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Agronomy
Yang Li, Jing Wang, Jianzhao Tang, Enli Wang, Zhihua Pan, Xuebiao Pan, Qi Hu
Summary: The study found that late planting with middle- to late-maturing potato cultivars could increase rainfed potato yield in North China. Along a 'N-S' transect, later planting with early-maturing cultivars is recommended for high yield and yield stability, while a 'W-E' transect should opt for later planting with late-maturing cultivars. The growth period and growing season precipitation were key factors influencing the variation in potato yield stability.
FIELD CROPS RESEARCH
(2021)
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Agronomy
Xiangfei Han, Lina Dong, Yujun Cao, Yanjie Lyu, Xiwen Shao, Yongjun Wang, Lichun Wang
Summary: Cultivar and sowing date selection have significant effects on the yield and quality of maize. High temperature has a negative impact on yield, while accumulated temperature and solar radiation have positive effects. Cloudy and rainy weather during flowering reduces kernel number, but delayed sowing can mitigate this negative effect. However, delayed sowing also increases the risk of early senescence and frost.
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Agronomy
Yang Li, Jianzhao Tang, Jing Wang, Gang Zhao, Qiang Yu, Yixuan Wang, Qi Hu, Jun Zhang, Zhihua Pan, Xuebiao Pan, Dengpan Xiao
Summary: This study evaluated the water-saving potential in China's potato planting regions and proposed optimal agronomic management options. The findings suggest that optimizing planting date, cultivar maturity, and irrigation management could achieve a win-win situation in terms of yield and water use efficiency.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF AGRONOMY
(2022)
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Agronomy
Reza Deihimfard, Sajjad Rahimi-Moghaddam, Hamed Eyni-Nargeseh, Brian Collins
Summary: Drought and heat stress are major limiting factors for crop production. Their simultaneous impact during sensitive growth phases could be more harmful. The study investigated the combined effects of drought and heat stress on wheat grain yield in different climates across Iran from 1980 to 2016, using different management practices. Historical trends showed an increase in grain yield in cold regions and a decrease in mild and hot regions. Long-term simulations suggested that drought alone could lead to a grain yield of 3.3 t ha(-1), but the addition of heat stress further reduced it to 2.9 t ha(-1). Optimal combinations of sowing date, cultivar, and initial soil water could mitigate the long-term impacts of drought and heat stress.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF AGRONOMY
(2023)
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Agronomy
Robert Mangani, Kpoti M. Gunn, Nicky M. Creux
Summary: The anticipated climate change in South Africa is of great concern as it may limit maize production and threaten food security. The study suggests that future climate changes may affect the development and maturity of maize crops, particularly due to extreme temperatures. However, opportunities to shift planting to later dates in the region may exist.
AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST METEOROLOGY
(2023)
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Agronomy
Fang Xu, Bin Wang, Chuan He, De Li Liu, Puyu Feng, Ning Yao, Renhe Zhang, Shutu Xu, Jiquan Xue, Hao Feng, Qiang Yu, Jianqiang He
Summary: The study found that, under future climate conditions, potential yield and rain-fed yield losses of summer maize can be reduced with appropriate measures, while the yield loss of spring maize is smaller. Changing sowing date and planting density has a greater impact on spring maize yield, and the influence weakens as climate change intensifies. Therefore, it is necessary to investigate other adaptation measures to cope with climate change in the Guanzhong Plain of China.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Yu-Chuan Luo, Zhao Zhang, Liang-Liang Zhang, Jing Zhang, Fu-Lu Tao
Summary: The study analyzed the spatiotemporal changes in maize phenology in China from 1981 to 2018 and found that the trends in maize phenology were mainly influenced by rising minimum temperature, followed by maximum temperature, with the least impact from mean temperature. The study also highlighted that maize phenology is more sensitive to night-time warming than daytime warming, and the impact of cultivar shifts on maize phenology outweighs that of climate change.
ADVANCES IN CLIMATE CHANGE RESEARCH
(2022)
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Plant Sciences
Taheni Gargouri Jbir, Frankie K. Crutcher, John Rickertsen, Dimitri Fonseka, Andrew J. Friskop, Audrey K. Kalil
Summary: In the semiarid regions of North Dakota and Montana, modifying planting date can reduce disease risk and maximize yield of durum wheat. Early planting increases yield and influences ergot incidence. Reduced susceptibility to leaf spot and Fusarium head blight is associated with decreased disease severity and deoxynivalenol levels.
Article
Agronomy
Sahrish Naz, Shakeel Ahmad, Ghulam Abbas, Zartash Fatima, Sajjad Hussain, Mukhtar Ahmed, Muhammad Azam Khan, Ahmad Khan, Shah Fahad, Wajid Nasim, Sezai Ercisli, Carol Jo Wilkerson, Gerrit Hoogenboom
Summary: The study shows that planting dates and maturity stages of potato crops in spring and autumn have been significantly impacted by changes in temperature over the past few decades, with thermal trends, crop management practices, and cultivar changes also playing a role. Growers have implemented adaptation strategies in response to these trends.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF AGRONOMY
(2022)
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Plant Sciences
David Moseley, Marcos Paulo da Silva, Leandro Mozzoni, Moldir Orazaly, Liliana Florez-Palacios, Andrea Acuna, Chengjun Wu, Pengyin Chen
Summary: The study evaluated the impact of cultivar, planting date, and harvest date on edamame color, pod weight, and quality index. Results showed that quality depended on the combination of cultivar, planting date, and harvest date, with delayed planting contributing to higher quality and a quadratic negative response to delayed harvest. Maximum quality was influenced by cultivar and planting/harvest dates, remaining stable for an interval around the peak.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2021)
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Agronomy
Ketema Zeleke
Summary: The rise in air temperature and changes in rainfall patterns are expected to affect agricultural production, specifically wheat yield. By using different emission scenarios and projection periods, it was found that climate change will lead to a decrease in wheat yield, but adapting agronomic practices can help mitigate these impacts.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Carlo Montes, Anton Urfels, Eunjin Han, Balwinder-Singh
Summary: The rice-wheat rotation is crucial for food security in Bihar, where the rural population heavily relies on rice and wheat production. This study evaluates the advantages of planting rice earlier following the monsoon onset to reduce thermal stress and improve the yields of rice and wheat. The results show that planting rice after the monsoon onset can lead to higher and more stable yields, with potential increases of up to 50% for wheat and 29% for rice.
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Agronomy
Leah Tsror (Lahkim), Sara Lebiush, Marina Hazanovsky, Orly Erlich, Gilan Marshak, Gil Segev, Uri Zig
Summary: The study found that planting potatoes in early winter resulted in lower incidence of powdery scab disease, while late planting dates led to higher incidence. Tubers planted early were almost unaffected by root galling, while tubers planted late were almost all affected.
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Horticulture
Bruno da Rocha Toroco, Edgard Henrique Costa Silva, Murilo Henrique Souza Leal, Guilherme Jose Almeida Oliveira, Andre Dutra Silva Junior, Gabriel Francisco de Paula Gomes, Juliano Tadeu Vilela de Resende, Andre Ricardo Zeist
Summary: Brazilian sweet potato has an important socioeconomic role, but many genotypes used in Western Sao Paulo state do not meet the demands of national and international markets. Few orange-fleshed sweet potato (OFSP) genotypes are available in Brazil, despite the potential for growth. An OFSP breeding program was initiated in 2019 to develop superior genotypes that meet the needs of growers and consumers. Experimental genotypes UBD-C-14, UBD-U2-05, UBD-U1-25, UBD-F-34, and UBD-U2-19 showed promising results for yield and quality parameters across multiple planting dates.
SCIENTIA HORTICULTURAE
(2023)
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Agronomy
Folorunso M. Akinseye, Hakeem A. Ajeigbe, Alpha Y. Kamara, Akinrotimi O. Omotayo, Abdullahi I. Tofa, Anthony M. Whitbread
Summary: In the challenging agro-ecologies of north-eastern Nigeria, climate change affects the productivity of sorghum due to low soil fertility and early terminal drought. Choosing the appropriate cultivar and planting within an optimal sowing window, along with climate-smart management practices, is crucial for maximizing crop yield.
Article
Agronomy
Wenyi Xu, Bo Elberling, Per Lennart Ambus
Summary: The frequency and extent of wildfires in the Arctic have been increasing due to climate change. In this study, researchers conducted experiments in West Greenland to investigate the long-term impacts of climate warming on post-fire carbon dioxide exchange in arctic tundra ecosystems. They found that fire increased soil organic phosphorus concentrations and burned areas remained a net CO2 source five years after the fire. However, with four to five years of summer warming, the burned areas turned into a net CO2 sink.
AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST METEOROLOGY
(2024)
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Agronomy
Yuanhang Yang, Jiabo Yin, Shengyu Kang, Louise J. Slater, Xihui Gu, Aliaksandr Volchak
Summary: This study investigates the impacts of water and heat stress on carbon uptake in China and explores the driving mechanisms of droughts using a machine learning model. The results show that droughts are mostly driven by atmospheric dryness, with precipitation, relative humidity, and temperature playing dominant roles. Water and heat stress have negative impacts on carbon assimilation, and drought occurrence is projected to increase significantly in the future. Improving ecosystem resilience to climate warming is crucial in mitigating the negative effects of droughts on carbon uptake.
AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST METEOROLOGY
(2024)
Article
Agronomy
Ningbo Cui, Shunsheng Zheng, Shouzheng Jiang, Mingjun Wang, Lu Zhao, Ziling He, Yu Feng, Yaosheng Wang, Daozhi Gong, Chunwei Liu, Rangjian Qiu
Summary: This study proposes a method to partition evapotranspiration (ET) into its components in agroforestry systems. The method is based on water-carbon coupling theory and flux conservation hypothesis. The results show that the partitioned components agree well with measurements from other sensors. The study also finds that atmospheric evaporation demand and vegetation factors greatly influence the components of ET, and increased tree leaf area limits understory grass transpiration.
AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST METEOROLOGY
(2024)
Article
Agronomy
Xinhao Li, Tianshan Zha, Andrew Black, Xin Jia, Rachhpal S. Jassal, Peng Liu, Yun Tian, Chuan Jin, Ruizhi Yang, Feng Zhang, Haiqun Yu, Jing Xie
Summary: With the rapid increase of urbanization, evapotranspiration (ET) in urban forests has become increasingly important in urban hydrology and climate. However, there is still a large uncertainty regarding the factors that regulate ET in urban areas. This study investigates the temporal variations of ET in an urban forest park in Beijing using the eddy-covariance technique. The results show that daily ET is close to zero during winter but reaches 3-6 mm day-1 in summer. Daily ET increases with vapor pressure deficit (VPD) and soil water content (SWC). Monthly ET increases linearly with normalized difference vegetation index and shows a strong correlation with surface conductance (gs), while exhibiting saturated responses to increasing monthly precipitation (PPT). Annual ET ranges from 326 to 566 mm, and soil water replenishment through PPT from the previous year is responsible for the generally higher monthly ET in spring relative to PPT. Biotic factors and PPT seasonality play essential roles in regulating ET at different scales.
AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST METEOROLOGY
(2024)
Article
Agronomy
Zhaogang Liu, Zhi Chen, Meng Yang, Tianxiang Hao, Guirui Yu, Xianjin Zhu, Weikang Zhang, Lexin Ma, Xiaojun Dou, Yong Lin, Wenxing Luo, Lang Han, Mingyu Sun, Shiping Chen, Gang Dong, Yanhong Gao, Yanbin Hao, Shicheng Jiang, Yingnian Li, Yuzhe Li, Shaomin Liu, Peili Shi, Junlei Tan, Yakun Tang, Xiaoping Xin, Fawei Zhang, Yangjian Zhang, Liang Zhao, Li Zhou, Zhilin Zhu
Summary: This study investigates the responses of temperate grassland (TG) and alpine grassland (AG) to climate change by studying carbon (C) fluxes across different regions in China. The results reveal that water factors consistently increase C fluxes, while temperature factors have opposite effects on TG and AG. The study enhances our understanding of C sinks and grassland sensitivity to climate change.
AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST METEOROLOGY
(2024)
Article
Agronomy
Peng Li, Huijie Li, Bingcheng Si, Tao Zhou, Chunhua Zhang, Min Li
Summary: This study mapped the distribution of forest age on the Chinese Loess Plateau using the LandTrendr algorithm. The results show that the LT algorithm is a convenient, efficient, and reliable method for identifying forest age. The findings have important implications for assessing and quantifying biomass and carbon sequestration in afforestation efforts on the Chinese Loess Plateau.
AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST METEOROLOGY
(2024)
Review
Agronomy
Yean-Uk Kim, Heidi Webber, Samuel G. K. Adiku, Rogerio de S. Noia Junior, Jean-Charles Deswarte, Senthold Asseng, Frank Ewert
Summary: As climate change is expected to increase the intensity and frequency of extreme weather events, it is crucial to assess their impact on cropping systems and explore adaptation options. Process-based crop models (PBCMs) have improved in simulating the impacts of major extreme weather events, but still struggle to reproduce low crop yields under wet conditions. This article provides an overview of the yield-loss mechanisms of excessive rainfall in cereals and the associated modelling approaches, aiming to guide improvements in PBCMs.
AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST METEOROLOGY
(2024)
Article
Agronomy
Xiaodong Liu, Yingjie Feng, Xinyu Zhao, Zijie Cui, Peiling Liu, Xiuzhi Chen, Qianmei Zhang, Juxiu Liu
Summary: Understanding the impact of climate on litterfall production is crucial for simulating nutrient cycling in forest ecosystems. This study analyzed a 14-year litterfall dataset from two subtropical forests in South China and found that litterfall was mainly influenced by wind speed during the wet season and by temperature during the dry season. These findings have potential significance in improving our understanding of carbon and nutrient cycling in subtropical forest ecosystems under climate change conditions.
AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST METEOROLOGY
(2024)
Article
Agronomy
Ruonan Chen, Liangyun Liu, Zhunqiao Liu, Xinjie Liu, Jongmin Kim, Hyun Seok Kim, Hojin Lee, Genghong Wu, Chenhui Guo, Lianhong Gu
Summary: Solar-induced chlorophyll fluorescence (SIF) has the potential to estimate gross primary production (GPP), but the quantitative relationship between them is not constant. In this study, a mechanistic model for SIF-based GPP estimation in evergreen needle forests (ENF) was developed, considering the seasonal variation in a key parameter of the model. The GPP estimates from this model were more accurate compared to other benchmark models, especially in extreme conditions.
AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST METEOROLOGY
(2024)
Article
Agronomy
Jingyi Zhu, Yanzheng Yang, Nan Meng, Ruonan Li, Jinfeng Ma, Hua Zheng
Summary: This study developed a random forest model using climate station and satellite data to generate high-precision precipitation datasets for the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. By incorporating multisource satellite data, the model achieved a significant enhancement in precipitation accuracy and showed promising results in regions with limited meteorological stations and substantial spatial heterogeneity in precipitation patterns.
AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST METEOROLOGY
(2024)
Article
Agronomy
Yulin Yan, Youngryel Ryu, Bolun Li, Benjamin Dechant, Sheir Afgen Zaheer, Minseok Kang
Summary: Sustainable rice farming practices are urgently needed to meet increasing food demand, cope with water scarcity, and mitigate climate change. Traditional farming methods that prioritize a single objective have proven to be insufficient, while simultaneously optimizing multiple competing objectives remains less explored. This study optimized farm management to increase rice yield, reduce irrigation water consumption, and tackle the dilemma of reducing GHG emissions. The results suggest that the optimized management can maintain or even increase crop yield, while reducing water demand and GHG emissions by more than 50%.
AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST METEOROLOGY
(2024)
Article
Agronomy
Sasha D. Hafner, Jesper N. Kamp, Johanna Pedersen
Summary: This study compared micrometeorological and wind tunnel measurements using a semi-empirical model to understand wind tunnel measurement error. The results showed differences in emission estimates between the two methods, but the ALFAM2 model was able to reproduce emission dynamics for both methods when considering differences in mass transfer. The study provides a template for integrating and comparing measurements from different methods, suggesting the use of wind tunnel measurements for model evaluation and parameter estimation.
AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST METEOROLOGY
(2024)
Article
Agronomy
Wenfang Xu, Wenping Yuan, Donghai Wu, Yao Zhang, Ruoque Shen, Xiaosheng Xia, Philippe Ciais, Juxiu Liu
Summary: In the summer of 2022, China experienced record-breaking heatwaves and droughts, which had a significant impact on plant growth. The study also found that heatwaves were more critical than droughts in limiting vegetation growth.
AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST METEOROLOGY
(2024)
Article
Agronomy
Jiaqi Guo, Xiaohong Liu, Wensen Ge, Liangju Zhao, Wenjie Fan, Xinyu Zhang, Qiangqiang Lu, Xiaoyu Xing, Zihan Zhou
Summary: Vegetation photosynthetic phenology is an important indicator for understanding the impacts of climate change on terrestrial carbon cycle. This study evaluated and compared the abilities of different spectral indices to model photosynthetic phenology, and found that NIRv and PRI are effective proxies for monitoring photosynthetic phenology.
AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST METEOROLOGY
(2024)
Article
Agronomy
Arango Ruda Elizabeth, M. Altaf Arain
Summary: Temperate deciduous forests have significant impacts on regional and global water cycles. This study examined the effects of climate change and extreme weather events on the water use and evapotranspiration of a temperate deciduous forest in eastern North America. The results showed that photosynthetically active radiation and air temperature were the primary drivers of evapotranspiration, while vapor pressure deficit regulated water use efficiency. The study also found a changing trend in water use efficiency over the years, influenced by extreme weather conditions.
AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST METEOROLOGY
(2024)
