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Effects of spring and autumn tillage, catch crops, and pig manure application on long-term nutrient leaching from a loamy sand Eur. J. Agron. (IF 5.2) Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Lisbet Norberg, Helena Aronsson
A field experiment with separately tile-drained plots was established on a sandy loam soil in 1993 to investigate management practices that can reduce nutrient leaching. Practices tested included timing of tillage in autumn or spring (ploughing with or without preceding cultivation) and catch crops in systems with mineral fertilizer alone or in combination with pig manure. Drainage water from each
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Improving winter wheat yield prediction by accounting for weather and model parameter uncertainty while assimilating LAI and updating weather data within a crop model Eur. J. Agron. (IF 5.2) Pub Date : 2024-03-10 Hossein Zare, Michelle Viswanathan, Tobias KD Weber, Joachim Ingwersen, Wolfgang Nowak, Sebastian Gayler, Thilo Streck
Accurate crop yield predictions play a crucial role in enabling informed policy-making to ensure food security. Beyond using advanced methods such as remote sensing and data assimilation (DA), it is essential to comprehend the influence of various sources of uncertainty on the overall prediction uncertainty. This study presents a novel approach for enhancing the accuracy of crop yield predictions by
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Maximizing potato tuber yields and nitrogen use efficiency in semi-arid environments by precision fertilizer depth application Eur. J. Agron. (IF 5.2) Pub Date : 2024-03-10 Nanhai Zhang, Haiqiang Luo, Heng Li, Mingwei Bao, Enke Liu, Weixing Shan, Xiaolong Ren, Zhikuan Jia, Kadambot H.M. Siddique, Peng Zhang
Deep nitrogen application can increase crop yields but the optimal fertilizer depth for potato production in semi-arid regions of northwest China under irrigation is unclear. Thus, we conducted a field study for two years (2021–2022) in typical irrigated farmland on the Loess Plateau to investigate whether modifying the nitrogen fertilization depth (different depths below the soil surface of 5, 15
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Exploring grass pea (Lathyrus sativus L.) genetic diversity in Mediterranean changing climate conditions Eur. J. Agron. (IF 5.2) Pub Date : 2024-03-08 Letice Gonçalves, Diego Rubiales, Manuel Lourenço, Maria Carlota Vaz Patto
Grass pea ( L.) is an annual cool-season grain legume, recognized as a stress-resilient crop, able to thrive in unfavourable growing conditions. It is widely cultivated in different world regions, with two main ecotypes based on seed traits. Particularly, in the Mediterranean region, climate change has amplified environmental instability, creating a fundamental need for producing more resilient or
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What shapes yields of East African Highland banana? An explorative study from farmers’ fields Eur. J. Agron. (IF 5.2) Pub Date : 2024-03-07 Harmen den Braber, Gerrie van de Ven, Joost van Heerwaarden, Wytze Marinus, Esther Ronner, Katrien Descheemaeker, Godfrey Taulya
East African Highland banana is a main staple and cash crop for millions of people in the Great Lakes region of Africa. Reliable methods for banana yield estimation are lacking and factors underlying yield variability are not well understood. We studied the interrelations and relative importance of yield components (yield per mat, mat density, bunch weight, cycle duration and the number of bunches
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Increased overyielding probability and yield stability from a 5-year cotton-based intercropping Eur. J. Agron. (IF 5.2) Pub Date : 2024-03-06 Yurui Tang, Yurong Qiu, Xin Li, Haoyue Qin, Jian Wang, Shijie Zhang, Yingchun Han, Lu Feng, Guoping Wang, Beifang Yang, Yaping Lei, Shiwu Xiong, Xiaoyu Zhi, Wenli Du, Minghua Xin, Yabing Li, Xiao-Fei Li
In the context of global climate change, it is crucial to design cropping systems with high and stable crop yields. Recent studies have shown that intercropping systems can improve productivity and enhance yield stability. However, the results remain much uncertainty due to variations in cropping system and environment along with other factors. Here, a 5-year study was conducted to investigate the
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The contribution of organic and chemical fertilizers on the pools and availability of phosphorus in agricultural soils based on a meta-analysis Eur. J. Agron. (IF 5.2) Pub Date : 2024-03-06 Xing Liu, Yulan Zhang, Zhuo Wang, Zhenhua Chen
Fertilization have a potential to improve soil phosphorus (P) pool and availability, which are largely concentered in the surface layer of soils. However, the mechanism of fertilizer types on soil P pools and availability as well as their differentiations in soil depth and experimental duration remain uncertain. Therefore, we conducted a meta-analysis based on 817 observations from 142 previous researches
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Improving soybean yield prediction by integrating UAV nadir and cross-circling oblique imaging Eur. J. Agron. (IF 5.2) Pub Date : 2024-03-05 Guangyao Sun, Yong Zhang, Haochong Chen, Lei Wang, Mingxue Li, Xuhong Sun, Shuaipeng Fei, Shunfu Xiao, Long Yan, Yinghui Li, Yun Xu, Lijuan Qiu, Yuntao Ma
High-throughput estimation of soybean yield using unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) imagery can help improve the efficiency of soybean breeding. Previous studies have mainly focused on the extraction of vegetation indices and texture features from two-dimensional(2D) orthophotos to construct empirical models of yield, lacking spatial structure information of crops. Therefore, UAV cross-circling oblique
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Scarcity of P-fertilisers: Humic-complexed phosphate as an adaptive solution for wheat and maize under rainfed conditions Eur. J. Agron. (IF 5.2) Pub Date : 2024-03-05 Matteo Francioni, Matteo Palmieri, Marco Fiorentini, Paola Antonia Deligios, Elga Monaci, Costantino Vischetti, Überson Boaretto Rossa, Laura Trozzo, Marco Bianchini, Chiara Rivosecchi, Luigi Ledda, Roberto Orsini, Rodolfo Santilocchi, Paride D’Ottavio
The current context of food security and global geopolitical crises calls for proactive efforts to seek adaptive strategies for limited resources in agriculture. The production of phosphatic-based fertilisers has caused a substantial depletion of natural phosphorus (P) reserves, raising concerns about price increases due to the growing demand for P. The aim of the study is to assess whether the use
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Early sowing dates and pre-plant nitrogen affect autumn weed control and nitrogen content of winter cover crops in rotation with spring crops Eur. J. Agron. (IF 5.2) Pub Date : 2024-03-04 M. Corti, L. Bechini, D. Cavalli, M. Ben Hassine, L. Michelon, G. Cabassi, N. Pricca, A. Perego, P. Marino Gallina
Agroecological services of cover crops depend mostly on their biomass accumulation, which in turn depends on growing season weather and on nitrogen (N) availability. We hypothesised that cover crop growth and weed control can be increased with an early sowing date and under high residual soil inorganic N left after the previous cash crop harvest. This hypothesis was tested in Northern Italy, with a
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Cover crop residues mitigate impacts of water deficit on sunflower during vegetative growth with varietal differences, but not during seed development Eur. J. Agron. (IF 5.2) Pub Date : 2024-03-01 Lucie Souques, Lionel Alletto, Nicolas Blanchet, Pierre Casadebaig, Nicolas Bernard Langlade
Drought, as a major environmental factor that limits plant growth and photosynthesis, is a challenge for agriculture in the context of climate change. High temperatures and drought stress impact crops as a function of their stage of development and genotypic tolerance. Choosing adapted sunflower ( L.) varieties and management practices can mitigate impacts of water deficit on growth, physiology and
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Competition for light and nitrogen with an earlier-sown species negatively affects leaf traits and leaf photosynthetic capacity of maize in relay intercropping Eur. J. Agron. (IF 5.2) Pub Date : 2024-02-29 Bei Dong, Zishen Wang, Jochem B. Evers, Tjeerd Jan Stomph, Peter E.L. van der Putten, Xinyou Yin, Jin L. Wang, Timo Sprangers, Xuebing Hang, Wopke van der Werf
Mixing crop species in intercrops often results in yield advantages but the underlying processes are not completely understood. Increased resource capture in intercrops, particularly of light and nutrients, has been frequently demonstrated, but there is less information on the effect of intercropping on the photosynthetic capacity of leaves and on the leaf traits related to photosynthesis. Here we
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Long-term nitrogen and phosphorus balances for spring barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) cultivation as affected by primary tillage of a Nordic clay soil Eur. J. Agron. (IF 5.2) Pub Date : 2024-02-28 Katja Kauppi, Janne Kaseva, Marja Jalli, Ansa Palojärvi, Laura Alakukku
In conservation agriculture no-tillage and reduced tillage are used to increase the sustainability of cultivation. There is, however, a paucity of data on the long-term effects of no-tillage and reduced tillage management on the nutrient balances for grain production in a cool and humid climate. This information is relevant for evaluating the effects of primary tillage systems on environmental risks
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Climate change impact and adaptation of rainfed cereal crops in sub-Saharan Africa Eur. J. Agron. (IF 5.2) Pub Date : 2024-02-27 Seyyedmajid Alimagham, Marloes P. van Loon, Julian Ramirez-Villegas, Samuel Adjei-Nsiah, Freddy Baijukya, Abdullahi Bala, Regis Chikowo, João Vasco Silva, Abdelkader Mahamane Soulé, Godfrey Taulya, Fatima Amor Tenorio, Kindie Tesfaye, Martin K. van Ittersum
Sub-Saharan Africa’s (SSA) demand for cereals is projected to more than double by 2050. Climate change is generally assumed to add to the future challenges of the needed productivity increase. This study aimed to assess (i) the potential climate change impact on four key rainfed cereals (maize, millet, sorghum and wheat) in ten SSA countries namely Burkina Faso, Ghana, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Ethiopia
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Identification of agro-phenological traits of lentil that optimise temperature and water limited flowering time and seed yield Eur. J. Agron. (IF 5.2) Pub Date : 2024-02-27 Abeya Temesgen Tefera, Garry J. O'Leary, Shiwangni Rao, Arun S.K. Shunmugam, Viridiana Silva-Perez, Jason Brand, Garry M. Rosewarne
This study aimed to identify the optimal flowering times to maximise yield of lentil in current growing regions and areas of potential expansion of this crop in Australia. We used the validated APSIM-lentil model and identified critical reproductive periods matching minimum risk of abiotic stresses and then applied an ideotype breeding approach coupled with improved agronomic practices that maximise
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Optimizing row combinations of an intercrop of maize with cabbage Eur. J. Agron. (IF 5.2) Pub Date : 2024-02-26 Dongbao Sun, Yilei Yu, Qingsuo Wang
In order to explore the optimum row combinations of an intercrop of maize with cabbage, 11 treatments for different intercropping rows of two crops were conducted from 2010 to 2016. The intercrop made intercropped maize yield raise and intercropped cabbage yield lower compared with their respective monocultures. Intercropped maize and cabbage interacted with each other, which could be presented by
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Soybean yield and water productivity gaps associate with ENSO-dependent effects of fungicide, sowing date and maturity group Eur. J. Agron. (IF 5.2) Pub Date : 2024-02-21 H. Videla-Mensegue, M. Córdoba, O.P. Caviglia, V.O. Sadras
Soybean, the focus of this study, is the most widely sown crop and the main source of external income in Argentina. The reported soybean yield gap calculated as the difference between water-limited potential yield (Yw) and actual on-farm yield in the Argentinean Pampas averaged 1260 kg ha or 32% of Yw. Actual water productivity (the ratio between actual yield and water use), the upper limit of water
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Soil extracellular enzyme activity linkage with soil organic carbon under conservation tillage: A global meta-analysis Eur. J. Agron. (IF 5.2) Pub Date : 2024-02-19 Yuanpeng Zhu, Houping Zhang, Qingyi Wang, Wendong Zhu, Yaohu Kang
Conservation tillage has a profound impact on soil organic carbon (SOC) and extracellular enzyme activity (EEA), thereby influencing the global soil nutrient cycle. However, there is currently a lack of comprehensive understanding regarding the key factors influencing changes in SOC and EEA, as well as their correlations. To address this gap, a meta-analysis was conducted using data from 78 published
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‘The Three Sisters’ (maize/bean/squash) polyculture promotes the direct and indirect defences of maize against herbivores Eur. J. Agron. (IF 5.2) Pub Date : 2024-02-17 Huimin Liao, Zifang Zhou, Yangbeijia Liu, Yuyan Luo, Chenning Zhang, Yuanjiao Feng, Yinghua Shu, Jianwu Wang
It is well-known that increasing crop biodiversity plays an essential role in achieving ecologically based pest management (EBPM); however, the mechanism is poorly understood. The Three Sisters (Maize/Bean/Squash polyculture [MBS]) is a traditional mixed cropping strategy that has been practiced for thousands of years in Mesoamerica; however, mechanistic evidence for its resistance to herbivores is
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Explaining variation in cassava root yield response to fertiliser under smallholder farming conditions using digital soil maps Eur. J. Agron. (IF 5.2) Pub Date : 2024-02-16 Habai Rafael Masunga, Meklit Chernet, Kodjovi Senam Ezui, Peter Deusdedit Mlay, Adeyemi Olojede, Florence Olowokere, Mutiu Busari, Stefan Hauser, Christine Kreye, Frederick Baijukya, Roel Merckx, Pieter Pypers
Heterogeneity in soil fertility conditions impacts fertiliser use efficiency in smallholder cropping systems in sub-Saharan Africa. A study was performed to generate insights in nutrient limitations for cassava ( Crantz.). We conducted 627 nutrient omission trials over three years in South East (SEN) and South West Nigeria (SWN), and in the Southern (TSZ) and Lake Zone of Tanzania (TLZ) to quantify
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Potential benefits of variable rate nitrogen topdressing strategy coupled with zoning technique: A case study in a town-scale rice production system Eur. J. Agron. (IF 5.2) Pub Date : 2024-02-16 Jiayi Zhang, Yuanyuan Pan, Wenxuan Wang, Zhikuan Shi, Zhihao Zhang, Zhaopeng Fu, Qiang Cao, Yongchao Tian, Yan Zhu, Xiaojun Liu, Weixing Cao
Integrating remote sensing (RS)-based variable rate nitrogen (N) recommendation (VRNR) algorithms and management zones (MZs) may improve the accuracy and efficiency of site-specific N management. However, its potential benefits for application in commercial rice production systems can hardly be assessed, since it requires to intervene in common agricultural practices and causes certain economic and
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Suitable areas for temperate fruit trees in a Brazilian hotspot area: Changes driven by new IPCC scenarios Eur. J. Agron. (IF 5.2) Pub Date : 2024-02-15 Alysson Fernando Ribeiro, Fabrina Bolzan Martins, Diego Felipe dos Santos, Roger Rodrigues Torres, Flávia Fernanda Azevedo Fagundes
Chilling accumulation and sufficient water availability are mandatory requirements for most temperate fruit trees () productivity. Given the strong dependence of these crops on air temperature and water availability, it is imperative to analyze the impacts of climate change on , especially in areas considered persistent climate change hotspots. This study analyzed the impacts of climate change on suitable
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Climate change causes spatial shifts in the productivity of agricultural long-term field experiments Eur. J. Agron. (IF 5.2) Pub Date : 2024-02-15 Cenk Donmez, Merve Sahingoz, Carsten Paul, Ahmet Cilek, Carsten Hoffmann, Suha Berberoglu, Heidi Webber, Katharina Helming
Long-term field experiments (LTE) are highly valuable infrastructures in agricultural- and soil sciences for understanding the long-term impacts of climate and management practices. While they are designed to run under constant conditions, climate change is expected to affect site conditions considerably. This needs to be quantified when interpreting experimental results and when redesigning the experimental
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An active canopy sensor-based in-season nitrogen recommendation strategy for maize to balance grain yield and lodging risk Eur. J. Agron. (IF 5.2) Pub Date : 2024-02-15 Rui Dong, Yuxin Miao, Xinbing Wang, Krzysztof Kusnierek
Increasing planting densities and nitrogen (N) application rates are two practices commonly used in high-yield maize ( L.) production systems to increase crop yield, but have resulted in lower N use efficiency, increased lodging, and negative environmental problems. Crop sensing-based precision N management (PNM) strategies have been developed to optimize maize yield, N use efficiency, and reduce environmental
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Foliar application of phenylalanine, tryptophan, and tyrosine in fragrant rice production: Aroma, yield, grain quality, and economic return Eur. J. Agron. (IF 5.2) Pub Date : 2024-02-14 Haowen Luo, Yingying Zhang, Wentao Yi, Simin Zhang, Qianqian Zhang, Pipeng Xing, Xiangru Tang
Phenylalanine, tryptophan, and tyrosine are amino acids that are important to the growth and development of crops. However, the application of these amino acids in fragrant rice ( L.) production has not been reported. The present study aimed to investigate the effects of exogenous amino acids on aroma, yield, grain quality, and economic return of fragrant rice. At the heading stage, phenylalanine,
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Carbon emissions in winter wheat – summer maize double cropping system under manure application and limited irrigation Eur. J. Agron. (IF 5.2) Pub Date : 2024-02-14 Shang Wang, Xiquan Wang, Jiangwen Nie, Huadong Zang, Jie Zhao, Peixin Wang, Kaikai Min, Yadong Yang, Robert W. Brown, Zhaohai Zeng
Livestock manure is widely used for soil fertility improvement and land restoration in intensive cropping systems. However, annual carbon emission (CE) of intensified double cropping systems under manure application and limited irrigation has rarely been evaluated. Here, a 3-year field experiment was conducted to assess the effects of manure application (no fertilizer, F0; 100% chemical fertilizer
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Nitrogen mineralisation rates from chicory-based pastures Eur. J. Agron. (IF 5.2) Pub Date : 2024-02-13 Matthew J. Gardner, Jason R. Condon, Brian S. Dear, Mark K. Conyers, Matthew T. Newell, Richard C. Hayes, Guangdi D. Li
The incorporation of chicory () into phased crop-pasture farming systems requires an understanding of the dynamics of nitrogen (N) mineralisation of residues and the potential supply of N to subsequent crops. A 3-year field experiment was conducted to compare relative N mineralisation rates from the pure chicory pasture, compared to the chicory-subterranean clover () or lucerne ()-subterranean clover
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Straw mulching increases soil health in the inter-row of citrus orchards from Mediterranean flat lands Eur. J. Agron. (IF 5.2) Pub Date : 2024-02-13 Fernando Visconti, Enrique Peiró, Simone Pesce, Enrico Balugani, Carlos Baixauli, José Miguel de Paz
The inter-rows in woody crop plantations such as citrus orchards are usually not more than alleyways for agricultural operations thus leading to soil health decline spinning around the compaction and soil organic carbon (SOC) loss. In the present scenario of global warming, the soil on the inter-rows of citrus orchards should be recovered for organic carbon trapping with benefits for climate change
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An environmental assessment of Agaricus bisporus ((J.E.Lange) Imbach) mushroom production systems across Europe Eur. J. Agron. (IF 5.2) Pub Date : 2024-02-10 Pietro Goglio, Thomas Ponsioen, Jaime Carrasco, Ivanka Milenkovi, Lukasz Kiwala, Klara Van Mierlo, Roel Helmes, Francesco Tei, Elsje Oosterkamp, Margarita Pérez
Mushrooms have become a relevant part of our diet globally, as non-animal sources of proteins; but data on their value chain and environmental impact are still scarce. Therefore, a good understanding of the environmental impacts of mushroom production, the environmental hotspots throughout the value chain, comparisons between production systems and regions, and an assessment of the improvement potential
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Benefits of soybean co-inoculation with Bradyrhizobium spp. and Azospirillum brasilense: Large-scale validation with farmers in Brazil Eur. J. Agron. (IF 5.2) Pub Date : 2024-02-10 André Mateus Prando, Julierme Zimmer Barbosa, Arnold Barbosa de Oliveira, Marco Antonio Nogueira, Edivan José Possamai, Mariangela Hungria
The global contribution of biological nitrogen fixation (BNF) to soybean production ranks Brazil as the leading country. In 2013/2014, a new technology based on soybean co-inoculation with spp. and strains Ab-V5 and Ab-V6 was released, and here we report a five-year set of extension activities in Paraná state, southern Brazil, to demonstrate the benefits of co-inoculation. In total, 273 technical reference
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Productivity benefits of cereal-legume cover crop mixtures under variable soil nitrogen and termination times Eur. J. Agron. (IF 5.2) Pub Date : 2024-02-09 Patricia Moreno-Cadena, Montserrat Salmeron, Lucas Pecci Canisares, Hanna J. Poffenbarger
Mixtures of cereal and legume cover crops can merge the benefits of these two functional groups and sometimes increase biomass production and ecosystem services compared to monocultures. However, the multifunctionality and productivity of cover crop mixtures depend on environmental and management factors that influence species composition. We hypothesized that (i) the species composition in the cereal/legume
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Determining rapeseed lodging angles and types for lodging phenotyping using morphological traits derived from UAV images Eur. J. Agron. (IF 5.2) Pub Date : 2024-02-09 Chufeng Wang, Shijie Xu, Chenghai Yang, Yunhao You, Jian Zhang, Jie Kuai, Jing Xie, Qingsong Zuo, Mingli Yan, Hai Du, Ni Ma, Bin Liu, Liangzhi You, Tao Wang, Hao Wu
Crop lodging detrimentally affects crop yield and mechanical harvest efficiency. Traditional remote sensing-based methods primarily focus on the identification and area extraction of lodging using image texture and spectrum. However, the response of image texture and spectrum to lodging is indirect and varies under diverse conditions. Moreover, other important finer details of lodging phenotyping,
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Long-term soil organic carbon and crop yield feedbacks differ between 16 soil-crop models in sub-Saharan Africa Eur. J. Agron. (IF 5.2) Pub Date : 2024-02-09 Antoine Couëdel, Gatien N. Falconnier, Myriam Adam, Rémi Cardinael, Kenneth Boote, Eric Justes, Ward N. Smith, Anthony M. Whitbread, François Affholder, Juraj Balkovic, Bruno Basso, Arti Bhatia, Bidisha Chakrabarti, Regis Chikowo, Mathias Christina, Babacar Faye, Fabien Ferchaud, Christian Folberth, Folorunso M. Akinseye, Thomas Gaiser, Marcelo V. Galdos, Sebastian Gayler, Aram Gorooei, Brian Grant
Food insecurity in sub-Saharan Africa is partly due to low staple crop yields, resulting from poor soil fertility and low nutrient inputs. Integrated soil fertility management (ISFM), which includes the combined use of mineral and organic fertilizers, can contribute to increasing yields and sustaining soil organic carbon (SOC) in the long term. Soil-crop simulation models can help assess the performance
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Plant-growth promoting rhizobacteria on peanuts: Effects on yield determination, growth rates, and radiation use efficiency in field trials in Argentina Eur. J. Agron. (IF 5.2) Pub Date : 2024-02-06 Ezequiel D. Bigatton, Ibrahim Ayoub, Francisco Palmero, María Á. Castillejo, Carolina Vázquez, Enrique I. Lucini, Ricardo J. Haro
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Benchmarking the response of grain yield to plant population density across environments and management: A case study for faba bean Eur. J. Agron. (IF 5.2) Pub Date : 2024-02-06 James Manson, Matthew Denton, Lachlan Lake, Jason Brand, Julian Taylor, Victor Sadras
Agronomic experiments to establish the relationship between yield and plant population density (PPD) are widespread but remain inconclusive because management and environmental conditions modulate the responses. We analysed and synthesised yield-to-PPD responses in faba bean ( L.), with a focus on Australia. We compiled a database of 204 yield-to-PPD responses from 77 Australian experiments and included
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A fast and efficient phenotyping method to estimate sugarcane stalk bending properties using near-infrared spectroscopy Eur. J. Agron. (IF 5.2) Pub Date : 2024-02-02 Fumin Ma, Maoyao Wang, Ning Yan, Muhammad Adnan, Fuhong Jiang, Qian Hu, Guanyong He, Yinjuan Shen, Yan Wan, Yixian Yang, Shaojing Liang, Xiaoru Chen, Muqing Zhang, Jiangfeng Huang
Lodging is a critical factor that impedes sugarcane growth and restricts the production of sucrose and refined ethanol. Considering bending properties of the stalk are highly associated with lodging resistance, there is currently no method for assessing them in a rapid and accurate manner, which limits the development of lodging-resistant varieties. In this study, a high-throughput phenotyping assay
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Foliar application of natural zeolites affects the growth and productivity of processing tomato Eur. J. Agron. (IF 5.2) Pub Date : 2024-01-31 Giulia Conversa, Salvatore Pacifico, Paolo La Rotonda, Corrado Lazzizera, Anna Bonasia, Antonio Elia
The foliar application of zeolites has been proven to positively affect plant physiology suggesting that it could improve plant growth, however, this topic has been little studied. Two field trials were carried out (in 2021 and 2022) to study the potential beneficial effect of natural zeolite particle films on processing tomato crops. Natural zeolites i) clinoptinolite + and mordenite (CubZeo) and
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Intercropping with cash crops promotes sustainability of rubber agroforestry: Insights from litterfall production and associated carbon and nutrient fluxes Eur. J. Agron. (IF 5.2) Pub Date : 2024-01-28 Xia Yuan, Bin Yang, Wenjie Liu, Junen Wu, Xiangzhong Li
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Quantitative assessment of different straw management practices on soil organic carbon and crop yield in the Chinese upland soils: A data-driven approach based on simulation and prediction model Eur. J. Agron. (IF 5.2) Pub Date : 2024-01-28 Mahbub Ul Islam, Fahui Jiang, Milton Halder, Alak Barman, Shuai Liu, Xinhua Peng
Straw return is a sustainable management practice that improves soil fertility, enhances crop yield and soil organic carbon (SOC), while the extent of its impact vary based on various management practices, as well as climate and soil properties. However, the overall effects of straw return combined with tillage (deep tillage-DTS, rotary tillage-RTS, and no-tillage-NTS) and fertilization (balanced-BFS
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Assessing wheat genotype response under combined nitrogen and water stress scenarios coupling high-resolution optical and thermal sensors with radiative transfer models Eur. J. Agron. (IF 5.2) Pub Date : 2024-01-26 M.D. Raya-Sereno, C. Camino, J.L. Pancorbo, M. Alonso-Ayuso, J.L. Gabriel, P.S.A. Beck, M. Quemada
Remote sensing (RS) offers great possibilities to acquire data for early determination of crop performance, which is essential for water and nitrogen (N) management. The objective of this study was to assess the nutritional and water status of different wheat genotypes (Triticum aestivum L.) by means of vegetation indices (VIs) derived from ground-level hyperspectral measurements, plant traits retrieved
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Deep incorporation of high limestones rates affects the macro and micronutrients availability and the accumulated grain yield in three acidic sites in Brazil Eur. J. Agron. (IF 5.2) Pub Date : 2024-01-25 Silvino Guimarães Moreira, Flávio Araújo de Moraes, Devison Souza Peixoto, Júnior Cézar Resende Silva, Josias Reis Flausino Gaudencio, Bruno Montoani Silva, Matheus Marques Silva, Júlia Rodrigues Macedo
Soil acidity is the most limiting factor for agricultural yield and sustainability in acid soils. Liming is the management practice recommended for reducing soil acidity and increasing the availability of macronutrients, but it can also lead to reduction in the availability of cationic micronutrients when applied at high rates. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of application of high
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Expanding the WOFOST crop model to explore options for sustainable nitrogen management: A study for winter wheat in the Netherlands Eur. J. Agron. (IF 5.2) Pub Date : 2024-01-25 Herman N.C. Berghuijs, João Vasco Silva, Pytrik Reidsma, Allard J.W. de Wit
Nitrogen (N) management is essential to ensure crop growth and to balance production, economic, and environmental objectives from farm to regional levels. This study aimed to extend the WOFOST crop model with N limited production and use the model to explore options for sustainable N management for winter wheat in the Netherlands. The extensions consisted of the simulation of crop and soil N processes
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Strategies for fungicide application based on the yield response of common bean genotypes under El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) Eur. J. Agron. (IF 5.2) Pub Date : 2024-01-24 Alexandre Bryan Heinemann, Patrícia Valle Pinheiro, David Henriques da Matta, Luís Fernando Stone, Pedro Araújo Pietrafesa, William Rafael Ribeiro, Rodrigo Yoiti Tsukahara, Hélio Antônio Wood Joris
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Effects of biochar persistence on soil physiochemical properties, enzymatic activities, nutrient utilization, and crop yield in a three-year rice-rapeseed crop rotation Eur. J. Agron. (IF 5.2) Pub Date : 2024-01-20 Zaid Khan, Kangkang Zhang, Mohammad Nauman Khan, Kunmiao Zhu, Liyong Hu
Biochar application as an organic amendment has been practiced to reduce soil acidity, enhance nutrient utilization, and improve crop growth and yield. However, uncertainties remain about the long-term effects of organic amendment and chemical fertilizers under crop rotation to ensure the sustainability and conservation of soil fertility and nutrient requirements of crops. A three-year field trial
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A corn canopy organs detection method based on improved DBi-YOLOv8 network Eur. J. Agron. (IF 5.2) Pub Date : 2024-01-18 Haiou Guan, Haotian Deng, Xiaodan Ma, Tao Zhang, Yifei Zhang, Tianyu Zhu, Haichao Zhou, Zhicheng Gu, Yuxin Lu
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Wheat yield improvement is associated with altered root systems during cultivar replacement Eur. J. Agron. (IF 5.2) Pub Date : 2024-01-18 Xiaofei Wei, Sha Guo, Baoluo Ma, Jairo A. Palta, Yongqing Ma, Pufang Li
Root morphology and anatomical traits that occurred during the cultivar selection process are important for understanding improvements in grain yield and water use efficiency. However, little is known about the changes in root morphology and root anatomy caused by cultivar replacement and their effects on grain yield and water use efficiency. Field and pot experiments were conducted to investigate
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Winter oilseed rape intercropped with complex service plant mixtures: Do all species matter? Eur. J. Agron. (IF 5.2) Pub Date : 2024-01-19 Xavier Bousselin, Alice Baux, Mathieu Lorin, Joëlle Fustec, Nathalie Cassagne, Muriel Valantin-Morison
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Application of hyperspectral technology for leaf function monitoring and nitrogen nutrient diagnosis in soybean (Glycine max L.) production systems on the Loess Plateau of China Eur. J. Agron. (IF 5.2) Pub Date : 2024-01-16 Zijun Tang, Xin Wang, Youzhen Xiang, Jiaping Liang, Jinjin Guo, Wangyang Li, Junsheng Lu, Ruiqi Du, Zhijun Li, Fucang Zhang
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Optimizing cotton yield through appropriate irrigation water salinity: Coordinating above- and below-ground growth and enhancing photosynthetic capacity Eur. J. Agron. (IF 5.2) Pub Date : 2024-01-16 Zhanli Ma, Jian Liu, Yue Wen, Jinzhu Zhang, Feihu Yin, Li Guo, Wenhao Li, Jing He, Jiaying Ma, Yonghui Liang, Zhenhua Wang
The employment of brackish water for irrigation holds considerable potential for addressing the shortfall of freshwater resources in arid regions. It is crucial to discern the impact of salinity on agricultural output and its mechanisms when irrigating with brackish water. Here, a two-year field experiment (2021–2022) was undertaken in Xinjiang, China to assess the effects of water salinity (0.85 g L−1
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Quantifying physiological contributions to yield loss in response to planting date in short-season cotton under a cottonwheat double-cropping system Eur. J. Agron. (IF 5.2) Pub Date : 2024-01-13 Simeng Guo, Yingchun Han, Guoping Wang, Fengqi Wu, Yaoyu Jia, Jiale Chen, Xiaofei Li, Wenli Du, Yabing Li, Lu Feng
Crop yield is primarily determined by physiological parameters, including light interception by the canopy (IPAR), radiation use efficiency (RUE), and harvest index (HI). However, little information is available about how these physiological parameters are impacted by planting date and what their contributions are to cotton yield loss. To evaluate the relative contribution of each physiological parameter
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Evaluating optimized irrigation strategies on crop productivity and field water utilization under micro sprinkling irrigation in typical cropping systems of the Huang-Huai-Hai Plain Eur. J. Agron. (IF 5.2) Pub Date : 2024-01-15 Pengnian Wu, Yanli Wang, Yuming Li, Haolin Yu, Jing Shao, Zhiheng Zhao, Yibo Qiao, Changshuo Liu, Shuimiao Liu, Chenkai Gao, Pengfei Wen, Xiaokang Guan, Tongchao Wang
Inefficient traditional irrigation methods have negative consequences for agricultural production and the depletion of groundwater resources. This two-year field experiment aimed to evaluate optimized irrigation practices for irrigation efficiency (IE) and water utilization in winter wheat-maize (W-M) and winter wheat-soybean (W-S) annual rotation systems. Four micro-sprinkler-based irrigation strategies
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Optimized nitrogen fertilizer application strategy improves grain yield and quality of high-quality late indica rice under field ambient warming Eur. J. Agron. (IF 5.2) Pub Date : 2024-01-12 Ruoyu Xiong, Xueming Tan, Haixia Wang, Xiaohua Pan, Yongjun Zeng, Yanhua Zeng
Post-heading high temperatures occurred frequently in late indica rice regions in southern China recently, but the effects of high post-heading temperature on rice yield and quality under nitrogen application including nitrogen management (NM) and panicle fertilizer (NPF) were still unclear. Therefore, the grain yield and quality of late indica rice cultivars were compared in 2020 (ambient temperature)
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Response of plastic film mulched maize to soil and atmospheric water stresses in an arid irrigation area Eur. J. Agron. (IF 5.2) Pub Date : 2024-01-15 Cheng Li, Jingui Wang, Yunxin Zhang, Hao Feng, Wenxin Zhang, Kadambot H.M. Siddique
Water stress can severely decrease crop productivity by restricting photosynthesis, while the use of plastic film mulching can mitigate these water stress effects. However, the intricacies of photosynthetic and stomatal responses to soil water stress under plastic film mulching, particularly when combined with atmospheric water stress, have not been well studied, especially in arid irrigation areas
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Impacts of one-time large amounts of leafy vegetable waste incorporated into dryland fields on soil fertility and forage maize production Eur. J. Agron. (IF 5.2) Pub Date : 2024-01-13 Yin Ba, De-cao Niu, Jun Lei, Li-yuan Zhao, Dan-dan Liu, Xiao Song, Wei Xue, Feng-Min Li
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A method for calculating and simulating phenotype of soybean based on 3D reconstruction Eur. J. Agron. (IF 5.2) Pub Date : 2024-01-13 Xiaodan Ma, Bingxue Wei, Haiou Guan, Yingying Cheng, Zuyu Zhuo
In plant phenotypic research, accurate organ segmentation and crop simulation are crucial for optimizing crop planting and increasing yield. In this study, an efficient method for soybean organ segmentation and phenotypic growth simulation was explored based on 3D reconstruction technology. Taking Dongnong252 soybean as the research object, the soybean phenotype acquisition system based on Kinect sensor
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Dissimilarity in root traits and spatial distribution promotes the productivity of Piper nigrum L. and tree species in mixture systems Eur. J. Agron. (IF 5.2) Pub Date : 2024-01-13 Chao Zu, Zhigang Li, Can Wang, Xin-Xin Wang, Hui Ji, Jianbo Shen, Zed Rengel, Hongbo Li, Jianfeng Yang
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Identification and expression analysis of genomic regions associated with the traits contributing to lodging tolerance in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Eur. J. Agron. (IF 5.2) Pub Date : 2024-01-11 Nikita Duhan, Sourav Panigrahi, Neeraj Pal, Dinesh Kumar Saini, Priyanka Balyan, Yogita Singh, Reyazul Rouf Mir, Krishna Pal Singh, Sundip Kumar, Om Parkash Dhankher, Upendra Kumar
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Adapting the grassland model BASGRA to simulate yield and nutritive value of whole-crop barley Eur. J. Agron. (IF 5.2) Pub Date : 2024-01-08 Tomas Persson, Mats Höglind, Johanna Wallsten, Elisabet Nadeau, Xiao Huang, Bengt-Ove Rustas
Ensiling of whole-crop biomass of barley before full maturity is common practice in regions with a short growing season. The developmental stage of barley at harvest can have a large impact on yield and nutritive composition. The relationships between crop growth, environmental conditions and crop management can be described in process-based simulation models. Some models, including the Basic Grassland
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Why do we make changes to the long-term experiments at Rothamsted? Eur. J. Agron. (IF 5.2) Pub Date : 2024-01-05 Paul R. Poulton, David S. Powlson, Margaret J. Glendining, Andrew S. Gregory
The long-term field experiments at Rothamsted in south-east England (UK) are an important resource that has been used extensively to study the effects of land management, atmospheric pollution and climate change on soil fertility and the sustainability of crop yields. However, for these and other long-term experiments around the world to remain useful, changes are sometimes needed. These changes may