Article
Agronomy
Dehao Zhao, Ziwei Cao, Lijin Chen, Guangxin Zhang, Yuanzheng Zhu, Juan Han
Summary: Winter oilseed rape is a nitrogen-sensitive oilseed crop, and this study aimed to analyze the effect of nitrogen application on its grain yield. The study found that the effects of nitrogen application on winter oilseed rape are influenced by environmental factors and agricultural management practices. Fertilizer management was identified as the most important factor for improving the effectiveness of nitrogen application. Two nitrogen management practices were recommended for winter oilseed rape production, which include basal application of controlled-release urea or a combination of basal and topdressing normal urea. Adequate basal fertilizer application and other agronomic practices such as direct seeding and increasing planting density were also found to be important for enhancing the effects of nitrogen application. The suitable nitrogen application levels varied across different production regions in China.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF AGRONOMY
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Sarah Koebke, Hongxing He, Matthias Boeldt, Haitao Wang, Mehmet Senbayram, Klaus Dittert
Summary: This study investigated the regulating factors of nitrogen cycling and nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions during the post-harvest period of oilseed rape cultivation. The findings showed that straw incorporation is environmentally beneficial for mitigating N2O losses, and nitrogen fertilizer has no effect on post-harvest N2O emissions. Climate factors, such as soil water-filled pore space and temperature, were identified as key factors controlling N2O emissions.
FRONTIERS IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Agronomy
Hattie R. Roberts, Ian C. Dodd, Felicity Hayes, Kirsti Ashworth
Summary: This study investigated the impact of ozone exposure on seed and oil yield of two oilseed rape cultivars under typical European conditions. The results showed that increasing ozone exposure led to decreased seed and oil yield, with different effects on different cultivars. The study suggests that growers may face economic penalties, and the improvement in animal feed quality may not outweigh the decrease in overall yield.
AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST METEOROLOGY
(2022)
Article
Microbiology
A. Michael Klueken, Yamen Mahfoud, Sabine Roessler, Jutta Ludwig-Mueller
Summary: This study demonstrates the positive effects of isotianil and B. amyloliquefaciens QST713-HiCFU on reducing clubroot disease in cruciferous crops. The efficacy is influenced by seasons, host plant genotype, and clubroot isolates. Seed treatments are more effective than drench applications. The combination of isotianil and B. amyloliquefaciens QST713-HiCFU can enhance the efficacy in some cases.
Article
Plant Sciences
Lethicia Magno Massuia de Almeida, Mathias Coulon, Jean-Christophe Avice, Annette Morvan-Bertrand, Jean-Jacques Bessoule, Marina Le Guedard, Tae Hwan Kim, Alseny Niare, Alain Mollier, Nadia Bertin, Sophie Brunel-Muguet
Summary: High temperatures during crop reproductive stages have a negative effect on seed yield and quality. The response of plants to repeated stress events across plant generations is poorly investigated. In this study, the effects of repeated heat stresses over two plant generations on yield components and seed quality were examined. Results showed that progeny effects were predominant over mother effects, and the extent of progeny effects was modulated by mother effects. The longer the cumulative duration of temperature stress, the more negatively impacted the seed quality. Sulphur limitation had little effect on progeny responses to heat stress.
ENVIRONMENTAL AND EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY
(2022)
Article
Plant Sciences
Asim Mahmood, Simon Goertz, Narges Moradtalab, Frank Walker, Birgit Hoeglinger, Uwe Ludewig, Guenter Neumann
Summary: Crop production is affected by increasing water limitation due to rising drought frequency caused by global change. Nutrient seed treatments can mitigate the negative effects of drought on early growth of oilseed rape by promoting root and shoot growth and reducing leaf damage through increased accumulation of antioxidants.
JOURNAL OF PLANT NUTRITION
(2022)
Article
Plant Sciences
Lethicia Magno Massuia de Almeida, Jean-Christophe Avice, Annette Morvan-Bertrand, Marie-Helene Wagner, Maria Reyes Gonzalez-Centeno, Pierre-Louis Teissedre, Jean-Jacques Bessoule, Marina Le Guedard, Tae Hwan Kim, Alain Mollier, Sophie Brunel-Muguet
Summary: High temperatures during crop reproductive stage can negatively impact seed quality, leading to decreased fatty acid concentration and increased seed dormancy. Extended period of temperature stress exacerbates these negative effects, while mild stress prior to heat peaks can have a priming effect on certain seed qualities such as nitrogen content and phytohormones. Sulphur supply restriction has positive effects on certain aspects of seed quality but can be interfered by temperature modality, resulting in a cancellation of these benefits with intense late heat peaks.
ENVIRONMENTAL AND EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY
(2021)
Article
Plant Sciences
Laura Siles, Kirsty L. Hassall, Cristina Sanchis Gritsch, Peter J. Eastmond, Smita Kurup
Summary: The study investigates the complex trait of seed yield in oilseed rape and how female reproductive traits contribute to whole plant level traits and seed yield. Results show that Winter OSR and Spring OSR share a dominant reproductive strategy for seed yield, with Winter OSR exhibiting more reproductive strategies than Spring OSR.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Agronomy
Mahdieh Sheikhaliyan, Yousef Sohrabi, Farzad Hossainpanahi, Amihossain ShiraniRad
Summary: The study found that applying 200 and 300 mu M of SNP significantly increased antioxidant enzymes, total chlorophyll, and proline under different levels of drought stress. Additionally, the application of SNP improved biochemical traits and increased grain yield in oilseed rape under both stress and non-stress conditions. Overall, applying SNP reduced the negative effects of water-deficit stress on oilseed rape.
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Haiyan Fan, Shishi Liu, Jing Li, Lantao Li, Lina Dang, Tao Ren, Jianwei Lu
Summary: The research demonstrates the high accuracy of predicting rapeseed yield using NIRv at different growth stages, particularly in the flowering stage. NIRv_DN shows the strongest correlation with yield prediction in the flowering stage.
COMPUTERS AND ELECTRONICS IN AGRICULTURE
(2021)
Article
Agronomy
Laurencja Szala, Zygmunt Kaczmarek, Marcin Matuszczak, Teresa Cegielska-Taras
Summary: Through the analysis of different sources of rapeseed and hybrid experiments, the possibility of genetic variability was discovered, showing that selecting appropriate parental genotypes can improve the quality and composition of rapeseed. The high heritability of traits related to seed quality suggests the potential for improving breeding lines through selection based on phenotype.
Article
Plant Sciences
Dasuni P. Jayaweera, Rumiana V. Ray
Summary: This study quantified the yield losses caused by AG2-1 in oilseed rape and evaluated the effectiveness of seed treatment in controlling the disease. The results showed that AG2-1 infection reduced the yield of oilseed rape, while seed treatment significantly decreased the pathogen DNA in soil, improved crop growth and yield, and mitigated the delay in plant development and damage caused by AG2-1.
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Nick S. Fradgley, Alison R. Bentley, Stephanie M. Swarbreck
Summary: Nitrogen is a major nutrient that limits productivity in many ecosystems, including food crop production. Optimizing the balance between nitrogen supply and demand is crucial for reducing nitrogen losses to the environment. Understanding the factors determining low nitrogen requirements in wheat could provide the basis for selecting genetic materials suitable for sustainable cereal production.
BIOCHEMICAL SOCIETY TRANSACTIONS
(2021)
Article
Agronomy
Sabine Andert, Andrea Ziesemer
Summary: The study investigates the effects of the ban of neonicotinoid seed dressing on insecticide use in winter oilseed rape production in Germany. The results show a significant increase in insecticide applications after the ban, with farmers treating winter oilseed rape more often. The use of the seed treatment Lumiposa 625 FS has also increased, and its current registration in Germany is likely to further increase on-farm use in winter oilseed rape.
Article
Agronomy
Yadan Du, Jun Sun, Zhen Wang, Qian Zhang, Bingjing Cui, Wenquan Niu
Summary: The research found that ridge film mulching plus furrow planting (RFMF) significantly increased seed yield, oil yield, nitrogen agronomic efficiency, and nitrogen partial factor productivity of winter oilseed rape compared with traditional flat planting (FP). The optimal nitrogen application rate was 235 kg N ha(-1) under RFMF.
ARCHIVES OF AGRONOMY AND SOIL SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Ecology
Olivia Pointurier, Delphine Moreau, Loic Pages, Jacques Caneill, Nathalie Colbach
Summary: The study aimed to develop a model that simulates heterogeneous 3D individual-based crop-weed canopies to design complex agroecological cropping systems. By connecting a root system model and a weed dynamics model, researchers accurately predicted long-term weed dynamics and analyzed the competitive potential and parasitic infection effects on plant communities. The approach not only focused on crop-weed competition, but also has potential applications in designing other heterogeneous canopies, such as crop mixtures.
ECOLOGICAL MODELLING
(2021)
Article
Ecology
Floriane Colas, Jean-Pierre Gauchi, Jean Villerd, Nathalie Colbach
Summary: The study presents a step-by-step methodology to accelerate complex biological models, focusing on the mechanistic model FLORSYS. By identifying and metamodeling the slowest submodel of FLORSYS and replacing it with more efficient models, the study successfully increased the speed of the model by 28 times without compromising prediction quality.
ECOLOGICAL MODELLING
(2021)
Article
Agronomy
Olivia Pointurier, Stephanie Gibot-Leclerc, Delphine Moreau, Carole Reibel, Eric Vieren, Nathalie Colbach
Summary: The study developed a broomrape-dynamics model, predicting the dynamics of broomrape seed bank, the impact of parasitism on crops and weeds, and the dynamics of crops and weeds in agroecosystems, to design management strategies aiming at long-term control of broomrape with multiple techniques. This model, PHERASYS, can simulate complex heterogeneous canopies and test management strategies, including crop mixtures and biological regulations by weeds.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF AGRONOMY
(2021)
Article
Agronomy
Delphine Moreau, Olivia Pointurier, Laurene Perthame, Nicolas Beaudoin, Jean Villerd, Nathalie Colbach
Summary: The study aimed to integrate competition for nitrogen among plants into the existing FLORSYS model to better understand the functioning of heterogeneous canopies in nitrogen-deficient situations. By simulating plant nitrogen uptake and the impact of nitrogen stress on plant photosynthesis, biomass allocation, and morphology, the study provided a predictive mechanism to explain crop-weed interactions.
FIELD CROPS RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Agronomy
Olivia Pointurier, Stephanie Gibot-Leclerc, Delphine Moreau, Nathalie Colbach
Summary: The study utilized the dynamic model PHERASYS to evaluate management strategies for long-term control of branched broomrape, showing that delayed sowing combined with trap and catch crops is effective in reducing infestation and yield losses. Tolerating temporary and/or low-density weeds in cropping systems may improve broomrape management.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF AGRONOMY
(2021)
Review
Agronomy
Ines Mahe, Bruno Chauvel, Nathalie Colbach, Stephane Cordeau, Aurelie Gfeller, Antje Reiss, Delphine Moreau
Summary: The impacts of weed management and herbicide use need to be reduced, and weed-suppressive crop species/varieties show promise for sustainable weed regulation. This study reviews the literature to find field-based evidence of the role of allelopathy by root exudation of living crops in weed regulation, independently of competition. The analysis highlights the disregard for crop competition in most studies, and the lack of convincing evidence for the presence/absence of allelopathy in the field. Recommendations are made for future research to further investigate allelopathy and quantify its contribution to weed regulation.
AGRONOMY FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
(2022)
Article
Agronomy
Laurene Perthame, Nathalie Colbach, Hugues Busset, Annick Matejicek, Delphine Moreau
Summary: Reducing herbicide use may increase weed competition with crops for resources. This study found that nitrogen stress can alter the morphological traits of plants, affecting their light competitiveness. There are also differences in the response of weeds and crops to nitrogen stress, indicating variations in their competitive abilities.
Article
Plant Sciences
Nathalie Colbach, Emeline Felten, Christelle Gee, Antony Klein, Laura Lannuzel, Christophe Lecomte, Thibault Maillot, Florence Strbik, Jean Villerd, Delphine Moreau
Summary: By conducting virtual experiments and using a simulation model, this study identified key parameters that affect pea yield and weed control, and proposed rules to guide farmers in choosing the best pea variety. It was also found that a trade-off between increasing yield potential and minimizing yield losses due to weeds exists when selecting pea varieties and management strategies.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Agronomy
Delphine Moreau, Hugues Busset, Annick Matejicek, Marion Prudent, Nathalie Colbach
Summary: This study aims to develop an innovative approach to quantify weed species responses to water limitation. The most notable responses in different weed species and growth stages were increased plant height and the production of smaller/thicker leaves. Furthermore, an increase in biomass allocation to roots and leaves was observed in some species and growth stages.
Article
Agronomy
Laurene Perthame, Sandrine Petit, Nathalie Colbach
Summary: This study investigates the impact of different factors on weed seed predation by carabid beetles and evaluates the importance of including seed predation in predicting weed dynamics in different cropping systems. The simulations show that factors such as daily incident radiation, light interception, harvest, carabid reproduction, and temperature have the most influence on seed predation rates. Including seed predation in the simulations improves the prediction quality of the model, reducing overestimation in weed variable predictions. Weed seed predation by carabids can contribute to managing weeds and improving crop yields, but the effectiveness varies among different crops.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF AGRONOMY
(2023)
Letter
Plant Sciences
Nathalie Colbach, Guillaume Adeux, Stephane Cordeau, Delphine Moreau
TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Agronomy
Nathalie Colbach, Stephane Cordeau
Summary: Conservation agriculture allows farmers to reduce costs and enhance soil health, but it can lead to increased weed infestation and crop yield loss. This study investigated the impact of tillage on weed infestation and yield loss, and identified which systems and weed species are most affected by tillage suppression. The findings suggest that diverse crop rotations and cover cropping are essential for managing weeds while reducing tillage and herbicide use.
FRONTIERS IN AGRONOMY
(2022)
Article
Agronomy
Nathalie Colbach, Floriane Colas, Stephane Cordeau, Thibault Maillot, Wilfried Queyrel, Jean Villerd, Delphine Moreau
Summary: Crop diversification is essential for agroecological pest management, and FLORSYS model is a valuable tool to investigate crop-weed interactions, synthesize existing knowledge, and transfer research-based knowledge into cropping-system design.
FIELD CROPS RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Agronomy
Nathalie Colbach, Nicolas Munier-Jolain, Francois Dugue, Antoine Gardarin, Florence Strbik, Delphine Moreau
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF AGRONOMY
(2020)
Correction
Agronomy
J-P Guillemin, A. Gardarin, S. Granger, C. Reibel, N. Munier-Jolain, N. Colbach