the key to ensure the yield and quality without loss due to weather risks at harvest time. This study aimed to find out based on crop transpiration if chemical defoliants could be sprayed early without yield loss. Field experiments
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Weed control, protein and forage yield of seven grass species in lucerne-grass associations Field Crops Res. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-21 Fabien Surault, Christian Huyghe, Jean-Paul Sampoux, Damien Larbre, Philippe Barre, Gaëtan Louarn, Bernadette Julier
The reduction of chemical inputs in agriculture is a current challenge. Perennial forage legumes such as lucerne produce protein-rich forage without synthetic nitrogen fertilizers but the crops may be invaded by weeds. Association of legumes with grasses are recognized to lower weed pressure but may alter forage yield and quality. Pure lucerne was compared to lucerne-grass mixtures, with the test of
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Optimizing root system architecture to improve cotton drought tolerance and minimize yield loss during mild drought stress Field Crops Res. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-21 Congcong Guo, Xiaoyuan Bao, Hongchun Sun, Lingxiao Zhu, Yongjiang Zhang, Ke Zhang, Zhiying Bai, Jijie Zhu, Xiaoqing Liu, Anchang Li, Hezhong Dong, Lijie Zhan, Liantao Liu, Cundong Li
Root system architecture (RSA) plays an important role in soil water uptake and plant growth. However, there is a lack of understanding regarding the connection between the changes in RSA characteristics under drought stress in cotton plants and their drought tolerance and yield. This study aims to evaluate the RSA variations in different drought-tolerant cotton cultivars under drought stress, and
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Coupling field monitoring with crop growth modelling provides detailed insights on yield gaps at field level: A case study on ware potato production in the Netherlands Field Crops Res. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-17 Arie Pieter Paulus Ravensbergen, Martin K. van Ittersum, Corné Kempenaar, Nicole Ramsebner, David de Wit, Pytrik Reidsma
Yield gap analyses are useful to assess and benchmark the productivity of cropping systems. Often such analyses are performed at higher aggregation levels. As a result, these studies lack the detail to explain yield gaps at field level and hence make it difficult to translate findings into precise recommendations to farmers and extensionists. This study provides a detailed approach for yield gap assessments
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Faba bean introduction makes protein production less dependent on nitrogen fertilization in Mediterranean no-till systems Field Crops Res. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-16 Genís Simon-Miquel, Moritz Reckling, Daniel Plaza-Bonilla
Under Mediterranean rainfed areas, no-till cereal-based systems have been adopted to cope with water availability and increasing input costs. However, the increased risk of biotic stresses, high N-fertilizer dependence, and current EU policies warrant cropping systems re-design. Evaluate diversification and N fertilization as strategies to improve N use efficiency at the cropping system level and quantify
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Use of remote sensing for linkage mapping and genomic prediction for common rust resistance in maize Field Crops Res. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-15 Alexander Loladze, Francelino A. Rodrigues, Cesar D. Petroli, Carlos Muñoz-Zavala, Sergio Naranjo, Felix San Vicente, Bruno Gerard, Osval A. Montesinos-Lopez, Jose Crossa, Johannes W.R. Martini
Breeding for disease resistance is a central component of strategies implemented to mitigate biotic stress impacts on crop yield. Conventionally, genotypes of a plant population are evaluated through a labor-intensive process of assigning visual scores (VS) of susceptibility (or resistance) by specifically trained staff, which limits manageable volumes and repeatability of evaluation trials. Remote
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Morphophysiological responses, water, and nutritional performance of the forage cactus submitted to different doses of nitrogen Field Crops Res. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-13 João Pedro Alves de Souza Santos, Alexandre Campelo de Oliveira, José Edson Florentino de Morais, Alexandre Maniçoba da Rosa Ferraz Jardim, Cleber Pereira Alves, George do Nascimento Araújo Júnior, Carlos André Alves de Souza, Marcelo José da Silva, Leonardo Francelino de Souza, Luciana Sandra Bastos de Souza, Fleming Sena Campos, Adriano do Nascimento Simões, Mário Adriano Ávila Queiroz, Abelardo
The application of nitrogen fertilization can promote different morphological, productive, and efficient responses in forage cactus. Therefore, the objective was to determine the morphophysiological, productive, nutritional, and economic responses of the forage cactus clone Orelha de Elefante Mexicana ( (Haw.) Haw.) subjected to four doses of nitrogen (N) under irrigated conditions in the semi-arid
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Optimization of water and nitrogen management to improve seed cotton yield, water productivity and economic benefit of mulched drip-irrigated cotton in southern Xinjiang, China Field Crops Res. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-13 Xianghao Hou, Junliang Fan, Fucang Zhang, Wenhui Hu, Youzhen Xiang
Water shortage has seriously hampered the agricultural development in Xinjiang of China. Meanwhile, unreasonable drip fertigation strategy exacerbates the water shortage and pollutes the environment in this region. A two-year experiment of drip-irrigated cotton was conducted in 2018 and 2019 to research the responses of cotton growth, seed cotton yield, water and nitrogen use efficiency and economic
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Optimized irrigation management mitigates reactive nitrogen loss and shapes nitrogen fate in wheat production Field Crops Res. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-12 Zhenzhen Gao, Yixuan Wang, Yupeng Feng, Iqra Laraib, Chong Wang, Jiongchao Zhao, Qingquan Chu
Optimized irrigation management plays a pivotal role in wheat production in the North China Plain (NCP). However, there exists limited research on the potential impact of different irrigation regimes on the loss of reactive nitrogen (Nr) and the fate of nitrogen (N) within the wheat-soil system. Our study involved an irrigation experiment aimed at quantifying nitrogen-reducing (Nr) while tracing the
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Lentil root system architecture characterization and the indirect selection of smaller root systems through breeding Field Crops Res. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-10 Shiwangni Rao, Arun S.K. Shunmugam, Michael Weiss, Roger Armstrong, Viridiana Silva-Perez, Abeya T. Tefera, Garry M. Rosewarne
Future productivity increases of lentil in the face of changing climates and their expansion into areas traditionally considered marginal for commercial production will require greater tolerance to a range of abiotic constraints, particularly in relation to edaphic conditions. Variation in root system architecture presents a possible means of addressing these constraints. Whilst considerable attention
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Effect of biofertilizer addition on soil physicochemical properties, biological properties, and cotton yield under water irrigation with different salinity levels in Xinjiang, China Field Crops Res. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-10 Bangxin Ding, Hongxia Cao, Yungang Bai, Shuchen Guo, Jianghui Zhang, Zijian He, Bei Wang, Zila Jia, Hongbo Liu
Saline water irrigation is extensively employed in many arid regions due to its capacity to effectively alleviate the scarcity of freshwater resources. However, this practice can result in an escalation of soil salinity and a decline in crop yield. Hence, it is necessary to explore measures to improve edaphic properties during saline water irrigation. This study aimed to explore the impact of biofertilizer
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Maize outyielding sorghum under drought conditions helps explain land use changes in the US Field Crops Res. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-10 Jose L. Rotundo, Andrea Salinas, Nicolas Gomara, Lucas Borras, Carlos Messina
Maize and sorghum compete for their acreage due to similar agroecological needs and end use. Recent studies discussed the implications of sorghum lower genetic progress when compared to maize, where maize has increased its yield potential and stress tolerance. However, a study that compared their yield genetic progress side-by-side across a water availability gradient was lacking. Our objective was
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Mowing and nitrogen management guidelines for superior rice ratoon yields Field Crops Res. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-10 Deqiang Qi, Yalong Chen, Matthew Tom Harrison, Ke Liu, Huiling He, Changli Ji, Kai Du, Jiaqi Wang, Yajun Sun, Guilong Yu, Ye Liu, Yafan Zhao, Jing Zhang, Quanzhi Zhao, Ting Peng
Forage-grain ratoon rice (FG-RR) is a dual-cropping system, with forage harvested in the initial season and grain during the regeneration phase. While it is known that the timing of mowing and nitrogen (N) fertilization are key drivers that influence FG-RR production, physiological mechanisms ensuing mowing and N fertilizer application remain unclear. We conducted field experiments in 2021 and 2022
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Deep plowing increases soil water storage and wheat yield in a semiarid region of Loess Plateau in China: A simulation study Field Crops Res. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-09 Xinrui Shi, Chao Li, Ping Li, Yuzheng Zong, Dongsheng Zhang, Zhiqiang Gao, Xingyu Hao, Jing Wang, Shu Kee Lam
Rational tillage practice is critical for increasing soil water storage capacity and improving crop production in semiarid areas with uneven rainfall distribution. The aims of this study are to examine the effects of fallow tillage practice on wheat yield, soil water storage and water use efficiency, to investigate the appropriateness of different tillage practices under varying precipitation conditions
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On-farm soybean genetic progress and yield stability during the early 21st century: A case study of a commercial breeding program in Argentina and Brazil Field Crops Res. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-07 Lucas J. Abdala, María E. Otegui, Guido Di Mauro
Most studies assessing the genetic progress in soybean have traditionally focused on retrospectives approaches, where commercial genotypes released over an extended period are tested in a limited number of environments. In this context, multi-environment trials (METs) from a soybean breeding program constitute an interesting approach to complement previous studies. This study aims to quantify the rate
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Optimal organic-inorganic fertilization increases rice yield through source-sink balance during grain filling Field Crops Res. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-07 Liwei Fei, Yonghui Pan, Hongliang Ma, Ruijia Guo, Min Wang, Ning Ling, Qirong Shen, Shiwei Guo
Organic-inorganic fertilization has been proven to maintain sustainable rice production. However, the chemical nitrogen (N) fertilizer reduction and its underlying mechanisms have not been revealed under organic-inorganic fertilization. The objective of this study was to quantify how organic-inorganic fertilization affected rice yield and the source-sink relationship during grain filling. A two-year
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Agronomic and economic evaluation of ratoon rice cropping systems with perennial rice varieties in West Africa Field Crops Res. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-07 Elliott Ronald Dossou-Yovo, Ali Ibrahim, Marius A.Y. Akpoffo, Nouhoun Belko, Sali Atanga Ndindeng, Kazuki Saito, Koichi Futakuchi
With rapid population increase, labour scarcity, and soil nutrient depletion, agricultural lands must be used sustainably to meet the ever-increasing demands for food and livelihood. Perennial rice varieties show promise in meeting the conflicting needs for reducing input use while increasing agricultural production. But, little is known about their agronomic and economic performances and the suitable
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Within-season crop yield prediction by a multi-model ensemble with integrated data assimilation Field Crops Res. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-06 Hossein Zare, Tobias KD Weber, Joachim Ingwersen, Wolfgang Nowak, Sebastian Gayler, Thilo Streck
Improving crop yield prediction accuracy is crucial for sustainable agriculture. One approach is to use data assimilation (DA) techniques based on satellite remote sensing, which can help improve predictions at the regional to national scale. However, the interaction between uncertain crop model inputs and DA, as well as the impact of crop model structure on DA results, have received little attention
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Assessing the effect of split and additional late N fertilisation on N economy of maize Field Crops Res. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-06 Nicolas E. Maltese, Walter D. Carciochi, Octavio P. Caviglia, Hernan R. Sainz Rozas, Mauricio García, Adrian O. Lapaz, Ignacio A. Ciampitti, Nahuel I. Reussi Calvo
In the temperate-humid region of Argentina, nitrogen (N) fertilisers in maize ( L.) are mainly applied around sowing, whereas N-splitting is rare and occurs during early vegetative stages. Splitting and late N fertilisation, even up to silking (R), effects on yield have been recently studied. However, to the extent of our knowledge, these studies have mainly focused on the effect of these strategies
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Maize yield increased by matching canopy light and nitrogen distribution via controlled-release urea /urea adjustment Field Crops Res. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-06 Huan Li, Yiming Zhu, Gaofeng Wang, Rongrong Liu, Da Huang, Miaomiao Song, Yihan Zhang, Hao Wang, Yongchao Wang, Ruixin Shao, Jiameng Guo, Qinghua Yang
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Conservation tillage in temperate rice cropping systems: Crop production and soil fertility Field Crops Res. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-05 Andrea Vitali, Barbara Moretti, Cristina Lerda, Daniel Said-Pullicino, Luisella Celi, Marco Romani, Silvia Fogliatto, Francesco Vidotto
Conventional tillage (i.e. ploughing) that is applied in Italian rice fields ensures high grain yields, but may result in negative effects on physical and chemical fertility of soil. Conservation tillage can be a viable alternative to conventional allowing to reduce the environmental and economic impact of rice cultivation. However, there is limited knowledge on the effects of these alternative tillage
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Effects of irrigation and nitrogen levels on yield and water-nitrogen-radiation use efficiency of drip-fertigated cotton in south Xinjiang of China Field Crops Res. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-03 Zhentao Bai, Cong Xie, Jiang Yu, Wenqiang Bai, Shengzhao Pei, Yunxia Li, Zhijun Li, Fucang Zhang, Junliang Fan, Feihu Yin
Xinjiang is the greatest cotton production region in China, which often suffers from limited water resources and over-application of water and nitrogen in cotton production. Improving the utilization efficiency of water, nitrogen and light resources is crucial to sustain cotton production in this region. A two-season (2020 and 2021) field experiment was performed in south Xinjiang of China to investigate
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Aerial phenotyping for sugarcane yield and drought tolerance Field Crops Res. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-03 Natalie Hoffman, Abraham Singels, Shailesh Joshi
Sugarcane breeding is resource-intensive and time-consuming, and could benefit substantially from the integration of aerial phenotyping (AP) for rapidly identifying genotypes with superior yield traits. The study aimed to assess the feasibility of using AP to enhance sugarcane breeding by rapidly identifying genotypes with superior yield traits. The specific objectives of the study were to: (1) assess
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Adverse consequences of herbicide residues on legumes in dryland agriculture Field Crops Res. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-02 Ronald J. Yates, Emma J. Steel, Tom J. Edwards, Robert J. Harrison, Belinda F. Hackney, John G. Howieson
Selective herbicides control weeds in cereal crops and break down over time, allowing safe planting of legumes in the following years. However due to climatic inconsistencies and changing farming practices, this is not always the case, and residues can inhibit formation of legume/rhizobia symbioses. The objectives were to determine whether: i) exposure to triasulfuron, even at extremely low levels
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Increased topsoil depth required to support increased grain yield production in high density maize Field Crops Res. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-02 Xiaolong Zhang, Yuanyuan Kong, Yanjie Lv, Fanyun Yao, Yujun Cao, Xiwen Shao, Yanqiu Geng, Lichun Wang, Yongjun Wang
Globally, degradation of topsoil has significantly reduced soil productivity, while simultaneously, increasing planting density of maize has increased competition for limited resources in that topsoil. The objectives of this study were to 1) determine the effect of topsoil depth on grain yield, 2) assess the contributions of root structure and function, leaf area index, and photosynthetic rate to topsoil
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Filling the agronomic data gap through a minimum data collection approach Field Crops Res. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2024-01-31 Fatima A.M. Tenorio, Juan I. Rattalino Edreira, Juan Pablo Monzon, Fernando Aramburu-Merlos, Achim Dobermann, Armelle Gruere, Juan Martin Brihet, Sofia Gayo, Shawn Conley, Spyridon Mourtzinis, Nester Mashingaidze, Alex Sananka, Stephen Aston, Jonathan J. Ojeda, Patricio Grassini
Context Agronomic data such as applied inputs, management practices, and crop yields are needed for assessing productivity, nutrient balances, resource use efficiency, as well as other aspects of environmental and economic performance of cropping systems. In many instances, however, these data are only available at a coarse level of aggregation or simply do not exist. Objectives Here we developed an
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Responses of winter wheat genotypes to reduced rainfall, nitrogen fertilization and pre-crops in Switzerland Field Crops Res. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-01 Paola de F. Bongiovani, Emmanuel Frossard, Rogério de S. Nóia Júnior, Senthold Asseng, Nicolas Vuille-dit-Bille, Amanda Burton, Juan M. Herrera
Wheat ( L.) yields may be reduced by projected rainfall decline due to climate change as well as environmental protection demands for less nitrogen (N) fertilizer inputs. Therefore, our study aims to determine how projected decreases in rainfall due to climate change and the reduction of N fertilizer inputs might impact the production of different wheat genotypes. A field experiment was carried out
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Evaluating nitrogen fertilization strategies to optimize yield and grain nitrogen content in top winter wheat varieties across Switzerland Field Crops Res. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2024-01-29 Amanda Burton, Lilia Levy Häner, Noémie Schaad, Silvan Strebel, Nicolas Vuille-dit-Bille, Paola de Figueiredo Bongiovani, Annelie Holzkämper, Didier Pellet, Juan M. Herrera
Winter wheat (Triticum aestivum) is one of Switzerland’s most important field crops and requires large quantities of nitrogen (N) to produce a high yielding and high-quality crop. However, N is an expensive input for producers that is prone to environmental losses, thus causing pollution and environmental degradation. Furthermore, the N use efficiency (NUE) of wheat remains low. Our goals were to test
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Interactions between elevated atmospheric CO2 and temperature on rice yield are highly dependent on growth season temperature Field Crops Res. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2024-01-28 Liquan Jing, Ning Zhou, ShangKun Lai, Yunxia Wang, Jianguo Zhu, Yulong Wang, Lianxin Yang
The projected increase in atmospheric CO2 concentration (CO2) is expected to enhance rice yield, while the temperature increase lowers it. However, how air temperature increase modifies this effect of CO2 fertilization is still unclear, particularly across different ambient temperatures. To investigate this phenomenon, a temperature-free air CO2 enrichment experiment in paddy field was conducted in
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Maximising soybean productivity with late maturity groups in Mediterranean irrigated systems Field Crops Res. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2024-01-28 Genís Simon-Miquel, Moritz Reckling, Daniel Plaza-Bonilla
Context The EU aims to improve plant protein production profitably and sustainably with a range of grain legumes suitable to different climatic conditions. Soybean (Glycine max Merrill) could be one important focus as the crop is adapted to diverse conditions and has the highest protein content per kg of grain. Under Mediterranean irrigated conditions, soybean presents a high-yielding potential, either
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Optimizing maize productivity: A sustainable approach integrating straw derivatives and film mulching in rainfed agriculture Field Crops Res. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2024-01-22 Rui Qian, Zijun Ma, Yunyun Yang, Ru Guo, Fei Han, Jinjin Wang, Xiaoling Wang, Baoping Sun, Xiaolong Ren, Xiaoli Chen, Zhikuan Jia
Context or problem Resource-use inefficiency, environmental degradation and food security are forcing a transformation from conventional to organic and sustainable agriculture. Objective or research question Realizing synergistic use of light, water, and nitrogen resources for spring maize in a more circular straw utilization model, while comprehensively evaluating the sustainability of the scheme
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Using the time series nitrogen diagnosis curve for precise nitrogen management in wheat and rice Field Crops Res. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2024-01-25 Zhaopeng Fu, Jiayi Zhang, Jie Jiang, Zhihao Zhang, Qiang Cao, Yongchao Tian, Yan Zhu, Weixing Cao, Xiaojun Liu
Context Wheat and rice are the main food crops in China. Appropriate nitrogen (N) fertilizer can effectively promote the crop growth, whereas excessive use has repercussions on yield formation and environmental preservation. Therefore, timely assessment of crop N status and precise N application management are of paramount importance. Objective The study aims to assess the impacts of N fertilizer on
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Common vetch intercropping with reduced irrigation ensures potato production by optimizing microbial interactions Field Crops Res. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2024-01-22 Ting Che, Xinyue Zhang, Mingyue He, Fei Wang, Na Li, Xiayun Zang, Zhuoliang Xiao, Yuanzhou Xu, Feng Hu, Yongfeng Ren, Huijuan Zhang, Li Xu, Peiyi Zhao, Jiaguo Jiao
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Effects of selenium application on wheat yield and grain selenium content: A global meta-analysis Field Crops Res. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2024-01-20 Guangxuan Yan, Lin Wu, Mengyuan Hou, Sifan Jia, Lina Jiang, Daijing Zhang
Context or problem Selenium (Se) is an indispensable trace element for humans and other animals. Currently, Se deficiency is a prevalent global issue, contributing to the overall inadequate Se content in wheat grains. Wheat is significant source of Se intake for humans. Objective or research question The objective was to evaluate the impact on yield and establish a theoretical foundation for the judicious
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Identifying changes to key APSIM-wheat constants to sensibly simulate high temperature crop response in Pakistan Field Crops Res. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2024-01-19 Muhammad Rizwan Shahid, Abdul Wakeel, Muhammad Sana Ullah, Donald S. Gaydon
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‘Pipes & Valves’: Managing crop production and environmental impact by mitigating ammonia, nitrous oxide, and nitrate losses Field Crops Res. (IF 5.8) Pub Date : 2024-01-17 Craig F. Drury, Ward Smith, Brian Grant, W. Daniel Reynolds, Xueming Yang, Lori A. Phillips
Context Canada has targeted a 30% reduction in N2O emissions from fertilizer by 2030 in its commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. To help achieve these commitments, a ‘Pipes & Valves’ conceptual visualization of the DNDC model was combined with the DeNitrification-DeComposition (DNDC) model to evaluate a suite of nutrient management and conservation practices. Objectives The objectives were